أم عاصم زوجة لذريق
أم عاصم زوجة لذريق
Roderic's widow, who had surrendered on terms and stayed on her faith under the jizya until the amir Abd al-Aziz b. Musa married her — a charge among those for which the army killed him 1.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- queen
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Umm Asim, wife of Ruderic, king of the Goths 2.
After the conquest
At the time of the conquest she made peace for herself and her property, accepted the poll tax, and remained in her religion 2.
Her marriage
The amir Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa married her, and she found favour with him. al-Maqqari reports that this marriage was among the things the soldiers resented in him 2.
Connections
- Spouse of
- عبد العزيز بن موسى بن نصير
People and things also explored
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p. 317
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p.317
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islam.museum contributors. “أم عاصم زوجة لذريق”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umm-asim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.