Wikipedia's first sentence called it “daughter of my nursing brother”. Today it says “prominent companion and military commander of the islamic prophet muhammad”. "martyr" appeared 2 times in the opening in 2023. Today: absent from the opening.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Thuwaybah died a Muslim in the seventh year of the Hijrah, and her son died before her. She had also nursed Hamzah ibn `Abdi'I-Muttalib, the Prophet's paternal uncle. Thus the Messenger of Allah said of Hamzah's daughter: "She is the daughter of my nursing brother." Hamzah was four years older than the Muhammad. ( ref ) Hind binte Utbah , and the women with her, mutilated the dead companions of the Prophet. They cut their ears and noses and Hind made them into anklets and collars and she gave her (own) anklets, collars and pendants to Wahshi, the slave of Jubayr b. She cut out Hamza's liver and chewed it, but she could not swallow it and threw it away.1
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Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: حمزه بن عبد المطلب ) was the paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet , Muhammad .He and Muhammad were raised together as they were almost the same age.Hamza was known as Lion of God (Arabic أسد الله ) and Lion of Paradise (Arabic: أسد الجنة ) for his bravery.Among the champions of early Islam , few have rivaled his reputation in battle.He was killed at the Battle of Uhud on 19 March 625 by the Abyssinian slave Wahshy ibn Harb .
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Hamza ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib ( ) (c.566–625 ) was a companion and paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .His kunyas were Abu Umara ( أَبُو عُمَارَةَ ) and Abu Yaala ( أَبُو يَعْلَى ).He had the by-names Lion of God ( أسد الله ) and the Lion of Paradise ( أسد الجنة ), and Muhammad gave him the posthumous title Sayyid-ush-Shuhda ("Chief of the Martyrs").
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Muhammad's companion and brother Ḥamzah ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ( ; c. 570 – 625) was a foster brother, companion and paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .He was martyred in the Battle of Uhud on 22 March 625 (3 Shawwal 3 hijri).His kunyas were "Abū ʿUmārah" ( أَبُو عُمَارَةَ ) and "Abū Yaʿlā" ( أَبُو يَعْلَىٰ ).He had the by-names Asad Allāh ( أَسَد ٱلله , " Lion of God ") and Asad al- Jannah ( أَسَد ٱلْجَنَّة , "Lion of Heaven "), and Muhammad gave him the posthumous title Sayyid ash- Shuhadāʾ ([سَيِّد الشُّهَدَاء] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= ( help ) ).The Companions of Badr .
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Uncle of Muhammad (c. 568–625) Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ( ; c. 568–625 ) was a foster brother, paternal uncle, maternal second-cousin, and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .He was martyred in the Battle of Uhud on 23 March 625 (7 Shawwal 3 hijri).His kunyas were "Abū ʿUmāra" ( أبو عمارة ) and "Abū Yaʿlā" ( أبو يعلى ).He had the by-names Asad Allāh ( أَسَد ٱللَّٰه , " Lion of God ") and " Asad of His Messenger " (وأسد رسوله) , and Muhammad gave him the posthumous title Sayyid al- Shuhadāʾ ([سيد الشهداء] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= ( help ) , "Master of Martyrs"). The Companions of Badr .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Uncle of Muhammad (c. 568–625) For one of his titles (also an Islamic name), see Asadullah . Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf al-Qurashī ( Arabic : حَمْزَة إبْن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب ; c. 568–625 ) was a foster brother, paternal uncle, maternal second-cousin, and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . He was martyred in the Battle of Uhud on 23 March 625 (7 Shawwal 3 hijri). His kunyas were "Abū ʿUmāra" ( أبو عمارة ) and "Abū Yaʿlā" ( أبو يعلى ). He had the by-names Asad Allāh ( أَسَد ٱللَّٰه , " Lion of God ") and " Asad of His Messenger " (وأسد رسوله) , and Muhammad gave him the posthumous title Sayyid al- Shuhadāʾ ( سيد الشهداء , "Master of Martyrs"). The Companions of Badr . "The Thirty Fourth Narration: The best of the martyrs is Hamzah ibn 'Abdul Muttalib and then a man who stands up to a tyrant whilst commanding him to do good and forbidding him from evil due to which he is killed" .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “daughter of my nursing brother”. Today it says “prominent companion and military commander of the islamic prophet muhammad”. "martyr" appeared 2 times in the opening in 2023. Today: absent from the opening. Read the current article and compare.
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daughter of my nursing brother
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prominent companion and military commander of the islamic prophet muhammad
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“martyr” was in the opening on October 6, 2023. Today 1 remain, 60% of the way down the article.
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