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<strong>Hadrat</strong> Safiyyah ra <strong>bint</strong> <strong>‘Abdul</strong>-<strong>Muttalib</strong> was a<br />
Sahabiyah ra (female companion of the Holy Prophet<br />
Muhammad sa ). She was the daughter of <strong>Hadrat</strong> <strong>‘Abdul</strong>-<br />
<strong>Muttalib</strong>, the chief of the Quraish and the grandfather of the<br />
Holy Prophet sa . Therefore, she was the paternal aunt of the<br />
Holy Prophet Muhammad sa . This is why she is also known as<br />
‘Ammatun-Nabi (the paternal aunt of the Prophet) 2 . The name of<br />
her mother was Hallah <strong>bint</strong> Wuhaib. Hallah was the first cousin<br />
of <strong>Hadrat</strong> Aminah ra , the mother of Holy Prophet Muhammad sa .<br />
The Holy Prophet sa and <strong>Hadrat</strong> Safiyyah ra were born around<br />
the same time, so it would be safe to say that they were about