![]() ![]() In the events of the battle of Uhud, it has already been mentioned that whilst returning from the battlefield, Abu Sufyan challenged the Muslims to both parties meeting again the following year at Badr, and the Holy Prophet sa announced his acceptance of this challenge. 3 To this day, in remembrance of his martyrdom, Shi‘ah people mourn and practice the custom of Ta‘ziyyah. 2 This is the same Imam Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) who met his Beloved Creator after being cruelly martyred on the 10th of Muharram in 61 A.H., in the era of Yazid bin Mu‘awiyyah bin Abi Sufyan. At times, the Holy Prophet sa would refer to them as his two flowers. The very same year, in the month of Sha‘ban, Hazrat Fatimah ra was blessed with a second child, who was named Husain by the Holy Prophet sa.Husain ra was just as dear to the Holy Prophet sa as was his brother Hasan ra. Zainab bin Khuzaimah ra was a very righteous and pious lady, and due to her charity, alms, and attention towards the less fortunate, she was generally known by the name of “ Ummul-Masakin.” 1 However, only a few months after her marriage, she passed away in Rabi‘ul-Awwal 4 A.H., and the Holy Prophet sa buried her in Jannatul-Baqi‘. At the time, Hazrat Zainab ra was thirty years of age, more or less. The Holy Prophet sa who was an unparalleled model of kind treatment towards near relatives sent a proposal of marriage to Zainab bint Khuzaimah ra himself, and upon her consent, took her into a bond of matrimony. The Holy Prophet sa had a paternal cousin whose name was ‘Abdullah bin Jahash ra, and he was martyred in the battle of Uhud, leaving behind his wife Zainab bint Khuzaimah ra without support. Hazrat Ummul-Mu’minin Zainab bint Khuzaimah ra First ever serialisation of the newly translated Volume II of Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad’s ra outstanding biography, Seerat Khatamun Nabiyyin, on the life and character of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa.
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