At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Umm Jamil bint Yahjan ibn al-Afqam ibn Sha'ithah ibn al-Mazim, of the Banu Hilal 1.
The affair
She had a husband from Thaqif, al-Hajjaj ibn Utayk. al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba used to visit her while he was governor of Basra. The witnesses lay in wait for him until he entered her house, and they testified against him before Umar 1.
For details, see the affair of al-Mughira. The book's page is not given in the data; the entry needs an additional source.
Connections
- Participated in
- The Mughira-Umm Jamil Affair
- Spouse of
- al-Hajjaj ibn Utayk al-Thaqafi
People and things also explored
Abu Bakra Nufay' ibn al-Harith· al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· Nafi' ibn al-Harith al-Thaqafi· Shibl ibn Ma'bad al-Bajali· Umar ibn al-Khattab· زياد بن أبي سفيان· Medina· The Mughira-Umm Jamil Affair
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Umm Jamil bint Yahjan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umm-jamil-bint-yahjan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.