Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib
Paternal aunt of Muhammad
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Umaymah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: أميمة بنت عبد المطلب) was a paternal aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Umaymah bint Abd al-Muttalib أميمة بنت عبد المطلب | |
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| Born | |
| Died | Hejaz, Arabia |
| Other names | Bint Abd al-Muttalib |
| Known for | Paternal aunt of Muhammad |
| Spouse | Jahsh ibn Riyab |
| Children | Sons: Daughters: |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Brothers: Sisters: |
| Family | Banu Hashim (by birth) Banu Asad (by marriage) |
Biography
She was born in Mecca, the daughter of Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim and Fatima bint Amr al-Makhzumiya.[1]
She married Jahsh ibn Riyab, an immigrant from the Asad ibn Khuzayma tribe,[2][3] and they had six children.
- Abd Allah.[4][5][6][7]
- Ubayd Allah.[8][9][10]
- Zaynab, later a wife of Muhammad.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
- Abd, who was always known as an adult by his kunya, Abu Ahmad.[17][12][18][19]
- Habiba, also known as Umm Habib.[20][21]
- Hamna.[22][23][24]
It is not recorded that Umayma ever became a Muslim, and she did not accompany her children on their Hijra to Medina in 622 CE.[25] She was still alive in 628, when Muhammad assigned her an annual pension of 40 wasqs of dates from Khaybar.[26]
