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Jul 2025
23m 14s

Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (ra): Daughter of No...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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“O daughter of the noble ones!” This was the way to address the younger granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ, Umm Kulthum bint Ali (ra). She was a woman of piety, like her mother Fatima (ra). In the glimpses we have into her life, we see her marrying Umar (ra) and then the sons of Ja’far (ra), stepping in to help a traveling woman give birth, patiently enduring t ... Show More
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