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had mercy upon the poor animal and released it but it followed him back to
Medina. When the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, passed away,
the donkey was so upset that it threw itself in to Abu Al Hashim's well and
died.
LADY SAFIYAH, DAUGHTER OF HUYAY
Safiyah was the daughter of Huyay from the Jewish tribe of Nadir. She was
quite unlike her father and since early childhood she had grown in piety and
become an upright young lady in search of the truth. During her childhood
she had heard stories about the coming of a new Prophet and learned that
the reason why her ancestors had settled in Yathrib, as it was then called,
was because the prophecies foretold he would appear in that vicinity and
each tribe hoped he would be from their own.
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Safiyah remembered well the days, when, she as a young girl, had heard
Medina. When the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, passed away,
the donkey was so upset that it threw itself in to Abu Al Hashim's well and
died.
LADY SAFIYAH, DAUGHTER OF HUYAY
Safiyah was the daughter of Huyay from the Jewish tribe of Nadir. She was
quite unlike her father and since early childhood she had grown in piety and
become an upright young lady in search of the truth. During her childhood
she had heard stories about the coming of a new Prophet and learned that
the reason why her ancestors had settled in Yathrib, as it was then called,
was because the prophecies foretold he would appear in that vicinity and
each tribe hoped he would be from their own.
10
Safiyah remembered well the days, when, she as a young girl, had heard