Stop.
Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
A new challenge: Who am I?
I am one of the female Companions who migrated.
I am of the Hashimite clan of the Quraysh.
I married a Hashimite man of the Quraysh.
He is Abu Talib, the uncle of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
I bore him Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, and his siblings.
I was the first Hashimite woman to give birth to a Hashimite child.
And I was the first Hashimite woman to give birth to a caliph.
I was a righteous, noble woman of high character.
I was among the patient, believing women.
I held a great place in the heart of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
When Abd al-Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away,
he entrusted my husband, Abu Talib, with the guardianship of Muhammad, peace be upon him.
So, Abu Talib brought him into our home with our children.
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was raised in my house.
I took care of him alongside my own children.
I was to him like a mother and a guardian.
I was the tender hand that embraced him along with my own children.
I nurtured him for nearly two decades of his life.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, considered me his mother.
He would call me, "My mother."
I loved him as I loved my own sons.
Indeed, I took pride in his virtuous character.
When the Prophet, peace be upon him, chose
my son Ali to live with him in his house,
I was pleased by that.
I advised my son to be influenced by the character of Muhammad, peace be upon him,
and to follow in his footsteps.
That was before the mission of the Prophet.
I accepted Islam after the death of my husband, Abu Talib.
Then I migrated to Medina.
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to visit me.
He would take a midday nap in my house.
And upon my death,
he, peace be upon him, shrouded me in his own shirt.
He descended into my grave and leveled it with his own hands.
So, who am I?