Sukran bin Amar and thereafter she came into the Pro
marriage. Phets
Hazrat Aysha Siddiqa Radhiallahu anha was the d
of Hazrat Abubakr Radhiallahu anhu She was maa~ghter
the Prophet Sallallahu Alayh1. Wasallam
·
at the agerned
of .
to
and went to live with him when she was nine years olds~,
the time of the Prophet 's death she was only eight~e~
years old .
To what ext ent she benefitted in the nine years by the Pro-
phet 's company , can be guaged from the fact that great
Sahabah used to consult her when they were uncertain
about any matter, and they would get correct guidance on
it from Aysha Siddiqa Radhiallahu anha, great and il-
lu str iou s Sahaba have the honour to be her students.
Hazrat Hafsa Radhiallahu anha was the daughter of Hazrat
Umar Radh iall ahu anhu, she was first married to Unais bin
Hazaf a, and th ereafter she married the Prophet in the se-
cond or th ird year of Hijrat.
Hazrat Zain ab binte Khuzaima Hilaliyah Radhiallahu anha
is famously kn own as Ummul-Masakeen (mother of the
Poo r) , she was first married to Tufail bin Harith and when
he divorced her, she married his brother Ubaidah. When
Ubaidah att ained martyrdom in the Battle of Sadr, she
came in the Pro phet 's marriage one month be_fore the Bat-
tl e of Uhud in th e third year of hijri. She lived tor only two
mon th s in th e Prophets marriage and then passed away.
Hazrat Umme Habibah Aadhiallahu anha was Abu Sufyans
daughter. Her first marriage was to Ubaidullah bin Jahsh
from whom she bore children Both of them embraced
Islam and migrated to Abys~innia, on reaching there
16
Ub ldullah bin Jahsh became a chrlstian, but Umme
Ha~lbah remained steadfast on her belief. It was at this
time that the Prophet wrote a letter to Negus !he King of
Abyssinnia to make a marriage proposal on his behalf to
umme Hablba Radhiallahu anha .
Accordingly Negus extended the proposal and perso_ n ally
stood surety of the marriage, by paying four hundred dinars
as dowry from his own side.
Hazrat Umme-Salma Radhiallahu anha 's rea l name is Hin-
da. She was first married to Abu-Sa l~a whom she bore
children also. She married the Prophet In Jamadus-~aan~e
the fourth year of hijra and according to some narrat ions in
the third year of Hijri.
Hazrat Zainab blnte Jahsh Radhiallahu anha is the Prophet
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam paternal aunts daughter. The
Prophet had intended to marry her to his freed slave, Zald
bin Harltha whom the Prophet had adopted . But because
Zaid had the mark of slavery, Zainab di•d not li ke this
wedlock but in obedience to the wish o f the Prophet
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam she agreed. She st ayed for ap-
proximately one year in Zaid 's marriage, but due to diversi-
ty of temperaments there was frequent disagreement,
unpleasantness reached such a point that Zaid expressed
to the Prophet his intention of divorc ing Zainab. The Pro-
phet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam dissuaded him from tak-
ing such a step, but when reconc iliat ion tailed , Zaid had no
alternative but to pronounce divorce. Af1e.r this separat ion,
the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhl Wasall am decided to marry
Zalnab as a gesture to console an,d comfort her. Upto that
time the Arabs regarded an adopted son like a rea l one, and
due to th is the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam was
uneasy about the negat ive react ion th is would create
17
Sukran bin Amar and thereafter she came into the Pro
marriage. Phets
Hazrat Aysha Siddiqa Radhiallahu anha was the d
of Hazrat Abubakr Radhiallahu anhu She was maa~ghter
the Prophet Sallallahu Alayh1. Wasallam
·
at the agerned
of .
to
and went to live with him when she was nine years olds~,
the time of the Prophet 's death she was only eight~e~
years old .
To what ext ent she benefitted in the nine years by the Pro-
phet 's company , can be guaged from the fact that great
Sahabah used to consult her when they were uncertain
about any matter, and they would get correct guidance on
it from Aysha Siddiqa Radhiallahu anha, great and il-
lu str iou s Sahaba have the honour to be her students.
Hazrat Hafsa Radhiallahu anha was the daughter of Hazrat
Umar Radh iall ahu anhu, she was first married to Unais bin
Hazaf a, and th ereafter she married the Prophet in the se-
cond or th ird year of Hijrat.
Hazrat Zain ab binte Khuzaima Hilaliyah Radhiallahu anha
is famously kn own as Ummul-Masakeen (mother of the
Poo r) , she was first married to Tufail bin Harith and when
he divorced her, she married his brother Ubaidah. When
Ubaidah att ained martyrdom in the Battle of Sadr, she
came in the Pro phet 's marriage one month be_fore the Bat-
tl e of Uhud in th e third year of hijri. She lived tor only two
mon th s in th e Prophets marriage and then passed away.
