Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Tradition
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
WomenSlavery and freedomRace, colour and ethnicity
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
How others named them
- “Umm Ayman” — the Prophet's household and the tradition (her kunya, better known than her given name Baraka)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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Connections
- Parent of
- Ayman ibn UbaydUsama ibn Zayd
- Lived in
- MeccaMedina
- Member of
- The early Muslim community
- Participated in
- The Battle of UhudThe death of Amina at al-Abwa
People and things also explored
MuhammadThe early Muslim communityAisha bint Abi BakrThe Battle of HunaynThe HijraQurayshAbd al-Muttalib ibn HashimAbdullah ibn Mas'ud
Sources
- Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Bewley translation, Ta-Ha)
- Lings, Muhammad (1983)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Umm Ayman (Baraka bint Tha'laba)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umm-ayman/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.