RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb

550 - 629

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Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb al-Sa'diyya (Arabic: حليمة بنت أبي ذؤيب السعدية) was the foster-mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Halimah and her husband were from the tribe of Sa'd b. Bakr, a subdivision of Hawazin (a large North Arabian tribe or group of tribes). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb is the 561st most popular religious figure (down from 340th in 2019). (down from 63rd in 2019)

Halimah bint abi dhuayb is most famous for being one of the first Muslim women to lead an army.

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Among religious figures, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb ranks 561 out of 3,187. Before her are Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Uwais al-Qarani, Pope Leo VIII, Moses the Black, Saint Menas, and Philomena. After her are Jehoshaphat, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Paul of Thebes, Rose of Lima, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, and Ibn Hazm.

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Among people born in 550, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb ranks 3. Before her are Pope Boniface IV, and Sumayyah bint Khabbat. After her are Teia, Armah, Anastasius of Persia, John the Merciful, Abdullah ibn Salam, Saint Gall, Liuva I, Cleph, and Menander Protector. Among people deceased in 629, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb ranks 4. Before her are Zainab bint Muhammad, Zayd ibn Harithah, and Chlothar II. After her are Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Shahrbaraz, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Khosrow III, Al-A'sha, and Eochaid Buide.

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