Great Women in Islam

Barakah, the blessed, the first lady to touch our beloved Rasool SallAllaahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam at the time of his birth. Barakah was an Ethiopian woman. Just as Bilaal RadiyAllaahu Anhu was a slave, so …

‘Aa-ishah (RadiyAllaahu ‘anhaa) was born in 614 CE. Her mother was Umm Rumaan and her father was Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (RadiyAllaahu ‘anhumaa). She said that there were nine blessings of Allah which distinguished her from …

Thuwaybah was a female slave of ‘Abd al-‘Uzza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, better known as Abu Lahab, and the first woman to suckle him after his mother. Her name means “Deserving of God’s reward.” Thuwaybah also …

The womb of Aaminah bint Wahb was that womb wherein the noble foetus (of Allah’s Messenger) settled. This seed has been moving from loins of men, generation after generation until Allah in His Divine wisdom …

In the Quraysh assembly, they used to say, “Muhammad has only daughters”. They said that in total oblivion of Allah’s great divine wisdom that has many aspects and goals and full of immense meanings. They …

Ruqayyah was born after her sister Zaynab. She was also a source of happiness for her noble parents. Soon afterwards, Umm Kulthoom was born, and both of them grew together as if they were twins. …

The Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘Alaihi wa Sallam) had four daughters all whom were born to his first wife Khadeejah (RadhiyAllahu ‘anhaa) The oldest of his daughters was Zainab and the youngest of his daughters was Faatimah. …

She was the youngest daughter of the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wa Sallam) and his favorite. She married his cousin ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (RadhiyAllahu ‘anhu) and was the mother of the great martyrs of Islam, …

Narrated Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu ‘anhu): Jibreel (Gabriel) came to the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam) and said: “O Allah’s Messenger! This is Khadeejah, coming to you with a dish having meat soup (or …