| Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi فاطمة بنت محمد التيمي | |
| Succession: | Consort of the Abbasid caliph |
| Zawjat al khalifa | |
| Reign: | 765/66 – 775 |
| Reign-Type: | Tenure |
| Spouse: | Al-Mansur |
| Issue: |
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| Issue-Type: | Children |
| Full Name: | Umm Sulayman Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi |
| Birth Date: | 740s |
| Death Place: | Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
| House: | Banu Taym (by birth) Abbasid (by marriage) |
| Father: | Muhammad al-Taymi |
| Religion: | Islam |
Fāṭimah bint Muḥammad al-Taymī (Arabic: فاطمة بنت محمد التيمي) was the third influential wife of the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur. She was the mother of famous prince Sulayman.
Fatimah belonged to Banu Taym clan of the Quraysh. She was also known as 'Fatimah al-Talhi'. Before her marriage to Caliph al-Mansur, her husband was married to Arwa.
Al-Mansur's first wife was Arwa, known as Umm Musa, whose lineage went back to the kings of Himyar.[1] [2] She had two sons, Muhammad (the future caliph al-Mahdi) and Ja'far.[1] According to their pre-marital agreement, while Arwa was still alive, al-Mansur had no right to take other wives and have concubines. Al-Mansur tried to annul this agreement several times, but Arwa always managed to convince the judges to not accede to the caliph's attempts. Arwa died in 764.[1] After her death, al-Mansur married Hammadah and Fatimah.
Fatimah became the third wife of al-Mansur. Her father was Muhammad, a descendant of a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Talhah ibn Ubaydallah. She had three sons, Sulayman, Isa, and Ya'qub.[2]
Fatimah lived most of her life in the caliphal palace. She became the most influential wife of al-Mansur after Arwa. Her sons were not in the line of succession as al-Mansur kept his eldest sons as heirs. However, Fatimah's sons became important officials of the Caliphate.
Fatimah was related to the several members of the Abbasid ruling house of the Caliphate.
| No. | Family member | Relation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Mansur | Husband | |
| 2 | Al-Mahdi | Step-son | |
| 3 | Sulayman | Elder son | |
| 4 | Isa ibn al-Mansur | Son | |
| 5 | Ya'qub ibn al-Mansur | Youngest son | |
| 6 | Ja'far ibn al-Mansur | Step-son | |
| 7 | Salih al-Miskin | Step-son | |
| 8 | Qasim ibn al-Mansur | Step-son | |
| 9 | Aliyah bint al-Mansur | Step-daughter | |
| 10 | Abbasa bint Sulayman | Granddaughter | |
| 11 | Ja'far ibn Abi Ja'far | Step-son |