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impassioned poem in honor of the lamented Koraysh chieftains and their fallen
tribesmen, which he knew would kindle the emotions of everyone in Mecca.
The Death of Lady Rukiyah, May Allah Be Pleased With Her
Although it was a time for great elation in Medina, it was also a time for great sorrow.
Shortly before the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) left for Badr, his daughter, Lady
Rukiyah, had been taken seriously ill. Her illness had been of such great concern to the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) that he instructed her husband Othman to stay at
her side and not to accompany them to Badr. Lady Rukiyah's illness proved terminal and
on the very day Zayd and Abdullah brought news of the glorious victory, Othman and
Osama buried her, may Allah be pleased with her.
One of the first things the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) did upon his return was
to visit her grave. Lady Fatima, the youngest daughter of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) was very upset by the loss of her sister and so the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) took her to visit her grave. As they approached the grave Lady Fatima could
not withhold her sorrow and many tears rolled down her cheek whereupon the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) comforted her and dried away her tears with his cloak.
tribesmen, which he knew would kindle the emotions of everyone in Mecca.
The Death of Lady Rukiyah, May Allah Be Pleased With Her
Although it was a time for great elation in Medina, it was also a time for great sorrow.
Shortly before the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) left for Badr, his daughter, Lady
Rukiyah, had been taken seriously ill. Her illness had been of such great concern to the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) that he instructed her husband Othman to stay at
her side and not to accompany them to Badr. Lady Rukiyah's illness proved terminal and
on the very day Zayd and Abdullah brought news of the glorious victory, Othman and
Osama buried her, may Allah be pleased with her.
One of the first things the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) did upon his return was
to visit her grave. Lady Fatima, the youngest daughter of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) was very upset by the loss of her sister and so the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) took her to visit her grave. As they approached the grave Lady Fatima could
not withhold her sorrow and many tears rolled down her cheek whereupon the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) comforted her and dried away her tears with his cloak.