Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 653
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 653 the Prophet-hood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. This marriage was proposed by Hadrat Khad i jah ra. For this reason Hadrat Zainab ra was unable to migrate to Mad i nah. Her husband Abul-‘ As participated in the battle of Badr with Makkan non-believers and ended up as a prisoner of war. Hadrat Zainab ra sent the necklace given to her by Hadrat Khad i jah ra as a wedding present, as payment for ransom. Seeing this necklace, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was on the verge of crying and on his wish Abul-‘ As was freed without ransom on the condition that he would allow Hadrat Zainab ra , who had accepted Islam, to migrate to Mad i nah. 16 As a result of this kind treatment, Abul- ‘ As fulfilled his promise and allowed Hadrat Zainab ra to migrate to Mad i nah. When the non- believers of Makkah came to know about it, they set in pursuit. Habb a r bin Aswad, an infidel, attacked the she camel. Hadrat Zainab ra was riding and it resulted in her fall from camel and the loss of her unborn baby. 17 After she had accepted Islam, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was worried about the state of oppression and poverty suffered by his daughter, Hadrat Zainab ra. The efforts of her husband to send her to Mad i nah, as he had promised, had failed. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in order to save himself from further pain, sent Hadrat Zaid ra with a special