As Salaamun Alaikum Sisters and Brothers, We are getting in deep with the Mother of the Believeers Zaynab bint Jash and we are unraveling alot of important information that I have never known or even contemplated on. I was always focused on the men of the Seerah and never the important spiritual roles women played in Islam. I humbly apologize to all women everywhere for my lack of studying, interest and for not fulfilling my obligations as a Muslim: To study the Quran as it should be studied! May Allah forgive me? Please let us continue with this important seerah so that we can stop the abuse against our women...Amin Prophet Muhammad wanted her to marry a young man called Zayd ibn Harith, whose background was very different to that of Zaynab bint Jahsh. Zayd had been taken prisoner while he was still a child during one of the inter-tribal wars that had been common before the coming of Islam. He had been sold as a slave to a nephew of Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) who had given Zayd to her as a gift. In turn, Khadijah had given him to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the days before the revelation of the Quran had begun, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had given him his freedom and adopted him as his own son, at the age of eight. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had watched both Zayd and Zaynab grow up, and thought they would make a good couple, and that their marriage would demonstrate that it was not who their ancestors were, but rather their standing in the sight of Allah, that mattered. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked for her hand on behalf of Zayd, Zaynab had her family were shocked at the idea of her marrying a man who in their eyes was only a freed slave. At first both she and her brother refused, but then the following ayat was revealed: It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger, to have any say in their decision; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has most clearly gone astray. (Quran 33:36) https://youtube/watch?v=icPZg_7XFec&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 11:26:41 +0000
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