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''''Thuwaybah''' (also '''Sobia''') was a Female [[Sahaba|Ṣaḥābah]] and the first [[foster parent|foster-mother]] of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad|Muḥammad]].<ref name=Beacons>[http://al-islam.org/beacons/3.htm Beacons of Light] on [[al-Islam.org]]</ref> Her name means "Deserving of God's reward." She is also known as '''Thuwaybah''' al-Islamiah. ==Biography== She was the servant of [[Abu Lahab ibn abd al-Muttalib|'Abd al-'Uzzā ibn 'Abd al-Muṭallib]], better known as [[Abu Lahab|Abū Lahab]].<ref name=Beacons/><ref name=islamicfinder>http://www.islamicfinder.org/prophet/list.php, question 9</ref> However she was freed by Abū Lahab when she informed him that his brother ([[Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib|'Abdullāh]]'s) wife [[Aminah bint Wahb|Āminah]] had given birth to a son Muḥammad.<ref>{{Hadith-usc|bukhari|usc=yes|7|62|38}}</ref> Thuwaybah became Muḥammad's first nurse,<ref name=islamicfinder/> after his first three days with his mother, nursing both him and her own son Masrah. Thuwaybah also nursed [[Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib]], Muḥammad's paternal uncle, two years earlier: Muḥammad had said of Ḥamzah's daughter: "She is the daughter of my nursing brother." <ref name=Beacons/> Eventually, [[Halimah bint Abdullah|Ḥalīmah bint 'Abdullāh]] took over the task after a few days and nursed Muḥammad until he reached the age of weaning (around four years).<ref name=Beacons/> Thuwaybah became a Muslim when Muḥammad proclaimed prophethood. Her son died before her, and she herself died in 7 [[Hijri year|AH]] (629 CE).<ref name=Beacons/> ==See also== The Shaykh of the Ḥaram - [[Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki|Muḥammad al-'Alawi al-Mālikī]] in his ''Al-Dhakā'ir al-Muḥammadiyah'' writes that the Hadith Master (''muḥaddith'') Ibn Mundah records Thuwaybah among the Ṣaḥābah. ==References== <References/> {{Muhammad footer}} [[Category:7th-century women]] [[Category:Female Sahabah]] [[Category:629 deaths]] [[Category:Year of birth unknown]] {{islam-bio-stub}}'