Status of Women in Islam

Status of Women in Islam
"Why is it that so many women who have been born and brought in Europe
and America are willing to reject their 'liberty' and 'independence'
to embrace a religion that supposedly oppresses them and is widely
assumed to be prejudicial to them?" This is a question that I found on
one of the siteswhile surfing around, and I found it an interesting
question andwhich I'd like to draw this article around.
Can Islam be prejudiced to women, and yet appeal to women? Can Islam
lower the status of a woman and still have more women embracingit as
their way of life than men? According to an article written by Lucy
Berrington in the Times Magazine (London) dated 9th Nov. 1993: "It is
even more ironic that most British converts should be women, given the
widespread view in the west that Islam treats women poorly. In the
United States, women converts outnumber men by four to one, and in
Britain make up the bulk of the estimated 10,000 to 20, 000 converts,
forming part of a Muslimcommunity of 1 to 1.5 million "
How can the case of those women be explained?! Well, I could say that
there are only one of two choices that one can decide upon. Either all
those women who choose Islam don't know what they are doing or that
they discovered Islam is not prejudice to them as others have yet to
discover. New convert toIslam since September 11, US Navy petty
officer,Heather Ramaha. "Islam gives us Elevation; not Degradation"
In the Noble Quran Allah (Arabic word for God) says:
"Mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you
into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the
most honorable of you in the Sight of Allah is the believer who has
Taqwa (i.e. piety and righteousness)and loves Allah most. Verily,
Allah isAll-Knowing, All-Aware." The Holy Qur'an(49:13)
"I shall not lose sight of the labor of any of you who labors in My
way, be it man or woman; each of you is equal to the other. The Holy
Qur'an(3:195)"
On the light of those verses, Islam declares that it has not come to
disadvantage women, but in fact has been revealed to elevate women
ever since 1400 years ago, when womenin many parts of the world and
especially in the western societies were considered objects that are
owned and withlittle to no rights in the society they live in.
Before any other religion or system in the world Islam gave a woman
the right to inherit, the right to vote and voice her opinion, the
right to trade invest and improve herself financially, the right to
own - buy and sell, the right to seek knowledge and have a good
education, the right to work and has even gonefurther to oblige the
males in every stage of her life, whether it was afather, brother or
husband ... It's their dutybefore God to take care of her, to spend on
her, to provide her with the food , clothing and shelter that she
needs, toprovide her with a good education, to protect herfrom
anything that can harm her and to never hesitate to put their livesin
stake for her if the need calls them to do so."As a modern westerner
with a career, of course Ihad to look into Islam's attitude to women -
I couldn't be oppressed allof a sudden. But I discovered that it is
pro-women and pro-men; in Islam, women had the right to vote in the
year 600. Men dress modestly, women dress modestly; neither should
flirt with the eyes, but rather they should lower their gaze. I think
it's unhealthy to flaunt your sexuality - it attracts the wrong energy
back." (MTV Presenter Kristiane Backer after being a Muslim) "Since I
called myself a feminist, my early reading centered around women in
Islam. I thought Islam oppressed women. In myWomen's Studies coursesI
had read about Muslim women who were not allowed to leave their homes
and were forced to cover their heads. Of course I saw hijab as an
oppressive tool imposed by men rather than as anexpression of
self-respect and dignity. What I discovered in my readings surprised
me. Islam not only does not oppress women, but actually liberates
them, having given them rights in the 6th century that we have only
gained in this century in this country: the right to own property and
wealth and to maintain that in her name after marriage; the right to
vote; and the right to divorce." (Karima Slack, an American feminist
from secular humanism to Islam)
Some Muslim societies today lack those values. Some people may
rightlyask then, why do we see some Muslim societies lacking those
values? There is a beautiful and very true example I heard from a
lecture by an American Muslim called Khaled Yaseen, who said that
every person can be a father; but if a father does not turn out to be
a good father then it's not fatherhood that we would blame. Similarly,
Islam is a rule and order.A Muslim who does not act according to that
rule and order then by all means its not Islam that should carry the
blame.
