Layla bint Abi Murrah al-Thaqafi
Wife of Husayn ibn Ali
About Layla bint Abi Murrah al-Thaqafi
Born 700.
Laylā bint Abī Murrah ibn ʿUrwah ibn Masʿūd al-Thaqafī , also known as Umm Laylā , was a wife of Husayn ibn Ali and the mother of Ali al-Akbar and Fatima al-Sughra. She was the niece of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan. Her grandfather Urwah ibn Mas'ud was considered by Muhammad as one of the four chiefs of Islam. Allamah Mamqani counts her as one of the female narrators of traditions.
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Who was Layla bint Abi Murrah al-Thaqafi?
Wife of Husayn ibn Ali
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Layla bint Abi Murrah al-Thaqafi was born in 700.
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