Fatima bint al-Khattab () was a woman in Arabia who was a disciple (

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) of the Islamic prophet

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. She was the sister of

Umar Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Mu ...

() and

Zayd ibn al-Khattab Zayd ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (; – 632) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad and a brother of Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Islamic caliph. Biography He was the son of al-Khattab ibn Nufayl, a member of the Adi clan of the Qura ...

. She was the youngest daughter of

Khattab ibn Nufayl Al-Khaṭṭāb ibn Nufayl () was an Arab chief from the Meccan branch of Quraysh. He lived during the sixth century and was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His son Umar would later become Muslim, and would come to be the second R ...

, who married her to his nephew,

Sa'id ibn Zayd Saʿīd ibn Zayd (; 593-671), also known by his '' kunya'' Abūʾl-Aʿwar, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a brother-in-law of Umar. Sa'id has been described as a tall, hairy, dark-skinned man. Conversion to Islam Sa ...

. Fatima along with her husband both converted to

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together at the same time.

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Fatima was the daughter of

and her mother was

Hantamah bint Hisham Ḥantamah bint Hashim () was the mother of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Khattab ibn Nufayl. She lived during the 6th century and was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Her son Umar would become Muslim and is regarded as the seco ...

. Her husbandMuhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir'' vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). ''The Companions of Badr''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. His father was murdered in 605.,Muhammad ibn Ishaq. ''Sirat Rasul Alalh''. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). ''The Life of Muhammad''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Sa'id became a Muslim not later than 614.Hughes, T. P. (1885/1999). "Sa'id ibn Zaid" in ''Dictionary of Islam'', p. 555. New Delhi. Her husband Sa'id has been described as a tall, hairy, dark-skinned man. Fatima was also an early convert. At first they kept their faith secret because Fatima's brother Umar was a prominent persecutor of Muslims.

Khabbab ibn al-Aratt (), , was a Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Islamic tradition regards as one of the ten earliest converts to Islam.. Born as a slave in Mecca, he later became a swordsmith and was able to build up enough of a reputation to eventu ...

often visited their house and read the

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to Fatima. One day Umar entered their house while Khabbab was reading and demanded to know what the "balderdash" was. When they denied that anything had been read, Umar seized Sa'id and knocked him to the floor. Fatima stood up to defend her husband, and Umar hit her so hard that she bled. The couple admitted that they were Muslims. At the sight of the blood, Umar was sorry for what he had done, and asked to see what they had been reading. It was ''

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'', later to become the twentieth ''

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'' of the Qur'an. Impressed by the beauty of the words, Umar decided to become a Muslim.

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