Umm Hakim

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

Umm Hakim
أم حكيم
Born
Mecca, Hejaz
Died
Medina, Hejaz
Other names
  • bint Al-Harith
  • Umm Hakim bint Harith
Known for
  • Female (Sahabi) Companion of Muhammad,
  • Female Muslim warrior,
  • Wife of Caliph Omar
Spouse(s)
ChildrenFatimah bint Omar
Parent(s)
FamilyBanu Makhzum (tribe)
Military service
AllegianceRashidun Caliphate
Service/branchCaliphal Army
Battles/warsBattle of Marj al-Saffar (634)

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] who 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 bridge which is now known as Bridge of Umm Hakim near Damascus,[9] during the battle of Marj al-Saffar in 634.[10]

References
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  4. ?Abar?; Tabari (1994-02-17). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 14: The Conquest of Iran A.D. 641-643/A.H. 21-23 - Ṭabarī - Google Books. ISBN 9780791412947. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  5. Islamkotob. Companions of the Prophet - IslamKotob - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  6. Nomani, Shibli (2003). LIFE OF OMAR THE GREAT, THE (AL-FAROOQ) - Shibli Nomani - Google Books. ISBN 9788174353382. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  7. Khan, Maulana Wahiduddin; k̲h̲Ān̲, Vaḥīduddīn (1992). God-oriented Life: In the Light of Sayings and Deeds of the Prophet Muhammad ... - Google Books. ISBN 9788185063973. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  8. g̲h̲Az̤Anfar, Mahmūd Aḥmad (2009). Great Women of Islam: Who Were Given the Good News of Paradise - Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar - Google Books. ISBN 9789960897271. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  9. Engineer, Asgharali (2005). The Qurʼan, Women, and Modern Society - Asgharali Engineer - Google Books. ISBN 9781932705423. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
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