Ruqayya bint Muhammad (Arabic: رقية بنت محمد, romanized: Ruqayya bint Muḥammad; c. 601–March 624) was the second eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadija. She married the third caliph Uthman and the couple had a son Abd Allah. In 624, Ruqayya died from an illness.
Born in Mecca around 601 or 602 CE, Ruqayya was the 3rd child and the second daughter of Muhammad and Khadija, his first wife, who was also a successful merchant.[1][2]
Marital lifeedit
Marriage with Utbahedit
She was married before August 610 to Utbah ibn Abi Lahab, but the marriage was never consummated.[3] Ruqayya became a Muslim when her mother did.[4][5] When Muhammad began to preach openly in 613, the Quraysh reminded Muhammad that they had "relieved him of his care for his daughters" and decided to return them so that he would have to support them at his own expense. They told Utbah that they would give him "the daughter of Aban ibn Sa'id ibn Al-As or the daughter of Sa'id ibn Al-As" if he divorced Ruqayya.[3] After Muhammad warned Abū Lahab that he would go to Hell, Abu Lahab said he would never speak to his son again unless he divorced Ruqayya, which Utbah accordingly did.[6][7]
Marriage with Uthmanedit
By 615 Ruqayya was married to a prominent Muslim, Uthman ibn Affan. She accompanied him on the first Migration to Abyssinia,[8][9][10] where she suffered a miscarriage. They returned to Abyssinia in 616,[11][9][10] and there Ruqayya gave birth to a son, Abdullah in 619. Abd Allah died when he was six years old in Medina. She had no further children.[9][10]
Uthman and Ruqayya were among those who returned to Mecca in 619.[12] Uthman emigrated to Medina in 622, and Ruqayya followed him later.[9][10]
When Usama ibn Zayd was sent on an errand to their house, he found himself staring at her and at Uthman in turns. Muhammad asked Usama, "Have you ever seen a more handsome couple than those two?" and he agreed that he had not.[13]
Deathedit
Ruqayya fell ill in March 624. Uthman was excused from his military duties in order to nurse her. She died later in the month, on the day when Zayd ibn Haritha returned to Medina with news of their victory at the Battle of Badr - 17th Ramadan.[14][15][10] When Muhammad returned to Medina after the battle, the family went to grieve at her grave.
^Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk. Translated by Landau-Tasseron, E. (1998). Volume 39: Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors, pp. 161-162. Albany: State University of New York Press.
^Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waqidi. Kitab al-Maghazi. Translated by Faizer, R., Ismail, A., & Tayob, A. K. (2011). The Life of Muhammad, p. 51. Oxford & New York: Routledge.
January 01, 1970
ruqayya, bint, muhammad, arabic, رقية, بنت, محمد, romanized, ruqayya, bint, muḥammad, march, second, eldest, daughter, islamic, prophet, muhammad, khadija, married, third, caliph, uthman, couple, allah, ruqayya, died, from, illness, رقية, بنت, محمدbornc, mecca. Ruqayya bint Muhammad Arabic رقية بنت محمد romanized Ruqayya bint Muḥammad c 601 March 624 was the second eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadija She married the third caliph Uthman and the couple had a son Abd Allah In 624 Ruqayya died from an illness Ruqayya bint Muhammadرقية بنت محمدBornc 601 21 BH Mecca Hejaz ArabiaDiedMarch 624 aged 23 17th Ramadan 2 AH Medina Hejaz ArabiaResting placeJannat al Baqi Medina Hejaz Arabia present day Saudi Arabia SpouseUthmanChildrenAbd AllahParentsMuhammad father Khadija bint Khuwaylid mother RelativesList Qasim full brother Zainab full sister Umm Kulthum full sister Abd Allah full brother Fatimah full sister Ibrahim half brother Ali brother in law amp second cousin Abu al As brother in law amp maternal cousin FamilyHouse of Muhammad Contents 1 Early life 2 Marital life 2 1 Marriage with Utbah 2 2 Marriage with Uthman 3 Death 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editBorn in Mecca around 601 or 602 CE Ruqayya was the 3rd child and the second daughter of Muhammad and Khadija his first wife who was also a successful merchant 1 2 Marital life editMarriage with Utbah edit She was married before August 610 to Utbah ibn Abi Lahab but the marriage was never consummated 3 Ruqayya became a Muslim when her mother did 4 5 When Muhammad began to preach openly in 613 the Quraysh reminded Muhammad that they had relieved him of his care for his daughters and decided to return them so that he would have to support them at his own expense They told Utbah that they would give him the daughter of Aban ibn Sa id ibn Al As or the daughter of Sa id ibn Al As if he divorced Ruqayya 3 After Muhammad warned Abu Lahab that he would go to Hell Abu Lahab said he would never speak to his son again unless he divorced Ruqayya which Utbah accordingly did 6 7 Marriage with Uthman edit By 615 Ruqayya was married to a prominent Muslim Uthman ibn Affan She accompanied him on the first Migration to Abyssinia 8 9 10 where she suffered a miscarriage They returned to Abyssinia in 616 11 9 10 and there Ruqayya gave birth to a son Abdullah in 619 Abd Allah died when he was six years old in Medina She had no further children 9 10 Uthman and Ruqayya were among those who returned to Mecca in 619 12 Uthman emigrated to Medina in 622 and Ruqayya followed him later 9 10 When Usama ibn Zayd was sent on an errand to their house he found himself staring at her and at Uthman in turns Muhammad asked Usama Have you ever seen a more handsome couple than those two and he agreed that he had not 13 Death editRuqayya fell ill in March 624 Uthman was excused from his military duties in order to nurse her She died later in the month on the day when Zayd ibn Haritha returned to Medina with news of their victory at the Battle of Badr 17th Ramadan 14 15 10 When Muhammad returned to Medina after the battle the family went to grieve at her grave See also editMuhammad s children Fatimah Zainab bint Muhammad Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad Companions of the Prophet KhadijahReferences edit Muhammad ibn Ishaq Sirat Rasul Allah Translated by Guillaume A 1955 The Life of Muhammad p 83 Oxford Oxford University Press Muhammad ibn Saad Kitab al Tabaqat al Kabir vol 8 Translated by Bewley A 1995 The Women of Madina p 10 London Ta Ha Publishers a b Ibn Ishaq Guillaume p 314 Ibn Saad Bewley vol 8 pp 24 25 Muhammad ibn Jarir al Tabari Tarikh al Rusul wa l Muluk Translated by Landau Tasseron E 1998 Volume 39 Biographies of the Prophet s Companions and Their Successors pp 161 162 Albany State University of New York Press Ibn Saad Bewley pp 24 25 Tabari Landau Tasseron pp 161 162 Ibn Ishaq Guillaume pp 146 314 a b c d Ibn Saad Bewley p 25 a b c d e Tabari Landau Tasseron p 162 Ibn Ishaq Guillaume p 146 Ibn Ishaq Guillaume p 168 Jalal al Din al Suyuti Tarikh al Khulafa Translated by Jarrett H S 1881 History of the Caliphs p 155 Calcutta The Asiatic Society Ibn Ishaq Guillaume p 328 Muhammad ibn Umar al Waqidi Kitab al Maghazi Translated by Faizer R Ismail A amp Tayob A K 2011 The Life of Muhammad p 51 Oxford amp New York Routledge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruqayya bint Muhammad amp oldid 1215974385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
