The Mothers of the Believers, New,
*[A5] Hardback with dustjacket - 264 pages,
by Imam al-Tabari [d.694h],
**Published by Darul Ishaat, Pakistan.




Description :


English rendering of a classical work on the lives of the virtuous wives of the Beloved Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Also found in this book is the rights and dues afforded to the Mothers of the Believers, their rank, the homelife of the Noble Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the Wisdom in his marrying multiple women, and the ruling of hijab.


Mention is also made of other women related to the Noble Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, such as his daughters, grand-daughters etc.




The author : He is Imam Hafiz Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, Shaykh of Hijaz. He was known as 'Muhibuddin' and his kunyah was Abu Ja'far or Abu 'Abbas. He was born in Makkah, however his ancestral land was Tabaristan, and therefore, his ascription was both Tabari and Makki. He followed the Shafi'i school.


Born in 615 AH, he studied and grew up in Makkah to become a great and commanding scholar. He has many valuable books to his name. He raised aloft the standard of learning till his death in 694 AH. He died and was buried in Makkah.







Table of Contents :


---The Author : Imam al-Tabari,

---The sequence of the virtuous Wives of the Prophet, ﷺ,
---Order of marriages,
---The houses of the Mothers of the Believers,
---What happened to these houses,
---Ownership of those houses,
---The shiah blame Aisha, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---The facts,
---Ranks of the Mothers of the Believers,

---[1]. Rights and dues of the Mothers of the Believers,
------Rights due from the Prophet, ﷺ,
------Obligations on the Ummah,
------Forbidden to marry disbelieving women,
------The privilege of respect,
------Forbidden to marry Mothers of the Believers,
------Rights and duties of the Prophet, ﷺ, wives,
------The background of the verse,
------Looking at a Mother of the Believers who has the veil,

---[2]. How many Wives was the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, permitted to take,

---[3]. Illuminating examples from the life of Allah's Messenger, ﷺ,
--------The geneology of the virtuous wives of the Prophet, ﷺ, and their dowers,
--------More than one Wife in the eyes of the shari'ah,
--------Multiple wives of the Prophet, ﷺ,
--------Muhammad Abduh's reasoning,
--------Sabuni's reasoning,
--------a. Academic wisdom,
--------b. Shariah based or legal wisdom,
--------c. Social wisdom,
--------d. Political wisdom,
--------First example,
--------Second example.
--------The Mothers of the Believers,
---------Conclusion,

---[4]. Sayyidah Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[5]. Sayyidah Aisha, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[6]. Sayyidah Hafsah, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[7]. Sayyidah Umm Salamah, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[8]. Sayyidah Umm Habibah, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[9]. Sayyidah Sawdah, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[10]. Sayyidah Zaynab bint Jahsh, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[11]. Sayyidah Zaynab bint Khuzaymah, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[12]. Sayyidah Maymunah bint Harith, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[13]. Sayyidah Safiyah bint Huyyay ibn Akhtab, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
---------Her life and virtues,

---[14]. Wives of the Prophet, ﷺ, with whom he did not have an intimate relationship,

---[15].  The women to whom Allah's Messenger, ﷺ, proposed marriage,

---[16]. About the Prophet, ﷺ, female slaves, daughters, and granddaughters, and near relatives of some of the Mothers of the Believers,

---[17]. The Prophet's, ﷺ, Daughters,
----------Sayyidah Fatimah, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
----------Sayyidah Zaynab, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
----------Sayyidah Ruqayyah, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
----------Sayyidah Umm Kulthum, radi Allahu ta'ala anha,
--------The Prophet's, ﷺ, Granddaughters,

---[18]. The verse of the Qur'an that speak about the Prophet's, ﷺ, Wives,

---[19]. Women who were associated with the Wives of the Prophet, ﷺ,



Appendix :
---Glossary,
---Index of Names,
---Index of subjects.








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*Dimensions : 22.5 x 15cm.