📖 About Hafsah
Hafsah is an Arabic name meaning 'young lioness,' made eternally significant in Islamic history by Hafsah bint Umar — wife of the Prophet Muhammad and guardian of the first written manuscript of the Quran, making her the custodian of Islam's most sacred text.
📍 Details
- OriginArabic
- Gender♀ Female
- MeaningVariant of Hafsa. Gathering, young lioness
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Hafsah bint Umar — Wife of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of the second Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (c. 605-665 AD); one of the Mothers of the Believers and the guardian of the first written compilation of the Quran — the manuscript was entrusted to her care and later served as the master copy for the standardised Uthmanic Quran.
- Hafsah bint al-Hajj al-Rukuniyya — Andalusian poet (c. 1135-1191 AD), one of the most celebrated female poets of medieval Islamic Iberia; her passionate love poetry addressed to the poet Abu Ja'far ibn Sa'id is among the most striking examples of Arabic lyric verse from al-Andalus.
- Hafsah Raji-Oyelaran — Nigerian journalist and media executive; a prominent figure in West African broadcast media and one of several contemporary Nigerian women bearing the name who reflect its continued vitality in Muslim communities across sub-Saharan Africa.
- Hafsa Sultan — Ottoman queen mother (Valide Sultan, c. 1479-1534), mother of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent; one of the most powerful women of the Ottoman Empire, whose influence during the early years of Suleiman's reign was considerable — another bearer of the name who wielded significant historical power.