Umm Ayman (Barakah bint Tha‘labah) Umm Ayman (Barakah bint Tha‘labah) was an Abyssinian woman who came to Makkah following the destruction of Abraha’s army, which had set out to demolish the Ka‘bah. She was taken under the protection of ‘Abdul-Muttalib and later given to his daughter-in-law, Lady Amina, the mother of Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi...