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Zainab bint Jahash
Ahmad Thompson
eBook: The Wives of the Prophet
Zainab bint Jahash, may Allah be pleased with her, married the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in 5 AH, when she was thirty-five and the Prophet was fifty-eight, but only after her previous marriage, which had been arranged by the Prophet himself, had ended in divorce. As with all the marriages of the Prophet Muhammad, there was much f... continue reading
Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari
AbdulWahid Hamid
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
In the Waddan valley which connects Makkah with the outside world, lived the tribe of Ghifar. The Ghifar existed on the meagre offerings of the trade caravans of the Quraysh which plied between Syria and Makkah. It is likely that they also lived by raiding these caravans when they were not given enough to satisfy their needs. Jundub ibn Junadah, nicknamed Abu ... continue reading
The Story of Zacharia and John (Zakariyyah and Yahya)
Imam Ibn Kathir Ad-Dimashqi
eBook: Stories of the Prophets
The years had taken their toll on the Prophet Zakariyah (pbuh). He was now old and bent with age, in his nineties. Despite his feebleness, he went to the temple daily to deliver his sermons. Zakariyah was not a rich man, but he was always ready to help those in need. His one disappointment in life was that he had no children, for his wife was barren. This worr... continue reading