Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas

نساء حول الرسول: تراجم وقصص

A single-volume collection of biographies and stories covering the Prophet ﷺ's mothers (Amina, Halima, Umm Ayman, Fatima bint Asad (may God be pleased with her)), his thirteen wives and Maria al-Qibtiyya (may God be pleased with her), twenty-five female Companions, his four daughters and three granddaughters, in a simple narrative style; compiled by Muhammad Ali al-Qutb, Muhammad Umar al-Da'uq and Ahmad Abd al-Jawad al-Dumi.

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At a glance

Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Women

Overview

A one-volume book of biographies and stories, which tells in a simplified narrative style the lives of the women around the Prophet. It was prepared by Muhammad Ali al-Qutb, Muhammad Umar al-Da'uq and Ahmad Abd al-Jawad al-Dumi. 1

Its sections

The book has five sections, in this order:

  • The mothers of the Messenger (pp. 11–34): Amina, Halima, Umm Ayman and Fatima bint Asad.
  • The wives of the Messenger (pp. 35–178): his thirteen wives and Maria the Copt.
  • Women who lived in the time of the Messenger (pp. 179–388): twenty-five Companions.
  • The daughters of the Messenger (pp. 389–438): his four daughters.
  • The granddaughters of the Messenger (pp. 439–461): three of his granddaughters.

Then comes the table of contents (pp. 462–464). 1

People and things also explored

Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· The capture and release of Hatim al-Ta'i's daughter· The Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk)· Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan· The marriage of Fatima and Ali· The Prophet's marriage to Khadija

Sources

  1. Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas — al-Maktaba al-Asriyya
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Wing

People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
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Jāhilī Marriage Forms

Four pagan marriage forms — common, istibda‘ (lending a wife for a better lineage), communal paternity assignment, and wife-swapping (al-badal) — Islam abolished all but the first.