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Abdullah Ibn Hudhafah As-Sahmi
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
History would have by-passed this man as it had by- passed thousands of Arabs before him. He, like them, would have had no claim to attention or fame. The greatness of Islam, however, gave to Abdullah ibn Hudhafah the opportunity to meet two world potentates of his time -- Khusraw Parvez the King of Persia and Heraclius, the Byzantine emperor. The story of his... continue reading
Umm Salamah Hind bint Abi Umayyah ibn al-Mughira
Ahmad Thompson
eBook: The Wives of the Prophet
She was Umm Salamah Hind bint Abi Umayyah ibn al-Mughira. On her marriage with the Prophet, she was to stay in the house of Zainab bint Khuzaimah. There she found a jar full of barley, a hand-mill, some macaroni, and a pot containing a little butter. She milled some barley and prepared a meal for the Prophet and herself. That was all they took as a wedding-feast.... continue reading
Julaybib
AbdulWahid Hamid
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
His name was unusual and incomplete. Julaybib means "small grown" being the diminutive form of the word "Jalbab". The name is an indication that Julaybib was small and short, even of dwarf-like stature. More than that, he is described as being "damim" which means ugly, deformed, or of repulsive appearance. Even more disturbing, for the society in which he li... continue reading