At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- VictimTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Al-Nahdiya, a slave-woman who embraced Islam in Mecca with her daughter, and the idolaters tortured her. Abu Bakr then freed her. 1
What is not set out here
The Sealed Nectar does not give here her lineage or the account of her life after that. It will be completed from other sources when she is mentioned.
For young visitors
Al-Nahdiya was one of the early Muslims in Mecca. When she embraced Islam the idolaters tortured her.
Connections
- Participated in
- The persecution of the vulnerable Muslims
People and things also explored
Abu Fakiha· Mus'ab ibn Umayr· Abu Talib gathers Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib· The first migration to Abyssinia· The Prophetic Era· Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)· Abu Lahab
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.91
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Nahdiya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-nahdiya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.