Umm al-Banin

Fāṭimah bint Ḥuzam al-Kulābīyah al-Alawiyyah (Arabic: فَاطِمَة بِنْت حُزَام ٱلْكِلَابِيَّة العلوية, died 683/684[2] or 69 A.H.[3] 688/689[2]), better known as ʾUmm al-Banīn (Arabic: أُمّ ٱلْبَنِين, meaning "Mother of the Sons"), was a wife of Ali. She was from the tribe of Banu Kilab[4][5] a branch of Qais Ailan tribes. Umm al-Banin married Ali ibn Abi Talib after the death of his first wife Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.[6][7] Umm al-Banin and Ali had four sons, of whom the eldest was Abbas ibn Ali, the commander of Husayn ibn Ali's forces at the Battle of Karbala. Ruqayya bint Ali[8] was her daughter.[9] All of Umm al-Banin's sons were killed later in the battle at Karbala.[10][11]

Fatimah bint Huzam al-Kulabiyah al-Alawiyyah
فَاطِمَة بِنْت حُزَام ٱلْكِلَابِيَّة العلوية
Arabic text with the title "Umm al-Banin"
Resting placeJannatul Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Other namesbint Huzam al-Kulabiyah
Known forWife of Ali, mother of the Moon of the Hashimites
Titleأُمّ ٱلْبَنِين
(Arabic: Mother of the Sons)
Spouse(s)Ali
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  • Huzam (father)
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The grave of Umm al-Banin, in Jannat al-Baqi'[1]

It is believed that Umm al-Banin died in 69 A.H. (688/689) or 13 Jumada al-Thani 64 A.H. (6 February 684[2]). She was buried in Jannatul Baqi, a cemetery in Medina.[12]

Children

Umm ul-Banin had four sons and one daughter who are as follows:[13]

  1. Abbas ibn Ali
  2. Abdullah ibn Ali
  3. Ruqayya bint Ali
  4. Ja'far ibn Ali
  5. Uthman ibn Ali[14][15]

See also

References
  1. The grave of Umm al-Banin, in Baqi' farsnews.com Retrieved 24 Oct 2018
  2. Calendar Converter
  3. Exemplary Women: Umm ul-Banin
  4. Al-Mozafar, Mowsua’ Batal al-A’lqami,V. 1, P. 100
  5. Kalbasi, Khasaes al-Abbasiah, (1387 S.H.), P. 63
  6. The marriage of Umm al-Banin with Imam Ali (a.s.) far the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatimah farsnews.com Retrieved 23 Oct 2018
  7. Ali's marriage to Umm al-Banin mashreghnews.ir Retrieved 23 Oct 2018
  8. [File:Name plate Zarih Sayyida Ruqayya.jpg]
  9. Shaykh Al-Mufid. Kitab Al-Irshad.
  10. Al Imam Al Hafiz, Abdul Ghani Al Maqdisi. Short Biography of the Prophet & His Ten Companions. Darussalam. ISBN 9960-899-12-8.
  11. Ashgar Ali Engineer (1992). The Rights of Women in Islam. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. ISBN 1-85065-154-X.
  12. Ziarat of Hazrat Ummul Baneen (Wife of Imam Ali & Mother of Hazrat Abbas)
  13. Hazrat Ummol Banin shia-news.com Retrieved 14 Oct 2018
  14. Imam Hussain, Ashura yjc.ir Retrieved 14 Oct 2018
  15. The biography of Umm-al-Banin (s.a.) ummulbanin.com Retrieved 14 Oct 2018
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