Umm Hakim

Umm Hakim (Arabic: أم حكيم‎) (died after 634), was a Sahaba.

Family life

She was daughter of Harith al Makhzumi (ibn Hisham ibn Mughirah ibn Abdallah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum).[1][2][3][4]

She was wife of Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl,[2][5] he was killed in the Battle of Yarmouk in 634 CE.

Later in 634 CE she was married to Abu Said Khalid ibn Said ibn As ibn Umaiyah on the evening preceding battle of Marj al-Saffar, Abu Said was killed in the battle.[3]

Later she was married to Umar,[6] from him she had a daughter named Fatimah.[4]

Battle of Uhud

In the battle of Uhud she accompanied Ikrimah and other Quraish of Mecca who fought against the Muslims. She along with other women, beat drums as they led the group of Quraish women onto the battlefield.[2][5]

Conquest of Mecca

In 630 CE when the Muslims conquered Mecca, Umm Hakim along with Quraish converted to Islam.[2][5][7] Subsequently Umm Hakim convinced her husband Ikramah to accept Islam.[8]

Battle of Marj al-Saffar

After Abu Said was killed Umm Hakim single-handedly killed seven Byzantine soldiers with a tent pole near a brige which is now known as Bridge of Umm Hakim near Damascus,[9] during the battle of Marj al-Saffar in 634.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The Life of Muhammad: Al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sirat Un Nabi the Life of the Prophet - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ↑ 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. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The History of al-Tabari Vol. 14: The Conquest of Iran A.D. 641-643/A.H. 21-23 - Ṭabarī - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. 1994-02-17. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Companions of the Prophet - IslamKotob - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  6. ↑ LIFE OF OMAR THE GREAT , THE (AL-FAROOQ) - Shibli Nomani - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  7. ↑ God-oriented Life: In the Light of Sayings and Deeds of the Prophet Muhammad ... - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  8. ↑ Great Women of Islam: Who Were Given the Good News of Paradise - Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  9. ↑ The Qurʼan, Women, and Modern Society - Asgharali Engineer - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  10. ↑ Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate - Leila Ahmed - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.