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Umm Habiba رضي الله عنها

Companion

Birth date unknown · d. c. 665 CE · Abyssinia & Madinah

Overview

Muhammad’s ﷺ wife, who kept her faith through migration and difficult changes in her family.

Category: Companion
Period: Birth date unknown · d. c. 665 CE

Life and setting

Umm Habiba, also called Ramla, was a daughter of Abu Sufyan. She migrated to Abyssinia during the persecution of early Muslims.

Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam

Work and legacy

She married Muhammad ﷺ while she was in Abyssinia. Her transmitted reports contribute to accounts of worship and life in his household.

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