Hafsa bint Umar

Hafsa bint Umar
Mother of the Believers
Hafsa bint Umar; Mother of the Believers
حفصة بنت عمر
Born	Hafsa bint Umar; 605 CE; Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia ; (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died	Shaban 45 AH ; October/November c. 665 (aged 59–60); Medina, Hejaz, Arabia; (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Resting place	Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Hejaz, Arabia; (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Known for	Wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Mother of the Believers
Title	ʾumm ul-mumineen
Spouse(s)	Khunais ibn Hudhaifa (died August 624) ; Muhammad (m. 624/625; died 632)
Parent(s)	Umar ibn Al-Khattab ; Zaynab bint Madh'uwn
Relatives	Abdullah (full brother); Ubayd Allah (paternal half-brother); Asim (paternal half-brother); Zayd (paternal half-brother); Fatimah (paternal aunt); Uthman (maternal uncle); Zayd (paternal uncle);
Family	Banu Adi (by birth) ; House of Muhammad (by marriage)

Ḥafṣah bint 'Umar (Arabic: حفصة بنت عمر‎; c. 605–665), was the wife of the last prophet Muhammad. That is why he is respected as Ummat al-Mu'mineen. She was the daughter of the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab. He was born around 605 AD. This year the Quraish rebuilt the Kaaba.^{[note 1]}

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↑ Muhammad ibn Saad, ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina'' p. 56. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.

[1] Muhammad ibn Saad, ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina'' p. 56. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.

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