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Umm Kulthūm bint Muḥammad ( Arabic: أم كلثوم بنت محمد) ( c. 603 –630) was the third daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad by his first wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid . Conversion to Islam. She was born in Mecca, probably the fifth of their six children.
Umm Kulthum, who was the daughter of the Prophet and Hazrat Uthman’s wife, died in the 9 th year of the Migration.[1] After she was washed and enshrouded, her janazah prayer was led by the Prophet himself. [2]
Umm Kulthūm bt. Muḥammad (s) (Arabic: اُمّ کُلثُوم بنت محمد) (d. Sha'ban 9 /630) was the third daughter of the Holy Prophet (s) and Lady Khadija (a). She married 'Utayba b. Abu Lahab before Bi'tha and when the Sura al-Masad was revealed cursing Abu Lahab and his wife, 'Utayba divorced her by the order of his father.
- d. before hijra
- * b. 8 AH* d. 10 AH
- d. before bi'tha
- Birth and Demise
From these, Umm Kulthum learned to love the religious poetry (Arabic: qasa'id, singular: qasida) performed by al-Shaykh Abu'l-Ila Muhammad who later became her teacher in Cairo. Following years of traveling the delta, Umm Kulthum came to the attention of musicians from Cairo, themselves traveling to perform at events often sponsored by local ...
Jun 8, 2024 · Umm Kulthūm (born May 4, 1904?, Tummāy al-Zahāyrah, Egypt—died February 3, 1975, Cairo) was an Egyptian singer who mesmerized Arab audiences from the Persian Gulf to Morocco for half a century. She was one of the most famous Arab singers and public personalities of the 20th century.
Sep 22, 2021 · Umm Kulthum was probably the most famous singer in the Arab world during the 20th century, and among the most highly regarded for her command of poetic texts and the historic Arab musical system brought together in affective performances, working closely with accomplished poets and composers of her day.
An accomplished and famous Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum's career extended over fifty years. Born to a poor village family in the Egyptian delta, Umm Kulthum learned to sing Muslim devotional songs by imitating her father, the imam of the village mosque who sang for local occasions.
