Zaynab bint ʿĀmir ibn ʿUwaymir ibn ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAttāb al-Farāsīyya al-Kinānīyya, known by her kunya "Umm Rūmān" (Arabic: أمّ رومان زينب بنت عامر ابن عويمر ابن عبد شمس ابن عتاب الفراسية الكنانية)[1] was among the followers or companions of Muhammad.
She was a wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of Aisha, which made her the mother-in-law of the Prophet of Islam.
[1] Soon afterwards, al-Harith died, leaving Tufayl and his widowed mother completely dependent on Abu Bakr.
[5] Umm Ruman emigrated to Medina in 622, accompanied by her daughter Aisha and also by her stepchildren Asma and Abd Allah (children of Abu Bakr by other wives).
[citation needed] As she was being lowered into her grave, Muhammad said, "Anyone who wants to know what a houri looks like should look at Umm Ruman.