Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi
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.
| 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 | ||||
Biography
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
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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.