Sallamah Umm Abdallah (Arabic: سلمة أم عبد الله) was the main ancestor of the Abbasid dynasty. She was the wife of Muhammad al-Imam, and the mother of Abdallah, who became the second Abbasid caliph as al-Mansur.
Sallamah سلمة | |
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| Born | |
| Died | Humeima |
| Burial place | Humeima |
| Other names | Umm Abdallah أم عبدالله |
| Known for | Ancestor of Abbasid dynasty |
| Spouse | Muhammad ibn Ali |
| Children | Abu Ja'far Abdallah |
| Relatives | Abu al-‘Abbās Abdallah (step-son) Ja'far (grandson) al-Mahdi (grandson) |
| Family | Banu Abbas, Banu Hashim (by marriage) |
Sallamah was the wife of Muhammad ibn Ali. She was from Kairouan in Tunisia. She married Muhammad in 713/714. She was the Ancestor of Abbasids. She was related to All Abbasid caliphs, except Al-Saffah who was her step son. It is a dispute whether she was Muhammad's legal wife or just a concubine, however According to Al-Suyuti's History of the Caliphs, Al-Mansur lived 95 AH – 158 AH (714 AD – 6 October 775 AD).[1] Abdallah was born at the home of the Abbasid family in Humeima (modern-day Jordan) after their emigration from the Hejaz in 714 (95 AH).[2] Al-Mansur's mother is reported to be a Berber slave.[3] Sallamah was possibly captured during Conquest of the Maghreb by Umayyads and was later brought by Muhammad.
Her Husband, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallah[4] was the son of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas and great-grandson of al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, the uncle of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. He was born in Humeima in Jordan,[5] he was the father of the two first 'Abbâsid caliphs, As-Saffah and Al-Mansur, and as such was the progenitor of the Abbasid dynasty.[6][7][8] Sallamah died in 740s shortly after her husband died.
Descendants
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See also
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edit- ^ Al-Souyouti, Tarikh Al-Kholafa'a (The History of Caliphs)
- ^ Hawting, G.R. "Al Mansur: Abbasid Caliph". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Najībābādī, Akbar Shāh K̲h̲ān (2001). History of Islam (Vol 2). Darussalam. p. 287. ISBN 9789960892887.
- ^ Khallikân (Ibn), II, 593, quotes Al-Tabari, "Tarikh".
- ^ "Humayma - Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum".
- ^ Hitti, "History of the Arabs", p.289.
- ^ Khallikan (Ibn), "Wafayât al A'yân wa-Anbâ' Abnâ' al-Zamân", II, 592-4.
- ^ Nadim (al-), ed, Dodge, B., "Al-Fihrist," pp. 222, 378, 1051.
Sources
edit- al-Masudi. The Meadows of Gold, The Abbasids. transl. Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone, Kegan Paul, London and New York, 1989.
- Al-Suyuti. History of the Caliphs.