Umm Ayman (Barakah)
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Barakah was an Ethiopian slave girl who initially served Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib (the father of Muhammad
). After Abdullah's death she would serve Muhammad, until he would free her after marrying Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
. After this she married a man from Banu Khazraj
named Ubayd ibn Zayd. This marriage produced a son named Ayman, hence her name Umm Ayman (i.e. mother of Ayman). After her husbands death, she then married Zayd ibn Harithah
. Her second marriage produced a son named Usama ibn Zayd
. She died during the rule of Uthman ibn Affan.
Umm Ayman was around the prophet from his birth until his death and was highly praised by him.
Muhammad
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). After Abdullah's death she would serve Muhammad, until he would free her after marrying Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Khadījah bint Khuwaylid or Khadījah al-Kubra was the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was the daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad and Fatimah bint Za'idah and belonged to the clan of Banu Asad. She is important in Islam as Muhammad's first wife, and one of the "mothers of the believers"...
. After this she married a man from Banu Khazraj
Banu Khazraj
-Early history:Abu Muhammad Al-hasan Ibn Ahmad Al-hamdani mentioned that The Banu Khazraj along with Banu Aws settled the area of Yathrib around the 2nd century ad as part of the PreIslamic Exodus of Yemen due to the Great Dam damage....
named Ubayd ibn Zayd. This marriage produced a son named Ayman, hence her name Umm Ayman (i.e. mother of Ayman). After her husbands death, she then married Zayd ibn Harithah
Zayd ibn Harithah
Zayd ibn Harithah or Zayd mawla Muhammad was a prominent figure in the early Islamic community and the only one of sahaba whose name is spelled directly in the Qur'an. As he was the adopted son of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, before Islam abolished adoption in exchange of Kafala. He was an...
. Her second marriage produced a son named Usama ibn Zayd
Usama ibn Zayd
Usama bin Zayd was the son of Zayd ibn Harithah , the Islamic prophet, Muhammad's freed slave, adopted son and one of the first Muslims. Umm Ayman was his mother.-Early life:...
. She died during the rule of Uthman ibn Affan.
Umm Ayman was around the prophet from his birth until his death and was highly praised by him.