Hazrat Umme Sulaim — Page 3
3 Children From her marriage with Abu Talhah ra, she had two more sons, Abdullah and Abu Umair. This was the same Abu Umair who had kept a pet bird named Nughair. Once, when the bird sud- denly disappeared or died, the Holy Prophet saw jokingly said to the worried boy, ‘O Abu Umair ! Look what Nughair has done to you!’ 4 When Hazrat Abu Umair ra passed away at a young age, the Holy Prophet saw prayed for ra to have another child. Hence, Abdullah was born and from him, the lineage of ra and Abu Talhah ra continued. On his birth, ra sent the infant Abdullah with his older brother Anas to visit the Holy Prophet saw to get his prayers and blessings. When the Holy Prophet saw saw baby Abdullah in Anas’s arms he said, ‘It seems that Umme Sulaim has had a child’. This was the same child whom the Prophet saw had prayed for. With the baby affectionately in the Holy Prophet’s saw arms, he sent for the best and most famous dates of Madinah, called ajwah. When the Holy Prophet saw fed Abdullah some of the date that he had chewed on and softened, Abdullah began to suckle on it. The Holy Prophet saw said, ‘See how the Ansaar love their dates! Even a baby is thoroughly enjoying the taste!’ The Holy Prophet saw then named him ‘Abdullah’ and prayed for bless- ings on him. 5 According to some references, Hazrat Abdullah ra later had nine sons, all of whom memorized the entire Holy Quran.