Sawda bint Zamʿa

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Sawda bint Zamʿa was one of the early wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety, generosity, and role among the first Muslim women in Medina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim woman
historical person
wife of Muhammad
associatedWith early Muslim community in Medina
early Muslim women
category Female Sahaba
Wives of Muhammad
chronologicalOrderAsWife among the earliest wives after Khadija
ethnicity Arab
father Zamʿa ibn Qays
gender female
honorificTitle Mother of the Believers
knownFor being one of the early wives of Muhammad
emigrating to Medina
generosity
piety
language Arabic
lifeEvent lived during the formative period of the Muslim community in Medina
participated in the Hijra from Mecca to Medina
maritalStatusBeforeMarriageToMuhammad widow
marriageType nikah (Islamic marriage)
migration Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad
surface form: Hijra to Medina

emigration to Abyssinia
notableTrait charitable
devout in worship
humble
relative Zamʿa ibn Qays
religion Islam
religiousStatus Companion of Muhammad
residence Mecca
Medina
role one of the Mothers of the Believers
spouse Muhammad
spouseBeforeMuhammad as-Sakran ibn Amr
timeWithMuhammad lived with him in Medina
veneratedIn Shia Islam
Sunni Islam

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Umm Salama companionsWith Sawda bint Zamʿa
this entity surface form: Sawda bint Zam‘a
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid honorific Sawda bint Zamʿa
this entity surface form: Mother of the Believers (Umm al-Mu'minin)
Muhammad wife Sawda bint Zamʿa