Ruqaya al belushi biography

Daughter of Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid (601–624)

Ruqayya bint Muhammad (Arabic: رقية بنت محمد, romanized: Ruqayya bint Muḥammad; c. 601–March 624) was the second eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadija.

She married the third caliph Uthman and the couple had a son Abd Allah. In 624, Ruqayya died from an illness.

Early life

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Born in Mecca around 601 or 602 CE, Ruqayya was the 3rd child and the second daughter of Muhammad and Khadija, his first wife, who was also a successful merchant.^[1][2]

Marital life

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Marriage with Utbah

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She was married before August 610 to Utbah ibn Abi Lahab, but the marriage was never consummated.^[3] Ruqayya became a Muslim when her mother did.^[4][5] When Muhammad began to preach openly in 613, the Quraysh reminded Muhammad that they had "relieved him of his care for his daughters" and decided to return them so tha