Hafsah (fl. 7th c.)
Hafsah (fl. 7th c.)
Wife of Muhammad. Name variations: Hafsa. Dau. of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (who would succeed Muhammad as caliph 'Umar [634–644]).
Widow who had lost her husband at the Battle of Badr, married Muhammad (625).
See also "Wives of Muhammad" in Women in World History.
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