Umm Ruman
Umm Rumān Zaynab bint ‘Āmir' ibn Uwaymir ibn Abd Shams ibn Attab Al-Kinaniyah, known by her kunyah "Umm Rumān" was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was a wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of Aisha, a wife of Muḥammad.Biography
Zaynab was the daughter of Amir ibn Umaymir, a member of the Duhman clan of the Al-Harith tribe of the Kinanah. She married al-Ḥārith ibn Sakhbarah, who was from the Azd tribe, and they had one son, Ṭufayl.
The family moved from al-Sara to Mecca, where al-Harith formed an alliance with Abu Bakr. He was already married to Qutaylah bint ‘Abd al-‘Uzzá.
Shortly afterwards, Umm Ruman was widowed and left with no support. Abu Bakr then married her. They had two children: Abdal-Raḥmān and Aisha.
Umm Ruman emigrated to Medina in 622, accompanied by Aisha and by her stepchildren Asma and Abdullah.
Ibn Saad states that Umm Ruman died in Medina in April/May 628. However, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani places her death in 630. As she was being lowered into her grave, Muhammad said, "Anyone who wants to know what a houri looks like should look at Umm Ruman."
