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Umm Kulthum was the fourth child of Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib, and their youngest daughter. [1] The former was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661) and the first Shia imam. Umm Kulthum is also known as Zaynab al-Sughra (lit.
- Reason For Importance
- Motivation For Marriage
- First Account: The Occurrence of The Marriage
- Second Account: The Marriage Did Not Take Place
- Third Account: Umm Kulthum, Abu Bakr's Daughter
The reason why it is important for Shiite and Sunni sources is that some Sunni scholars have considered the occurrence of this marriage as evidence that there was no dispute between Imam 'Ali (a) and 'Umar b. al-Khattab in the early Islam after the Event of Saqifa Bani Sa'ida, showing that in Imam 'Ali's (a) view, caliphate was not usurped by 'Umar...
'Umar b. al-Khttab is quoted as saying that what moved him to this marriage was not pleasure; rather it was a hadith he heard from the Prophet (s) that on Dooms Day (or Yawm al-Qiyama), all relations will be cut except relations with me. This has been cited in Shiite sources as well in a hadith from Imam al-Rida (a). However, in response it has bee...
Most Sunni scholars have emphasized that the marriage did take place—they have even mentioned the amount of mahrand their children. Al-Tabari gives the following account of this marriage: 'Umar first proposed marriage with Umm Kulthum bt. Abu Bakr to her sister, 'A'isha. 'A'isha talked with her sister, Umm Kulthum. But because of 'Umar's strictness...
Some Shiite scholars have denied the whole story. Al-Shaykh al-Mufid says: "the hadith about Umm Kulthum's marriage with 'Umar is not reliable; its narrator is Zubayr b. Bakkar who was an enemy of Imam 'Ali (a)." Ibn Shahrashub quotes Abu Muhammad al-Nawbakhti as saying that there was a marriage vow, but since Umm Kulthum was too young, 'Umar had t...
Some scholars have suggested that the Umm Kulthum who married 'Umar was the daughter of Abu Bakr, rather than Imam 'Ali (a). A Sunni scholar, al-Nawawi, has accepted this account in his book, Tahdhib al-asma'. In a footnote on the book, Ihqaq al-haqq, Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi accepts this account. He takes Umm Kulthum to be Asma' bt. 'Umays, Abu B...
Umm Kulthum was a very young girl when 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab asked for her hand in marriage. Imam 'Ali ('a) responded, "She is still a child." (Some time later) 'Umar asked for her hand again and again, and Imam 'Ali ('a), who did not want Umm Kulthum to marry 'Umar, refused under different pretexts.
Tweet #omarkn. …. The marriage of ʿUmar with Umm Kulthum al-Hashimiyya (6 - 49) the daughter of ʿAli and Fatima took place on the year 17 of the Hijra. ʿAli gave her away to ʿUmar upon his request although he was afraid at first that ʿUmar might not accept her due to her youth and because he wished her to marry one of her cousins among ...
Considering the investigation and research conducted in regard to Umm Kulthum‘s marriage, a question that does arise is: Whom did Umm Kulthum marry finally? In answer to this question, we must say that it was clarified earlier that, based on the saying of Commander of the Faithful, Ali (a.s.), he had kept his daughters for the sons of his brother, Ja‘far.
With that Ali married Umm Kulthum to Umar. The third narration. Ahmad ibn Abdul Jabbar narrates from Yunus ibn Bukair, from Khalid ibn Saleh, from Waqid ibn Abdullah ibn Umar, from some of his relatives that Umar ibn Khattab Umar ibn Khattab asked Ali for the hand of his daughter, Umm Kalthum bint Fatima (daughter of the Holy Prophet (S)) in ...
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'Umm Kulthum asked him to leave her hand, which Umar did and said, 'You are a very mannered lady with great morals. Go and tell your father that you are very pretty and you are not what he said of you'. With that 'Ali married Umm Kulthum to 'Umar." The final references come from Sawaiqh al Muhriqa, p. 280 and Asaaf al Ghaneen, p. 162:
