Hazrat Safiyyah(ra)

Hadrat Safiyyahʳᵃ bint ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib was a Sahabiyahʳᵃ (female companion of the Holy Prophet Muhammadˢᵃ). She was the daughter of Hadrat ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib, the chief of the Quraish and the grandfather of the Holy Prophetˢᵃ. Therefore, she was the paternal aunt of the Holy Prophet Muhammadˢᵃ. This is why she is also known as ‘Ammatun-Nabī (the paternal aunt of the Prophet)². The name of her mother was Hāllah bint Wuhaib. Hāllah was the first cousin of Hadrat Āminahʳᵃ, the mother of Holy Prophet Muhammadˢᵃ. The Holy Prophetˢᵃ and Hadrat Safiyyahʳᵃ were born around the same time, so it would be safe to say that they were about the same age.

Some other paternal aunts of the Holy Prophetˢᵃ are also mentioned in the books of history. However, only Ḥaḍrat Ṣafiyyahʳᵃ accepted Islam. When our beloved master, the Holy Prophet Muḥammadˢᵃ, started calling people toward the true religion, Ḥaḍrat Ṣafiyyahʳᵃ accepted Islam immediately. Thus she was included in the blessed group to whom Allah promised paradise in the hereafter while they were still alive.