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She also remembered how, at the age of ten, she had seen both her father
and uncle journey from Medina to prove to themselves that the rumors
where unfounded. Both of them knew the characteristics of the expected
Prophet as well as the signs to look for as they were recorded in their
scriptures, and his expected arrival was a constant topic for discussion
amongst the Jews.
Upon their return Safiyah had been unable to comprehend their reaction
and even more so their state of depression. In the purity of her heart, she
had expected them either to return with the news that he either fulfilled or
did not fulfill the conditions in the scriptures, but they were silent and their
silence puzzled her.
Shortly before the Prophet had set out for Khybar. Huyay had married the
now seventeen year old Safiyah to Kinanah. To the onlooker it may have
appeared that the marriage was all a young girl could ever hope for on
account of Kinanah's wealth and standing. However, she was a reluctant
bride and far from happy.
and uncle journey from Medina to prove to themselves that the rumors
where unfounded. Both of them knew the characteristics of the expected
Prophet as well as the signs to look for as they were recorded in their
scriptures, and his expected arrival was a constant topic for discussion
amongst the Jews.
Upon their return Safiyah had been unable to comprehend their reaction
and even more so their state of depression. In the purity of her heart, she
had expected them either to return with the news that he either fulfilled or
did not fulfill the conditions in the scriptures, but they were silent and their
silence puzzled her.
Shortly before the Prophet had set out for Khybar. Huyay had married the
now seventeen year old Safiyah to Kinanah. To the onlooker it may have
appeared that the marriage was all a young girl could ever hope for on
account of Kinanah's wealth and standing. However, she was a reluctant
bride and far from happy.