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Hashim was already married when in Yathrib he met a noble, influential lady named
Salma the daughter of Amr from the tribe of Najjar, a branch of Khazraj. Hashim
proposed to her and she accepted on condition that she remain in control of her own
affairs and that when she gave birth to a son, the boy would remain with her in Yathrib
until he reached the age of puberty. Hashim accepted her conditions and the two were
married.
It was a happy, successful arrangement and Hashim made frequent trips to Yathrib to
stay with Salma. On several occasions Hashim continued on from Yathrib to Syria,
however, on one such journey in the year 497 AC he was taken ill in the city of Gaza,
Palestine. His illness proved to be serious and he did not recover. Salma was pregnant
and later gave birth to a son whom she named Shayba. As Shayba grew up he loved to
listen to the heart-warming stories about his generous father, and it was through the
example of his father’s noble sense of fairness and peaceful character that Shayba
modeled his own life.
The Brothers of Hashim
Hashim had two blood brothers named Abdu Shams and Muttalib, and a half-brother
Salma the daughter of Amr from the tribe of Najjar, a branch of Khazraj. Hashim
proposed to her and she accepted on condition that she remain in control of her own
affairs and that when she gave birth to a son, the boy would remain with her in Yathrib
until he reached the age of puberty. Hashim accepted her conditions and the two were
married.
It was a happy, successful arrangement and Hashim made frequent trips to Yathrib to
stay with Salma. On several occasions Hashim continued on from Yathrib to Syria,
however, on one such journey in the year 497 AC he was taken ill in the city of Gaza,
Palestine. His illness proved to be serious and he did not recover. Salma was pregnant
and later gave birth to a son whom she named Shayba. As Shayba grew up he loved to
listen to the heart-warming stories about his generous father, and it was through the
example of his father’s noble sense of fairness and peaceful character that Shayba
modeled his own life.
The Brothers of Hashim
Hashim had two blood brothers named Abdu Shams and Muttalib, and a half-brother