Safiyyah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
“Safiyyah was the first Muslim woman to slay an idolater in defense of Allah’s religion.”
Who is this grave, dignified lady (1) before whom men counted their steps a thousand times? …
Who is this valiant female Companion who became the first woman in Islam to kill a polytheist? …
Who is this resolute woman who reared for the Muslims the first horseman ever to draw his sword in the cause of Allah? …
She is Safiyyah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, the Hashimid Qurayshite, the aunt of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ.