At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- 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
Zinnira: a slave-woman who embraced Islam in Mecca, and whom the polytheists tortured, and then Abu Bakr bought and freed her 1.
What is not covered here
al-Raheeq al-Makhtum does not, at this point, give her lineage or her later reports. They will be completed from other sources when she is mentioned.
For young visitors
Zinnira was among the early Muslims in Mecca, and the polytheists tortured her when she embraced Islam.
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. “Zinnira”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/zinnira/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.