Umm Farwa

Grand-daughter of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
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Fāṭima bint al-Qāsim (Arabic: فاطمة بنت القاسم), commonly known by her kunya Umm Farwa (أم فروة), 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 Ahl al-Bayt and the companions of the Imams) narrators of the hadith and narrated on the authority of Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin.[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Umm Farwa
8. Abu Bakr (= 12)
4. Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
9. Asma bint Umais
2. Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad
1. Umm Farwa
12. Abu Bakr (= 8)
6. Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
13. Umm Ruman bint Amir
3. Asma bint Abd al-Rahman

References

  1. ^ a b Al-Fadli, Abd al-Hadi (1 Sep 2011). Introduction to Hadith (including Dirāyat Al-ḥadīth by al-Shahid al-Thani). ICAS Press. p. 198. ISBN 9781904063476. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  2. ^ Imam Al-Nawawi, Musa Furber, Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Etiquette with the Quran (2003), p. 174


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