Hazrat Safiyyah — Page 39
Thinking About IT 1. ) Write an e-mail to a friend, describing the actions or qualities that impressed you the most about either: (a) Hadrat S afiyyah ra or (b) Hadrat Zubair bin al-‘Aww a m. List the changes you intend to bring into your life in order to try to become like her/him. 2. ) Write an account of the incident at F a ri‘ Fortress, during the Battle of the Ditch. Imagine you are one of the children who were staying there. You have just heard about the Jewish spy and how Hadrat S afiyyah ra has acted so bravely to keep you all safe. How do you feel? 3. ) Write a report on the status of women in Islam, based on what you have learnt about Hadrat S afiyyah ra life. You could include all the different services she performed in various battles. Consider what her life as a widow must have been like and her special spiritual position as one of the earliest converts, even before her brothers. You may choose to compare her life with the rights and lifestyle of women in the world today.