Umm Hakim was the daughter of
al-Harith al-
Makhzumi (ibn
Hisham ibn
al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum).[1][2][3][4] Her mother's name was Fatima bint
al-Walid ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum.[5]
In the
battle of Uhud she accompanied Ikrima and other
Quraysh of
Mecca who fought against the
Muslims. She, along with other women, beat drums as they led the group of Quraysh women onto the battlefield.[2][6]
Conquest of Mecca
In 630 CE, when the
Muslims conquered Mecca, Umm Hakim converted to Islam along with the other Quraysh.[2][6][8] Subsequently, Umm Hakim convinced her husband Ikrima to accept Islam.[9]
Battle of Marj al-Saffar
After Abu Sa'id was killed, Umm Hakim single-handedly killed seven
Byzantine soldiers with a tent pole near a bridge which is now known as the Bridge of Umm Hakim near
Damascus,[10] during the
battle of Marj al-Saffar in 634.[11]