Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 143

Chapter Seven 143 The Birth of Ḥusain ra , Sha‘bān, 4 A. H. The same year, in the month of Sha‘bān, a second child was born to ‘Alī bin Abī Ṭālib ra and Fāṭimah ra , who was named Ḥusain ra. Muḥammad sa loved him like he loved Ḥasan ra. According to a Ḥadīth , 1 sometimes Ḥusain ra would climb on the back of Muḥammad sa while he was in prostration during Ṣalāt , and Muḥammad sa would not raise his head until he would get down by himself. This is the same Ḥusain ra , who during the times of Yazīd bin Mu‘āwiyah was ruthlessly martyred on the 10 th of Muḥarram in 61 A. H. To this day, Shiites mourn his martyrdom and participate in mourning processions and meetings. Ghazwah of Badrul-Mau‘id, Dhul-Qa‘dah, 4 A. H. At the time of the Battle of Badr, Abū Sufyān had promised to fight again the following year at the site of Badr, so Muḥammad sa went to Badr with an army of 1,500 in Dhul-Qa‘dah, 4 A. H. , but Abū Sufyān did not dare to confront the Muslims. Marriage with Ummi Salamah ra , Shawwāl, 4 A. H. Ummi Salamah ra belonged to a noble family of the Quraish. Her husband, Abū Salamah bin ‘Abdul-Asad, was a great rider who participated in the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uḥud in which he was wounded and subsequently died. ‘Abdul-Asad was also a foster- brother of Muḥammad sa. His sincerity could be judged by the fact that Muḥammad sa called nine additional Takbīrs 2 in his funeral prayers instead of the usual four additional Takbīrs , and mentioned that he deserved thousands of Takbīrs. After the death of her husband, Ummi Salamah ra received a proposal of marriage from Abū Bakr ra because of her personal piety and wisdom, but she rejected it. Muḥammad sa , considering the fact that her husband was such a sincere Companion and that she was an 1 Sayings of Muḥammad sa. The plural of hadīth is ahādīth. [Publisher] 2 The proclamation of Allāhu Akbar. [Publisher]