Umamah bint Zainab
Umāmah bint Abū Al-ʿĀṣ ibn Ar-Rabīʿ (Arabic: أُمَامَة بِنْت أَبُو ٱلْعَاص ابْن ٱلرَّبِيْع) was a granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadijah, via their daughter Zaynab, and is thus also known as Umāmah bint Zaynab (أُمَامَة بِنْت زَیْنَب). She is numbered among the Prophet's companions.
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| Born | Umamah bint Abu al-'As |
| Died | 670 CE (AH 50) |
| Known for | Being a granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and wife of Imam / Caliph Ali |
| Spouse(s) | Ali ibn Abi Talib Al-Mughirah ibn Nawfal |
| Children | Hilal ibn Ali 'Awn ibn Ali Yahya ibn Al-Mughirah |
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| Family | House of Muhammad |
Biography
She was the daughter of Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi', who married Muhammad's eldest daughter Zaynab.[1]:27–28, 163–164[2]:13, 162 She had one sibling, Ali.[2]:13 Her maternal aunts were Muhammad's daughters Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatimah.
When Umamah was a small child, Muhammad used to carry her on his shoulder while he prayed. He used to put her down to prostrate and then pick her up again as he rose.[1]:27, 163 Muhammad once promised to give an onyx necklace to "her whom I love best." His wives expected him to give it to Aisha, but he presented it to Umamah. On a different occasion, he gave her a gold ring that had arrived from the Emperor of Abyssinia.[1]:27–28,163–164
Her aunt Fatimah requested her husband Ali on her deathbed to marry her niece Umamah because Umamah had an intense attachment and love for Fatimah's children Hasan, Umm Kulthum, Zaynab and especially Husayn. After Fatimah died in 632, Umamah married Ali.[1]:164[2]:13, 162 They had two sons, Hilal (also known as Muhammad al-Awsat or Muhammad the Middle)[3]:12[4] and 'Awn, both of whom died in Iran, with the latter having been killed in a battle against Qays ibn Murrah (the governor of Khorasan), and the former dying naturally.[5]
Ali was killed in 661, and Muawiyah I proposed to Umamah. She consulted Al-Mughirah ibn Nawfal ibn Al-Harith about this. He said that she should not marry "the son of the liver-eater (Hind bint Utbah)" and offered to deal with the problem for her. When she agreed, he said, "I will marry you myself."[1]:28 This marriage produced one son, Yahya. It is uncertain whether she had any descendants beyond this.[4] Umamah accompanied Al-Mughirah into exile at Al-Safri. She died there c. 680,[4] but it is also said that she died in 670 (50 AH).[6]
Family tree
| Kilab ibn Murrah | Fatimah bint Sa'd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather | Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather | Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather | Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf maternal grandfather | Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor of Banu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather | Salma bint `Amr paternal great-grandmother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fatimah bint `Amr paternal grandmother | `Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather | Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aminah mother | `Abdullah father | Az-Zubayr paternal uncle | Harith paternal half-uncle | Hamza paternal half-uncle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thuwaybah first nurse | Halimah second nurse | Abu Talib paternal uncle | `Abbas paternal half-uncle | Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle | 6 other sons and 6 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muhammad | Khadija first wife | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fatimah daughter | Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree, descendants | Qasim son | `Abd-Allah son | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zainab daughter | Ruqayyah daughter | Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree | Umm Kulthum daughter | Zayd adopted son | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ali ibn Zainab grandson | Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter | `Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson | Rayhana bint Zayd wife | Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muhsin ibn Ali grandson | Hasan ibn Ali grandson | Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree | Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter | Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter | Safiyya tenth wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Bakr father-in-law family tree | Sawda third wife | Umar father-in-law family tree | Umm Salama sixth wife | Juwayriya eighth wife | Maymuna eleventh wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aisha third wife Family tree | {{{Zaynab bint Khuzaymah}}} | Hafsa fourth wife | Zaynab seventh wife | Umm Habiba ninth wife | Maria al-Qibtiyya twelfth wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ibrahim son | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- indicates that the marriage order is disputed
- Note that direct lineage is marked in bold.
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References
- Al-Basri Al-Hashimi, Muhammad ibn Sa'd (1995). Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir [The Women of Madina] (in Arabic). 8. Translated by Bewley, Aisha. London, the U.K.: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- Al-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir (1998). The History of al-Tabari. XXXIX: Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors. Translated by E. Landau-Tasseron. Albany, New York, the U.S.A.: State University of New York Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Al-Basri Al-Hashimi, Muhammad ibn Sa'd (2013). "The Companions of Badr". Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (in Arabic). 3. Translated by Bewley, Aisha. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- Al-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir (1993). The History of al-Tabari. XI: The Challenge to the Empires. Translated by K. Y. Blankinship. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. p. 71, footnote 406.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Mohammad Hilal Ibn Ali". www.helal.ir. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
- Lammens, H. (1912). Fatima et les Filles de Mahomet (in French). Rome, Italy: Sumptibus Pontificii Instituti Biblici. p. 127.