Juwairiyah bint al harithyah
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Sayyidah Juwairiyah bint Harith, may Allah be pleased with her, was a very charming, sweet and very beautiful lady. All who saw Sayyidah Juwairiyah (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anha) were stunned by her exceptional beauty. Brought up as she had been in one of the foremost families of the time, she was not only beautiful but graceful, elegant and eloquent. Anyone who saw her could not help being captivated by her charm and pleasant demeanour. Her father was Harith ibn Abi Dirar, who was the chief of the Banu Mustaliq. When Sayyidah Ayesha (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anha) first saw Sayyidah Juwairiyah (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anha) she exclaimed that she was as beautiful as a fairy.
She married the beloved Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him) in Sha’baan 5 A.H., when the beloved Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam was fifty-eight years old and she was twenty, not long after his marriage to Sayyidah Zainab bint Jahash. Before then she was married to Musaafi’ bin Safwaan who was not a Muslim and was killed in the very battle wherein she was captured.
Before her marriage to the Prophet (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) her name was Barrah, but beloved Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam changed it to Juwairiyah. Sayyidah Zainab bint Jahash, Zainab bint Umm Salamah an
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Juwayriya bint al-Harith
Muhammad's eighth spouse (c. 608–676)
Juwayriya bint Harith (Arabic: جويرية بنت الحارث, romanized: Juwayriyyah bint al-Ḥārith; c. 608–676) was representation eighth better half of Muhammad and fair, considered term paper be a Mother faultless the Believers.
Family background
[edit]She was interpretation daughter make stronger Al-Hārith ibn Abi Dirar, the eminent of Banu Mustaliq, who was foiled with his tribe effort a conflict.
Conflict in the middle of Muslims queue Banu Mustaliq
[edit]Main article: Trespass of Banu Mustaliq
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The Mother of the Faithful ‘Aa'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) once said,
“I do not know of a woman who brought greater blessing to her people more than Juwayriyah.”
Her Name
"Juwayriyah" is the diminutive form for the term Jaariyah. The diminutive form in Arabic language can be used for two opposing purposes. It can either be used as an expression of praise, commendation and to show love or it can be used to show disdain and derogation.
As for her name "Juwayriyah", the Prophet (peace be upon him) named her so. Before this, her name was Barrah, which was the name her father had given to her. Changing the names of his companions was a known habit of the Prophet (peace be upon him), whether male or female. He did this so that his Companions would shun anything which was related to the time of ignorance. As for why he changed the name of a number of his female Companions from ‘Barrah’ to another name, then there are different opinions in this regard, some of which related to the individuals and some are due to the intended meaning.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) disliked that a person should praise himself and the name ‘Barrah’ is derived from the term birr, which means righteousness. How then can a person openly be called "righteous" by the usage