Hazrat Umme Ummaarah — Page 8
8 and requested his permission to join the fight. They wished to participate in the war to help the wounded and give them water. ’s ra Role in the Battle of Uhud In the history of Islam, this battle will always be associated with the courage displayed by ra. She took part in the Battle of Uhud with her husband and two sons. The courage of this entire family against the attacks of the enemy was unmatched. ra kept running between the wounded to give them water. When she saw the Holy Prophet saw surrounded by danger, she threw down her water pot. After grabbing a sword, she ran towards the Holy Prophet saw and stood in front to defend him against the enemy. When the Holy Prophet saw saw her courage, he started praying for her and kept encouraging her. ra, who increased the status of Muslim women by displaying immense courage in the histori- cal battle, described this incident in her own words, that when chaos broke at the battle of Uhud, there were less than ten men left to protect the Holy Prophet saw. At that time, there were some men who panicked and ran away in front of the Holy Prophet saw. However, my husband Ghaziyyah Ibn Amr and my two sons Abdullah ra and Habeeb ra fought in front of the Holy Prophet saw to protect him from the enemy. In that instant, when the Holy Prophet saw saw me there, he noticed that I was fighting without a shield. The Holy Prophet saw grabbed a shield from a person who