Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi
| Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi فاطمة بنت محمد التيمي | |||||
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| Zawjat al khalifa | |||||
| Consort of the Abbasid caliph | |||||
| Tenure | 765/66 – 775 | ||||
| Born | 740s | ||||
| Died | Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Spouse | Al-Mansur | ||||
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| House | Banu Taym (by birth) Abbasid (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Muhammad al-Taymi | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Fāṭimah bint Muḥammad al-Taymī (Arabic: فاطمة بنت محمد التيمي) was the third influential wife of the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur. She was the mother of famous prince Sulayman.
Biography
[edit]Fatimah belonged to Banu Taym clan of the Quraysh. She was also known as 'Fatimah al-Talhi'. Before her marriage to Caliph al-Mansur, her husband was married to Arwa.
Al-Mansur's first wife was Arwa, known as Umm Musa, whose lineage went back to the kings of Himyar.[1][2] She had two sons, Muhammad (the future caliph al-Mahdi) and Ja'far.[1] According to their pre-marital agreement, while Arwa was still alive, al-Mansur had no right to take other wives and have concubines. Al-Mansur tried to annul this agreement several times, but Arwa always managed to convince the judges to not accede to the caliph's attempts. Arwa died in 764.[1] After her death, al-Mansur married Hammadah and Fatimah.
Fatimah became the third wife of al-Mansur. Her father was Muhammad, a descendant of a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Talhah ibn Ubaydallah. She had three sons, Sulayman,[3][4] Isa, and Ya'qub.[2]
Fatimah lived most of her life in the caliphal palace. She became the most influential wife of al-Mansur after Arwa. Her sons were not in the line of succession as al-Mansur kept his eldest sons as heirs. However, Fatimah's sons became important officials of the Caliphate.
Family
[edit]Fatimah was related to the several members of the Abbasid ruling house of the Caliphate.
| No. | Family member | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Mansur | Husband |
| 2 | Al-Mahdi | Step-son |
| 3 | Sulayman | Elder son |
| 4 | Isa ibn al-Mansur | Son |
| 5 | Ya'qub ibn al-Mansur | Youngest son |
| 6 | Ja'far ibn al-Mansur | Step-son |
| 7 | Salih al-Miskin | Step-son |
| 8 | Qasim ibn al-Mansur | Step-son |
| 9 | Aliyah bint al-Mansur | Step-daughter |
| 10 | Abbasa bint Sulayman | Granddaughter |
| 11 | Ja'far ibn Abi Ja'far | Step-son |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Abbott, Nabia (1946). Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Hārūn Al Rashīd. University of Chicago Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-0-86356-031-6.
- ^ a b Al-Tabari; Hugh Kennedy (1990). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 29: Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi A.D. 763-786/A.H. 146-169. SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies. State University of New York Press. pp. 148–49.
- ^ Madelung 2000, p. 328.
- ^ Kennedy 1990, pp. 94, 148–149.
Sources
[edit]- Abbott, Nabia (1946). Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Hārūn Al Rashīd. University of Chicago Press. pp. 15–16
- Madelung, Wilferd (2000). "Abūʾl ʿAmayṭar the Sufyānī". Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam. 24: 327–343.
- Kennedy, Hugh, ed. (1990). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXIX: Al-Mansūr and al-Mahdī, A.D. 763–786/A.H. 146–169. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-0142-2.
- Al-Tabari; Hugh Kennedy (1990). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 29: Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi A.D. 763-786/A.H. 146–169. SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies. State University of New York Press. pp. 148–49.