Sawdah bint Zam'ah
Sawdah bint Zam'ah Mother of the Believers | |
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| سَوْدَةُ بنت زَمَعَةَ | |
| Born | Sawdah bint Zam'ah 566-580 CE |
| Died | Shawwal 22 AH ; c. September/October 644 or 674 CE. |
| Resting place | Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia) |
| Known for | Wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Mother of the Believers |
| Title | ʾumm ul-mumineen |
| Spouse(s) | As-Sakran ibn Amr (died 619 in Mecca) Muhammad (m. 619-620; died 632 in Medina) |
| Children | Abdur Rahman ibn Sakran |
| Parent(s) | Zam'ah ibn Qays Al-Shamus bint Qays (from Banu Najjar) |
| Family | Banu Amir (by birth) House of Muhammad (by marriage) |
Sawdah bint Zam'ah was Muhammad's wife and was revered by Muslims as Ummat ul-Mu'mineen. She was the Second wife of the prophet who married him a month after the death of Khadija.