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Umm Salama

Known for legal memory, counsel, and hadith transmission.

d. c. 62 AH / c. 681 CEMedinaScholar and early community figure

Umm Salama: life, work, and legacy

Umm Salama Scholar and early community figure

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Biography and setting

Umm Salama is presented as scholar and early community figure associated with Medina. The working chronology for this record is d. c. 62 AH / c. 681 CE. Known for legal memory, counsel, and hadith transmission.

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This profile belongs to the women’s-history strand: learning, transmission, patronage, family memory, institutions, public service, and source confidence.

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d. c. 62 AH / c. 681 CE

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