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WIVES

THE
FAMILY OF THE OPOSTLE OF GOD

The RAUZAT-US-SAFA OR GARDEN OF PURITY (by
Mohammad Bin Khavendshah Bin Mahmud) is the most authentic book having
detailed, well documented description about the Holy Prophet (SAW) his
family his missions, his miracles etc. most of the material under
this heading has been derived from that book for the beneft of the
new generation who may not have an access to such books.
(Compiler)

1
- HAZRAT KHUDEJA (PEACE BE UPON HER)

The following naration is a translation from
Habib-us-Syar by Khondemir, the maternal grandson of Mirkhond.
Given as Appendix in Rauzat-us-Safa. P. 761

In the Rauzat-ul-Ahbab it is recorded,
according to trustworthy authorities, that his holy and prophetic lordship
introduced during his lifetime twelve women into the bonds of matrimony
and consummated it with them. "Concerning 11 of them there is no
difference of opinion, but of one it is not certain whether she was wife
or concubine". Ibid. p. 761.

All the biographers agree that first spouse
of the prince of mankind was Khodyja the greater-may Allah reward
her. She was the daughter of Khowylad, son of Asad s.o.
A'bdul-u'zza, s.o. Qossai s.o.Kallab. The noble pedigree of the most
excellent of virtuous ladies and paragon of innocence converges in
Qossai with the genealogy of his lordship the seal of prophecy. In dignity
and relationship Khudayjah - may Allah reward her - stood nearer to the
prince of Arabs and non Arabs than any of his other wives. Ibid. p.
761

The congnomen of Khodyjah - may Allah
reward her - was Omm Hind (mother of Hind), and her sobriquet was Ttaherah
(the pure one), her mother was Fatimah, the daughter of Asad of the tribe
Bani A'mer B. Lowa. Her first husband was A'tyq, by whom she had a son and
daughter. After his death Abu Halalah married her (two other names are
associated with Abu Halalah, Malek and Zorarah, some refer as Zobayer,
while some others Hind. Ibid. p. 762

In short when the second husband died, many
chiefs and nobles of Qoraish desired to marry her, because of her
excellent character, high intellect, and great wealth
but her ladyship would bestow her hand on no one, because when
waning moon of existence of Abu Halah had set in west of annihilations,
she dreampt one night that sun had descended from sky into her house
Khodyjah - may Allah reward her - therefore always expected the rise of
that sun of the sphere of prophecy. Ibid. p.762. Once she obtained
information concerning all the circumstances of his Apostle lordship (SAW)
and the desire to marry him her over powered, she asked, Nafisa, who
was extremely handsome and intelligent; she concurred with the
opinion of Khudyjah (peace be upon her) went to his lordship the
Apostle -u.w.b- and elicited from him with much dexterity, a
favorable reply to her question whether he would be inclined
to ally himself to Khudyjah (peace be upon her), and returning
to that happy lady, brought her the glad tidings. Here on Khudjah (peace
be upon her) selected a propitious hour and assembled in her house her
uncle A'mru Bin Asad, with Waraqah, the son of Naufil, who was her near
relative and a Christian theologian. On the other hand, his holy and
prophetic lordship had, with Abu Talib and several other uncles, arrived
during the same hour at her invitation. On that occasion Abu Talib
delivered the following eloquent speech; 'Praise and adoration to
Allah, who has made us the children of Ebrahim and of Esma'il,
brought us forth from the family OF MOAD AND MAZAR, HAS MADE US GUARDIANS
OF HIS HOUSE, THE PRINCES OF HIS SANCTUARY, AND HAS PRESENTED US WITH
KA'BAH, WHICH THE PLACE OF CIRCUMAMBULATION AND THE QUIBLA OF MANKIND, AND
THE SAFE ASSYLUM OF EVERY ONE WHO FLEES TO IT FOR REFUGE. After some
preliminary remarks Abu Ta lib declared that "Now he weds Khudyjah, the
daughter of Khoilad with a wedding gift of twenty camels of my
property, which is the marriage settlement, including all claims. By
Allah! a high destiny and great events are awaiting Mohammad (SAW).
When Abu Taleb had terminated this discourses, WARAQAH Bin Naufil
also delivered a speech, begining with praise and adoration to the Most
High, confirming what Abu Taleb had said, and stating that he gave
away Khudyjah (peace be upon her) for a wife to Mohammad (SAW) with a
dowry of four hundred mithquals of gold". Ibid. Vol. i. part
2. pp. 129-30.

At the time when the rays of favour of the
prince of existences shone upon the cheeks of her circumstances, his
lordship - (SAW) - was 25 and according to all Sunni Traditions-Khudyjah
was 40. In Kaashaf-ul-ghummah, it is quoted as 28th year when she was
married to Holy prophet. It is an authentic fact that all the children of
his lordship the best of the servants, of God, were born from
Khodyjah, except the lord Ibrahim, to whom Maryah the coptess gave birth.
As long as Khodyjah (peace be upon her) was alive the most excellent of
men, did not marry any other women. Ibid. p763.

"There is a Tradition from Imam Ali (A.S.)
"The best women of pastime was Mariam (Mary) and the best women of our
times is Khodyjah. "The tradition from E'bne Abbas has attributed it to
the prophetic lordship saying as "the most excellent women among the
inhabitants of paradise will be Maria, the daughter of E'mran, Khodyjah,
the daughter of Khowylad; and Fatimah, the daughter of Mohammad (S.A.W)
and Asiah, the daughter of Mozahum. Ibid. p. 763.

According to the most prevalent and correct
tradition, the death of Khudyjah (peace be upon her) took place in the
month of Ramdhan, in the tenth year after the mission (December 619 A.D)
Ibid. p. 763

2.
Hazrat SOADAH ( PEACE BE UPON HER)

Her cognomen was Omm alaswad. She was the
daughter of Zamqah, s.o. Qays, s.o. A'bd-shams, s.o. A'bdu, s.o. Nadzar,
s.o. Malek, s.o. Jabal, s.o. A'amer, s.o. Lowa, s.o. Ghaleb, and in Lowa
her pedigree becomes connected with the prophet-o.w.b.b., etc-- Sodah had
first been married to her cousin Sikran, s. o. A'mru, s.o. A'bdus-Shams
and had by him a son called A'bdur Rahman. Both Sikran and Soadah had made
their profession of Islam in the begining of the mission, and were
enrolled among the exiles of Abyssinia. After the death of Sikran, in the
tenth year after the mission, the prophet (SAW) had, according to
authentic traditions married and taken her to himself before
A'ayshah, and her dowry was four hundred dirhems of silver.

There is a tradition of Abu Harrirah-m.a.r.h-
that he said; 'The Apostle-b. etc-took all his wives with him to the
Hajjatul-woda (pilgrimage of valediction) and on returning from that
journey he said "This was the pilgrimage of Islam, which you have
performed, and henceforth you are no longer under the obligation to
repeat it. You must hereafter abandon travelling, and go nowhere.
But after the decease of his lordship, the mothers of the Faithful again
went for pilgrimage, except Soadah and Zayneb. According to one tradition
the death of Soadah-m.a.r.h- took place towards the end of the Khilafat of
the Commander of the faithful O'mar and according to another it happened
in 674.A.D. Ibid. p. 765

3.
A'AYSHAH DAUGHTER OF ABU BAKR M.A.R.H.

Her cognomen was Omm A'Abdullah, and her
mother was Omm Ruman, the daughter of O'mayr, s. o. A'amer, of the Bani
Wohman B. Alhareth B.Ghanam B.Malek B.Kanah. the seal of prophets received
A'ashah into the bonds of matrimony when she was but six years old, and
consumated it with her in the first year of the exile (A.D.623) when
she had become nine years of age. According to one tradition ,her
dowry was an amount of goods valued at fifty dirhams, but according to
another it consisted of five hundred dirhems. A'ayshah-m.a.r.h- was,
according to the U'lama, distinguished by her knowledge of matters
pertaining to religion, like the companions. In prudence and intelect she
was the foremost of all mothers of the Faithful, so that certain scholars
adhere with reference to her to a tradition, according to which the
prophet-b etc is asserted to have said regarding her; 'Take one third of
your religion from this Humayra'. According a great many of
companions and T'abi's (i.e. followers who came after them) have
recorded the sayings of A'ayshah. It is related that A'rwah B.Zubayr-m
a.r.h- said 'I never saw anyone more versed in the meaning of the Quran
and in the Ordinances obligations, commandments, the permissions and
prohibitions, ceremonies of the Arabs, and Knowledge of genealogies, than
A'ayshah-m.a.r.h.

