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Umm Haram bint Milhan, First woman to sail for Islam

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CompanionFirst woman to sail for Islam

Umm Haram bint Milhanأم حرام بنت ملحان

Approximate dateLarnaca, Cyprus

The woman the Prophet ﷺ foresaw sailing with the first Muslim fleet, who died on Cyprus.

The Prophet ﷺ napped at Umm Haram's house and woke smiling: he had seen Muslims riding the sea like kings on thrones. She asked to be among them, and he said she would be. Decades later she joined the first naval expedition, to Cyprus in 649, fell from her mount and died there.

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 2788

What grew out of it?

Her shrine, Hala Sultan Tekke near Larnaca, still stands.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

Larnaca (Cyprus)Umm Sulaym bint MilhanMu'awiyah ibn Abi SufyanByzantine EmpireRashidun Caliphate

Source: hadith · Wikipedia

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