Umar had several wives called Umme Kalthum
History establishes that Umar had several wives called Umme Kalthum:
1. Umme Kalthum Jameela binte Asim bin Thabit - the mother of Asim bin Umar.
(Tareekh Khamees Volume 2 page 251).
2. Umme Kalthum binte Jarweela Khuzeema - Her actual name was Maleeka. She was the mother of Zaid bin Umar.
(Tareekh Kamil Volume 3 page 22).
3. Umme Kalthum binte Ukba bin Abi Mayyath - Zuhri narrates that during the period of jahiliyya she was the wife of Amr bin Aas. She left him and embraced Islam. Her relatives approached Rasulullah (s) and asked that she be returned. Rasulullah (s) replied 'Any woman that embraces Islam cannot be returned, Amr bin Aas was a kaffir at the time, she was not returned and Umar married her.
(Sharh Bukhari, by Qasthalani Volume 4 page 349).
4. Umme Kalthum binte Rahab.
(Sunan Abu Daud and Ibn Majah)
5. Umme Kalthum binte Abu Bakr - Born to Asma binte Umais. She was also the mother of Muhammad bin Abu Bakr. (Alam al Nisa Volume 4 page 250). She was born in 12 Hijri, after the death of Abu Bakr (Tabari Volume 2 page 50; Tareekh Kamil Volume 2 page 161; Tareekh Khamees Volume 2 page 267; al Isaba page 286) Asma married Imam 'Ali (as) and the young Umme Kalthum joined her mother in the house of Imam 'Ali (as).
Sunni research scholar Malik Daulath Abadi in "Hidayaath al Saud" page 359 states:
"Asma binte Amees was initially the wife of Ja'far bin Tayyar then she married Abu Bakr from this relationship two children were born a boy and a girl called Umme Kalthum. After that she married Hadhrath 'Ali and Umme Kalthum came into his house. This is the Umme Kalthum that Umar married�she died at a young age, whilst residing in the house of Umar. She left no children".
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