
Khawlah bint Thalabah (ra) [Part 1]
Khawlah bint Thalabah (ra) is one of the companions about whom verses were revealed in Surah Al- Mujadilah

Khawlah bint Thalabah (ra) is one of the companions about whom verses were revealed in Surah Al- Mujadilah

Jibreel (as) once came to the Prophet (sa) and said: “O Allah’s Messenger! This is Khadijah (rta), coming to you with a dish having meat soup (or some food or drink). When she reaches you, greet her on behalf of her Lord, and on my behalf, and give her the glad tidings of having a palace made of Qasab in Paradise, wherein there will be neither any noise nor any toil.” (Bukhari)

It is said that Jameelah, Umm Saad (ra), recited the Qur’an beautifully. Knowing how to recite the Qur’an, she was not content with mere recitation. She went a step further, and memorised it.

“Verily! Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah). But when Allah wills a people’s punishment, there can be no turning back of it, and they will find besides Him no protector.” (Al-Ra’d 13:11)

Umm Saad (ra) was one of the few honoured women like Mariam (as), Asiya (as), Aisha (ra) and Khawlah (ra) about whom verses were revealed.

Hind bint Utbah was the daughter of Utbah ibn Rabiah and Saffiyah bint Umayyah. She was the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (ra) and the mother of Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan (ra). She was a woman of eloquence, zeal, determination, and self-confidence.

Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan discusses his favourite Dua in the Quran. “It’s an intelligent Dua that we should find coolness of the eyes not only in our immediate family, but the future generations should be among the righteous too.”

Hind (ra) spent the rest of the days of her life in fasting and worship, until eventually she met her Lord (swt).

She was the sister of Abdullah ibn Amr (ra) who was the father of the famous hadith narrator Jabir ibn Abdullah (ra). Her husband Amr ibn Jamuh (ra) was the leader of Yathrib (old name of Madina) and was from the nobles of the Ansar (the helpers of Madina).

When the Prophet (sa) migrated to Madina, Hawa (ra) attended his gatherings, learnt the religion and taught it to her son Thabith ibn Qais. She strove hard in religion and attained the status of being a hadith narrator. This is how Allah (swt) honours those who are willing to remain steadfast in their trials, and give precedence to religion over anything in the world.