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17 but she had sacrificed a hand for the sake of Allah. 14 Whenever this battle was mentioned, ra used remem- ber Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed ra fondly. She said, “Khalid ra was very sympathetic and pious, and he took such good care of me. ” Status of Among Companions Companions ra of the Holy Prophet saw had great respect for ra and used to call her, “The Woman of Uhud”. Once during the Caliphate of Hazrat Umar ra, precious clothing items were compiled as booty from war. One of these items was an exquisitely embroidered shawl. When it was time to distribute the booty, Hazrat Umar ra asked the audience who deserved that shawl the most. Some people suggested that the shawl be given to Abdullah’s ra wife. Hazrat Umar ra considered this suggestion for a while and then said, “No! I will gift this shawl to Umme Ummaarah ra. She deserves it most because after the Battle of Uhud, I heard the Holy Prophet saw say, on the day of Uhud, I saw Umme Ummaarah ra fighting by my side, left, right and centre’. ” Hazrat Umar ra then sent the shawl to ra who was living her last days in a house in Madinah. 14. Tadhkaar-e-Sahaabiyyaat by Talib al-Hashmi, ‘Hazrat Umm-e- Ummaarah ra ’ p. 398, Published by Al-Badr Publications, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore.