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and strengthen us when we meet in times of war.”
At the end of the Mosque they erected another roofed area. It was to become the home
of those who embraced Islam but had neither family nor a home of their own.
Upon the completion of the Mosque, the Prophet's home, consisting of two very simple
rooms was built onto the side of the Mosque. One for Lady Sawdah and the other for
Lady Ayesha.
Now that the Mosque and the Prophet's home were ready, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) sent Zayd and Abu Rafi with two camels and five hundred dirhams to Mecca
to bring his daughters and Lady Sawdah to their new home in Medina. Abu Bakr also
sent word to his son Abdullah that the time was right for them to migrate to Yathrib with
his mother and sisters, Lady Ayesha and Asma.
However, two of the Prophet's daughters were unable to return with Zayd and Abu Rafi’.
One was Lady Rukiyah whose husband, Othman, was still in Abyssinia, and the other
was Lady Zaynab whose husband refused to permit her to migrate, and so Zayd and
Abu Rafi' returned with Ladies Fatima, Umm Kulthum, and Sawdah.
At the end of the Mosque they erected another roofed area. It was to become the home
of those who embraced Islam but had neither family nor a home of their own.
Upon the completion of the Mosque, the Prophet's home, consisting of two very simple
rooms was built onto the side of the Mosque. One for Lady Sawdah and the other for
Lady Ayesha.
Now that the Mosque and the Prophet's home were ready, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) sent Zayd and Abu Rafi with two camels and five hundred dirhams to Mecca
to bring his daughters and Lady Sawdah to their new home in Medina. Abu Bakr also
sent word to his son Abdullah that the time was right for them to migrate to Yathrib with
his mother and sisters, Lady Ayesha and Asma.
However, two of the Prophet's daughters were unable to return with Zayd and Abu Rafi’.
One was Lady Rukiyah whose husband, Othman, was still in Abyssinia, and the other
was Lady Zaynab whose husband refused to permit her to migrate, and so Zayd and
Abu Rafi' returned with Ladies Fatima, Umm Kulthum, and Sawdah.