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Jul 2020
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Umm Ayman (ra): The Woman Who Never Stop...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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In episode 5 of the Firsts, Sh. Omar Suleiman introduces us to Barakah Bint Thalaba, or Umm Ayman, the woman who never stopped caring. Umm Ayman was a second mother to the Prophet ﷺ after his mother passed. Not only is she the second woman to accept Islam, she is the only woman to have been with him from his birth till his death.

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This episode was first recorded on Dec. 19, 2019 and is being re-released in audio format.

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