Umm al-Banin
Fāṭimah bint Ḥuzam al-Kulābīyah al-Alawiyyah (Arabic: فَاطِمَة بِنْت حُزَام ٱلْكِلَابِيَّة العلوية, died 683/684[2] or 69 A.H.[3] 688/689[2]), better known as ʾUmm al-Banīn (Arabic: أُمّ ٱلْبَنِين, meaning "Mother of the Sons"), was a wife of Ali. She was from the tribe of Banu Kilab[4][5] a branch of Qais Ailan tribes. Umm al-Banin married Ali ibn Abi Talib after the death of his first wife Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.[6][7] Umm al-Banin and Ali had four sons, of whom the eldest was Abbas ibn Ali, the commander of Husayn ibn Ali's forces at the Battle of Karbala. Ruqayya bint Ali[8] was her daughter.[9] All of Umm al-Banin's sons were killed later in the battle at Karbala.[10][11]
Fatimah bint Huzam al-Kulabiyah al-Alawiyyah فَاطِمَة بِنْت حُزَام ٱلْكِلَابِيَّة العلوية | |
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Resting place | Jannatul Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia |
Other names | bint Huzam al-Kulabiyah |
Known for | Wife of Ali, mother of the Moon of the Hashimites |
Title | أُمّ ٱلْبَنِين (Arabic: Mother of the Sons) |
Spouse(s) | Ali |
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It is believed that Umm al-Banin died in 69 A.H. (688/689) or 13 Jumada al-Thani 64 A.H. (6 February 684[2]). She was buried in Jannatul Baqi, a cemetery in Medina.[12]
Children
Umm ul-Banin had four sons and one daughter who are as follows:[13]
See also
References
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- [File:Name plate Zarih Sayyida Ruqayya.jpg]
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- Hazrat Ummol Banin shia-news.com Retrieved 14 Oct 2018
- Imam Hussain, Ashura yjc.ir Retrieved 14 Oct 2018
- The biography of Umm-al-Banin (s.a.) ummulbanin.com Retrieved 14 Oct 2018