Umm Muhammad bint Salih


Umm Muḥammad bint Ṣāliḥ was an Abbasid princess, niece of third Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi and wife of caliph Harun al-Rashid.

Ancestry

Her full name was Umm Muhammad bint Salih al-Miskin ibn Abdallah al-Mansur.
Her grandmother was the concubine Qali-al Farrashah. She was a Greek, and was the mother of Al-Mansur's son Salih al-Miskin. Her father, Salih al-Miskin, was one of the youngest sons of caliph Al-Mansur.

Biography

Umm Muhammad was the wife of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid. He was also her half-cousin.
Umm Muhammad was the daughter of Salih al-Miskin and Umm Abdullah, the daughter of Isa ibn Ali. They married in November-December 803 in Al-Raqqah. She had formerly been married to Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi, who had repudiated her.
Her first husband Ibrahim was the half-brother of Harun al-Rashid. She married him in the early 780s; however, just a few years later Ibrahim separated from her. After her formal divorce from her first husband, Caliph Harun al-Rashid married her.
Umm Muhammad became the second wife of Harun al-Rashid from the Abbasid house. His first wife Zubaidah bint Ja'far was also an Abbasid princess and granddaughter of al-Mansur.
She spent most her life after marriage with Al-Rashid at the Caliphal palace along with al-Rashid's other wives. She died in 810s.

Family

Umm Muhammad was related to Abbasid house both paternally and maternally. She was contemporary and related to several Abbasid caliphs, prince and princesses.
No.AbbasidsRelation
1Al-MahdiUncle and Father-in-law
2Musa al-HadiCousins and Brother-in-law
3Harun al-RashidHusband
4Al-AminStep-son
5Al-Ma'munStep-son
6Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-RashidStep-son
7Ali ibn Harun al-RashidStep-son
8Sukaynah bint Harun al-RashidStep-daughter
9Hamdunah bint Harun al-RashidStep-daughter
10Fatimah bint Harun al-RashidStep-daughter
11Isa ibn al-MahdiCousin and Brother-in-law