Nusaybah bint Ka'ab

Naseebah bint Ka'ab (; also ʾUmm ʿAmmarah, Umm Umara ), commonly known as Nusaybah bint Ka'ab. Her name is Naseebah bint Kaʿab ibn ʿAmr ibn ʿAwf ibn Mabdhul ibn ʿAmr ibn Ghanm ibn Māzin ibn al-Najjār, and she is the mother of Ḥabīb and ʿAbdullāh, the two sons of Zayd ibn ʿĀṣim.

She was one of the early women to convert to Islam, a sahabiyyah (known in Arabic as Sahaba or companions) of Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a warrior who participated in the battles of Uhud, Hunain, and Yamamah.

Two of her sons, both later martyrs in battle, were from her first marriage to Zaid bin ʿAsim Mazni. She later married Ghaziyya bin ʿAmr, and had a daughter Khawlah. he mentions the name of Umm 'Ammarah as spelt نَسِيبة بنت كعب (Naseebah bint Kaab) with the name Nusaybah attributed instead to Nusaybah Bint al-Harith (also Umm ʾAtiyyah).

Battle of al-Yamama She witnessed the Battle of al-Yamama with her son, ʿAbdullah, along with the rest of the Muslims. She fought until her hand was injured, and she was wounded twelve times that day. Between a stab and a blow, she narrated on the authority of Muhammad "If food is eaten in the presence of one who is fasting, the angels send blessings upon him."