Nusaybah Research Paper

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Nusaybah bint Ka’ab was from the very well know Banu Najjar tribe, in the city of Medina. Nusaybah was the sister of Abdullah bin K'ab, and the mother of her sons Abdullah and Habib ibn Zayd al-Ansari. Nusaybah was one of the early converts to Islam and took part in every treaty as well as participated in several of the wars.
In the beginning of the Battle of Uhud, Nusaybah was getting water for the injured and tending to their wounds just like a lot of the women were doing at that time. Later on she went to see how the Prophet (PBUH) was doing, she saw the Muslims had the upper hand,and they did until they disobeyed the Prophet. In the Quran it says “Behold! You were climbing up the high ground, without even casting a side glance at anyone, and the Messenger in your rear was calling you back…”.Seeing how the Prophet was left unprotected, Nusaybah took it upon herself to do her best to ensure his safety.She used herself as a human shield protecting the Prophet from wounds that could have been fatal. The Prophet (PBUH) noticed she didn't have a shield and called to one of the retreating men and said “Give your shield to …show more content…

It was narrated by Ikrimah, that Nusaybah went to the Prophet, and said, "I see that everything goes to men, and I do not see anything mentioned for women.” Soon after that the aya was revealed that says "For Muslim men and Muslim women, for believing men and believing women, for devout men and devout women, for truthful men and truthful women, for patient men and patient women, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give sadaqah, for fasting men and fasting women, for men who guard their private parts and women who guard, and for men who remember Allah much and women who remember, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward." [Surah Ahzab, 33:

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