Umm Farwa

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Umm Farwa
أم فروة
Born
Medina, Umayyad Caliphate
Died
Burial placeAl-Baqi', Medina, Saudi Arabia
EraUmayyad Era
SpouseMuhammad al-Baqir
Children
Parents
FamilyFamily of Abu Bakr (by birth)
Family of Ali (by marriage)

Fāṭima bint al-Qāsim, commonly known by her kunya Umm Farwa, was the great-granddaughter of caliph Abu Bakr, wife of Muhammad al-Baqir, and the mother of the sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq.[1]

Family

Umm Farwa's father was the Islamic jurist Al-Qasim, son of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr. Her mother was Asma, daughter of Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr. Umm Farwa was therefore a great-granddaughter of Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun Caliph, twice-over.[2] She also had another son named Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Baqir.

Knowledge

She is a notable woman for her knowledge in Islamic history. She is among the Imamiyyat (the women of the

Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin.[1]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  2. ^ Imam Al-Nawawi, Musa Furber, Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Etiquette with the Quran (2003), p. 174