Umm Farwah bint al-Qasim

Umm Farwah bint al-Qasim (Arabic: أم فروة بنت القاسم‎) or Umm Farwah Fatimah was the wife of Muhammad al-Baqir, and the mother of the sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq.[1]

Family

Umm Farwah's father was the Islamic jurist Al-Qasim, son of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr. Her mother was Asma, daughter of Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr. Umm Farwah was therefore a great-granddaughter of Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun Caliph, twice-over.[2] She also had another son named Abdullah.

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 Zayn al-Abidin.[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Umm Farwah bint al-Qasim

8. Abu Bakr (= 12)

4. Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr

9. Asma bint Umais

2. Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad

1. Umm Farwah

12. Abu Bakr (= 8)

6. Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr

13. Umm Ruman bint Amir

3. Asma bint Abdul-Rahman

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References

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

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[Dirayat-1] Al-Fadli, Abd al-Hadi (1 Sep 2011). Introduction to Hadith (including Dirāyat Al-ḥadīth by al-Shahid al-Thani). ICAS Press. p. 198. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

[2] Imam Al-Nawawi, Musa Furber, Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Etiquette with the Quran (2003), p. 174