Hazrat Safiyyah — Page 13
13 13 HADRAT SaFIYYAH ra same garments. After staying in Makkah for a while Hadrat Zubair ra also migrated to Mad i nah along with his mother Hadrat S afiyyah ra and his wife Hadrat Asm a ’ ra. In Mad i nah, Hadrat S afiyyah ra lived with her son Hadrat Zubair ra and he looked after her lovingly and wholeheartedly. In 1st Hijr i , Hadrat Zubair ra was blessed with a son named ‘Abdull a h bin Zubair ra. The birth of this grandson of Hadrat S afiyyah ra holds a lot of importance in the history of Islam because no child had been born to any Muslim immigrant in Mad i nah for many months preceding his birth. The Jews of Mad i nah had taken advantage of the situation and had spread a rumour that they had cast a spell on the Muslims which was preventing them from having children and now they would never have any more children. The birth of Hadrat ‘Abdull a h ra proved them liars and gave Muslims a reason to rejoice. When the Muslims raised the joyous and passionate slogan of Na‘ra-e-Takb i r, [slogan proclaiming the Greatness of Allah] which echoed throughout the hills of Mad i nah. Hadrat S afiyyah ra was a brave and courageous lady and she took part in several battles. She brought water to the soldiers and tended to their wounds, and sometimes she even picked up the