Hazrat Umme Habibah Aadhiallahu anha was Abu Sufyans
daughter. Her first marriage was to Ubaidullah bin Jahsh
from whom she bore children Both of them embraced
Islam and migrated to Abys~innia, on reaching there
16
Ub ldullah bin Jahsh became a chrlstian, but Umme
Ha~lbah remained steadfast on her belief. It was at this
time that the Prophet wrote a letter to Negus !he King of
Abyssinnia to make a marriage proposal on his behalf to
umme Hablba Radhiallahu anha .
Accordingly Negus extended the proposal and perso_ n ally
stood surety of the marriage, by paying four hundred dinars
as dowry from his own side.
Hazrat Umme-Salma Radhiallahu anha 's rea l name is Hin-
da. She was first married to Abu-Sa l~a whom she bore
children also. She married the Prophet In Jamadus-~aan~e
the fourth year of hijra and according to some narrat ions in
the third year of Hijri.
Hazrat Zainab blnte Jahsh Radhiallahu anha is the Prophet
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam paternal aunts daughter. The
Prophet had intended to marry her to his freed slave, Zald
bin Harltha whom the Prophet had adopted . But because
Zaid had the mark of slavery, Zainab di•d not li ke this
wedlock but in obedience to the wish o f the Prophet
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam she agreed. She st ayed for ap-
proximately one year in Zaid 's marriage, but due to diversi-
ty of temperaments there was frequent disagreement,
unpleasantness reached such a point that Zaid expressed
to the Prophet his intention of divorc ing Zainab. The Pro-
phet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam dissuaded him from tak-
ing such a step, but when reconc iliat ion tailed , Zaid had no
alternative but to pronounce divorce. Af1e.r this separat ion,
the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhl Wasall am decided to marry
Zalnab as a gesture to console an,d comfort her. Upto that
time the Arabs regarded an adopted son like a rea l one, and
due to th is the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam was
uneasy about the negat ive react ion th is would create
17
 ause the object of Islam was to
amongst his people . BeeO f the days of Ignorance, the
st0 m to this effect "You are afraid of
obliterate the cu
Almighty revealed , a v!~~aeh is more worthy to be feared"
the people, wher~art was In the fourth year of Hljrl (accor-
(Sura Ahzab). In bnet ·o' ns in the Third or fifth year of Hijrl)
ding to some narra ' II i d
asulull ah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasa am marr ~
~a~~ab Rby the order of Allah. The people now beca_me in-
formed tha t the law with regard to an adopted son is that
he is not li ke a rea l son, and that after the break-up of mar-
riage his ex•wife is not unlawful for the adopted father and
vice-~ersa regarding thi s lawful matter of ~llah as unlawful
either by way of beli ef of custom, should in future corr~ct
th is wrong notion and so that this custom of the days of ig-
norance maybe destroyed. This age old custom could only
be destro~red by th e Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam
himself setting a pract ical example.
Whatever has been written here regarding the marriage of
Hazrat Zainab is based on authentic traditions, recorded by
hatiz of hadith AJ lama ibn Hajar in his commentary of the
Sahih Bukhari. Besides these all the other absurd nar-
ratives that have been written, are actually fabrications of
the hypocntes aI1d disbelievers. Many Muslim historians
have a1so narrated these without critical research, whereas
they are merety lies and accusations .
Hazrat Safiyya binte Hayy Radhiallahu anha is from the
progeny 0f Hauat Haroon (Alayhis Salaam). The unique
thing about her is th at she is a descendant of a Nabi and
also a w1te of· a Nabi. She was first married to Klnana ibn
Abil·HaQiQ, who was killed , and thereafter she came into
Rasu tullah SaHaUahu Alayhl Wasallam's marriage.
Ha.zrat Juwalriyah blnte Harlth Khuza'iyyah (Radhlallahu
18
,L
Anha) was the daughter of the chief of the tribe of Banu-
Mustallq. She had been brought as a prisoner of war.
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayh i Wasallam married her, due to
which her entire tribe was granted freedom and her father
accepted Islam.
Hazrat Maymoona blnte Haris Hllallyah's (Radhlallahu
Anha) first marriage was to Masud bin Umar when he
divorced her she married Abu Rahm . After his death she
married Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasall am .
Besides these, Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasal lam had
married some other ladies, but they did not have the honour
to share his company and due to some reason seperatlon
took place before they could go and live with him , the
details of this are mentioned In more detailed boo,ks of
history.
IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING POLYGAMY
For one man to have many wives was regarded as lawful In
prJctlcally every religion and nation of the worl,d prior to
the advent of Islam. This custom was prevalent amongst
the people of Arabia, India, Iran , Egypt , Greece , Babylon
and Austria. The natural necessity of this ins11tutlon can•
not be denied even In the present time. In tryi ng to lllega!lse
the plurality of wives the present day European people have
gone against the trends of their fo:refathers. In this they
have not only falled, but they have also finaUy ·been over-
come by the course of nature, anid now once more efforts
are being made t9 introduce It .
Mr Davenport a famous chrlst'ian scholar after quoting
numerous verses from the Bible in support of polygamy
concludes "that from these verses It Is deduced that
polygamy is not only acceptable, but God has put his
spec Ial blessings in It".
19
 ause the object of Islam was to
amongst his people . BeeO f the days of Ignorance, the
st0 m to this effect "You are afraid of
obliterate the cu
Almighty revealed , a v!~~aeh is more worthy to be feared"
the people, wher~art was In the fourth year of Hljrl (accor-
(Sura Ahzab). In bnet ·o' ns in the Third or fifth year of Hijrl)
ding to some narra ' II i d
asulull ah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasa am marr ~
~a~~ab Rby the order of Allah. The people now beca_me in-
formed tha t the law with regard to an adopted son is that
he is not li ke a rea l son, and that after the break-up of mar-
riage his ex•wife is not unlawful for the adopted father and
vice-~ersa regarding thi s lawful matter of ~llah as unlawful
either by way of beli ef of custom, should in future corr~ct
th is wrong notion and so that this custom of the days of ig-
norance maybe destroyed. This age old custom could only
be destro~red by th e Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam
himself setting a pract ical example.
Whatever has been written here regarding the marriage of
Hazrat Zainab is based on authentic traditions, recorded by
hatiz of hadith AJ lama ibn Hajar in his commentary of the
Sahih Bukhari. Besides these all the other absurd nar-
ratives that have been written, are actually fabrications of
the hypocntes aI1d disbelievers. Many Muslim historians
have a1so narrated these without critical research, whereas
they are merety lies and accusations .
Hazrat Safiyya binte Hayy Radhiallahu anha is from the
progeny 0f Hauat Haroon (Alayhis Salaam). The unique
thing about her is th at she is a descendant of a Nabi and
also a w1te of· a Nabi. She was first married to Klnana ibn
Abil·HaQiQ, who was killed , and thereafter she came into
Rasu tullah SaHaUahu Alayhl Wasallam's marriage.
Ha.zrat Juwalriyah blnte Harlth Khuza'iyyah (Radhlallahu
18
,L
Anha) was the daughter of the chief of the tribe of Banu-
Mustallq. She had been brought as a prisoner of war.
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayh i Wasallam married her, due to
which her entire tribe was granted freedom and her father
accepted Islam.
Hazrat Maymoona blnte Haris Hllallyah's (Radhlallahu
Anha) first marriage was to Masud bin Umar when he
divorced her she married Abu Rahm . After his death she
married Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasall am .
Besides these, Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasal lam had
married some other ladies, but they did not have the honour
to share his company and due to some reason seperatlon
took place before they could go and live with him , the
details of this are mentioned In more detailed boo,ks of
history.
IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING POLYGAMY
For one man to have many wives was regarded as lawful In
prJctlcally every religion and nation of the worl,d prior to
the advent of Islam. This custom was prevalent amongst
the people of Arabia, India, Iran , Egypt , Greece , Babylon
and Austria. The natural necessity of this ins11tutlon can•
not be denied even In the present time. In tryi ng to lllega!lse
the plurality of wives the present day European people have
gone against the trends of their fo:refathers. In this they
have not only falled, but they have also finaUy ·been over-
come by the course of nature, anid now once more efforts
are being made t9 introduce It .
Mr Davenport a famous chrlst'ian scholar after quoting
numerous verses from the Bible in support of polygamy
concludes "that from these verses It Is deduced that
polygamy is not only acceptable, but God has put his
spec Ial blessings in It".
19
 t ositlvely that before Islam there
It shoul~ b~ ~oted m:b! of wives, and a single individua l
was no l1m1t in th~ n~s of wives. Christian priests were ac-
used to have/~:v ~e numerous wives. In Germany t~is
customed t common upto the sixteenth century A.O. Kmg
custom was •
Constantine and his successo rs had many wives.
Vedic teachings allows unlimited
In t he same Way the .
number of wives, and its teachings ap~rove of hav1~g ten,
thirteen and even upto twenty seven wives at one time.
In brief prior to Islam there exi~ted. the cus~o~ of having
number of wives. As far as the histories of reltg1ons and na-
tions shows, no other religions formulate d any law restr~c-
ting the number of wives, neither the Jews nor the Chris-
tians , Hindus, Aryans or the Parsees.
The marrying of many women resulted in the usurpatio n of
their rights for many men were initially tempted to marry a
number of women but were unable to fulfill the rights of all
of them. The eternal law of the Quran which had been
revealed to remove oppression and injustice from the earth,
though did not completely prohibit polygamy, but taking in-
to account the demands of nature, restricted the number,
eradicating the evils that had set in, and in regard to this
Allah revealed the following verse, (10) P. 126," Now you
may only marry four women provided you fulfill the rights of
each one equally, and if you are unable to do so, then to
keep more than one is a great wrong". · wives to be subjecte d to the common-law, so especially
After the revelation of this verse it became unlawful to keep
more than four wives in marriage. There Is concens us of
opinion on this matter (ljma-Ummat).
Those companions who had more than four wives, retained
20
four and divorced the rest. It is mentioned in the hadith that
Hazrat Ghilan Radhlallahu anhu had ten wives at the time
of his conversion to Islam. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi
wasallam ordered him to keep tour and to divorce the re-
maining ones. In the same way when Naufal bin Muawiyah
Radhiallahu anhu accepted Islam he had five wives, and
the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam ordered him to
divorce one.
Accordin g to this general-law even the Prophet could not
keep more than 4 wives at once in his marriage but due to-
these reasons his case was exceptional that the
(Ummahatul-Momeneen)" mothers of the believers" are
unlike other women, as the Quran declares "O wives of the
Rasulullah Sallallah u Alayhi Wasallam you are not like the
other ordinary women." The wives of Rasulullah Sallallahu
Alayhi Wasallam are the mothers of the believers, and after
the Prophet they cannot enter into marriage with any other
person. So accordin g to the common-law if the remaining
wives with the exceptio n of four were divorced, this would
have been a grave wrong and injustice perpertrated upon
them, they would be abandoned for life and the brief period
with the Prophet would become a life long calamity for
them, that on the one side they would lose the Prophet's
company whilst on the other hand they could not turn to
anybody else for solace.
Due to these factors it was inapprop riate for Prophet's
those widowed ladies whose marriages had come about
with Rasululla h Sallallah u Alayhi Wasallam when their
husband s had been martyred in Jehad depriving them of
home and hearth and the Prophet had married such women
as a gesture of kindness.
21
 itlvely that before Islam there
It shoul~ b_e _noted mos~:ro:f wives, and a single individua l
was no l1m1t in th~ n~: of wives. Christian priests were ac-
used to have/~:v ~e numerous wives. In Germany t~is
customed t mmon upto the sixteenth century A.O. King
custom was co .
Constantine and his successo rs had many wives.
Vedic teachings allows unlimited
In t he same Way the . .
number of wives, and its teachings ap~rove of hav,~g ten,
thirteen and even upto twenty seven wives at one time.
In brief prior to Islam there exi~ted. the cus~o~ of having
number of wives. As far as the histories of rel1g1ons and na-
tions shows, no other religions formulate d any law restr~c-
ting the number of wives, neither the Jews nor the Chris-
tians, Hindus, Aryans or the Parsees.
The marrying of many women resulted in the usurpatio n of
their rights for many men were initially tempted to marry a
number of women but were unable to fulfill the rights of all
of them. The eternal law of the Quran which had been
revealed to remove oppression and injustice from the earth,
though did not completely prohibit polygamy, but taking in-
to account the demands of nature, restricted the number,
eradicating the evils that had set in, and in regard to this
Allah revealed the following verse, (10) P. 126," Now you
may only marry four women provided you fulfill the rights of
each one equally, and if you are unable to do so, then to
keep more than one is a great wrong". · wives to be subjecte d to the common-law, so especially
After the revelation of this verse it became unlawful to keep
more than four wives in marriage. There is concens us of
opinion on this matter (ljma-Ummat).
Those companions who had more than four wives, retained
20
four and divorced the rest. It is mentioned in the hadith that
Hazrat Ghilan Radhiallahu anhu had ten wives at the time
of his conversion to Islam. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayh i
wasallam ordered him to keep tour and to divorce the re-
maining ones. In the same way when Naufal bin Muawiyah
Radhiallahu anhu accepted Islam he had five wives, and
the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam ordered him to
divorce one.
Accordin g to this general-law even the Prophet could not
keep more than 4 wives at once in his marriage but due to·
these reasons his case was except ional that the
(Ummahatul-Momeneen)" mothers of the believers " are
unlike other women, as the Quran declares " O wives of the
Rasulullah Sallallah u Alayhi Wasallam you are not like the
other ordinary women. " The wives of Rasulullah Sall allahu
Alayhi Wasallam are the mothers of the believers , and after
the Prophet they cannot enter into marriage with any other
person. So accordin g to the common-law if the remaining
wives with the exceptio n of four were divorced , this would
have been a grave wrong and injustice perpertrated upon
them, they would be abandoned for life and the brief period
with the Prophet would become a life long calamity for
them, that on the one side they would lose the Prophet's
company whilst on the other hand they could not turn to
anybody else for solace.
Due to these factors it was inapprop riate for Prophet's
those widowed ladies whose marriages had come about
with Rasululla h Sallallah u Alayhi Wasallam when their
husband s had been martyred in Jehad depriving them of
home and hearth and the Prophet had married such women
as a gesture of kindness.
21

d O f Allah Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhl
So by the or er ted the special privilege to
wasallam was t~e on\i;: ~I~~ keeping this fact In mind
have mor~ ththaen P~~Pr :t's private life, there are guide lines
that even in . tt nd this could
re ardlng the mundane and spiritual ma ers a .
g h hed the ummat through the medium of the
only ~ve reTahcis Is in itself such an Important object, that
pure wives. . . . . already, and was mother of two sons and three daughters.
even nine ladies are insuff1c1ent for it.
Keeping in view these factors ca~ any sound human say
that this speciality was, Allah forbid, based on some carnal
desires.
Besides these factors this fact should also be noted that
when the entire Arab and non-arab world had rose up to op-
pose the Prophet, and had schemed together to kill h!m,
and had tried to find every type of fault with him, by making
false accusation against him. (Allah fobld). They called him
a ·mad-man and an imposter. In short they d.ld everything
possible to throw dust at this Sun of Prophethood but even•
tually, the villifiers themselves got covered in dust despite
all this not a single one of the disbelievers had the courage
to accuse him of lustful behaviour.
If they had found the slightest thing to slander him, they
would surely have done so, as there wasn't a more effected
weapon that can be used to degrade any righteous man.
The disbelievers had known Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhl
Wasallam most intimately, and had they found the
smallest fault with the Prophet, they would hav~ blown It
out of proportion, but they were also not so foolish so as to
refute their own observations and lose credibility.
The Prophet was a personification of piety, and his chaste
life was known to one and all. They had seen that a good
22
Im Iii !
J
part of his youth as a bachelor leading a life of seclusion.
When he reached the twenty fifth year of his life Hazrat
Khadija Radhiallahu Anha requested him to marry her. She
was a widow with children, and had already reached the
fourtieth year of her life. Before marriage to Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam she had been marr_ied twice
Her request for marriage was accepted by Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam who spent the better part of his
marriage life with Hazrat Khadija was spent in long periods
of seclusion in the desolate cave of Hira for upto a month,
in the worship of his Creator. Hazrat Khadija Radhiallahu
anha was the only wife who bore Rasu lullah Sa ll allahu
Alayhi Wasallam children.
It was only after the death of Hazrat Khad ij a, when
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam had passed the 53rd
year of his life that he entered into the other marriages due
to various religious reasons.
The Prophet married upto ten ladies, all of whom with the
exception of Ayesha Radhiallahu Anha were widows and
had children.
Keeping in mind these conditions , no sound understanding
person can conclude that the Prophet's polygamous mar-
riages were the result of lust and passion . Any reasonable
person, unbinded by prejudice will experience th~ glory and
majesty of the Sun of Prophethood, and he will pa~ the
highest tribute to the Prophet's lofty morals and actions,
his piety and purity, and holy life of abstinence and ~evo-
tlon he will endorse the fact that none of these marriages
wer~ motivated by any lustful desires, not wlthstandin9 the
fact that a person spends his entire life with an aged widow
and then decides to marry numerous women at the age of
23

d O f Allah Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhl
So by the or er ted the special privilege to
wasallam was t~e on\i;: ~I~~ keeping this fact In mind
have mor~ ththaen P~~Pr :t's private life, there are guide lines
that even in . tt nd this could
re ardlng the mundane and spiritual ma ers a .
g h hed the ummat through the medium of the
only ~ve reTahcis Is in itself such an Important object, that
pure wives. . . . . already, and was mother of two sons and three daughters.
even nine ladies are insuff1c1ent for it.
Keeping in view these factors ca~ any sound human say
that this speciality was, Allah forbid, based on some carnal
desires.
Besides these factors this fact should also be noted that
when the entire Arab and non-arab world had rose up to op-
pose the Prophet, and had schemed together to kill h!m,
and had tried to find every type of fault with him, by making
false accusation against him. (Allah fobld). They called him
a ·mad-man and an imposter. In short they d.ld everything
possible to throw dust at this Sun of Prophethood but even•
tually, the villifiers themselves got covered in dust despite
all this not a single one of the disbelievers had the courage
to accuse him of lustful behaviour.
If they had found the slightest thing to slander him, they
would surely have done so, as there wasn't a more effected
weapon that can be used to degrade any righteous man.
The disbelievers had known Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhl
Wasallam most intimately, and had they found the
smallest fault with the Prophet, they would hav~ blown It
out of proportion, but they were also not so foolish so as to
refute their own observations and lose credibility.
