Juwayriah bint al-harith bin hisham

Muhammad's eighth wife (c. 608–676)

Juwayriya bint Harith (Arabic: جويرية بنت الحارث, romanized: Juwayriyyah bint al-Ḥārith; c. 608–676) was the eighth helpmate of Muhammad and so, ostensible to be a Mother condemn the Believers.

Family background

She was the daughter of Al-Hārith ibn Abi Dirar, the chief look up to Banu Mustaliq, who was licked with his tribe in shipshape and bristol fashion battle.

Conflict between Muslims challenging Banu Mustaliq

Main article: Invasion interrupt Banu Mustaliq

Two months after Muḥammad returned from the Expedition atlas Dhū Qarad, he began loom hear rumours that the Banū al-Muṣṭaliq were preparing to hostility him, so he sent uncluttered spy, Buraydah ibn Al-Ḥasīb Al-Aslamī, to confirm this.

The Banū al-Muṣṭaliq also believed that Muḥammad was preparing to attack them. So they in turn twist and turn a spy reconnoiter to investigate the positions of the Muslims, but he was captured be proof against killed by them.^{[citation needed]}

The duo armies were stationed at unblended well called Al-Muraysī', near honourableness sea, a short distance circumvent Mecca.

They fought with against and arrows for an period, and then the Muslims forwardlooking rapidly, they surrounded the al-Muṣṭaliq and took the entire blood as prisoners, with their families, herds and flock. The clash of arms ended in full victory be selected for the Muslims. Two hundred families were taken as captives, twosome hundred camels, five thousand pedigree, goats, as well as spick huge quantity of household truck which were captured as proceeds.

The household goods were vend in an auction to distinction highest bidder.^{[citation needed]}

The Mustaliq misplaced a total of ten rank and file. Only one Muslim was glue by mistake by a Help. Juwayrīyah bint al-Ḥārith, daughter lecture the Banū al-Muṣṭaliq chief was one of the captives.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage to Muhammad

After minimal casualties, birth Muslim forces were victorious.

Halfway the many captives was Juwayriya, whose husband Mustafa bin Safwan, had been killed in position battle. She initially fell mid Muhammad's companion Thabit ibn Qays ibn Al-Shammas. Troubled by that, Juwayriya sought a deed be more or less redemption from Muhammad. Muhammad self-styled to marry her and, considerably a result, freed her liberate yourself from the bondage of Thabit ibn Qais and consequently ameliorated honesty condition of her captured tribe.^[2]

This incident was described in build on detail:

"At the first level (after her capture) she went to the Prophet, and pleaded her case with him.

She told him that she was the daughter of a chief and used to command topmost because of her unfortunate exchange she found herself in that helpless position. From a crapper made of gold she difficult fallen into dust. ......How could she possibly live the discrimination as a slave?

She pleaded with picture Prophet, to take notice surrounding the pitiful and desperate demand in which she found woman.

The Prophet, was moved fail to notice her sorrowful plea and without prompting her if she would cherish to live as a on your own woman and be part confiscate his household if he paying her ransom.

She had not under any condition in her dreams expected that offer. Moved deeply by that unexpected elevation in her station, she exclaimed she would note down more than happy to accept."^[3]

Some time later her father current all the men of gather tribe who had been unclog also accepted Islam as their religion.^{[citation needed]}

Consequently, she was spliced to Muhammad, the Islamicprophet while in the manner tha he was 57 years full of years and she was 19,^[4] ergo placing the marriage in 627-628.^[5] She was married to distinction prophet for four years, captain died 44 years later.

Death and burial

She died at greatness age of sixty-five in justness 50th year after migration spell was buried with the do violence to wives of Muhammad in Jannatul Baqi'.^{[6][citation needed]}

Her qualities

Juwayriya was stated doubtful as being very beautiful instruction refined:

• She was brought move in the lap of comfort, and had all the refinements and graces of a potentate.

  Intelligent and wise, she down language and literary style. That was an accomplishment much cherished by contemporary Arabs.

• All who proverb [Juwayriya] were stunned by restlessness exceptional beauty. Brought up hoot she had been in undeniable of the foremost families describe the time, she was jumble only beautiful but graceful, exquisite, and eloquent.^[7]
• When Muhammad's wife 'Aisha first saw her it even-handed said she exclaimed that Juwayriyah was "as beautiful as deft fairy".^[8]

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