Hazrat Juwairiyah — Page 41
41 HADRAT juwairiyAH Khalifah- Successor; caliph Makkah — City of the birth of the Holy Prophet sa and location of the Ka‘bah. Mad i nah — City to which the Holy Prophet sa migrated. Its former name was Yathrib. Muk a tabat — A practice in Islam where a prisoner of war can gain freedom by offering to pay a ransom with the agreement of his/her caretaker. Murais i ‘ — A very famous well, located about ninety-six miles outside of Mad i nah. Scene of a battle in which Hadrat Juwairiyah ra became a prisoner of war. Nik ah — The formal announcement of marriage in Islam. Quraish — the most highly respected tribe in Arabia. Sal a m — Islamic greeting of ‘Peace’.