Her name was Hind and because she had a son named Salama
hence she was called Umme Salama. She was the daughter of Abu Umayyah ibn
al-Mughira al-Makhzumi and Atika bint Aamir. The Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) had
married her after the demise of Hazrat Khadija (s.a.). She had distinguish and
worthy qualities. She was among the first believers who accepted Islam and who
had double migrations; one to Abyssinia and other to Madinah. The Qur’anic Ayah of Purity (33:33) in honor of the “Panjetan” was
revealed at her house! She was famous for her kindness, affection and
loyalty. The scholars had called her the great, the learned, and the visionary
lady who had helped her husband solve the problems of Muslims. Her first
husband was her cousin Abu Salamah with whom she had four children; Salama, Omro,
Zainab, and Darrah. Her husband was martyred in the Battle of Uhad. Because she
possessed qualities of beauty and perfect morals, hence many well-known
personalities offered to marry her, but she married the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.) for a little dowry. She was
able to find an imminent place in his (s.a.w.a.s.)’s heart after the demise of the
First Mother of the Faithful, Sayyidah Khadija (s.a.).
She was a pious and learned woman even during the period
of Jahiliya (Ignorance) possessing eloquence and rhetoric. She was devoted to
her husband and was ready to do anything to remove grief and sorrow from his
heart. Therefore, she accompanied him to many battles.
Once, she told the
Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.): “O Messenger of Allah! Men struggle and participate
in the battles, but women don’t, and they cannot be martyred. It is a great
blessing that we are losing.”
The Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.) explained to her the other substitute for women and said: “The woman’s
struggle is in her relations to her husband.”
Ayah 32 of Surah
al-Nisa was revealed: “And don’t covet that by which Allah have made some of
you excel others; men shall have the benefit of what they earn and women shall
have the benefit of what they earn; and ask Allah of His Grace; surely Allah
knows all things.” Also Surah al-Ahzab Ayah 35 was revealed.
After conversion to Islam, she struggled to attain
eminent morals with the passing of each day and added to her knowledge and
faith in the company of her sacred husband. She made continuous efforts to
obtain his satisfaction; hence she molded her likes and dislikes to that of her
husband. She used to be ready to listen to the Divine Commandments from her
husband and she would leave any work she was doing. Hence she had narrated 378 or 518 Traditions from the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.). Because of her
sincerity, the AhlulBayt trusted her with the custody of “sacred documents”.
One day the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) asked Imam Ali (a.s.) to write a
document on the leather and secretly gave it to her with the instruction that
after him someone will come to retrieve it from her after showing some signs.
After 24 years of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.)’s demise no one claimed it
except Imam Ali (a.s.)
Imam Ali (a.s.) and Sayyidah Fatima Zahra (s.a.)’ wedding
was arranged in her chambers. As a grandmother, she took care of their children
with love and respect.
Post Prophetic
period:
After the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.)’s demise, she was
staying with Sayyidah Zahra (s.a.) and witnessed every event. She believed in
the Imamate of Imam Ali (a.s.). She also went with Sayydah Zahra as a witness
to claim the gift of Fidak given to her by the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.). At
the Battle of Camel she sent her son
Omro to Imam Ali to represent her and fight his opponents. Later, Imam Ali
(a.s.) appointed him as the governor of Bahrain. Imam Ali (a.s.) called Omro back
to help him to face Muawiya in the Battle of Siffin. Imam Ali (a.s.) gave the” sacred trusts of
Imamate” to Hazrat Umme Salama before proceeding to Kufa. She wrote a strongly worded letter to Muawiya against cursing Imam Ali
(a.s.) from the mosques saying as if he was cursing Allah and the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.)!
The Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) had informed her about the tragedy of Karbala and the
martyrdom of his beloved grandson, Imam Hussayn (a.s.), in advance. He entrusted
her with a glass containing the soil of Karbala and said: “Whenever you see that the soil in the glass changes to blood know
that my grandson, Hussayn, has been martyred.”
On the 10th of Muharram, 61 A.H., she had a
dream and saw that the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) filled with sorrow wearing dusty clothes and said: “I am coming from
Karbala and my grandson Hussayn has been martyred” She woke up from the dream
and saw the soil had turned to blood” She knew that Imam Hussayn has been martyred.
She started mourning and crying.
Finally, this distinguished and great lady, at the age of
84, passed away in the year 62 A.H. and buried in Jannat-ul-Baqi.
Sources used:
HAZRAT UMME SALMA By:
Sayyid Irtiza Abbas Naqvi
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