Naseebah bint Ka'ab (; also þUmm ÿAmmarah, Umm Umara), commonly known as Nusaybah bint Ka'ab. Her name is Naseebah bint Kaÿab ibn ÿAmr ibn ÿAwf ibn Mabdhul ibn ÿAmr ibn Ghanm ibn MÃÂzin ibn al-NajjÃÂr, and she is the mother of Ḥabëb and ÿAbdullÃÂh, the two sons of Zayd ibn ÿÃÂá¹£im.
She was one of the early women to convert to Islam, a sahabiyyah (known in Arabic as Sahaba or companions) of Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a warrior who participated in the battles of Uhud, Hunain, and Yamamah.
When 74 leaders, warriors, and statesmen of Medina descended on al-Aqabah to swear an oath of allegiance to Islam following the teaching of the new religion by Mus`ab ibn `Umair in the city, Naseebah and Umm Munee Asma bint ÿAmr bin 'Adi were the only two women to personally pledge directly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The latter's husband, Ghazyah bin ÿAmr, informed Muhammad that the women also wanted to give them their bayÿah in person, and he agreed. She returned to Medina and began teaching Islam to the women of the city. This bayÿah or pledge was in fact handing over power to Muhammad over the city, by its key figures. Her most prominent role came in the Battle of Uhud, where she defended the prophet. She also participated in the battle of Hunain, Yamamah and the Treaty of Hudaybia.
Two of her sons, both later martyrs in battle, were from her first marriage to Zaid bin ÿAsim Mazni. She later married Ghaziyya bin ÿAmr, and had a daughter Khawlah.
Although often referenced in some modern contexts as Nusaybah, the more accurate name attributed to this historical figure is Naseebah. In the book Explaining the Harakat of the hard names of narrators, their ancestry, and kunyas () by the classic scholar of hadith Ibn Nasir Al-Din Al-Dimashqi (çèàÃÂçõñ çÃÂïÃÂÃÂ) he mentions the name of Umm 'Ammarah as spelt ÃÂÃÂóÃÂÃÂèé èÃÂê ÃÂùè (Naseebah bint Kaab) with the name Nusaybah attributed instead to Nusaybah Bint al-Harith (also Umm þAtiyyah).
She witnessed the Battle of al-Yamama with her son, ÿAbdullah, along with the rest of the Muslims. She fought until her hand was injured, and she was wounded twelve times that day. Between a stab and a blow, she narrated on the authority of Muhammad "If food is eaten in the presence of one who is fasting, the angels send blessings upon him."