Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 510
! ! 510 be dedicated soldiers of Islam. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa decided to migrate, one particular woman played a role in the proceedings. Asma ra , Haz rat A ’isha h ’s ra older sister, prepared the last meal before the Holy Prophet’s sa departure from M ecc a. At that time , clothing was very scarce. Women had only one big sheet of cloth, which they would wrap arou nd themselves like a sari [an Indian dress which involves long fabric wrapped ar o und one’s torso and shoulders]. Many of the men did not even have this option. They only had enough cloth to make a loincloth. When Haz rat Asma ra could not find a piece of cloth in which to pack the food for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , she ripped a piece of fabric from he r sari and wrapped the food. When she had ripped her sari for this purpose , it split into two pieces. She then w rap ped one piece around her waist. Due to this, she was given the title of “ Zat - un - N i taqain ” [ the lady of the two belts ]. N ormally, only slave women wore such ripped sari s. Once , after the demise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , someone taunted Abdullah bin Zubair that he was the son of Zat - un - N i taqain , meaning the son of a slave woman. Upon hearing this, one of the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked him that while taunting Abdullah bin Zubair, had he forgot ten the reason for which his mother was called Zat - un - N i taqain ? That dress, which serves as the basis for your taunt of his mother, was ripped by her to pack the food for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Therefore, this is no taunt but rather a proof of his mother’s greatness. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa went to M e dina , the women were as happy as the men. They welcome d the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa with passionate songs of greetings. They were very grateful to God Almighty that He had caused the moon to rise from Thaniyat - ul - Wida [ A place where Holy Prophet ’s sa camel stopped when he migrated to M e dina ] for them. They zealously sang the verse: ﻃ ﻠ ﻊ ا ﻟ V ﺪ ر ﻋ ﻠ ﻴ ﻨ ﺎ ﻣ ﻦ ﺛ } ~ ﺔ ا ﻟ ﻮ د ا ع “O people look! The moon rises from the East for people , but God Almighty has raised our moon from Thaniyat - ul - Wida for us. ”