Karla, a young Blonde haired Blue eyed young American from Washington
DC who is a recent convert to Islam said in an interview made with
her: The mainquestion people seem toask, is "How could you, an
educated American woman convert to Islam--a religion that oppresses
women?" They are quick to try andequate the rights of women in
Afghanistan with the rights of Muslimwomen everywhere. Basically, what
I tell them, is that the Qur'an gives women more rights than the Bible
does--in print. That was one of the things that first drew me to
Islam. Unfortunately today, Islam is no longer the leader in women's
rights. I had a choice--deny what I believe (i.e. that There is only
one God, and that Muhammed is a Prophet of God)...or accept what I
believe, but work to change the problems that exist within the Muslim
community. I chose the latter.
In the world today, one could say that the Taliban government in
Afghanistan have been considered as the top example of Women
Oppression in Islam. But what's ironic is that evenwhen a woman falls
captive in the hands of those supposedly most hateful men in the
world, Islam does not fail to win her heart.
Yvonne Ridley is an award-winning journalist of more than 25 years
standing and author of two books, In The Hands of the Talibanand
Ticket to Paradise. She has spent the last 10 years working for
several prestigious Fleet Street newspapers including The Sunday
Times, The Observer, The Independent on Sunday and The Sunday Express.
She has also expanded into television and radioproducing several
documentaries from Iraqand Afghanistan. Yvonnehit the headlines in
September 2001 when while working for the Daily Express she
crossedillegally into Afghanistanand was subsequently held captive by
the Taliban for 11 days. Following her release, she read the Qur'an as
she had agreed to during her captivity, andconverted to Islam in
thesummer of 2003.
Last but not least I wouldlike to conclude by the blessed sayings of
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him:
"It is the generous (in character) who is good to women, and it is the
wicked who insults them."
"The most perfect believers are the best in conduct and best of you
are those who are best to their wives."
"Treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners
and committed helpers."


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The end of the Darwinist dictatorship: the second coming of Jesus (pbuh) has comeclose

150 years ago Darwin made the following confession in his book, The
Origin of Species :
WHY, if species have descended from other species by insensibly
finegradations, DO WE NOT EVERYWHERE SEE INNUMERABLE TRANSITIONAL
FORMS? Why is not all nature IN CONFUSION INSTEAD OF THE SPECIES
BEING, AS WE SEE THEM, WELL DEFINED?
INNUMERABLE TRANSITIONAL FORMS MUST HAVE EXISTED, WHY DO WE NOT FIND
THEM EMBEDDED IN COUNTLESS NUMBERS IN THE CRUST OFTHE EARTH?
WHY THEN IS NOT EVERY GEOLOGICAL FORMATION AND EVERY STRATUM FULL OF
SUCH INTERMEDIATE LINKS?
Geology assuredly DOES NOT REVEAL any such finely graduated
organicchain; and this, perhaps, IS THE MOST OBVIOUS ANDGRAVEST
OBJECTION WHICH CAN BE URGED AGAINST MY THEORY. (Charles Darwin, The
Origin of Species, pp. 172, 280)
150 years later what Darwin said turned out to be right. In no strata
of the Earth had even a single transitional fossil-- Darwinists have
claimed existed -- been discovered. His theory, as he himself foresaw,
has gone through a GREAT COLLAPSE.
On the other hand, Darwinists, who, in the name of science, have
spread a great lie to the entire world for the last two centuries,
have suffered a great defeat. MORE THAN 100 MILLION fossils have been
unearthed. Because theyPROVE CREATION, Darwinists tried to "HIDE"
these 100 million fossils. But, in an unexpected moment, all of these
fossils were displayed to the entire world. NONE OF THESE WERE FOSSILS
THAT ARE CALLED ALLEGED TRANSITIONAL FORMS. Thescience of genetics
that revealed the structure ofDNA, proteins and the cell revealed that
EVEN A SINGLE PROTEIN is extremely complex and certainly could not
have been FORMED BY CHANCE. In the light of proofs, it became to be
understood that Darwinism is establishedonly on FRAUD. It appeared
that ALL THE SKULLS that have been strived to be shown as a proof for
the imaginary evolution of man were FAKE. As a consequence of these,
people began to SHOW REACTION TO THELIE OF EVOLUTION, OBJECT TO
DARWINIST EDUCATION and TURN TO THE FAITH INALLAH (GOD) IN MASSES.
