Umm Ruman

Umm Rūmān
أم رومان
Personal
Born
Zaynab bint 'Amir ibn Uwaymir ibn 'Abd Shams ibn 'Attab al-Farasiyya al-Kinaniyya
زينب بنت عامر ابن عويمر ابن عبد شمس ابن عتاب الفراسية الكنانية

Tihamah, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Diedc. 628 or 630 CE, 6 or 8 AH
Medina, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Resting placeMedina
ReligionIslam
Spouse
Children
Parent
  • 'Amir ibn Uwaymir (father)
EraEarly Islamic period
Known for
RelativesMuhammad (son-in-law)

Zaynab bint ʿĀmir ibn ʿUwaymir ibn ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAttāb al-Farāsīyya al-Kinānīyya, known by her kunya "Umm Rūmān" (Arabic: أمّ رومان زينب بنت عامر ابن عويمر ابن عبد شمس ابن عتاب الفراسية الكنانية)[1] was among the followers or companions of Muhammad. She was a wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of Aisha, which made her the mother-in-law of the Prophet of Islam.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference renamed_from_1_on_20140409071435 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Talhami, Ghada (2012). Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. pp. 632–634.
  3. ^ Stone, Caroline (1985). The Embroideries of North Africa. p. 76. ...and perhaps it should not be forgotten that Aisha, the favourite wife of Muhammad, whose name means 'The Living One', was (death 627) the daughter of Umm Ruman, 'The Mother of the Pomegranate'.