The Prophet Muhammad Was A Great Woman - 850 Words

Zainab bint Muhammad was a great woman. She was the eldest daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Khadija (rah). She was born 599AD. Her story begins in Makkah when one day her cousin, Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi, ask her head in marriage. The prophet asked Zaynab if she wanted to marry him, and she blushed out of bashfulness and smiled. They had two children named Ali (died during childhood) and Umma. One day when, Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi returned to Makkah from a trip, Zainab announced that her father had become the prophet of Islam and that she and most her family had be come Muslims. The quraysh told Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi to divorce Zainab and that they would bring him a better woman. He refused and stayed with Zainab, but he refused to†¦show more content†¦During the immigration Zainab got permission from her father to stay with her husband in Makkah. That’s when tragedy struck. Since Zainab’s husband was not Muslim, he was going to fight in the battle of Bad r against the Muslims. That meant that he would have to fight her father. She was very scared. She feared for her husband and her father. She prayed saying â€Å"O Allah, I fear one day the sun may rise and my children become orphans or I lose my father†. So the battle started, and ended in victory for the Muslims. In the end the Muslims won and Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi was captured. When this news reached Makkah, Zainab was over come with relief and thanked Allah that her father was all right and that the Muslims had won. There was a problem though. Her husband was captured. She did not have much so she gave her necklace as a payment. When the prophet was checking the payments and releasing captives, he saw Zainab’s necklace. He began to sob because it was Khadija’s necklace and he had loved her dearly. He released Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi for the time being and told him to give the necklace to Zainab and tell her to never give it away. Then the prophet created a rul e. A Muslim woman cannot be married to a disbeliver. Therefore, when Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi came back to Makkah he told Zainab that she had to go and stay with her father in Madina and leave him. She asked him for millionth time if he would become Muslim and stay with