Umm Ruman

Umm Rūmān
أم رومان
Personal life
Born
Zaynab bint 'Amir ibn Uwaymir ibn 'Abd Shams ibn 'Attab al-Farasiyya al-Kinaniyya
زينب بنت عامر ابن عويمر ابن عبد شمس ابن عتاب الفراسية الكنانية

Tihamah, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Diedc.628 or 630 CE, 6 or 8 AH
Medina, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Resting placeMedina
Spouse
Children
Parent
  • 'Amir ibn Uwaymir (father)
EraEarly Islamic period
Known for
RelativesMuhammad (son-in-law)
Religious life
ReligionIslam

Zaynab bint ʿĀmir ibn ʿUwaymir ibn ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAttāb al-Farāsīyya al-Kinānīyya, known by her kunya "Umm Rūmān" (Arabic: أمّ رومان زينب بنت عامر ابن عويمر ابن عبد شمس ابن عتاب الفراسية الكنانية) was among the followers or companions of Muhammad. She was a wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of Aisha, which made her the mother-in-law of the Prophet of Islam.