Umama al-Muzayriyya
أمامة المزيرية
A woman who spoke two verses on the killing of Abu Afak, addressing him: that he gave the lie to God's religion and to the man Ahmad, and that a Muslim had granted him a thrust at the end of the night which he should take in his old age; nothing more is known of her from Ibn Ishaq.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
A woman of whom Ibn Ishaq names only her name, her lineage, and two verses she composed on the killing of Abu Afak. In them she addresses him as one who denies the religion of God and the man Ahmad, and swears by the One who made them secure that it was an evil wish, and that "a Hanif", meaning a Muslim, had struck him with a spear in the last part of the night, so let him take her in his old age 1. See the two verses.
Notes on the report
- Her nisba is "al-Muzayriyya" as in the edition. In other books it is "al-Muridiyya" (needs_source).
Connections
- Authored
- Umama al-Muzayriyya's two verses on the killing of Abu Afak
- Participated in
- Salim ibn Umayr's mission to kill Abu Afak
People and things also explored
Abu Afak· Umama al-Muzayriyya's two verses on the killing of Abu Afak· Salim ibn Umayr's mission to kill Abu Afak· Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan· Abu Afak's verses on the rider who split the sons of Qayla· Banu Amr ibn Awf· The Prophetic Era· Muhammad
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/285
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islam.museum contributors. “Umama al-Muzayriyya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umama-al-muzayriyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.