Nida
10-02-2003, 18:27
Khansali was a well known female poet at the time of Prophet Muhammad. It is unanimously admitted by the critics of the Arabic literature that no woman poet either before or after her time has excelled her in poetic genius.
She came to Medina with some men of her tribe and embraced Islam. During the regime of Caliph Omar, she went to the battle of Qadisia with her four sons.
On the eve of the battle she called her sons and said:
"My sons, I have borne you with pain and brought you up with difficulty. I have brought no dishonour to your family and no slur on your tribe. I have brought no indignity to your father's prestige and there is not the farthest suspicion to the sanctity of your mother's character. Now, therefore, listen to me. Remember the great merit of fighting for defending your Faith : remember the Quranic injunction of adopting patience in the midst of distress. Tomorrow morning. rise from your bed early hale and hearty and join the battle with fearless courage. Go into the midst of the thickest of the fight, encounter the boldest enemy and if necessary embrace martyrdom."
Next day the sons went to the battle and one by one they all fell in the fight. When the news came to the mother, she raised her hands towards heaven and said:
"Merciful Allah, I thank Thee for conferring on me the high honour of the mother of martyrs."
[Ref: Hikayat Sahabah (Zakaria)]
May Allah have mercy on us all, ameen.
regds-Nida
She came to Medina with some men of her tribe and embraced Islam. During the regime of Caliph Omar, she went to the battle of Qadisia with her four sons.
On the eve of the battle she called her sons and said:
"My sons, I have borne you with pain and brought you up with difficulty. I have brought no dishonour to your family and no slur on your tribe. I have brought no indignity to your father's prestige and there is not the farthest suspicion to the sanctity of your mother's character. Now, therefore, listen to me. Remember the great merit of fighting for defending your Faith : remember the Quranic injunction of adopting patience in the midst of distress. Tomorrow morning. rise from your bed early hale and hearty and join the battle with fearless courage. Go into the midst of the thickest of the fight, encounter the boldest enemy and if necessary embrace martyrdom."
Next day the sons went to the battle and one by one they all fell in the fight. When the news came to the mother, she raised her hands towards heaven and said:
"Merciful Allah, I thank Thee for conferring on me the high honour of the mother of martyrs."
[Ref: Hikayat Sahabah (Zakaria)]
May Allah have mercy on us all, ameen.
regds-Nida