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Sawda bint Zam‘a رضي الله عنها

Companion

Dates not established · Makkah & Madinah

Overview

One of the early Muslims and a wife of Muhammad ﷺ. She had already lived through migration and loss.

Category: Companion
Period: Dates not established

Life and setting

Sawda embraced Islam with her first husband and migrated to Abyssinia. She later married Muhammad ﷺ after Khadija's death.

Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam

Work and legacy

Her life belongs to the early Muslim household in Makkah and Madinah. Reports about her death differ, so its dating remains approximate.

Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam

Sources

Original concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.

TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Wives of Muhammad ﷺ