Sumayah (RA) first martyr. Safiyah (RA) fought with a spear. Umm Umarah (RA) defended the Prophet (SAW). Aisha (RA) carried the wounded. Men and women are equal in reward, punishment, human rights, and responsibility.
Rutba Banday
Islam, the religion of FAITH, STRENGTH, and PROSPERITY, never limited women to just mere households. While the youth have been brainwashed into believing that Islam has confined and ordered women to remain within the four walls of the household, now is when we need to ponder and dig for what the truth is! Many of us are unaware of the great history of fearless Sahabiyat who, along with the Prophet (SAW) and many other great companions, took part in battles and contributed to the victory of Islam.
Let’s dive into the stories of some:
1) Sumayah (RA): The First Martyr In Islam
Sumayah (RA), the mother of Ammar in Yasir, was the first martyr of Islam. Abu Jahl mercilessly killed her in the scorching heat of the desert with a spear, yet she remained steadfast in her faith until her death. She hugged the death descended from heaven by Allah, but refused to bow down in front of the Kafireen.
2) Safiyah Bint Abdul Muttalib
She was the paternal aunt of the Prophet. She fought with a spear in the Battle of Uhud and also in the Battle of Al-Khandaq (the Trench). While the men left to fight their enemies, she protected the fortress where the women were kept by the Prophet (SAW) and personally killed an enemy who attempted to infiltrate.
3) Umm Umarah (Naseebah Bint Kaab RA)
She fought in the Battle of Uhud, defending the Prophet (SAW) from every possible side while she saw others leaving the battleground. The Prophet made dua for her and her family to have his companionship in Paradise. She later fought in another battle with Abu Bakr Siddiq (R.A.), the Battle of Yamamah, where she received eleven wounds and lost her hand.
4) Umm Sulaym (RA)
The wife of Abu Talhah was in the last stage of pregnancy when she fought in the Battle of Hunayn alongside the Prophet (SAW). She held a spear and told the Prophet (SAW) she intended to kill those who left him and ran from the battlefield.
5) Aisha (RA), Fatima (RA), and Umm Sulaym
They performed jihad in the way of Allah by providing the warriors on the battlefield with water, attending to the wounded, and carrying the bodies of the dead from the battleground.
6) The Battle of Yarmouk
The Battle of Yarmouk is one of the most famous battles in which Muslim women participated. They killed many Romans and encouraged the warriors to stand firm until Allah made them victorious. During this time, Asma bint Yazeed performed exceptionally well, killing nine Romans with her tent pole.
A woman wearing a veil
Is a sign of abuse
And lowering of gaze
Is quite antique
A woman with a niqab is less modern
Men with beards
Are outworn
Women wearing a jilbab
Is a sign of oppression
These are the new trends
Set by society
Whereas
Oppressing the poor
Is what they call democracy
And exploitation of women
Is the new movement
Blindfolded with filthy cultures
Is the new vogue
In this new era
Guarding your chastity
And the idea of self-restraint
It is no less than fighting a war.
Undoubtedly, Muslim women today may find these accounts a worthy example to follow as they seek to form their own modern Islamic character and identity. I conclude with the statement that fourteen hundred years ago, Islam definitively showed in the Quran and Sunnah that men and women were equal in terms of reward, punishment, human rights, and responsibility. We just need to look around for facts instead of believing in an odour of mendacity in the air.
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