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Hafsa bint Umar

Hafsa is remembered for her place in the Prophet's household and for safeguarding an early Quran collection.

BORN c. 605 CE · Mecca, HijazDIED c. 665 CE · Medina, HijazERA Early Islam
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Preserved the collected written materials that informed the later standardized Quranic codex.

THE RECORD
  • She was the daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab.
  • The written collection associated with Abu Bakr's caliphate was kept with her.
  • Her custodianship made her important in the history of Quran preservation.
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