The Prophet was a personification of piety, and his chaste
life was known to one and all. They had seen that a good
22
Im Iii !
J
part of his youth as a bachelor leading a life of seclusion.
When he reached the twenty fifth year of his life Hazrat
Khadija Radhiallahu Anha requested him to marry her. She
was a widow with children, and had already reached the
fourtieth year of her life. Before marriage to Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam she had been marr_ied twice
Her request for marriage was accepted by Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam who spent the better part of his
marriage life with Hazrat Khadija was spent in long periods
of seclusion in the desolate cave of Hira for upto a month,
in the worship of his Creator. Hazrat Khadija Radhiallahu
anha was the only wife who bore Rasu lullah Sa ll allahu
Alayhi Wasallam children.
It was only after the death of Hazrat Khad ij a, when
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam had passed the 53rd
year of his life that he entered into the other marriages due
to various religious reasons.
The Prophet married upto ten ladies, all of whom with the
exception of Ayesha Radhiallahu Anha were widows and
had children.
Keeping in mind these conditions , no sound understanding
person can conclude that the Prophet's polygamous mar-
riages were the result of lust and passion . Any reasonable
person, unbinded by prejudice will experience th~ glory and
majesty of the Sun of Prophethood, and he will pa~ the
highest tribute to the Prophet's lofty morals and actions,
his piety and purity, and holy life of abstinence and ~evo-
tlon he will endorse the fact that none of these marriages
wer~ motivated by any lustful desires, not wlthstandin9 the
fact that a person spends his entire life with an aged widow
and then decides to marry numerous women at the age of
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 . • d lso considering that the Quraish chiefs even
f ,tty-five an a p h t ·
·r most beautiful women to the rop e , as 1s
ottere d th ei · s
mentioned in the authentic books of history. ee . 1
p 12
F th r by this time the number had reached thousands,
a~d :very women among them rightful!~ believed that to be
married to Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayh, Wasallam was an
honour to both the worlds.
Despite all this Khadija was the only one in Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam's marriage of fifty years, who
herself was forty years old at the time of the marriage.
After Khadija all the other ladies selected for marriage
were widows and with children with the exception of one.
None of the innumerable virgins were selected. There is no
room for details in this brief booklet, otherwise it could be
shown that all the marriages of Rasulullah Sallallahu
Alayhi Wasallam were based on Islamic and religious
necessities, disregarding this, many of those laws which
have reached the Ummat through these ladies, would never
have reached us.
How shameful and unfair it is to say that Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam's various marriages were
motivated by sensual desires. If falsehood has not
destroyed ones understanding and senses then even a
disbeliever cannot utter such a thing.
~asulull_ah S~llallahu Al~yhi Wasallam passed away leav-
ing be~ind nine pure wives. The first wife to pass away
after him was Hazrat Zainab binte Jahsh Radhiallahu anha
and the last was Hazrat Salma Radhiallahu anha.
THE PROPHET'S UNCLES AND AUNTS
Abdul-Muttalib had ten sons, Harith, Zubayr, Hijl, Dhlrar,
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Muquwwim, Abu-Lahab, Abbas, Hamza, Abu Talib and Ab-
dullah. Amongst these Abdullah is the Prophet's father and
the rest his uncles. Hazrat Abbas Radhiallahu anhu is the
youngest of all his brothers. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam had six paternal aunts, Amina, Umme-Hakeem
Barrah, Aatika, Safiyya and Arwi. '
THE PROPHETS BODYGUARDS
Saad bin Ma'az Radhiallahu anhu guarded Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam in battle of Badr. Zakwaan bin
Abd-Qays and Mohammed bin Salma Ansari Radhiallahu ·
anhu watched over Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam
in the battle of Uhud, Zubaid Radhiallahu anhu in the Battle
of Trench, Abbad bin Bashir Radhiallahu anhu, Sa'ad bin
Abi Waqqas Radhiallahu anhu, Aby Ayyub Radhiallahu
anhu and Bilal Radhiallahu anhu guarded him in the Valley
of Qura. When the verse "Allah himself will protect you"
was revealed the duty of guarding was done away with.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE KA'BA - THE PROPHET
SALLALLAHU ALAYHI WASALLAM THE QUREYSH
UNANIMOUSLY DECLARE HIM TRUSTWORTHY
When the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam was thirty
five years old, the Quraish declared to rebuild the House of
Allah anew. Every person regarded the building of the
House of Allah as an honour for himself and The Quraish
had determined his destinies on taking the greatest part in
it. Therefore to avoid any sort of conflict, work was divided
between the various tribes.
