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HADRAT ZAINAB 26 Zainab ra with these words full of anguish, “When I went past Iram and I remembered Zainab, a prayer for her naturally came to me that, ‘O Allah! Keep her strong and healthy, she who is residing at a sacred place (Makkah); she who is the daughter of the Trustworthy (Muhammad sa ); give her the best reward. Surely, a husband praises that which he knows well. ” Both husband and wife had to suffer six difficult years of separation. 7B Hadrat Abul-‘ As ra was highly honest and a successful merchant. Once it so happened that he was returning from a business trip to Syria with a caravan of the Quraish. When the Holy Prophet sa learned about this caravan he sent Hadrat Zaid ra bin Ha rithah with one hundred and seventy riders to follow it. The Muslims apprehended the disbelievers at the place of ‘ Is. Since the Muslims recognized Hadrat Abul- ‘ As ra , he was not stopped. When Hadrat Abul-‘ As ra saw the plight of the caravan he immediately went to Mad i nah and asked the protection of Hadrat Zainab ra. It was a custom among the Arabs that if one person extended protection to someone the whole tribe was bound by it. At the time the Holy Prophet sa was offering Fajr