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Hafsa bint Umar

Associated with the preservation history of written Qur’anic materials.

d. c. 45 AH / c. 665 CEMedinaEarly Muslim figure and manuscript guardian

Hafsa bint Umar: life, work, and legacy

Hafsa bint Umar Early Muslim figure and manuscript guardian

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Biography and setting

Hafsa bint Umar is presented as early muslim figure and manuscript guardian associated with Medina. The working chronology for this record is d. c. 45 AH / c. 665 CE. Associated with the preservation history of written Qur’anic materials.

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This profile belongs to the women’s-history strand: learning, transmission, patronage, family memory, institutions, public service, and source confidence.

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d. c. 45 AH / c. 665 CE

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