Umm Ayman
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Amina bint Wahb: Mother of the Prophet
PersonAmina bint Wahb al-Zuhriyya was the mother of Prophet Muhammad. Married to Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and widowed almost at once, she bore her son at Mecca, saw him fostered among the Banu Sa'd and returned to her, and died at al-Abwa when he was six, leaving him twice orphaned.
Prophetic EraUmm Ayman: The Freedwoman Who Served Three Generations
PersonUmm Ayman, born Baraka, served three generations of the Prophet Muhammad household as nurse and freedwoman: she suckled the infant Prophet, accompanied his mother Amina to her death, cared for him as an orphan, and later married Zayd ibn Harithah.
Prophetic EraZayd ibn Harithah: The Companion Named in the Qur'an
PersonZayd ibn Harithah (d. 8 AH / 629 CE) was enslaved as a boy, raised in the household of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and adopted by him, and known as Zayd ibn Muhammad until the Qur'an ended adoptive lineage. He is the only Companion named in the Qur'an, and died at Mu'tah.
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