Darwinists, unable to putup with this defeat, strived to keep the
Darwinist dictatorship alive by continuing with their lies through
demagogy methods, dismissing anti-Darwinist professors from schools
and universities and keeping the state's senior institutions
underpressure. THEY HAVE EVENTAKEN THE PAPACY UNDER THE PRESSURE OF
DARWINIST DICTATORSHIP and OCCUPIED THIS INSTITUTION, as a consequence
of which the Pope was forced to advocate a deviant opinion like the
reconcilability of evolution with the explanations in the New
Testament. And the churches were forced to apologize Darwin in a
meaningless way by the pressure of this deviant dictatorship.
Darwinists strived to prevent the inclusion of Creation in school
curriculums which already have evolution. Moreover, they even opposed
to the teaching of the weaknesses of evolution, which Darwinhimself
explained in his book. Darwinist dictatorship has OCCUPIED all
religious institutions, schools, universities, professors, educators
and almost everyone in the states' senior institutions.
However, this dictatorial regime will not last for long, for, by
Allah's leave, the SECOND COMINGOF Jesus (pbuh), HAS COME CLOSE.
The Appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the Second Coming of Jesus (pbuh)
Hazrat Mahdi is a holy personage, the tidings of whose sending in the
End Times have been imparted by our Prophet(may Allah bless him and
grant him peace), who will free Muslims from a climate of oppression
and trouble, who will eliminate the strife on Earth and bring peace,
justice, plenty, happinessand well-being to all the world. According
to reliable accounts transmitted from our Prophet (may Allah bless him
and grant him peace), Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will restore the faith,
which has been turned away from its true essence with various
superstitious beliefs and practices, to that original nature, will
meet with Jesus (pbuh), and together with the help of Jesus (pbuh), by
Allah's leave, will be a means whereby the moral virtues of Islam, the
one true faith, come to prevail over the whole world.
The second coming of Jesus (pbuh) is a CERTAIN FACT THAT IS STATED IN
THE QUR'AN AND THE NEW TESTAMENT. The hadith related from our Prophet
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) openly state that during the
last period called the End Times, Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) willappear,
following by theimmediate descend of Jesus (pbuh). Jesus (pbuh),
together with Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), will eradicate all deviantand
superstitious religions and make the right religion dominate the all
world. We AT THIS MOMENT LIVE IN THE END TIMES indicated in the hadith
and THE DESCEND OF JESUS (PBUH), which isagain heralded in the hadith,
is VERY CLOSE .
With the second coming of Jesus (pbuh), THE ALL-OUT PRESSURE OF
DARWINIST DICTATORSHIP OVER THE ENTIRE WORLD WILL COME TO A DEFINITE
END. When Jesus (pbuh) comes to the world for the second time, he will
bring proof from the Qur'an, the New Testament and the Old Testament,
and will DESTROY THIS SUPERSTITIOUS SYSTEM. From the hadith we
understand that, by Allah's leave, HAZRAT MAHDI (PBUH) HAS ALREADY
APPEARED . Before the return of Jesus (pbuh), Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will
defeatDarwinism and eradicatethis deviant religion. When Jesus (pbuh)
comes, on the other hand, he will put an end to the deviant
dictatorship established by the religion of Darwinism. With the
returning of Jesus (pbuh), THE POPE WILL BERELEASED FROM THE PRESSURE
OF THOSE WHO FORCE HIM TO ADVOCATE DARWINISM. Those who advocate
Darwin and tryto spread atheism to the entire world, like Richard
Dawkins, on the other hand, will come to realize the big mistake they
have done. Jesus (pbuh), together with Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), will
release all the pressure upon people and destroy all beliefs and
ideologies openly denying Allah. In this age called the The Golden Age
, people will experience an unprecedented environment of peace,
comfort and abundance,and will be free from all superstitious
religions and this deviant dictatorship. By Allah's leave, this period
is very close.