Accordingly the Ka'ba building reached the point of the
Hajar-e-Aswad (Black Stone) and there now arose severe
disagreement regarding lifting and placing the Black Stone
Into the structure. Every tribe and individual wished to
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 . • d lso considering that the Quraish chiefs even
f ,tty-five an a p h t ·
·r most beautiful women to the rop e , as 1s
ottere d th ei · s
mentioned in the authentic books of history. ee . 1
p 12
F th r by this time the number had reached thousands,
a~d :very women among them rightful!~ believed that to be
married to Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayh, Wasallam was an
honour to both the worlds.
Despite all this Khadija was the only one in Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam's marriage of fifty years, who
herself was forty years old at the time of the marriage.
After Khadija all the other ladies selected for marriage
were widows and with children with the exception of one.
None of the innumerable virgins were selected. There is no
room for details in this brief booklet, otherwise it could be
shown that all the marriages of Rasulullah Sallallahu
Alayhi Wasallam were based on Islamic and religious
necessities, disregarding this, many of those laws which
have reached the Ummat through these ladies, would never
have reached us.
How shameful and unfair it is to say that Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam's various marriages were
motivated by sensual desires. If falsehood has not
destroyed ones understanding and senses then even a
disbeliever cannot utter such a thing.
~asulull_ah S~llallahu Al~yhi Wasallam passed away leav-
ing be~ind nine pure wives. The first wife to pass away
after him was Hazrat Zainab binte Jahsh Radhiallahu anha
and the last was Hazrat Salma Radhiallahu anha.
THE PROPHET'S UNCLES AND AUNTS
Abdul-Muttalib had ten sons, Harith, Zubayr, Hijl, Dhlrar,
24
Muquwwim, Abu-Lahab, Abbas, Hamza, Abu Talib and Ab-
dullah. Amongst these Abdullah is the Prophet's father and
the rest his uncles. Hazrat Abbas Radhiallahu anhu is the
youngest of all his brothers. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam had six paternal aunts, Amina, Umme-Hakeem
Barrah, Aatika, Safiyya and Arwi. '
THE PROPHETS BODYGUARDS
Saad bin Ma'az Radhiallahu anhu guarded Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam in battle of Badr. Zakwaan bin
Abd-Qays and Mohammed bin Salma Ansari Radhiallahu ·
anhu watched over Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam
in the battle of Uhud, Zubaid Radhiallahu anhu in the Battle
of Trench, Abbad bin Bashir Radhiallahu anhu, Sa'ad bin
Abi Waqqas Radhiallahu anhu, Aby Ayyub Radhiallahu
anhu and Bilal Radhiallahu anhu guarded him in the Valley
of Qura. When the verse "Allah himself will protect you"
was revealed the duty of guarding was done away with.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE KA'BA - THE PROPHET
SALLALLAHU ALAYHI WASALLAM THE QUREYSH
UNANIMOUSLY DECLARE HIM TRUSTWORTHY
When the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam was thirty
five years old, the Quraish declared to rebuild the House of
Allah anew. Every person regarded the building of the
House of Allah as an honour for himself and The Quraish
had determined his destinies on taking the greatest part in
it. Therefore to avoid any sort of conflict, work was divided
between the various tribes.
Accordingly the Ka'ba building reached the point of the
Hajar-e-Aswad (Black Stone) and there now arose severe
disagreement regarding lifting and placing the Black Stone
Into the structure. Every tribe and individual wished to
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self to the extent so that oaths
reserve this honour for h~m t~ die for this cause. Some
and covenants were ta en, nity decided to discuss this
sober peop_le of the cof~~~lutlon held a meeting in the
matter to find a peace u
masj ld.
. assed that the first person who entered
A resolution was P d t and wh'1ch
the masjid from its door will give Ju gemen
would be binding on all.
The power of Allah, through, Rasulu!lahh~alla 1:ahu t,layhdi
wasa llam was the first to enter. Seeing 1m a 1 exc aim~
unan imously that he is trustworthy, and would accept his
verd ict. The Prophet placed the Hajare-Aswad onto his
shawl. He then selected a prominent person_ from each
tri be to hold each of the 4 corners, lifting It to its level. He
himself then placed it in place (In the wall).
lbn Hisham after narrating this incident, writes that even
before Prophethood the entire Quralsh unanimously called
the Prophet trustworthy
RECEIVING OF PROPHETHOOD
The Prophet was forty years and one day old, when he was
formally conferred with the honour of Prophethood, coin-
ciding with the birth date being (Monday the month of
Rab iul-Awwal). (There are also other varying opinions
besides this).
PROPAGATION OF ISLAM IN THE WORLD - FIRST
STAGE OF TABLIGH
The Prophet initially received revelations that descended to
him contained laws pertaining to himself. Revelation to
preach had still not come. After a cessation lasting some
time revelation restarted, and now he was commanded to
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propagate the message of Islam . Ignorance and corruption
reigned supreme. The pride and arrogance of the Arabs in
following the ways of the forefathers would not allow them
to listen to the voice of truth . That is why Allah in his in-
finite wisdom did not command the Prophet to propagate
the message of Islam openly, as this would estrange the
people from him right away. Therefore initially Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam invited those with whom he
was acquainted, those whom he trusted and those in whom
he saw signs of goodness and righteousness .
