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Fatima bint al-Khattab
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Sister of the 2nd caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab For others with same name, see Fatima (name) . Fatima bint al-Khattab ( Arabic : فاطمة بنت الخطاب , romanized : Fāṭima bint al-Khaṭṭāb ) was a woman in Arabia who was a disciple ( Sahaba ) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . She was the sister of Umar ( r. 634–644 ) and Zayd ibn al-Khattab . She was the youngest daughter of Khattab ibn Nufayl , who married her to his nephew, Sa'id ibn Zayd . Fatima along with her husband both converted to Islam together at the same time.
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companion of the islamic prophet muhammad
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woman in arabia who was a disciple
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