Umm Hakim bint al-Harith | |
|---|---|
| Native name |
أم حكيم بنت الحارث |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia |
| Died | Medina, Hejaz, Rashidun Caliphate |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Fatima bint Umar |
Umm Ḥakīm bint al-Ḥārith ibn Hishām (Arabic language: أم حكيم بنت الحارث إبن هشام) was a female companion of Muhammad and later a wife of Umar, the second caliph of Islam.
Family life[]
Umm Hakim was daughter of al-Harith al-Makhzumi (ibn Hisham ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum).[1][2][3][4] Her mother's name was Fatima bint al-Walid ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum.[5]
She was wife of Ikrima Abi Jahl,[2][6] who was killed in the Battle of the Yarmuk. Later she was married to Umar ibn al-Khattab,[7] from whom she had a daughter named Fatima.[4]
According to another source, she was married to Abu Sa'id Khalid ibn Sa'id on the evening preceding Battle of Marj al-Saffar, Abu Sa'id was killed in the battle.[3]
Battle of Uhud[]
In the battle of Uhud she accompanied Ikrima and other Quraysh of Mecca who fought against the Muslims. She, along with other women, beat drums as they led the group of Quraysh women onto the battlefield.[2][6]
Conquest of Mecca[]
In 630 CE, when the Muslims conquered Mecca, Umm Hakim converted to Islam along with the other Quraysh.[2][6][8] Subsequently, Umm Hakim convinced her husband Ikrima to accept Islam.[9]
Battle of Marj al-Saffar[]
After Abu Sa'id was killed, Umm Hakim single-handedly killed seven Byzantine soldiers with a tent pole near a bridge which is now known as the Bridge of Umm Hakim near Damascus,[10] during the battle of Marj al-Saffar in 634.[11]
References[]
- ↑ Faizer, Rizwi (5 September 2013). The Life of Muhammad: Al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi - Google Books. ISBN 9781136921131. https://books.google.com/books?id=-Z4nAAAAQBAJ&q=umm+hakim&pg=PT446. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nuʻmānī, Shiblī (2003). Sirat Un Nabi the Life of the Prophet - Google Books. ISBN 9788174351388. https://books.google.com/books?id=6zE-4TYCGRoC&q=umm+hakim&pg=PA189. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Origins of the Islamic State: Being a Translation from the Arabic ... - Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad Bin Jab Al-Baladhuri, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá Balādhurī - Google Books. 2002. ISBN 9781931956635. https://books.google.com/books?id=DrtLsKXt1osC&q=umm+hakim&pg=PA182. Retrieved 2014-01-18.[dead link]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ?Abar?; Tabari (1994-02-17). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 14: The Conquest of Iran A.D. 641-643/A.H. 21-23 - Ṭabarī - Google Books. ISBN 9780791412947. https://books.google.com/books?id=x6uA7Pyh4CIC&q=umm+hakim&pg=PA188. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ "Page 248 - Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kubra ta al-Khanji - Fatima - al-Maktaba al-Shamela" (in ar). https://shamela.ws/book/146/4694#p1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Islamkotob. Companions of the Prophet - IslamKotob - Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=Vi5D4RZBKPQC&q=umm+hakim&pg=PT127. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ Nomani, Shibli (2003). LIFE OF OMAR THE GREAT, THE (AL-FAROOQ) - Shibli Nomani - Google Books. ISBN 9788174353382. https://books.google.com/books?id=YDs14WLLPy4C&q=umm+hakim&pg=PA465. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ Khan, Maulana Wahiduddin; k̲h̲Ān̲, Vaḥīduddīn (1992). God-oriented Life: In the Light of Sayings and Deeds of the Prophet Muhammad ... - Google Books. ISBN 9788185063973. https://books.google.com/books?id=hn6HTt-XhAEC&q=umm+hakim&pg=PA247. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ G̲h̲az̤anfar, Mahmūd Aḥmad (2009). Great Women of Islam: Who Were Given the Good News of Paradise - Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar - Google Books. ISBN 9789960897271. https://books.google.com/books?id=mddOGCKSAywC&q=umm+hakim&pg=PA13. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ Engineer, Asgharali (2005). The Qurʼan, Women, and Modern Society - Asgharali Engineer - Google Books. ISBN 9781932705423. https://books.google.com/books?id=P8AwZPnXADgC&q=hakim&pg=PA191. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ Ahmed, Leila (28 July 1993). Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate - Leila Ahmed - Google Books. ISBN 0300055838. https://books.google.com/books?id=U0Grq2BzaUgC&q=Umm+Hakim+battle&pg=PA70. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
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