Two months after Muḥammad returned from the Expedition of Dhū Qarad, he began to hear rumours that the Banū al-Muṣṭaliq were preparing to attack him, so he sent a spy, Buraydah ibn Al-Ḥasīb Al-Aslamī, to confirm this. The Banū al-Muṣṭaliq also believed that Muḥammad was preparing to attack them. So they in turn sent a spy reconnoiter to explore the positions of the Muslims, but he was captured and killed by them.[citation needed]
The two armies were stationed at a well called Al-Muraysī', near the sea, a short distance from Mecca. They fought with bows and arrows for an hour, and then the Muslims advanced rapidly, they surrounded the al-Muṣṭaliq and took the entire tribe as prisoners, with their families, herds and flock. The battle ended in full victory for the Muslims. Two hundred families were taken as captives, two hundred camels, five thousand sheep, goats, as well as a huge quantity of household goods which were captured as booty. The household goods were sold in an auction to the highest bidder.[citation needed]
The Mustaliq lost a total of ten men. Only one Muslim was killed by mistake by a Helper. Juwayrīyah bint al-Ḥārith, daughter of the Banū al-Muṣṭaliq chief was one of the captives.[citation needed]
Marriage to Muhammad
After minimal casualties, the Muslim forces were victorious. Among the many captives was Juwayriya, whose husband Mustafa bin Safwan, had been killed in the battle. She initially fell among Muhammad's companion Thabit ibn Qays ibn Al-Shammas. Troubled by this, Juwayriya sought a deed of redemption from Muhammad. Muhammad proposed to marry her and, as a result, freed her from the bondage of Thabit ibn Qais and consequently ameliorated the condition of her captured tribe.[2]
This incident was described in more detail:
"At the first opportunity (after her capture) she went to the Prophet, and pleaded her case with him. She told him that she was the daughter of a chieftain and used to command and because of her unfortunate circumstance she found herself in this helpless position. From a throne made of gold she had fallen into dust. ......How could she possibly live the life as a slave? She pleaded with the Prophet, to take notice of the pitiful and desperate condition in which she found herself.
The Prophet, was moved by her sorrowful plea and asked her if she would like to live as a free woman and be part of his household if he paid her ransom. She had never in her dreams expected this offer. Moved deeply by this unexpected elevation in her status, she exclaimed she would be more than happy to accept."[3]
Some time later her father and all the men of her tribe who had been freed also accepted Islam as their religion.[citation needed]
Consequently, she was married to Muhammad, the Islamicprophet when he was 58 years old and she was 20,[4] thus placing the marriage in 627-628.[5] She was married to the prophet for four years. And died after him
Death and burial
She died at the age of sixty-five in the 50th year after migration and was buried with the other wives of Muhammad in Jannatul Baqi'.[6][citation needed]
Her qualities
Juwayriya was described as being very beautiful and refined:
She was brought up in the lap of luxury, and had all the refinements and graces of a princess. Intelligent and wise, she mastered language and literary style. This was an accomplishment much prized by contemporary Arabs.[7]
All who saw [Juwayriya] were stunned by her exceptional beauty. Brought up as she had been in one of the foremost families of the time, she was not only beautiful but graceful, elegant, and eloquent.[8]
When Muhammad's wife 'Aisha first saw her it is said she exclaimed that Juwayriyah was "as beautiful as a fairy".[9]
References
^أبو لبابة الطاهر حسين، محاضرات في الحديث التحليلي، ص46 15 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
^Alfred Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah, p. 490-493.
^Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar, Great Woman of Islam, p.108-109.
