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| {{short description|Wife of Uthman ibn Affan}} | |||
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| | name = Na'ila bint al-Furafisa | |||
| | native_name = {{lang|ar|نائلة بنت الفرافصة}} | |||
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| | birth_place = al-Iraq | |||
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| | death_place = ], ] | |||
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| | children = * Anbasa ibn Uthman | |||
| * Maryam al-Sughra bint Uthman | |||
| * Umm Aban al-Sughra bint Uthman | |||
| * Umm Khalid bint Uthman | |||
| * Arwa bint Uthman | |||
| * Umm al-Banin bint Uthman | |||
| | mother = | |||
| | father = Furafisa al-Kalb | |||
| | spouse = ] | |||
| | relatives = ] (step-son)<br> ] (step-son)<br> ] (step-son) | |||
| | relations = ] (by marriage) | |||
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| '''Nāʾila bint al-Furāfiṣa''' ({{lang-ar|نائلة بنت الفرافصة}}) was the wife of ], the third ] of the ] and a famous ]. She narrated many Hadith including ] accounts of the ]. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Naila bint al-Furafisa was born into a ] family in ] but was converted to ] by ]. In 28 AH (649 CE), she married Uthman, She gave birth to several children of Uthman; Anbasa, Maryam al-Sughra, Umm Aban al-Sughra, Umm Khalid, Arwa, Umm al-Banin. | |||
| After the death of second caliph ], her husband Uthman was elected to the Caliphate and succeeded to the Caliphate in 644. Naila always supported her husband in household duties. | |||
| Her husband ruled the Caliphate for twelve years, his reign was peaceful and prosperous however in the last year of his reign 656, after growing discontent with his rule, rebels besieged Uthman in his home in ]. ] had earlier rescued Uthman from similar situation on his promise to address complaints made by public. ], however manipulated the situation and thwarted Uthman from correcting the wrongdoings. The Caliph, now about 80 years old, this time pleaded for help from his governors but no help arrived in time. After 49 days, the rebels broke in with the intention of killing Uthman. Naila attempted to save her husband, but in raising her left hand to stop a sword falling on him, merely had her fingers cut off. Uthman was martyred as he read the ], supposedly while reading the verse (2:137) "And Allah will suffice you for defense against them. He is the Hearer, the Knower."<ref name="Cook2007">{{cite book|author=David Cook|title=Martyrdom in Islam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pszLCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA49|date=15 January 2007|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-316-58308-1|page=49}}</ref> | |||
| After the body of Uthman had been in the house for three days, Naila approached some of his supporters to assist in his burial, but only about a dozen people responded, including Marwan, ], 'Huwatib bin Alfarah, ], Abu Jahm bin Hudaifa, Hakim bin Hazam and Niyar bin Mukarram.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.islamicgoodsdirect.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/1427|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928200549/http://www.islamicgoodsdirect.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/1427|url-status=dead|title=Hazrat Usman|archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref> The body was lifted at dusk, and because of the blockade, no coffin could be procured. The body was not washed. Thus, Uthman was carried to the graveyard in the clothes that he was wearing at the time of his assassination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.writerinislam.blogspot.com/2005/11/uthman-ibn-affan-man-with-two-lights.html|title='Uthman ibn 'Affan : The Man With Two Lights (Part Two)|first=Amatullah|last=A|date=29 November 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109144132/http://www.writerinislam.blogspot.com/2005/11/uthman-ibn-affan-man-with-two-lights.html|archive-date=9 November 2007}}</ref> | |||
| Naila followed the funeral with a lamp, but, in order to maintain secrecy, the lamp had to be extinguished. Naila was accompanied by some women, including Uthman's daughter.<ref name="Tabari15">Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rasul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Humphreys, R. S. (1990). ''Volume 15: The Crisis of the Early Caliphate''. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref>{{rp|247,248}} | |||
| The funeral prayers were led by ''Jabir bin Muta'am'', and the dead body was lowered into the grave with little ceremony. After burial, Naila and ] wanted to speak, but were discouraged from doing so due to possible danger from the rioters.<ref>''The Encyclopaedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged'' by Peter N. Stearns, William Leonard Langer</ref><ref name="Tabari15" />{{rp|247}} | |||
| Later, after Uthman's death, she remained a widow and did not marry again. ] asked her to marry him twice (it was common for Arabs to marry widows). For the first time she refused verbally and on the second, in reply to his letter she sent along two front teeth of hers which she had broken deliberately signaling that she was no longer beautiful and Muawiya should not ask of her again.<ref>{{cite book|last=Guthrie|first=Shirley|title=Arab Women in the Middle Ages: Private Lives and Public Roles|date=2013|publisher=Saqi|isbn=9780863567643|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YD0hBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT90&lpg=PT90|page=90|accessdate=24 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ==Family== | |||
| The children of Uthman and Na'ila were; Maryam al-Sughra who married to Amr ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba and then married to ] after the death of her half-sister Umm 'Amr bint Uthman, they had a son named Sa'id. <br> Umm Khalid bint Uthman married ] after the death of her sister Umm Sa'id bint Uthman (Umm Uthman). <br> Arwa bint Uthman married Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba.<ref name=Ahmed/>{{rp|131}} | |||
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| نائلة بنت الفرافصة | |
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| Born | al-Iraq |
| Died | Medina, Umayyad Caliphate |
| Spouse | Uthman |
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| Relations | Family of Uthman (by marriage) |
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| Religion | Islam |
Nāʾila bint al-Furāfiṣa (Template:Lang-ar) was the wife of Uthman, the third Caliph of the Arab Islamic Empire and a famous Tabi'un. She narrated many Hadith including eye witness accounts of the Assassination of Uthman.
