Hafsa bint Umar

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Hafsa bint Umar was a prominent early Muslim woman, daughter of the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab and one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety and for safeguarding an early written copy of the Qur’an.

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Hafsa bint Umar ibn al-Khattab 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Companion of Muhammad
Muslim woman
historical figure
wife of Muhammad
associatedWith Aisha bint Abi Bakr
surface form: Aisha bint Abu Bakr

Qur’an preservation
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
birthPeninsula Arabian Peninsula
birthPlace Mecca
birthRegion Hejaz
burialPlace Jannat al-Baqi cemetery
surface form: Al-Baqi cemetery
caliphalRelation related to the Rashidun caliphs through her father
clan Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa
surface form: Banu Adi ibn Ka‘b
companionshipStatus Muhajirun
deathPlace Medina
deathRegion Hejaz
era early Islamic period
ethnicity Arab
familyRole daughter of the second caliph
father Umar ibn al-Khattab
fullName Hafsa bint Umar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hafsa bint Umar ibn al-Khattab
gender female
hadithStatus narrator of hadith
historicalCategory 7th-century Arab woman
Companion of the Prophet’s household
household Household of Muhammad
surface form: household of Muhammad
language Arabic
lineage Quraysh
maritalStatusWithMuhammad widow at time of marriage
marriageToMuhammadReason strengthening ties with Umar ibn al-Khattab
migration participated in the Hijra to Medina
mother Zaynab bint Mazun
notableFor being one of the Mothers of the Believers
piety
safeguarding an early written copy of the Qur’an
QuranicMentionStatus included among the wives addressed in Qur’an 33:6
religion Islam
residence Medina after Hijra
roleInQuranHistory custodian of the suhuf compiled in Abu Bakr’s caliphate
provided Qur’anic sheets to Uthman for standardization
socialStatus noble family of Quraysh
spouse Khunays ibn Hudhafa as-Sahmi
Muhammad
title Mother of the Believers
tribe Banu Adi
virtue devotion to worship
piety

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Umm Salama companionsWith Hafsa bint Umar
Hafsa bint Umar fullName Hafsa bint Umar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hafsa bint Umar ibn al-Khattab
Muhammad wife Hafsa bint Umar