Ummul Banin

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Fatima bint Hizam al-Kilabiyya, commonly known as Ummul Banin ("mother of several sons"), married Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib), the first Shia Imam and fourth Rashidun (Rightly Guided Caliphs, after the death of his first wife Fatimah. Ummul Banin and Ali had four sons, of which the eldest was Al-Abbas ibn Ali (the commander of Husayn ibn Ali's forces at the Battle of Karbala). Also Uthman ibn Ali who was martyred at the battle.

See also

• Hazm (name)
• Fatima (name)

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