Hazrat Safiyyah — Page 22
22 HADRAT SaFIYYAH ra 22 Muslim. Hadrat S afiyyah ra was highly intelligent and knowledgeable. She was very skilled in Arabic poetry and literature. She even composed poetry herself and was considered a poetess. At the death of her father, Hadrat ‘Abdul-Mu tt alib, and her brother, Hadrat Hamzah ra , she wrote some very sentimental odes in their honour. She also wrote a beautiful poem on the death of the Holy Prophet sa. 11 The Holy Prophet sa was the nephew and cousin of Hadrat S afiyyah ra and was also her husband’s brother-in-law. Hadrat S afiyyah ra grew up in the same house as the Holy Prophet sa. This is why she had an extraordinary love for the Holy Prophet sa. He also shared a heartfelt bond with her, and used to call her son, Hadrat Zubair ra , ‘Ibn S afiyyah. ’ When the Holy Prophet sa passed away in 11 th Hijr i , Hadrat S afiyyah ra suffered from tremendous grief. At this occasion she wrote a verse which accurately depicts the extent of her sorrow and torment. This brave lady passed away in 20 th Hijr i at the age of seventy- three, during the Khilafat of Hadrat ‘Umar Far u q ra. She was laid to rest in Jannatul-Baq i ‘. 12 May Allah shower her with abundant mercy. A m i n.