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Zaynab bint ʿĀmir ibn ʿUwaymir ibn ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAttāb al-Farāsīyya al-Kinānīyya, known by her kunya "Umm Rūmān" (Arabic: أمّ رومان زينب بنت عامر ابن عويمر ابن عبد شمس ابن عتاب الفراسية الكنانية)[1] was a female companion of Muhammad. She was a wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of Aisha.[2][3]
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Born | Zaynab bint 'Amir ibn Uwaymir ibn 'Abd Shams ibn 'Attab al-Farasiyya al-Kinaniyya زينب بنت عامر ابن عويمر ابن عبد شمس ابن عتاب الفراسية الكنانية |
Died | c. 628 or 630 CE, 6 or 8 AH |
Resting place | Medina |
Religion | Islam |
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Era | Early Islamic period |
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Relatives | Muhammad (son-in-law) |
Zaynab was the daughter of Amir ibn Uwaymir, a member of the Al-Harith ibn Ghanam clan of the Kinana tribe.[4] She married two times. First, she became the second wife of al-Ḥārith ibn Sakhbarah of the Azd tribe. Zaynab and al-Ḥārith had one son together, Tufayl ibn al-Harith.[5]
The family migrated to Mecca, where al-Harith became an ally of Abu Bakr. [1] Soon afterwards, al-Harith died, leaving Tufayl and his widowed mother completely dependent on Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr then married Umm Ruman around 601 CE.[5] They had two children together: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān and Aisha.[5]
Umm Ruman emigrated to Medina in 622, accompanied by her daughter Aisha and also by her stepchildren Asma and Abd Allah (children of Abu Bakr by other wives).[4]
Ibn Sa'd states that Umm Ruman died in Medina in April/May 628.[5][6] However, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani places her death in 630.[citation needed] As she was being lowered into her grave, Muhammad said, "Anyone who wants to know what a houri looks like should look at Umm Ruman."[5]
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