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هَاجَر Hājar | |
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| Known for | Egyptian princess, being the handmaiden of Sarai/Sarah Ibrahim (Abraham) and mother of Ismail (Ishmael). |
| Spouse | Ibrahim (Abraham) |
| Children | Ismail |
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Hājar (Arabic: هَاجَر), known as Hagar in the Hebrew Bible, was the wife[1] of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Ismā'īl (Ishmael). She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith. According to Muslim belief, she was a maid of the king of Egypt who gifted her to Ibrahim's wife Sarah.[2]: 90–98 Although not mentioned by name in the Qur'an, she is referenced and alluded to via the story of her husband. She eventually settled in the Desert of Paran, seen as the Hejaz in the Islamic view, with her son Ishmael. Hajar is honoured as an especially important matriarch of monotheism, as Ishmael was the ancestor of Muhammad.[2]: 109
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