The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 294
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 294 marriage. It is for this very reason that Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra is known as Dhun- Nurain , i. e. , the possessor of two lights. This was the second marriage of Ummi Kulthūm ra , because in the beginning, her sister Ruqayyah ra and her were married to the two sons of Abū Lahab, the paternal uncle of the Holy Prophet sa. However, before their Rukhsātanah could be held, this relation was severed on the basis of religious opposition. The Holy Prophet sa gave his daughter Ruqayyah to Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra in marriage first, and then after her demise, married off Ummi Kulthūm ra to him as well. It is unfortunate, however, that the progeny of both these daughters did not continue. Ummi Kulthūm ra did not have any children at all, and the son of Ruqayyah ra , whose name was ‘ Abdullāh, passed away at the age of six. The marriage of Ummi Kulthūm ra took place in Rabī‘ul-Awwal 2 A. H. 1 Ghazwah of Buḥrān - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 3 A. H. The preparations underway for the two attacks to be made by the Banū Sulaim and Banū Ghaṭafān have already been described previously. It has also been mentioned as to how by the Grace of God, the instant and timely strategy of the Holy Prophet sa protected the Muslims from the evil of these blood-thirsty tribes. However, how can one in whose heart the fire of enmity burns sit at rest. Much time had not passed since the Ghazwah of Dhī ‘Amr, that is to say, in late Rabī‘ul-Awwal 3 A. H. , 2 the Holy Prophet sa received the horrific news that the Banū Sulaim were once again regrouping in a very large number at Buḥrān, with the intention of launching a sudden attack upon Madīnah, 3 and that a party of the Quraish was also accompanying them. 4 With no other choice, the Holy Prophet sa set out from Madīnah once again with a group of Companions. However, as was their habit, these wild beasts of Arabia, who lay in ambush to strike their prey suddenly and in a state of inattention, dispersed upon receiving news of the imminent arrival of the Holy Prophet sa. After a stay 1 * Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 8, p. 460, Ummu Kulthūmin bintu Sayyidul-Bashari Rasūlillāh sa , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) * Usdul-Ghābah Fī Ma‘rifatiṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By ‘Izzuddīn Ibnul-Athīr Abul-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Muḥammad, Volume 6, p. 399, Ummu Kulthūmin bintu Rasūlillāh sa , Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon (2003) 2 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 513, Ghazwatu Dhī Amrin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 3 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 267, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Banī Sulaim, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 4 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 513, Ghazwatul-Far‘i Min Buḥrān, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)