Hazrat Umme Kulsoom — Page 7
7 hand of the Holy Prophet sas together with her sis- ters when some other ladies also, were granted this honour. This was also the beginning of the period of hardships for the Holy Prophet sas and his family. O ne of these hardships was that the enemy surrounded the home of the Holy Prophet sas. At such a time, he was forced to take refuge in a val- ley known as Shi‘b Abi Talib to save himself and his companions from the evil of these people. m