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Ruqayya bint Muhammad

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “viewed as the daughter of muhammad and khadijah bint khuwaylid by sunni muslims ]]”. Today it says “second eldest daughter of the islamic prophet muhammad and khadija”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “daughter of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad”. It now reads “Daughter of Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid (601–624)”.
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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.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “viewed as the daughter of muhammad and khadijah bint khuwaylid by sunni muslims ]]”. Today it says “second eldest daughter of the islamic prophet muhammad and khadija”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “daughter of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad”. It now reads “Daughter of Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid (601–624)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

viewed as the daughter of muhammad and khadijah bint khuwaylid by sunni muslims ]]

Now

second eldest daughter of the islamic prophet muhammad and khadija

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