Hazrat Sumayyah — Page 5

0 ra, the daughter of Khabbaat,is included among the highest ranking Sahaabiyaat [femaleCompanionsof the Prophetsas]. We do not know much about her ancestors;only the name of her father,Khabbaat, isknown. Wealsodo not know when and how she and her familyreachedMakkah. What is knownis that sheusedto be the slaveofAbu Huzaifah,son of al-Mugheerah. He was a rich man i of the Makkantribe called'Banu Makhzum'during J the periodof Ignorance[the pre- Islamictimes]. 5