The Fragrance of Jasmine

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Sayyidah Umm Salamah bint Abi Umayyah Name and lineage Umm Salamah Hind bint Abi Umayyah (Hudhayfah) al Makhzumiyyah al Qurashiyyah. Her father was nicknamed Zad al Rakib (Provision for the Rider) on account of his generosity as he would take care of those who travelled with him, leaving them with no need to carry any provisions. Her mother is ‘Atikah bint ‘Amir al […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Sayyidah Zainab bint Jahsh Name and lineage Zainab bint Jahsh ibn Rubab ibn Ya’mar al Asadiyyah, an ally of the Banu ‘Abd Shams. Her mother was Umaymah bint ‘Abdul Muttalib ibn Hashim, the paternal aunt of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. She was from amongst the first group of Sahabah who emigrated. The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Sayyidah Juwayriyah bint al Harith Name and lineage Juwayriyah bint al Harith ibn Abi Dirar ibn Habib al Khuza’iyyah al Mustaliqiyyah. She fell captive in the Battle of Banu al Mustaliq, also known as the Battle of al Muraysi’, in the fifth or sixth year after Hijrah. She was given to Thabit ibn Qais radiya Llahu ‘anhu as part of his share of […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Sayyidah Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan Name and lineage Umm Habibah Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan Sakhr ibn Harb ibn Umayyah ibn ‘Abd Shams al Umawiyyah. Her mother was Safiyyah bint Abi al ‘As ibn Umayyah. Sayyidah Umm Habibah radiya Llahu ‘anha was born seventeen years before the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam received Nubuwwah. She accepted Islam with her husband, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Sayyidah Safiyyah bint Huyayy Name and lineage Safiyyah bint Huyayy ibn Akhtab ibn Sa’yah of the Banu al Nadir. Al Nadir is from the descendants of Lawi ibn Yaqub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ‘alayhim al Salam, and then from the descendant of Harun ibn ‘Imran ‘alayh al Salam. She was first married to Sallam ibn Mishkam and after him to Kinanah ibn Abi […]