Layla bint Abi Murrah al-Thaqafi

Laylā bint Abī Murrah ibn ʿUrwah ibn Masʿūd al-Thaqafī (Arabic: لَيْلَىٰ بِنْت أَبِي مُرَّة ٱبْن عُرْوَة ٱبْن مَسْعُود ٱلثَّقَفِيّ), also known as Umm Laylā (Arabic: أُمّ لَيْلَىٰ), 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.

Layla bint Abi Murrah
Arabic: لَيْلَىٰ بِنْت أَبِي مُرَّة
Bornc. 7th century
Other namesUmm Layla
SpouseHusayn ibn Ali
Children
Parents
  • Abu Murrah ibn Urwah al-Thaqafi (father)
  • Maymunah bint Abi Sufyan (mother)
RelativesUrwah ibn Mas'ud (paternal-grandfather)

Umm Habiba (maternal-aunt) Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (maternal-grandfather)

Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (maternal-uncle)
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