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Introduction
Many authors since the beginning the Islamic era have recorded and
written about the important role established by the Companions of the
Prophet, peace be upon him, during the early period of Islamic history.
Also, many great men like the Companions, caliphs, and scholars that
lived both during and after the Prophet’s life contributed to the
establishment and spread of Islam through the efforts of Da’wah. However
the role that women contributed at the beginning of Islamic history has
often been overlooked or neglected and as a result recorded data has
been disproportionately unavailable, even though Islamic history is full
of stories and accounts of women and the significant role that they
played in Islam. This book attempts to fill a gap by enlightening the
reader a step further on the lives of these women as prodigies at the
time of the Prophet. Their legacy is that of courage, integrity, and
deep devotion to the message that the Blessed Prophet Muhammad brought
to mankind. Their influence was to have a profound impact not only on
their generation but subsequent generations.
The noble women around the Prophet
Muhammad, peace be upon him, did not confine themselves to the corners
of their homes nor occupy themselves with trivial matters. They were
like shinning stars in the galaxy of wonders of Islamic history. They
possessed zeal and the will to sacrifice their lives and all that they
were used to, such as family ties and familiar territories, purely for
the sake of obeying Allah’s command. We can hardly find again such
pioneering women throughout Islamic history with such exemplary
attributes as these first female adherents who followed and associated
with Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
Shouldn’t Muslim women feel proud of
Khadijah, who was the first person to embrace Islam? What about the
glory of Sumayah, who was the first martyr in Islam? What about Asma’,
young as she was frequently journeyed to the cave of Thawr while the
Messenger of Allah sought refuge there during his migration? Shouldn’t
Muslim women proudly remember Umm Imarah, who stood steadfast in the
Battle of Uhud when men fled in fear? What about the glory of ‘A’ishah,
who was among those who narrated the largest number of Prophetic
Hadiths? And at the Treaty of Hudaybiyah, it was the advice of a woman
which culminated in the peace among Muslim. What about the pride for
Muslim women in that?
