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HADRAT juwairiyAH 32 eyes were wet with tears and there was only one prayer on her lips, “O Lord, I am happy with any circumstance you put me in, just give me the courage to bear it all. ” 19 It was hard to believe that the Holy Prophet sa had left this world. It seemed like the world was empty without him. She missed her beloved husband all the time. At times when she missed him a lot, she would leave her house and go to the house of Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra where the blessed body of the Holy Prophet sa had been laid to rest. She would say Sal a m , sit near his feet, shed tears uncontrollably, and talk about what she was feeling. Then, when she was able to control her emotions, she would get up from there and come back to her own house where she occupied herself in the remembrance of Allah. 20 The four pious Khulaf a ’ gave the wives of the Holy Prophet sa utmost respect and reverence. Hadrat ‘Umar ra fixed an allowance for her in the amount of six thousand Dirham annually. Hadrat Juwairiyah ra has narrated seventeen A ha d i th. She passed away in Rab i ‘ul-Awwal, 50th Hijr i , at the age of sixty-five and she was buried in Jannatul-Baq i ‘. 21