Umm Abiha was the daughter of 'Abdullah Ibn Ja'far Ibn Abi 'Talib al­Hashimi, and the wife of 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Marwan.1 However, she strongly disliked being married to him. Finally, 'Abd al-Malik divorced her. She then married 'Ali Ibn 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas and remained married to him until her death in 89 A.H.2

She has related traditions from 'Abdullah Ibn Ja'far (her father). And, Imam Zayn al-'Abidin ('a), al-Hasan Ibn al-Hasan Ibn 'Ali ('a), and al-Hasan Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'Ali ('a) have related traditions from her.

Ibn 'Asakir3 relying on his own sources, narrates a tradition from Imam 'Ali ('a), quoting 'Ali Ibn al-Husayn ('a), who quoted Bint 'Abdullah Ibn Ja'far quoting her father ('Abdullah Ibn Ja'far) as saying, "The Holy Prophet (S) taught me these words to be used to conquer fear, ‘There is no God but God the Munificent, the Forbearing. He is Immaculate the Blessed God. He is the Lord of the magnificent throne. All praise be to God who is the Lord of both worlds.’" Ibn 'Asakir has narrated a number of traditions similar to the one quoted above.4

• 1. 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Marwan Ibn al-Hakam al-Umawi (the Umayyad) was the fifth Umayyad ruler. He came to power in the year 65 A.H.L, and died in the year 86 A.H. Mukhtar Ibn Abi 'Ubayda al-Thaqafi, the famous commander, arose to avenge the martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn ('a) during the reign of Marwan in the year 66 A.H.
• 2. Tarikh Madinat Dimashq, p. 474.
• 3. Abu al-Qasim 'Ali Ibn al-Hasan Ibn Hubbullah Ibn 'Abdullah Ibn al-Husayn al­Dimashqi al-Shafi'i, renown as Ibn 'Asakir, was born in Damascus in 499 A.H.L. He was a transmitter of traditions, a reciter of Qur'an, a historian, and a jurisprudent. He was the author of such books as, Tarikh Madinat Dimashq, and others. [Mu'jam al­Mu'allifin].
• 4. Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, vol. 24, pp. 132 – 158.