Sitt al-Sham

Sitt al-Sham
Personal
DiedJanuary 1220
ReligionIslam
NationalityAyyubid
SpouseUmar ibn Lājīn
Muhammad ibn Shirkuh
Parents
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
Other namesUmm Husam al-Din
OccupationIslamic scholar, Humanitarian Services

Fatimah Khatun bint Najm ad-Dīn Abu al-Shukr Ayyub ibn Shādhi ibn Marwān (died 1220), popularly known as Sitt al-Sham, was a second sister of Saladin, probably older than Rabi'a Khatun. She is known for founding Al-Shamiyah al-Kubra Madrasa.[1]

  1. ^ Necipoğlu, Gülru (August 1994). Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture. ISBN 9004100709.