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Juwayriya bint al Harith Arabic جويرية بنت الحارث romanized Juwayriya bint al Ḥarith c 608 676 was a wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad and so considered to be a Mother of the Believers Juwayriyya bint al HarithMother of the Believersجویریة بنت الحارثBornBarrah bint al Harith 1 ب ر ة بنت الحارثc 608 CEYathrib Hejaz Arabia present day Saudi Arabia DiedRabiʽ al Awwal 56 AH c April 676 CEMedina Hejaz Umayyad caliphate present day Saudi Arabia Resting placeJannat al Baqi MedinaKnown forWife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Mother of the BelieversSpousesMustafa ibn Safwan died 627 killed in the battle against Muslims Muhammad m 627 628 died 632 ParentAl Harith ibn Abi Dirar father FamilyBanu Mustaliq by birth Ahl al Bayt by marriage Contents 1 Family background 2 Conflict between Muslims and Banu Mustaliq 3 Marriage to Muhammad 4 Death and burial 5 Her qualities 6 ReferencesFamily background EditShe was the daughter of al Harith ibn Abi Dirar the chief of Banu Mustaliq who was defeated with his tribe in a battle Conflict between Muslims and Banu Mustaliq EditMain article Invasion of Banu Mustaliq Two months after Muḥammad returned from the Expedition of Dhu Qarad he began to hear rumours that the Banu al Muṣṭaliq were preparing to attack him so he sent a spy Buraydah ibn Al Ḥasib Al Aslami to confirm this The Banu al Muṣṭaliq also believed that Muḥammad was preparing to attack them So they in turn sent a spy reconnoiter to explore the positions of the Muslims but he was captured and killed by them citation needed The two armies were stationed at a well called Al Muraysi near the sea a short distance from Mecca They fought with bows and arrows for an hour and then the Muslims advanced rapidly they surrounded the al Muṣṭaliq and took the entire tribe as prisoners with their families herds and flock The battle ended in full victory for the Muslims Two hundred families were taken as captives two hundred camels five thousand sheep goats as well as a huge quantity of household goods which were captured as booty The household goods were sold in an auction to the highest bidder citation needed The Mustaliq lost a total of ten men Only one Muslim was killed by mistake by a Helper Juwayriyah bint al Ḥarith daughter of the Banu al Muṣṭaliq chief was one of the captives citation needed Marriage to Muhammad EditAfter minimal casualties the Muslim forces were victorious Among the many captives was Juwayriya whose husband Mustafa bin Safwan had been killed in the battle She initially fell among Muhammad s companion Thabit ibn Qays ibn Al Shammas Troubled by this Juwayriya sought a deed of redemption from Muhammad Muhammad proposed to marry her and as a result freed her from the bondage of Thabit ibn Qais and consequently ameliorated the condition of her captured tribe 2 This incident was described in more detail At the first opportunity after her capture she went to the Prophet and pleaded her case with him She told him that she was the daughter of a chieftain and used to command and because of her unfortunate circumstance she found herself in this helpless position From a throne made of gold she had fallen into dust How could she possibly live the life as a slave She pleaded with the Prophet to take notice of the pitiful and desperate condition in which she found herself The Prophet was moved by her sorrowful plea and asked her if she would like to live as a free woman and be part of his household if he paid her ransom She had never in her dreams expected this offer Moved deeply by this unexpected elevation in her status she exclaimed she would be more than happy to accept 3 Some time later her father and all the men of her tribe who had been freed also accepted Islam as their religion citation needed Consequently she was married to Muhammad the Islamic prophet when he was 58 years old and she was 20 4 thus placing the marriage in 627 628 5 She was married to the prophet for four years And died after himDeath and burial EditShe died at the age of sixty five in the 50th year after migration and was buried with the other wives of Muhammad in Jannatul Baqi 6 citation needed Her qualities EditJuwayriya was described as being very beautiful and refined She was brought up in the lap of luxury and had all the refinements and graces of a princess Intelligent and wise she mastered language and literary style This was an accomplishment much prized by contemporary Arabs 7 All who saw Juwayriya were stunned by her exceptional beauty Brought up as she had been in one of the foremost families of the time she was not only beautiful but graceful elegant and eloquent 8 When Muhammad s wife Aisha first saw her it is said she exclaimed that Juwayriyah was as beautiful as a fairy 9 References Edit أبو لبابة الطاهر حسين محاضرات في الحديث التحليلي ص46 Archived 15 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine Alfred Guillaume The Life of Muhammad A Translation of Ibn Ishaq s Sirat Rasul Allah p 490 493 Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar Great Woman of Islam p 108 109 Juwayriyya bint al Harith Juwayriyya bint al Harith The Oxford Dictionary of Islam Ghadanfar p 110 Ghadanfar p 107 Ghadanfar p 108 Ghadanfar p 109 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juwayriya bint al Harith amp oldid 1130397766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
