When we talk about the Messenger Muhammad, ﷺ
and the people around him, we hear a great deal about the male companions,
but there are certainly great and amazing woman in Islam throughout history.
In today's episode of Featured Five, we'll look at five women in Islam worthy of our attention.
First on our list of amazing woman in Islam is Maryam Bint Imran may Allah be pleased with her.
The greatest woman in all of history, established in the Quran and mentioned when the angels said,
Virgin Mary spent your life in worship.
She is the mother of Jesus (Alayhi salaam), miraculously giving birth to him whilst unmarried and chaste.
Accused of adultery amongst her people, Allah exonerated her when the Prophet Jesus (Alayhi salaam)
spoke in the cradle to defend his mother.
Such was her status with Allah and in Islam.
She's the only woman to have a chapter of the Quran
named after her, chapter 19, Surah Maryam.
Two – Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid, may Allah be pleased with her.
Khadija was a wealthy and prosperous businesswoman of Mecca.
Intelligent and wise, she proposed to and married The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ
after hearing of his honesty and upright character.
She was his first wife and was commonly regarded as the mother of the believers.
Khadija was very supportive of The Messenger of Allah
when his fears criticized and mocked him in the early days of Islam.
She was right by his side up until she passed away in the tenth year after the revelation.
Later to be known as "the year of sorrow".
She was guaranteed paradise when the angel Gabriel said to the Messenger,
The Prophet's lineage is carried on to this day
through Khadijah's marriage and their daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad.
Three – Fatimah bint Muhammad, may Allah be pleased with her.
Fatimah is the daughter of the Messenger from his first wife Khadijah.
She was known to be the biggest supporter of her father
and a great role model of piety and humility.
Aisha, the beloved wife of the Messenger of Allah once said,
When Fatimah would visit her father he stood up for her,
greeted her, kissed her, took her hand and brought her forward and made her sit in his place.
At number four on our list is the wife of Pharaoh
Asiyah Bint Muzahim, may Allah be pleased with her.
She and along with the previous three are the four greatest women in history.
In a famous narration Anas Ibn Malik reported that, The Messenger of Allah said,
Though she had the luxuries of life in her hands,
she remained firm in her belief in Allah, rejecting her husband's claims daily
and consequently suffering oppression at his hands.
Allah says in the Quran,
Asiyah was also the one who saved and raised the Prophet Moses, taking him under her care
when his biological mother placed him in a box and put him in the river out of fear of Pharaoh's men who wanted to kill him.
Last on our list is Aa'ishah Bint Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with her.
Aisha was the wife and the most beloved person to The Messenger of Allah.
When he was asked,
She was a scholar amongst the companions, having a great memory as well as
a critical understanding of Islamic jurisprudence.
She narrated some 2200 hadith, fourth on the list of hadith narrators,
only behind Anas Ibn Malik, Abdullah bin Umar and Abu Hurayrah,
may Allah be pleased with them all.
The Messenger of Allah was in her lap when he took his final breath and parted this world.
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