HAZRAT ZAINAB BINT JAHSH

• She was the daughter of Umaimah bint `Abdul Mutalib who was the Messenger of
Allah’s Paternal Aunt. Her brother was the distinguished general, Abdullah bin Jahash.

• Another brother was a noted author of religious poetry, Abu Ahmad bin Jahash. Her
sister was famous woman Companion Hazrat Hamnah bint Jahash.

• Known for her generosity and sympathy for the needy, sobriety and abstinence,
devotion and prayer, she was first married to Hazrat Zaid bin Haris, the adopted son of the
Holy Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬. After her divorce, she was married to the Holy Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬at the
express command of Allah in order to destroy the barbaric custom of giving the same
status to adopted children as to their own flesh and blood.
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• Hazrat Zainab was an innately good woman who used to devote a great deal of her time
to prayer and fasting. She was hospitable, modest, generous and soft-hearted, so much
so that the poor and distressed of the city broke into tears when they heard they lost
their benefactress and patron.

• She was beautiful, intelligent, wise, of noble birth, who was the envy of the many.

• Hazrat Ayesha says that in terms of value and position, Hazrat Zainab was her equal.
She said she had never seen any other person who was so eager to get closer to Allah.
To gain nearness to Him, she was more charitable than most, and her generous
behaviour with relatives was impeccable. She died during the Caliphate of Hazrat Umar
Farooq at the age of 53.
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• Hazrat Ayesha said: “I did not see any lady, except Hazrat Juveria who
became a source of blessing for her tribesmen more than Juveriah because
hundreds of her tribesmen were liberated from the slavery by her action.”

• Hazrat Juveria was the daughter of Haris bin Abi Zarar, the Chief of Banu
Mustalaq who along with his tribe was defeated
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• Hazrat Juveria came to Madina as a spoil of war which had taken place at
Marisa between the Muslims and her tribe, Banu Mustalaq, which was
headed by her father Haris. According to the custom of those days, she fell
to the lot of Hazrat Sabit bin Qais Ansari who was ready to release her for a
ransom of gold; but from where could she get the gold to give in exchange
for her freedom? She pleaded with the Holy Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬to take notice of
the pitiful and desperate condition in which the daughter of the chieftain
found herself. On her persuasion, the Holy Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬agreed to pay her
ransom and marry her if she liked, to which she immediately consented. As
a result of
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• Hazrat Juveria came to Madina as a spoil of war which had taken place at Marisa between the
Muslims and her tribe, Banu Mustalaq, which was headed by her father Haris. According to
the custom of those days, she fell to the lot of Hazrat Sabit bin Qais Ansari who was ready to
release her for a ransom of gold; but from where could she get the gold to give in exchange for
her freedom? She pleaded with the Holy Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬to take notice of the pitiful and desperate
condition in which the daughter of the chieftain found herself. On her persuasion, the Holy
Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬agreed to pay her ransom and marry her if she liked, to which she immediately
consented. As a result of this marriage, the prisoners of war from her tribe numbering about
six hundred were released.
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• Before her marriage to the Holy Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬, her name was Barah which was changed to
Juveriah. When she married the Holy Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬at the age of twenty, she was not only
exceptionally beautiful but also graceful, elegant, dignified and eloquent.

• When Hazrat Ayesha saw her for the firs time, she exclaimed that Hazrat Juveriah was as
beautiful as a fairy.
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• Sometime later, her father and all of the men who had been freed on the occasion of her
marriage accepted Islam as their religion. Thus, Hazrat Juveriah was blessed with a twofold
honour, first of freeing her tribesmen from slavery and then of bringing them into the fold of
Islam.

• She was a very noble, pious and learned lady from whom a number of Ahadis have been
quoted.

• She died at the age of sixty five in the year 50 A.H. during the Caliphate of Hazrat Ameer
Muawya and was buried in Jannatul Baqi.
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HUYAYEE
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• Her father’s name was Huyayee bin Akhtab who was the Chief of the Jewish tribe of Banu
Nazeer which settled at Khaibar after its expulsion from Madina.

• Her mother’s name was Barah bint Shamwal.

• Hazrat Safiyyah was first married to Salam bin Makham but the couple separated on grounds
of incompatibility. Her second husband was Kananah bin Rabi who was killed in the battle of
Khaibar.
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• As a spoil of the Khaibar war, she fell to the lot of Hazrat Dahya Kalbi, a Companion of the Holy
Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬. On the persuasions of others, the Holy Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬married Hazrat Safiyyah
herself as she was the daughter of the Chieftain and gave another slave girl to Hazrat Dahya
Kalbi.

• Hazrat Safiyyah was noble both by birth as well as by nature. She was God-fearing and
intelligent, beautiful and patient, tolerant and dignified.
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• At the time of her marriage, she was just seventeen but with her pleasant and friendly attitude,
she quickly earned herself a respectable place in the household of the Holy Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬.

• Hazrat Safiyyah was very fond of reading the Noble Quran, many of its Surahs she knew by
heart.

• Hazrat Safiyyah was generous and open-handed, kind and sympathetic, helpful and
considerate to the needy. She exhibited an exceptional courage in trying to send food and
water to Hazrat Usman, the 3rd Caliph, who was besieged in his house in Madina in 35 A.H.

• All historians are unanimous in acclaiming her as a storehouse of knowledge and wisdom.
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• After leading a life full of devotion and commitment to Islam, she passed away in 50 A.H.
during the Caliphate of Hazrat Ameer Muawya and was buried in Jannatul Baqih.

• She left a hundred thousand Dirham which were distributed as per her will immediately after
her death.
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BINT ABU SUFYAN
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• She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan, an outstanding figure amongst the Quraish, who led
many expeditions against the Muslims till his conversion to Islam at the time of fall of Makkah.

• Her original name was Ramlah. She was first married to Obaidullah bin Jahash who alongwith
his wife, two brothers and two sisters obeyed the call to Islam right in the beginning.

• The couple was among the second group which migrated to Abyssinia where her husband
had the misfortune to become heretic and apostate by switching over to Christianity while she
continued to stick to Islam.

• When her husband died, she was left alone to bear the brunt of circumstances along-with

• her three children in Abyssinia.

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• When Muslims had consolidated their position in Madina, someone informed the Holy
Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬about the miserable plight of Hazrat Umm Habibah in Abyssinia. The Holy Prophet
(‫ )ﷺ‬immediately sent her the proposal of marriage which was accepted, as a result of which
she became a member of his household.

• Due to her knowledge, mastery of Hadis and eloquence, she was ranked third among the
Mothers of the Believers after Hazrat Ayesha and Hazrat Umm Salmah. There are sixty five
Ahadis narrated by her which have been quoted by prominent personalities such as Muawya,
Urwah bin Zubair and Zainab bint Umm Salmah.
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• Although her father was a powerful figure of Makkah, he could not make her daughter recant
at any stage because all through she withstood the pressures exerted on her by the enemies
of Islam.

• She died at the age of seventy three in 44 A.H. during the reign of her brother Hazrat Ameer
Muawya and was buried in Jannatul Baqih.

• She was an epitome of grace, nobility, generosity and dignity all through her life.