Tag: islamic history
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The Jewish Wife of Muhammad : Umm al-Mu’minīn Ṣafīyyah bint Ḥuyayy
Safiyyah, daughter of Huyayy ibn Akhtab, a noble leader of Banu al-Nadir and a Jewish rabbi, was captured by Muslims during the seizure of al-Qamus. Recognizing her heritage, a Companion suggested she marry the Prophet (P). This led to her freedom and marriage. Learn more about Safiyyah's story.
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The Life and Times of Muhammad (P)
Edward Gibbon describes the Arabs before Islam in his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire as “…the human brute without sense is poorly distinguished from the rest of the animal”. From this abject barbarism, an unlettered person elevated them, as in the words of Thomas Carlyle : “…into Torch-bearers of Light And Learning. To the…