Umm Shareek ( ar, أم شريك), was a female
companion of
Muhammad
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.
Biography
During the 620s, when Islam was new, the ruling class of
Mecca
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used to torture people who accepted Islam in order to have them renounce their new faith.
Umm Shareek, a lady who accepted
Islam
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, was made to stand under the hot sun for three days and was not allowed to drink water.
Witness to Truth
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See also
* Sahaba
References
650s deaths
7th-century Arab people
Women companions of the Prophet
Persecution of Muslims
Torture victims
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