A First Muhajira
Umm Kulthum bint Uqba was of Banu Umayya and a half-sister of Uthman ibn Affan. She was among the very first Qurayshi women to emigrate alone from Makkah to Madinah for her faith, leaving her family behind. In later years she was married into the household of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 661 — Kandhlawi — Umm Kulthum bint Uqba named as the wife of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf.
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Life Timeline
c. 600 CE
Born in Makkah
Of Banu Umayya; half-sister of Uthman ibn Affan.
Pre-Hudaybiyya
Among the first Quraysh women to emigrate to Madinah
After the Prophet ﷺ
Married to Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf
References
- Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — Umm Kulthum bint Uqba named as wife of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf Vol 3 · pp. 661