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| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| She was the |
She was the daghter of ] and ], the leader of ] and the most powerful enemy of Muhammad for most of his life. | ||
| Her brother was ] | |||
| ⚫ | ==Marriage with Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh== | ||
| She is also the aunt of ], the were 1st cousins on mothers side and 2nd cousins by her fathers side. | |||
| ⚫ | Her first husband, ] |
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==Muhammad's era (610-632)== | ||
| ⚫ | ===Marriage with Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh=== | ||
| She and her husband ] (]) to flee the persecution against Muslims by the Meccans. She gave birth to her daughter, ], in Abyssinia. | |||
| ⚫ | Her first husband, ] was among the first people to accept Islam. Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh was the brother of ], whom Muhammad married at some point. | ||
| ===emigrated to Abyssinia=== | |||
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| Both ] (]) in order to be safe. | |||
| There she gave birth to her daughter, ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Marriage to Muhammad== | ||
| ⚫ | There her husband converted back to his previous religion, ], the religion of the ]s. He tried to persuade her to do the same, but she held on to ] on top of all the suffering which as an exile she had to bear. Her husband gave up the Muslim rules, including drinking wine, which led to their divorce. She decided to live alone after her husband turned back from Islam. She continued to live in Abyssinia with her daughter. Eventualy, ] died. | ||
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| ⚫ | ===Marriage to Muhammad=== | ||
| Muhammad had learned about what had happened to her and was scared she might turn back from her faith like her husband did, decided to propose to her and sent the Negus telling him about his proposal. So Negus sent one of his maids called Abraha to her telling her about Muhammads proposal. | |||
| She became extremely happy and pleased to hear the message. She at once took off her silver bangles and rings, and gave them as a gift to Abraha. | |||
| ⚫ | Muhammad married her and afforded protection to her although the hope of any change in Abu Sufyan's attitude did not materialize. The marriage ceremony took place in Abyssinia even though Muhammad was not present. Muhammad gave no other wife a higher dowry than her. | ||
| Other sources claim they married in 7A.H, aged 30 years . | |||
| She was married to prophet ] one year after the ]. Though she didn't live with him until six years later when Muhammad was sixty years old and she was thirty-five. | She was married to prophet ] one year after the ]. Though she didn't live with him until six years later when Muhammad was sixty years old and she was thirty-five. | ||
| ] was chosen by her to act as her legal guardian at the |
] was chosen by her to act as her legal guardian at the ceremony. The Negus read out the Khutba himself, and ] also made a speech in reply. On behalf of the Muhammad, the Negus offered a dowry of four hundred Dinars to Khalid. The Negus also gave a huge wedding feast on behalf of Mohamed. He send ] and ] to the bride through Abraha. | ||
| ==Return to Medina== | ===Return to Medina=== | ||
| ⚫ | Later, he made arrangements to send her to Medina by boat. ] accompanied Umm Habibah in her journey. She was able to return to Medina six years latter. | ||
| ==Abu Bakr's era (632 – 634)== | |||
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| ] | |||
| ==Umar's era (634-644)== | |||
| ⚫ | She died in the year ] or ] (40 or 44 A.H), during the Caliphate of her brother, ] and was buried in the ] cemetery next to all the wives of |
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| ==Uthman's era (644–656)== | |||
| ] | |||
| ==Ali's era (656–661)== | |||
| ] quote a ] source: | |||
| :''"when Mu'awiya's sister Umme Habeeba received news about ]'s murder, she sent ] a cooked goat suggesting that the reason for his killing was his murder of Uthman. When this happened Ayesha said "May Allah (swt) kill this daughter of fornicating woman. By Allah! I shall never eat this meat again". | |||
| ==Muawiya's era (661–680)== | |||
| ⚫ | She died in the year ] or ] (40 or 44 A.H), during the Caliphate of her brother, ] and was buried in the ] cemetery next to all the wives of Mohamed. | ||
| ==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
| It is said that she was a very charitable and virtuous woman and that she was of great courage. | |||
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| She was very attached to Mohamed. | |||
| ⚫ | There is about sixty-five ] narrated by her in the book Hadith. The ] and ] agreed on two of them, and Muslim took two of them alone. | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/profile_story.asp?service_id=933 | ||
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Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan, رملة بنت أبي سفيان, aka Umm Habiba, أم حبيبة, was the daughter of Abu Sufyan.
Early life
She was the daghter of Hind bint Utbah and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, the leader of Quraish and the most powerful enemy of Muhammad for most of his life.
Her brother was Muawiyah I
She is also the aunt of Uthman, the were 1st cousins on mothers side and 2nd cousins by her fathers side.
Muhammad's era (610-632)
Marriage with Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh
Her first husband, Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh was among the first people to accept Islam. Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh was the brother of Zaynab bint Jahsh, whom Muhammad married at some point.
emigrated to Abyssinia
Both emigrated to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in order to be safe.
There she gave birth to her daughter, Habibah bint Ubayd-Allah.
There her husband converted back to his previous religion, Christianity, the religion of the Abyssinians. He tried to persuade her to do the same, but she held on to Islam on top of all the suffering which as an exile she had to bear. Her husband gave up the Muslim rules, including drinking wine, which led to their divorce. She decided to live alone after her husband turned back from Islam. She continued to live in Abyssinia with her daughter. Eventualy, Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh died.
Marriage to Muhammad
Muhammad had learned about what had happened to her and was scared she might turn back from her faith like her husband did, decided to propose to her and sent the Negus telling him about his proposal. So Negus sent one of his maids called Abraha to her telling her about Muhammads proposal. She became extremely happy and pleased to hear the message. She at once took off her silver bangles and rings, and gave them as a gift to Abraha.
Muhammad married her and afforded protection to her although the hope of any change in Abu Sufyan's attitude did not materialize. The marriage ceremony took place in Abyssinia even though Muhammad was not present. Muhammad gave no other wife a higher dowry than her.
Other sources claim they married in 7A.H, aged 30 years .
She was married to prophet Muhammad one year after the Hijra. Though she didn't live with him until six years later when Muhammad was sixty years old and she was thirty-five.
Khalid ibn Said was chosen by her to act as her legal guardian at the ceremony. The Negus read out the Khutba himself, and Khalid ibn Said also made a speech in reply. On behalf of the Muhammad, the Negus offered a dowry of four hundred Dinars to Khalid. The Negus also gave a huge wedding feast on behalf of Mohamed. He send musk and ambergris to the bride through Abraha.
Return to Medina
Later, he made arrangements to send her to Medina by boat. Shurahil ibn Hasana accompanied Umm Habibah in her journey. She was able to return to Medina six years latter.
Abu Bakr's era (632 – 634)
Umar's era (634-644)
Uthman's era (644–656)
Ali's era (656–661)
- "when Mu'awiya's sister Umme Habeeba received news about Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr's murder, she sent Ayesha a cooked goat suggesting that the reason for his killing was his murder of Uthman. When this happened Ayesha said "May Allah (swt) kill this daughter of fornicating woman. By Allah! I shall never eat this meat again". Tadkhira Khawass page 62 Chapter "Dhikr Khwaarij"
Muawiya's era (661–680)
She died in the year 662 or 666 (40 or 44 A.H), during the Caliphate of her brother, Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan and was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi cemetery next to all the wives of Mohamed.
Legacy
It is said that she was a very charitable and virtuous woman and that she was of great courage. She was very attached to Mohamed.
There is about sixty-five Hadith narrated by her in the book Hadith. The Bukhari and Muslim agreed on two of them, and Muslim took two of them alone.