Ramla bint Abi Sufyan ibn Harb (Arabic: رَمْلَة بِنْت أَبِي سُفْيَان ٱبْن حَرْب, romanized: Ramla bint Abī Sufyān ibn Ḥarb; c. 589 or 594–665), commonly known by her kunya Umm Habiba (Arabic: أُمُّ حَبِيبَة, romanized: Umm Ḥabība), was a wife of Muhammad.
[1] She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and Safiyyah bint Abi al-'As.
[1] Abu Sufyan was the chief of the Umayya clan, and she was the daughter of the leader of the whole Quraysh tribe and the most powerful opponent of Muhammad in the period 624–630.
In 616,[4][circular reference] in order to avoid hostilities from Quraish, they both emigrated to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), where she gave birth to her daughter, Habibah bint Ubayd-Allah.
[5] Muhammad sent Ramla a proposal of marriage, which arrived on the day she completed her Iddah (widow's waiting period).
The Negus (King) of Abyssinia read out the Khutba himself, and Khalid ibn Said made a speech in reply.
The Negus gave Khalid a dower of 400 dinars and hosted a huge wedding feast after the ceremony.