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Halimah’s Lineage
English summary of the source section
Local English translation from the Arabic text; not an official published English edition. Arabic names are transliterated, and variant readings are noted without attempting to resolve them beyond the source editor’s statement.
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Read the corresponding Arabic sectionIbn Ishaq said that a woman from Banu Sa‘d ibn Bakr, named Halimah bint Abi Dhu’ayb, was chosen to nurse the Messenger of Allah. Abu Dhu’ayb was Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Shajnah ibn Jabir ibn Rizam ibn Nasirah ibn Fusayyah ibn Nasr ibn Sa‘d ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin ibn Mansur ibn ‘Ikrimah ibn Khasafah ibn Qays ibn ‘Aylan. The editor records variant readings in some names in the genealogical chain.