Umm Jamil
أم جميل
c. 565 CE
Wife of Abu Lahab and sister of Abu Sufyan; remembered in the sources for harassing the Prophet — the 'carrier of wood' of Qur'an 111 in the commentators' reading.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
In space
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Place in the story
- OpponenttowardMuhammad · c. 613 CETradition
Arabian polytheism (documented)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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Connections
- Spouse of
- Abu Lahab
- Born in
- Mecca
- Sibling of
- Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
- Member of
- Banu Umayya ibn Abd Shams
- Mentioned in
- Qur'an 111:4
- Participated in
- The persecution of the vulnerable Muslims
People and things also explored
MeccaAbu Talib gathers Banu Hashim and Banu al-MuttalibQurayshAbu LahabThe persecution of the vulnerable MuslimsAbu Sufyan ibn HarbSumayya bint KhayyatAbu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)
Sources
- Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Bewley translation, Ta-Ha)
- Ibn Ishaq / Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad (1955)
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islam.museum contributors. “Umm Jamil”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umm-jamil/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.