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Sitt al-Sham

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Sitt al-Sham
Personal
DiedJanuary 1220
ReligionIslam
NationalityAyyubid
SpouseUmar ibn Lājīn
Muhammad ibn Shirkuh
Parents
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
Other namesUmm Husam al-Din
OccupationIslamic scholar, Humanitarian Services

Fatimah Khatun bint Najm ad-Dīn Abu al-Shukr Ayyub ibn Shādhi ibn Marwān (died 1220), popularly known as Sitt al-Sham, was a second sister of Saladin, probably older than Rabi'a Khatun. She is known for founding Al-Shamiyah al-Kubra Madrasa.[1]

Biography

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Born in Damascus, she was the wife of Muhammad ibn Shirkuh of Homs. Some historians are confused regarding her name; they think it to be Zumurrud. His father was called al-Malik al-Afdal as he was a minister with his brother Asad ad-Din Shirkuh in the court of Nur ad-Din Zengi.[2]

She married Umar ibn Lājīn and gave birth to their first child, Husām al-Dīn ibn Lājīn. Her first husband Umar ibn Lajin died shortly thereafter. Then she married his paternal cousin, Muhammad ibn Shirkuh, who was the ruler of Homs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Necipoğlu, Gülru (August 1994). Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture. ISBN 9004100709.
  2. ^ al-Nawādir al-Sultaniyya wa'l-Maḥāsin al-Yūsufiyya by Bahā' ad-Dīn ibn Shaddād