Umm Farwa

Fāṭima bint al-Qāsim (Arabic: فاطمة بنت القاسم), commonly known by her kunya Umm Farwa (Arabic: أم فروة), was the wife of the fifth Imam Muhammad al-Baqir and the mother of his successor, Ja'far al-Sadiq. She was also the great-granddaughter of the Rashidun caliph Abu Bakr.^[1]

Umm Farwa أم فروة
Born	Medina, Umayyad Caliphate
Died	Medina, Umayyad Caliphate
Burial place	Al-Baqi', Medina, Saudi Arabia
Era	Umayyad Era
Spouse	Muhammad al-Baqir
Children	Ja'far Abd Allah
Parents	Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (father) Asma bint Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (mother)
Family	Family of Abu Bakr (by birth) Family of Ali (by marriage)

Family

Umm Farwa's father was the Islamic jurist Al-Qasim, son of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr. Her mother was Asma, daughter of Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr. Umm Farwa was therefore a great-granddaughter of Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun Caliph, twice-over.^[2] She also had another son named Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Baqir.

Knowledge

She is a notable woman for her knowledge in Islamic history. She is among the Imamiyyat (the women of the Ahl al-Bayt and the companions of the Imams) narrators of the hadith and narrated on the authority of Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin.^[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Umm Farwa
8. Abu Bakr (= 12) 4. Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr 9. Asma bint Umais 2. Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad 1. Umm Farwa 12. Abu Bakr (= 8) 6. Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr 13. Umm Ruman bint Amir 3. Asma bint Abd al-Rahman