In this way the, first to accept Islam were Hazrat Khad ija
Radhiallahu anha the pure wife of Rasulullah Sallallahu
Alayhi Wasallam, Hazrat Abubaker Siddiq Radhiallahu
Anhu, the Prophet's first cousin Hazrat Ali Radh iall ahu
Anhu and the Prophet's adopted son Zaid bin Haritha
Radhiallahu anhu. Hazrat Abu bakr Radhiallahu anhu was
associated with Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayh i Wasal lam
even before Prophethood, and he was fully acquainted with
his honesty, trustworthiness and noble character. When
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam informed him of the
divine message, he immediately testified by rec it ing the
a
declaration of faith and became Muslim .
Abubakr Siddiq Radhiallahu anhu was an accepted elder of
his community, and people used to rely on him in all their
matters. After entering into Islam he started inviting these
people to Islam in whom he saw the potential of goodness
and rectitude. Through ~his efforts Hazrat Uthman Ghani,
Abdurrehman bin Auf, Sa'ad ibn Waqqas, Zubair bin Al-
awwam, and Talha bin Ubaidullah Radhiallahu anhum (may
Allah be pleased with all of them) became Muslim.
After them Abu Ubaldah bin Jarrah who embraced Islam
with Ubaldah bin Alharlth, Harlth bin Abdullah, Sa'eed bin
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self to the extent so that oaths
reserve this honour for h~m t~ die for this cause. Some
and covenants were ta en, nity decided to discuss this
sober peop_le of the cof~~~lutlon held a meeting in the
matter to find a peace u
masj ld.
. assed that the first person who entered
A resolution was P d t and wh'1ch
the masjid from its door will give Ju gemen
would be binding on all.
The power of Allah, through, Rasulu!lahh~alla 1:ahu t,layhdi
wasa llam was the first to enter. Seeing 1m a 1 exc aim~
unan imously that he is trustworthy, and would accept his
verd ict. The Prophet placed the Hajare-Aswad onto his
shawl. He then selected a prominent person_ from each
tri be to hold each of the 4 corners, lifting It to its level. He
himself then placed it in place (In the wall).
lbn Hisham after narrating this incident, writes that even
before Prophethood the entire Quralsh unanimously called
the Prophet trustworthy
RECEIVING OF PROPHETHOOD
The Prophet was forty years and one day old, when he was
formally conferred with the honour of Prophethood, coin-
ciding with the birth date being (Monday the month of
Rab iul-Awwal). (There are also other varying opinions
besides this).
PROPAGATION OF ISLAM IN THE WORLD - FIRST
STAGE OF TABLIGH
The Prophet initially received revelations that descended to
him contained laws pertaining to himself. Revelation to
preach had still not come. After a cessation lasting some
time revelation restarted, and now he was commanded to
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propagate the message of Islam . Ignorance and corruption
reigned supreme. The pride and arrogance of the Arabs in
following the ways of the forefathers would not allow them
to listen to the voice of truth . That is why Allah in his in-
finite wisdom did not command the Prophet to propagate
the message of Islam openly, as this would estrange the
people from him right away. Therefore initially Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam invited those with whom he
was acquainted, those whom he trusted and those in whom
he saw signs of goodness and righteousness .
In this way the, first to accept Islam were Hazrat Khad ija
Radhiallahu anha the pure wife of Rasulullah Sallallahu
Alayhi Wasallam, Hazrat Abubaker Siddiq Radhiallahu
Anhu, the Prophet's first cousin Hazrat Ali Radh iall ahu
Anhu and the Prophet's adopted son Zaid bin Haritha
Radhiallahu anhu. Hazrat Abu bakr Radhiallahu anhu was
associated with Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayh i Wasal lam
even before Prophethood, and he was fully acquainted with
his honesty, trustworthiness and noble character. When
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam informed him of the
divine message, he immediately testified by rec it ing the
a
declaration of faith and became Muslim .
Abubakr Siddiq Radhiallahu anhu was an accepted elder of
his community, and people used to rely on him in all their
matters. After entering into Islam he started inviting these
people to Islam in whom he saw the potential of goodness
and rectitude. Through ~his efforts Hazrat Uthman Ghani,
Abdurrehman bin Auf, Sa'ad ibn Waqqas, Zubair bin Al-
awwam, and Talha bin Ubaidullah Radhiallahu anhum (may
Allah be pleased with all of them) became Muslim.
After them Abu Ubaldah bin Jarrah who embraced Islam
with Ubaldah bin Alharlth, Harlth bin Abdullah, Sa'eed bin
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