Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
It also mentions that people called her a "sister of Aaron (Harun)" [8] Her mother, mentioned in the Quran only as the wife of Imran, prayed for a child and eventually conceived. [9] According to al-Tabari, Mary's mother was named Hannah (Arabic: حنة), and Imran (Arabic: عمران), her husband, died before the child was born. [10]
[29] Muhammad's wives play a prominent role in Islam and Muslim practices; "their reception of specific divine guidances, occasioned by their proximity to Muhammad, endows them with special dignity." [7] They form the basis for the status of women in Islam and are thus important for gender debates and study.
The Book of Fatimah (Arabic: مُصْحَف فَاطِمَة, romanized: Muṣḥaf Fāṭimah) is, according to Shia tradition, attributed to Fatimah, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Fatimah occupies a similar position in Shiaism that Mary , mother of Jesus , occupies in Christianity . [ 1 ]
Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb al-Sa'diyya (Arabic: حليمة بنت أبي ذؤيب السعدية) was the foster-mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Halimah and her husband were from the tribe of Sa'd b. Bakr, a subdivision of Hawazin (a large North Arabian tribe or group of tribes). [1]
Mother, however, has been given priority over father in terms of receiving respect and service from children. The high status of mother in Islam is best exemplified by the saying of Muhammad that "paradise is at the feet of your mothers". Similarly, importance has also been attached to the rights of relatives.
Women hold an honored and significant role in Islam, both spiritually and socially. Islam emphasizes the equality of men and women in their relationship with God. The Qur'an clearly states, "Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women... for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward" (Qur'an 33:35 ...
In Islamic culture, the roles played by men and women are equally important. Gender roles viewed from an Islamic perspective are based on the Qur'an and emphasize the dynamic structure of the family. [17] As in any socio-cultural group, gender roles vary depending on the conservative or liberal nature of the specific group.
Khadija's mother, Fatima bint Za'idah, who died in 575, [2] was a member of the Amir ibn Luayy clan of the Quraysh [3] and a third cousin of Muhammad's mother, Amina. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Khadija's father, Khuwaylid ibn Asad , was a merchant [ 6 ] and leader.