Person
Ṣafiyya bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
صفية بنت عبد المطلب
d. 640 CE Banū Hāshim
Paternal aunt of the Prophet ﷺ. Mother of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām (one of the ten promised Paradise) — by her husband al-ʿAwwām ibn Khuwaylid (brother of Khadīja). Famous for her bravery — at the Battle of the Trench (5 AH) she single-handedly killed a Jewish spy who was scouting the Muslim camp. One of the few of the Prophet's aunts to accept Islam.
Significance
Paternal aunt of the Prophet ﷺ. Mother of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām (one of the ten promised Paradise) — by her husband al-ʿAwwām ibn Khuwaylid (brother of Khadīja). Famous for her bravery — at the Battle of the Trench (5 AH) she single-handedly killed a Jewish spy who was scouting the Muslim camp. One of the few of the Prophet's aunts to accept Islam.
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