Umama, daughter of Zaynab and Abu al-ʿAs, was the Prophet’s granddaughter ﷺ; he prayed carrying her, put her down when he prostrated and picked her up again when he stood (al-Bukhari 516). The Companion Abu Umama al-Bahili bears this name in his kunya.
Meaning of the name Umama
Umama is an old Arabic name. Lexicographers report that umama meant a herd of about three hundred camels, a considerable fortune; others connect it with umm, “mother”. The name is given in memory of the Prophet’s granddaughter ﷺ and of several male and female Companions.
In Arabic
أُمَامَةأمامة
Transliteration
Umāma
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Is Umama in the Quran?
No: the name Umama does not appear in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
In the hadiths
AuthenticMuttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sahih al-Bukhari 516
Abu Qatādah al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray while carrying Umāmah the daughter of Zaynab, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Another narration…
يُصَلِّي وَهْوَ حَامِلٌ أُمَامَةَ بِنْتَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلأَبِي الْعَاصِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ، فَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَهَا، وَإِذَا قَامَ حَمَلَهَا.
