Umayma bint Ali

أميمة بنت علي

One of the daughters of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him) and Fatima, the Prophet ﷺ's daughter; she married her cousin Abdullah ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and is counted among the People of the House.

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Roles
Companion
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Arabia

WomenFamily, marriage and kinship

Place in the story

    Sunni (transmitted)

    Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

    Summary

    Umayma bint Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima, the Prophet's daughter — one of their daughters listed by Ibn Sa'd in his Tabaqat and by Ibn Hajar in his al-Isaba.

    Her marriage

    She married her cousin Abdullah ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, remaining of the Hashimite house of the Prophet's household.

    Connections

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    Child of
    Ali ibn Abi Talib· Fatima bint Muhammad
    Spouse of
    Abdullah ibn Ja'far
    Member of
    Ahl al-Bayt

    People and things also explored

    Fatima bint Ali· Banu Hashim· Fatima bint Muhammad· Umm Kulthum bint Ali· Zaynab bint Ali· Al-Buyut al-Amina (Safe Homes)· Ahl al-Bayt· Muslim 2424 — The cloak report and the purification verse

    Sources

    • al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
    • Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Bewley translation, Ta-Ha)
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    Related

    Fatima bint Ali

    One of the daughters of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima, the Prophet's daughter, bearing her grandmother's name; Ibn Sa'd's Tabaqat and Ibn Hajar's al-Isaba list her among the children of Ali ibn Abi Talib.