The Signs of the Second Coming of Jesus (pbuh) in the Qur'an
And [on account of] theirsaying, "We killed the Messiah, Jesus son of
Maryam, Messenger of God." They did not kill him and they did not
crucify him but it was made to seem so to them . Those who argue
abouthim are in doubt about it. They have no real knowledge of it,
just conjecture. But they certainly did not kill him . God raised him
up to Himself. God is Almighty, All-Wise. (Surat an-Nisa, 157-158)
When God said, 'Jesus, I will take you back and raise you up to Me and
purify you of those who are kafir. And I will place the people who
follow you above those who donot believe until the Day of Resurrection
. Then you will all return to Me, and I will judge betweenyou
regarding the thingsabout which you differed. (Surah Al 'Imran, 55)
There is not one of the People of the Book who will not believe in him
before he dies ; and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness
against them.(Surat an-Nisa, 159)
Peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die and the day I
am raised up again alive .'(Surah Maryam, 33)
He is a Sign of the Hour. Have no doubt about it.But follow me. This
is astraight path. (Surat Az-Zukhruf, 61)
He will teach him the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel. (
Surah Al 'Imran,48)
Remember when God said, 'Jesus, son of Maryam, remember My blessing to
you and to your mother when I reinforced you with the Purest Spirit so
that you could speak to people in the cradle and when youwere fully
grown; and when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and
the Gospel... (Surat Al-Ma'ida,110)
The Signs of the Second Coming of Jesus (pbuh) in the Hadith
By the One in Whose hand is my self, definitely the son of Mary will
soon descend among you as a just judge. He will break the cross (annul
the worshipof the cross), kill the pig (inform that eating pork is
forbidden), and abolish the jizya (a head tax on free non-Muslims
living under Muslim rule). (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
No Prophet shall come during the period between me and Jesus. And
Jesus shall descend. Recognize him when you see him. He is a man of
medium height and ofa ruddy, fair complexion.He will be dressed in
twopieces of a yellow garment. The hair on his head will appear as if
water is trickling out of it, although his hair would not be wet. He
will struggle for the cause of Islam. And Jesus will make Dajjal (the
Antichrist) ineffective. Hewill live on this Earth for a period of
forty years, and at the end of this period he will pass away. The
Muslims will offer the funeral prayersof Jesus. (Abu Dawud)
Certainly, the time of prayer will come and then Jesus (peace be upon
him), son of Mary, descend and will lead them in prayer. When the
enemy of God see him, he will (disappear) just as salt dissolves in
water. (Sahih Muslim)
When their [believers'] Imam [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] would come forward
to lead them in congregation in the morning, Prophet Jesus, son of
Mary, (peace be upon him) would descend upon them in the morning. Upon
this, that Imam [Hazrat Mahdi(as)] would retreat walking backward, so
that Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) should come forward to lead
people in prayer in congregation. But he would place his hand in
between his shoulders and say: "Come forward and lead the prayer, for
it has been established for you." (Sunan Ibn Majah)
When the Dajjal faces him [Jesus], he [the Dajjal] will begin to
dissolve like salt in water. He [Jesus] will sayto him: "I have to
step in;you cannot escape." So Jesus will make him ineffective at the
gate ofLudd. (Sunan Ibn Majah)
Then Prophet Jesus will come to a people whom God would protect from
Dajjal (anti-Christ). He would then wipe [the traces of hardship from]
their faces and tell them their ranks in Paradise. (Sunan Ibn Majah)
The Signs of the Second Coming of Jesus (pbuh) in the Bible
...This same Jesus, who has been taken from youinto heaven, will come
back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."(Acts, 1:11)
"So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go
out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. For as
lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so
will be the coming of the Son of Man (Jesus) (Matthew, 24:26-27)
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man (Jesus)
will come at an hour when you do not expect him.( Matthew 24:44)
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which
theLord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not
only to me, but also to allwho have longed for his appearing.( 2
Timothy, 4:8)
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as
a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.( Matthew24:14)
"At that time the sign of the Son of Man (Jesus) will appear in the
sky, and all the nations of theearth will mourn. They will see the Son
of Man (Jesus) coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great
glory.( Matthew 24:30)
"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the
sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will
come back in the same way you have seenhim go into heaven."( Acts
1:11)
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a savior from
there, ...Jesus( Philippians 3:20)
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him...(
Revelation 1:7)
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that
you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part
until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel
will be saved, as it is written:
"The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.( Romans, 11: 25-26)
"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get
tender and its leaves come out, you know thatsummer is near. Even so,
when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the
door.(Matthew 24:32-33)
"When the Son of Man (Jesus) comes in his glory, and all the angels
with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. (Matthew 25:31)

The peacock is an example of Allah's matchless creative artistry

According to one of the evolution scenario's claims, some
water-dwelling amphibians developed into fully, terrestrial reptiles.