In the Rauzat-ul-ahbab it is recorded
that when his lordship the seat of prophecy was asked what man he loved
most, he said; A'ayshah.

In the chronicle of Hafez Abru an account is
inserted from Rabyi-l-abrar and from Kamelu-s-Sapinah inauguration
of Yazid, how Moa’awiah b. Abu Sofian, who was in the year 55 (A.D. 675)
for the pupose of inauguration of Yazid, had insulted Hyssayn the son of
Ali Murtada (A.S.), A'bdullah, the s. o. Omar, A'bdur-rehman, the s.o. Abu
Bakr, and A'bdullah - m.a.r.h in consequence where of Ssidyqah-m.A.r.h.
blamed and reproved him. Moa'awyah therefore dug a well in his house,
covered its top with reeds, and placed on these a chair of ebony. Then he
invited Ssidyqah to an enertainment and seated her on that chair, so that
she fell into the well, which Moa'awyah covered this time firmly with
mortar and departed from Madinah to Mekkah. It is recorded in
Rauzat-ul-Ahbab that A'ayshah.m.a.r.h departed this life on Tuesday the
17th of the month Ramdhan, in the year 58 (A.D. 677) in consequence of a
natural disease . Ibid. p. 770.

4.
HAFSAH DAUGHTER OF O'MAR B. KHATTAB-May Allah

Reward Her

He mother was Zaynab, the daughter of Mottawum
B. Habyb B. Wohb B. Hudhafah. She was first married to Hanys B. Hudhafa B.
Qaus Sahmy who had been present at the battle of Badr, and after his
dicease the opostle of Allah-bl etc- married her, towards the end of the
second or the begining of the third year after exile (A.D. 634 or 625).
His lordship has once divorced her but took her back.

She died during the Khilafat of
Dhu-n-nuryn (i.e. Othman) - Allah rewards them both - in the year 27 (A.D.
647) but according to Rauza-ul-Ahbab that event happened at the time
of Mo'awviyah in the 45, or 41, or 47, or 50 after the
exile (A.D. 665, 661.667, or 670) Ibid. pp. 770-771

5.
ZAYNAB, THE DAUGHTER OF KHODHAYMAH. M.A.R.H.

She was first the wife of Tofayl B. Alhareth
B. Abd-ul Muttalib. After Tufail had divorced her, his brother A'bdah B.
Alheth married her according to one tradition, but according
to another it was Abdullah Hajash Asdy, and when her second
husband departed, the lord of prophecy married her, during the month of
Ramdhan, in the third year after exile A.D. 625. She only enjoyed that
happiness only for 8 months and died in Rabyi, the second, of the
fourth year after the exile. A.D. 625. Ibid. p. 771

6.
OMM SOLMAH, DAUGHTER OF ABU OMMYAH - M.A.R.H.

She was called Hinda, and her fathers name
was Abu Ommyah, but, according to Ebne Jauzi and according to some
other historians, it was Khodyfa. It is also said that her father
was Hesham B. Almoghyra B. Abdullah. B. O'mar B. Mahdum B. Yaqytz B. Aqrah
B. Ka'b. B. Lowa B. Ghaleb (so her pedigree also was connected with that
of Mohammad (SAW) According to some traditions her dowry was four dirhams,
but she was highly respected by the seal of prophets. Her death took place
during the reign of Yazid, in the sixty first year of exile (A.D. 680).
She had attained the age of sixty four years and died the last of all the
pure spouses of the prince of existence. Ibid. pp. 771-772

7.
ZAYNAB,DAUGHTER OF JAHASH - M.A.R.H.

The Cognomen of Zaynab is Ommu-l-hukm but her
name was at first Barrah, which his lordship the best of men changed to
Zaynab. She was first married to Zyd, who divorced her. When, however, the
Ydet (Iddat) had elapsed, the Prophet-bl etc. said during the moth
of Dhu-l-qadah, in the fifth year after the exile (A.D. 626) to Zyd;
'Go and ask Zaynab in marriage to myself. She was married to the opostle
of God on the witness of Jebrail. On the same day also the verse of
Quran 'Veil' was revealed, as is related in detail in voluminous books.
She died in 20th year after the exile, she was 50 years and was interred
in the Baqyi cemetry. Ibid. pp 772-72.

