Umm al-Banin

Fāṭima bint Ḥuzām al-Kilābīyya al-ʿAlawīyya (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 Qays Ailan tribes. Umm al-Banin married Ali ibn Abi Talib after the death of his first wife Fatima, 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. All of Umm al-Banin's sons were martyred later in the battle at Karbala.[8][9]

Fatima bint Huzam al-Kilabiyya al-Alawiyya
فَاطِمَة بِنْت حُزَام ٱلْكِلَابِيَّة العلوية‎
Resting placeJannat al-Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Other namesbint Huzam al-Kilabiyya
Known forWife of Ali, mother of the Moon of the Hashimites
Title
  • أُمّ ٱلْبَنِين
  • (Arabic for 'Mother of the Sons')
SpouseAli
Children
Parent
  • Huzam (father)
Family
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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 Jannat al-Baqi, a cemetery in Medina.[10]

Children

Umm al-Banin had four sons who are as follows:[8]

  1. Abbas ibn Ali
  2. Abdullah ibn Ali
  3. Ja'far ibn Ali
  4. Imran ibn Ali[11][12]

descendants from Umm al-Banin are known as Qutb Shahi Awan in Pakistan.[13][14][15]

See also

References
  1. The grave of Umm al-Banin, in Baqi' farsnews.com Retrieved 24 October 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 Fatima farsnews.com Retrieved 23 October 2018
  7. Ali's marriage to Umm al-Banin mashreghnews.ir Retrieved 23 October 2018
  8. Al Imam Al Hafiz, Abdul Ghani Al Maqdisi. Short Biography of the Prophet & His Ten Companions. Darussalam. ISBN 9960-899-12-8.
  9. Ashgar Ali Engineer (1992). The Rights of Women in Islam. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. ISBN 1-85065-154-X.
  10. Ziarat of Hazrat Ummul Baneen (Wife of Imam Ali & Mother of Hazrat Abbas)
  11. Imam Hussain, Ashura yjc.ir Retrieved 14 October 2018
  12. The biography of Umm-al-Banin (s.a.) ummulbanin.com Retrieved 14 October 2018
  13. J. Elias, Jamal (1998). Death Before Dying: The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu. University of California Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-52021-242-8.
  14. Jaffrelot, Christophe (2004). A History of Pakistan and Its Origins (Reprinted ed.). Anthem Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-84331-149-2.
  15. Douie, J. 2003. The Panjab, North West Frontier Province and Kashmir. Asian Educational Services, p.105.
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