Barra bint Samawal

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Barra binte Samawal was the mother of a prominent figure in the life of Muhammad and a member of an Arab Jewish tribe that interacted with Muhammad.

Biography

She was of a very distinguished family amongst the jews of Arabia ^[1] and became married to Huyayy ibn Akhtab, the cheif of the Banu al-Nadir, one of the bigest Jewish tribes^[2]. Together, they had a daughter :Safiyya bint Huyayy.

This daughter was initially married to Ka'b ibn As'ad, the leader of the Banu Qurayza, another prominent Jewish tribe. When the Banu Qurayza tribe fell, its leaders where among the people executed by the Muslims, at which point she became a prisoner of war (Ma malakat aymanukum). Her prisoner of war status ended with her marriage to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Thus Barra binte Samawal became Muhammad's mother in law.

References

^ Google cache accessed on 2006-07-01.
^ jewishencyclopedia.com [1]

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[1] Google cache accessed on 2006-07-01.

[2] wishencyclopedia.com [1]

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