Al-Arbain : Ibn Asakir,
On the Memorable Qualities
of the Mothers of the Believers,
*Small Paperback : 178 pages,
by Abd ar-Rahman Ibn 'Asakir,
English transl. by Aisha Bewley.
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Description :
Collection Of Forty Hadiths on the Memorable Qualities of the Mothers of the Believers - by Abd ar-Rahman Ibn 'Asakir.
Beginning with biographical notes on the wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, Ibn 'Asakir, may Allah have mercy upon his soul, takes the reader through a remarkable collection of hadith describing the virtues of the 'Mothers of the Believers', an appellation invested on the wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, by the Qur'anic text itself.
Abd Ar-Rahman Ibn 'Asakir :
Born in a scholarly Damascene family in the 6th century (Hijri), Ibn 'Asakir became an accomplished jurist, hadith specialist, and a prolific author. His learning had a profound effect on him and he was noted for his asceticism, devotion and tearfulness.
Table of Contents :
---Publisher's Preface,
---Editor's Foreword.
---About the Author :
----Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Asakir,
------His Birth and Upbringing,
------His Children,
------The Beginning of his Quest for Knowledge,
------His Qualities,
------His Books,
------His Death and Funeral.
---Preface,
---Introduction,
----The Number of His Wives,
------[1]. Khadijah bint Khuwaylid,
------[2]. Sawdah bint Zam'ah,
------[3]. 'A'ishah bint Abi Bakr,
------[4]. Hafsah bint 'Umar,
------[5]. Umm Salamah,
------[6]. Juwayriyyah,
------[7]. Zaynab bint Jahsh,
------[8]. Zaynab bint Khuzaymah,
------[9]. Umm Habibah,
------[10]. Safiyyah,
------[11]. Maymunah.
---The Virtues of the Mothers of the Believers : Ummahat al-Mu'minin,
------Khadijah Umm Hind,
------'A'ishah as-Siddiqah,
------Hafsah bint 'Umar ibn al-Khattab,
------Umm Salamah Hind,
------Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith,
------Zaynab bint Jahsh,
------Safiyyah bint Huyayy,
------Maymunah bint al-Harith,
------The Excellence of Them All!
*Dimensions : 15.5 x 11 cm.