Zunairah al-Rumiya
| Zunairah al-Rumiya | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Middle East, originally from Europe |
| Occupation | Sahabah |
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Zunairah al-Rumiya (Arabic: زنيرة الرومية, Zaneerah the Roman) (other transliterations include Zaneera, Zannirah, Zanira or in some sources Zinnirah) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was among the slaves freed by Abu Bakr.
Biography
Zunairah was a concubine of the Banu Makhzum[1] and a slave of Umar ibn al-Khattab.
She was amongst the first to embrace Islam in Mecca.[2] After her conversion, she was asked to renounce her new religion but remained steadfast.[3] When Abu Jahl knew of her conversion, he beat her.[1]
Abu Bakr bought and freed her, along with her companion in slavery Lubaynah.[4]
After being manumitted, Zunairah lost her eyesight. The Quraysh claimed, "Al-lāt and Al-‘Uzzá are the ones that have taken away her sight."[5][6] But she replied, "No, by the house of Allah, you are lying. Al-Lat and Al-Uzza can neither harm nor heal and they have not afflicted me. This is from Allah."[6][7]
Later she recovered her eyesight, a healing that the Muslims attributed to Allah.[6][7] However, the Quraysh then said, "This is some of Muhammad's magic."[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.reviewofreligions.org/4203/the-life-character-of-the-seal-of-the-prophetssaw-part-9, .
- ↑ Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 180. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ↑ http://www.alim.org/library/biography/khalifa/content/KAB/2/1,
- ↑ Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 180.
- ↑ Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad, p. 144. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 181.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 144.
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