Barra bint Samaw'al
Barra bint Samaw'al ( Arabic برة بنت سموأل, DMG Barra bt. Samauʾal ) was the mother of Safiyya bint Huyayy , the eleventh wife of the Islamic religious founder Mohammed . She comes from a respected Jewish family, the Banu Quraiza tribe . Safiyya's father was Huyayy ibn Akhtab , a prominent opponent of Muhammad and leader of the Jewish Banu Nadir . Barra lived in Yathrib (Medina).
literature
- Encyclopaedia Judaica , article “Naḍīr”. Volume 12, pp. 754-755.
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| SURNAME | Barra bint Samaw'al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | برة بنت سموأل (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Safiyya bint Huyayy's mother |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 610 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th century |