Abstract:
Fatima bint Hazam, or Umm ul-Banin,
was known for her noble lineage, upright morals, and
enduring devotion toward the Ahlul Bayt. After having
been wed to Imam Ali (a) and raising his children after
the death of his first wife, Lady Fatima (a), she
displayed excellence in her responsibilities as a wife and
mother of the orphaned children. She favoured the
Imam’s children over her own, and this was especially
seen as she was more grieved upon the news of Imam
Husein’s martyrdom than of the death of her own four
sons who were martyred with him. It was after the
tragedy of Karbala that Umm ul-Banin undertook the
role of publicizing the event, conveying the message of
the noble martyrs, and perpetuating the path of Imamate
through her sermons, elegies, and lamentation.
Machine summary:
"It was after the tragedy of Karbala that Umm ul-Banin undertook the role of publicizing the event, conveying the message of the noble martyrs, and perpetuating the path of Imamate through her sermons, elegies, and lamentation.
ABSTRACT: 1 A religious scholar in the Islamic Seminaries of Qum. A Descendant of the Brave Fatima bint Hazam al-Kilabiyya notably known as Hazrat Umm ul-Banin or "mother of several sons" was a descendant of a valiant family.
1 The Auspicious Marriage When Aqil proposed to Umm ul-Banin on Imam Ali’s behalf, the Hizam family was overjoyed; they welcomed him with open arms, taking great pride in this proposal.
4 All these four young men trained by Umm ul-Banin were influenced by the lofty traits of their holy father in the first place; they also learned good manners, especially altruism from their 1 Kunyah; An honorific widely used in place of given names through the Arab world and in the medieval Muslim world, typically deriving from the name of the bearer’s first-born son.
While Bashir told the news of martyrdom of 34-year-old Abbas, 24-year-old Abdullah, 21-year-old Uthman, and 19-year-old Ja’far to the mother, she showed patience and only asked about Imam Husayn.
1 According to Imam Baqir (a), "After the event of Karbala, whenever Umm ul-Banin heard of the martyrdom of her sons, particularly the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a), she used to go to Baqi‘ cemetery in Medina, where she resided, and commemorated them while in deep grief for those godly men."