Hantamah_bint_Hisham

Hantamah bint Hisham

Hantamah bint Hisham

Mother of Umar ibn al-Khattab

Ḥantamah bint Hishām (Arabic: حنتمة بنت هشام) was the mother of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Khattab ibn Nufayl. She lived during the 6th century and was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Her son Umar would become Muslim and is regarded as the second "Rightly guided Caliph" (Arabic "Rashidun") by Muslims (except Shiites). She was the ancestor of many Sahabas.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Ancestry

Hantamah was born in Mecca to Hisham ibn al-Mughirah.

Hisham ibn al-Mughirah was the son of Mughirah ibn Abd-Allah, one of the leaders of the Quraish. One of his daughters was Hantamah, who was the mother of Umar.[1] By his wife Asma bint Mukharraba, he was the father of Abu Jahl, the famous opponent of Muhammad.[2]

Biography

Hantamah was the daughter of Hisham ibn al-Mughirah. She was born in Mecca. She belong to Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe.

Hantamah married Khattab ibn Nufayl, this marriage was arranged by her father. Hantamah gave birth to her first child Umar around 583 or 584 CE (Umar was born in Mecca to the Banu Adi clan, which was responsible for arbitration among the tribes.[3]) and her daughter Fatimah was born few years after. Her Husband belong to Banu Adi, a clan of Quraysh tribe. She died in early 600s. Her daughter Fatimah married a member of Banu Adi clan.

Family

Hantamah bint Hisham was the relative of many Companions of Muhammad. From her marriage she was the mother of two children.

Children

The children of Hantamah are:

Daughters and sons-in-law
Grandchildren

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 203. London: Ta-Ha Publishers,
  2. [2]
    Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 209. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  3. [3]
    "Umar Ibn Al-Khattab : His Life and Times, Volume 1". archive.org.
  4. [4]
    Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  5. [5]
    Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk. Translated by Fishbein, M. (1997). Volume 8: The Victory of Islam. Albany: State University of New York Press.
  6. [6]
    Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Hantamah_bint_Hisham, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.