8.
OMM HABYBAH, DAUTHER OF ABU SOFYAN - M.A.R.H.

According to one tradition her name was
Ramlah, and according to another Hinda. Her mother was Ssofyah, the
paternal uncle of O'thman-m.a.r.h- the commander of the
faithful. She was daughter of Abu-l-ass B. Ommyah B. A'bdu-sh-shams. She
was first married to A'bdullah B. Jahash Asdy, with whom she lived several
years. She made a profession of faith in the beginning of Islam. During
the sixth year after the exile (A.D 627) the best of men wrote letter to
the Najjashy requesting him to inform Omm Habyba that he desired to marry
her. After getting her consent Najjashi married her, by proxy to the
lord of prophecy, in the presence of Ja'fer T'tayyar-m.a.r.h. ( A.D.
628). She died during the reign of M'oawwyah, in the year 42 or 44 (663 or
665), in the cityof Madina, and Marwan held prayers over her body; but
according to others she died in Syria. Ibid. pp. 772-74.

9.
SSOFYAH, DAUGHTER OF E. AHTTAB. - M.A.R.H.

She was a Jewess of Bani Nadzyr,
of the tribe Aaron-to whom salutations - and her mother was Dharr,
the daughter of Samuel.Ssofiyah was first wife of Sollam, s.o. Mashkam,
and a separation between them taken place then she was married to Kunainah
B. Rabyi B. Abu-l-haqyb married her, but was slain in the battle of Khyber
and Ssofiyah became a prisoner of war. The best of men-b etc. however
liberated her and married her, she was 17 years old. According to the
author of the Guzidah, she died A.H. 36, but according to others A.H. 50
or 52. She was buried in Baqyi. Rauzatus-Safa. pp. 774-75

10.
MAYMUNAH, DAUTHER OF ALHARETH - M.A.R.H

Her name was Barrah, but the best of men-b.
etc. changed it to Maymunah. She was first married to Masud B. Abu-Dirham,
after they have separated then Abdu-l-layl, the son of A'mru married her.
After the decease of her second husband, Maymuna was however, in
consequence of her propitious destiny, in the seventh year after the
exile (A.D.) 629), exalted to the happiness of becoming the spouse
of the lordship the prophet-b etc - who consummated the marriage on his
return from the O'mratu-qadza (the decreed pilgrimage) in the noble
habitation of Maymuna; but she died likewise, which took place in the 38 (
A.D. 658) and according to another tradition in 61 (681) If the last
tradition is correct, Maymuna must have been the last of the mothers of
the faithful who died last. Ibid. p.777

THE
CONCUBINES.

The prince of divinely inspired messanger-b.
etc.- had four concubines. The first was Maryah the coptess, daughter
Shimaun, whom Maqqoqush the governor (of Alexzandria) had sent by way of
gift to his lordship the best of men-b., etc-who made use of her in
the kingdom of Yemen (sic) and begat with her Ibrahim. The death of Maryah
took place during the time of the Khilafate of the Commander of faithful
O'mer- A.r.h.in the year 16(A.D. 637) and she was buried in Baqyi
cemetry.

Secondly : Rayhana, who was a captive from
among Bani Nazdyr, or Bani Qorytt; and the prophet-b. etc- selected her
for his portion, leaving her the option to take a profession of Islam or
to remain in her own religion; Rayhana, however, preferred to become a
Musalman, and his lorship made use of her in the kingdom of Yemen
(sic). There are other tradition too. According to one tradition she died
during the year of Hajattul woda, but according to another in the
time of Khilafate of Omar, first is most accurate. Allah is most knowing
and wise.

Thirdly The slave-girl Jamylah who had fallen
to the portion of his lorship the prophet-u.w.b. from among
captive.

The slave girl whom Zaynab, the daughter
of Jahash had presented to his lordship". Ibid.
778.