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[[File:قبرحضرت ام البنين.jpg|thumbnail|Her burial place ([[Baqi' cemetry]])]]

'''Fātima bt. Hizām''' (فاطمه بنت حزام) well-known as '''Umm al-Banin''' is one of the wives of [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]] and is one of  the most honourable [[Shi'a]] personalities. She is the mother of [['Abbas]] and three other sons, [['Abd Allah b. 'Ali (a)|'Abd Allah]], [[Ja'far b. 'Ali (a)|Ja'far]] and [['Uthman b.'Ali (a)|'Uthman]] all of whom were martyred on the day of [['Ashura]]. Because she had four sons, she was called as Umm al-Banin (mother of the sons). After the [[martyrdom]] of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]], Umm al-Banin mourned the Imam (a) and her children so sorrowfully that even the enemies of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] accompanied her. According to Shi'a point of view, her mourning for Imam al-Husayn (a) before mourning for her children and her respect toward the children of the [[Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] indicate that she had a high level of religious true knowledge. Her tomb in [[Baqi' cemetery|Baqi']] is a pilgrimage site for Shi'a.

Umm al-Banin's father was  Abu al-Majl [[Hizam b. Khalid]] from the tribe of [[Banu Kilab]]<ref>Tabari, ''Tarikh'', vol.4 p.118</ref> and her mother was Liyla or Thamame bt. [[Suhayl b. 'Amir]] b. Malik.<ref>Ibn 'Inaba, '''Umda l-talib'', p.356</ref>

The exact date of her demise is unknown. However, her demise is marked on [[Jumada l-Thania 13]]th. She is buried in [[Baqi' cemetery]] near other eminent personalities such as: [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]], [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] and [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]].

==Marriage with Imam Ali (a)==

It has been narrated that after the demise of [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] in 11/632 , [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] consulted with his brother -[['Aqil b. Abi Talib|'Aqil]], who was an expert in Arab genealogy, about choosing a wife with a good lineage who will give birth to courageous and brave children. 'Aqil suggested Fatima bt. Hizam b. Khalid and added that among Arab, no one is more courageous than the men of [[Bani Kilab]]. Thus, Imam 'Ali (a) married her.<ref>Ibn 'Inaba, '''Umda l-talib'', p.357</ref>