Girls' names
Umm Sulaym
Mother of Sulaym
أُمُّ سُلَيْم
Umm Sulaym
Mother of Sulaym
Sahabi / Sahabiyyagirlarabic
Pronunciation
Umm Sulaym
Arabic
أُمُّ سُلَيْم
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya
Origin & meaning
Umm Sulaym bint Milhan, mother of Anas ibn Malik, an early Ansari convert. The Prophet ﷺ said her dowry was Islam.
Notable bearers
- · Umm Sulaym bint Milhan
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).