Hazrat Umme Haani — Page 7
7 The creature looked like a beautiful white horse and it was called al-Buraaq. Once mounted, the creature took flight and carried the Holy Prophet saw to the holy city of Jerusalem. In this sacred and holy place, the Holy Prophet saw led congregational prayers in which all the other Prophets of God that had come before him stood in congregation behind him. ra also took part in the Battle of Khyber with the Holy Prophet saw. He granted her foodgrains worth forty camel-loads from the bounty won in the battle. 10 Honour & Respect Granted by the Holy Prophet saw Since the age of ignorance, women had the right to give shel- ter to the captive and the oppressed. Keeping that in mind, our beloved master, Prophet Muhammad saw, guarded the status of Muslim women and their dignity, and gave them permission to harbour one or two men. ra had a loving and respecting relationship with her in-laws. She gave asylum to two men, from her husband’s family, who had been ordered for execu- tion. The Holy Prophet saw accepted her decision. ra narrates this incident as follows: When the Messenger saw of Allah set his mobile military camp on the upper side of Makkah, two men from Banu Makhzoom ran towards me. My brother Ali ra bin Abi Taalib entered right behind them and declared that he swore by God to kill them! I closed the front door and told him that I gave them my protection. Then I went