Umm Salama
Muhammad's sixth wife (c. 580/596 – 680/683)
Died aged 85
Biography
Hind bint Abi Umayya (Arabic: هِنْد ابِنْت أَبِي أُمَيَّة, Hind ʾibnat ʾAbī ʾUmayya, c. 580 or 596 – 680 or 683), better known as Umm Salama (Arabic: أُمّ سَلَمَة) or Hind al-Makhzūmiyya (Arabic: هِنْد ٱلْمَخْزُومِيَّة) was the sixth wife of Muhammad.
"Umm Salama" was her kunya meaning, "mother of Salama". She was one of the most influential female companions of Muhammad. She is recognized largely for recalling numerous Hadiths, or sayings and narrations attributed to Muhammad. Twelver Shia Muslims believe that Umm Salama was Muhammad's most important wife after Khadija.
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Family
- Children
- Zaynab bint Abi SalamaUmar ibn Abi SalamaSalama ibn Abi SalamaDurra bint Abi SalamaUmm Kulthum bint Abi SalamaMuhammad ibn Abi Salama
- Parents
- Abu Umayya ibn al-MughiraAtikah bint ʿAmir ibn Rabi'ah
- Siblings
- Abd Allah ibn Abi UmayyaZuhayr ibn Abi UmayyaAl-Muhajir ibn Abi UmayyaAmir ibn Abi UmayyaQurayba al-Kubra bint Abi UmayyaQurayba al-Sugra bint Abi Umayya
Quick answers about Umm Salama
- How old was Umm Salama?
- Umm Salama died on 681 at the age of 85.
- Where was Umm Salama born?
- Umm Salama was born in Mecca.
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- Umm Salama is known as wife.
- Who has Umm Salama been married to?
- According to Wikidata, Umm Salama's spouses include Abu Salama 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Asad al-Makhzumi, Muhammad.
- How many children did Umm Salama have?
- Wikidata lists 6 children of Umm Salama.
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