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Sawda bint Zam'a
(d. 23 or 54 AH)
BIRTH
before 619 CE
PLACE
DEATH
23 or 54 AH (643/644 or 674 CE)
PLACE
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Muhammad
(c. 570-632)
HOMES
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Sawda bint Zam'a was a wife of Muhammad.
EARLY LIFE
The available sources do not securely establish the childhood or family background of Sawda bint Zam'a. A later marriage to Muhammad is dated 619 in the cited research.
Sawda bint Zam'a is documented in the cited sources as a spouse of Muhammad. The marriage is dated 619 in the existing research record. This entry does not yet document a distinct public office or occupation.
CAREER
DEATH
Sawda died in Medina after Muhammad. Early Muslim chroniclers disagree about the year, placing her death either near the end of Umar’s caliphate or later under Muawiya.
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES
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