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Umm Salamah

Umm Salamah

أم سلمة بنت أبي أمية

Hind bint Abi Umayyah (Suhayl Zad al-Rakb) b. al-Mughirah b. 'Abdullah b. 'Umar b. Makhzum

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Biography
She was married to Abu Salamah (RA). The migrated to Abyssinia twice. She bore several children while married to him, but he died in Jamad Al-Akhir, 4 A.H. The Prophet (saw) married her at the end of Shawwal, 4 A.H. She was a great jurist and one of the wisest women of her time. She died in 59 A.H. at the age of 84 (other sources date her death in 62 A.H.). She was buried in Baqi.\r\n She gave up her life of wealth and privilege for Islam, became a refugee, endured the kidnap of her son and the fatal wounding of her first husband, turned down marriage proposals from both Abu Bakr and Umar before finally accepting that of Mohammed and becoming Umm al-Mumineen, mother of the believers. An eventful life!\r\n
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Classical References
  • ·al-Isabah — Ibn Hajarp. 79-91
  • ·al-Tarikh al-Kabir — al-Bukharip. 175-176
  • ·al-Thiqat — Ibn Hibbanp. 313

1[pg:79-91],3[pg:175-176], 2[pg:313]

Life Details

Born

~25 BH

Birth City

Makkah

Died

62 AH/680 CE or 59 AH

Death City

Medinah

Cause

Natural

Lived in

Makkah/Medina

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