Hafsa bint Umar

Hafsa bint Umar
Mother of the Believers
Hafsa bint Umar; Mother of the Believers
حفصة بنت عمر
Born	c. 605 CE; Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia ; (present-day KSA)
Died	Sha'ban 45 AH; October/November, c. 665 (aged 59–60); Medina, Hejaz, Arabia; (historically Rashidun Caliphate)
Resting place	Al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina
Known for	Fourth wife of Prophet Muhammad
Spouses	Khunays ibn Hudhafa (m. 619/620 died August 624); Muhammad (m. 624/625; died 632);
Parents	ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (father); Zaynab bint Maẓʿūn (mother);
Relatives	List Abd Allah (full brother) ; Ubayd Allah (paternal half-brother) ; Asim (paternal half-brother) ; Zayd (paternal half-brother) ; Fatima (paternal aunt) ; Uthman (maternal uncle) ; Zayd (paternal uncle) ;
Family	Banu Adi (by birth); Ahl al-Bayt (by marriage);

Hafsa bint Umar (Arabic: حفصة بنت عمر, romanized: Ḥafṣa bint ʿUmar; c. 605–665) was the fourth wife of Muhammad and a daughter of the second caliph Umar (r. 634–644). In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" (Arabic: أمّ المؤمنين, romanized: ʾumm al-muʾminīn).

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