Sawdah bint Zam'ah Mother of the Believers | |
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سَوْدَةُ بنت زَمَعَةَ | |
Born | Sawdah bint Zamʿah c. 566–580 CE |
Died | Shawwal 22 AH ; c. September/October 644 or 674 CE. |
Resting place | Al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina |
Known for | Second wife of Muhammad |
Title | ʾumm ul-mumineen |
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Children | Abdur Rahman ibn Sakran |
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Family | Banu Amir (by birth) Ahl al-Bayt (by marriage) |
Sawdah bint Zamʿah (Arabic: سودة بنت زمعة) was the second wife of Muhammad and regarded as "Umm-ul-Mu'mineen" (Arabic: أمّ المؤمنين, romanized: ʾumm al-muʾminīn), "Mother of the Believers".