Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa

by Dr. Karimullah Zirvi

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Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 390

The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa. S8 ra 38. Hadrat Ummi Salamah" died at the age of eighty-four. She was the last one to die amongst the wives of the Holy Prophet. She had migrated to Abyssinia and also to Medina. She could read and thus played a major role in the education and moral training of the Muslim women. There are 349 Ahadith in the books of the Ahadith which are related by Hadrat га sa. Ummi Salamah. She had the opportunity to travel with the Holy Prophet during the battles of Ahzab, Hudaibiyyah, Khaibar, Wadi al-Qura, Fadak, the Conquest of Mecca, Hunain, Autas and Ta'if. In this regard she had superiority over all other wives of the Holy Prophet". Furthermore, she also had the opportunity to perform Hajj in the company of the Holy. Prophet". 7. . Hadrat Zainab bint Jaḥshra ra sa ra ra га sa. Hadrat Zainab bint Jahsh" was a cousin of the Holy Prophet. Hadrat Zaid was a slave of Hadrat Khadijah who had given Hadrat Zaid™* to the Holy Prophet". The Holy Prophet" had freed him and had raised him as a son. The Holy Prophet" thought that Hadrat Zainab would be a good match for Hadrat Zaid". Furthermore, the marriage of an ex-slave with a woman belonging to a noble family would set a good example of marriage based on qualities other than the nobility or wealth of a person. . The family of Hadrat Zainab was shocked at the proposal and refused to marry Ḥadrat Zainab with Hadrat Zaid". At that time, this verse of the. Holy Qur'an was revealed: ra ra وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَّ لَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُوْلُه أَمْرًا أَنْ يُكُوْنَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَمَنْ يُعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلاً مُّبِيْنَاهُ 390