Biography
Naila bint al-Furafisa was born into a Christian family in Kufa but was converted to Islam by Aisha. In 28 AH (649 CE), she married Uthman, She gave birth to several children of Uthman; Anbasa, Maryam al-Sughra, Umm Aban al-Sughra, Umm Khalid, Arwa, Umm al-Banin.
After the death of second caliph Umar, her husband Uthman was elected to the Caliphate and succeeded to the Caliphate in 644. Naila always supported her husband in household duties.
Her husband ruled the Caliphate for twelve years, his reign was peaceful and prosperous however in the last year of his reign 656, after growing discontent with his rule, rebels besieged Uthman in his home in Medina. Ali ibn Abi Talib had earlier rescued Uthman from similar situation on his promise to address complaints made by public. Marwan ibn Al Hakam, however manipulated the situation and thwarted Uthman from correcting the wrongdoings. The Caliph, now about 80 years old, this time pleaded for help from his governors but no help arrived in time. After 49 days, the rebels broke in with the intention of killing Uthman. Naila attempted to save her husband, but in raising her left hand to stop a sword falling on him, merely had her fingers cut off. Uthman was martyred as he read the Qur'an, supposedly while reading the verse (2:137) "And Allah will suffice you for defense against them. He is the Hearer, the Knower."
After the body of Uthman had been in the house for three days, Naila approached some of his supporters to assist in his burial, but only about a dozen people responded, including Marwan, Zayd ibn Thabit, 'Huwatib bin Alfarah, Jubayr ibn Mut'im, Abu Jahm bin Hudaifa, Hakim bin Hazam and Niyar bin Mukarram. The body was lifted at dusk, and because of the blockade, no coffin could be procured. The body was not washed. Thus, Uthman was carried to the graveyard in the clothes that he was wearing at the time of his assassination.
Naila followed the funeral with a lamp, but, in order to maintain secrecy, the lamp had to be extinguished. Naila was accompanied by some women, including Uthman's daughter.
The funeral prayers were led by Jabir bin Muta'am, and the dead body was lowered into the grave with little ceremony. After burial, Naila and Aisha wanted to speak, but were discouraged from doing so due to possible danger from the rioters.
Later, after Uthman's death, she remained a widow and did not marry again. Muawiya asked her to marry him twice (it was common for Arabs to marry widows). For the first time she refused verbally and on the second, in reply to his letter she sent along two front teeth of hers which she had broken deliberately signaling that she was no longer beautiful and Muawiya should not ask of her again.
Family
The children of Uthman and Na'ila were; Maryam al-Sughra who married to Amr ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba and then married to Sa'id ibn al-As after the death of her half-sister Umm 'Amr bint Uthman, they had a son named Sa'id.
Umm Khalid bint Uthman married Abdallah ibn Khalid ibn Asid after the death of her sister Umm Sa'id bint Uthman (Umm Uthman).
Arwa bint Uthman married Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba.
References
- David Cook (15 January 2007). Martyrdom in Islam. Cambridge University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-316-58308-1.
- "Hazrat Usman". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- A, Amatullah (29 November 2005). "'Uthman ibn 'Affan : The Man With Two Lights (Part Two)". Archived from the original on 9 November 2007.
- ^ Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarikh al-Rasul wa'l-Muluk. Translated by Humphreys, R. S. (1990). Volume 15: The Crisis of the Early Caliphate. Albany: State University of New York Press.
- The Encyclopaedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged by Peter N. Stearns, William Leonard Langer
- Guthrie, Shirley (2013). Arab Women in the Middle Ages: Private Lives and Public Roles. Saqi. p. 90. ISBN 9780863567643. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- Cite error: The named reference
Ahmedwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).