One branch of this group evolved further, constituting the ancestors
of today's birds.
However, despite all the efforts expended over the last century and a
half, not a single trace has ever been found of the half-bird,
half-reptilecreatures that evolutionists assume must once have lived.
Notransitional forms covered half in scales and half in feathers, or
with half-developed wings, have ever been found in the Earth's
geological strata. In fact,contrary to what's been conjectured, only
fossils with perfect structures─the remains of flawless, fully formed
living things─have ever been discovered.
But despite the absence of any evidence to support their unscientific
tale, evolutionists doggedly persist in their claims, hoping that
these fictitious fossils will one day be found.
Stuart Burgess, an assistant professor of engineering design at
Bristol University in England, revealed the extraordinary nature of
the peacock feather in a most striking way and concluded that this
structure could not be explained in terms of Darwin's theory of"sexual
selection."
With its large tail feathers with their vivid hues and unique
patterns, the peacock possesses an extraordinary beauty. One feature
of these stunning iridescent colors is that they change according to
the angle one views them from. These are created not thanks to
pigments (the substance that givescolor to feathers ), but toan
optical effect in the micro-hairs known as the "thin film."
The eye shape at the endof each feather of this bird emerges through a
combination of thousands of micro-hairs. Although they are independent
of one another, thousands of neighboring micro-hairsproduce this
pattern. If they were arranged at random and in an unordered manner,
theycould not produce the geometric shapes. The odds of this shape
arising by chance are as slim as that of the flowers in a garden
combining to produce the same pattern.
The information determining all the structures in the feathersis
concealed in DNA. This once again emphasizes the extraordinary
natureof Creation. The number and thickness of the keratin layers, the
number of micro-hairs, the brown background, the distance between the
feathers-all these factors are produced according to data in the DNA.
This peerless beauty cannot possibly have emerged through random
mutations, as evolutionists would haveus believe.
Right from the outset, this fact has representeda major predicament
for the theory of evolution. Darwin, who endeavored to account for the
signs of Creation in living things in terms of blind coincidence, made
the following confession regarding peacock feathers in a letter he
wrote to his friend Asa Gray on 3 April, 1860:
The sight of a feather in a peacock's tail, whenever I gaze at it,
makes me sick! (Francis Darwin, Letter to Asa Gray, 3 April 1860, The
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, London: John Murray, Vol. 2, 1887,
p. 296.)
This certainly demonstrates Darwin's biased point of view.
The beauty in the peacock tail has nothing to do with its function.
This attribute of the peacock is a clear indication of creation. When
one sees beauty ina human design, one immediately realizes that it
must have a designer. For example, in addition to imparting order and
functionality to a garden, a landscape architect also brings to
itbeauty and attractiveness-clear signsthat this garden was the work
of a designer. Every detail the architectadds to its beauty is further
proof that the garden has not been arranged at random.
The beauty in peacock feathers, which display all the fine detail of
optical science, are examples of aesthetic marvels that reveal the
existence of their Creator, Our Lord.
Every detail in the peacock feather, which we have reviewed here only
in broadest terms, has the appropriate location, shape, color and
structure for a specific purpose. That purpose displays to us Allah's
artistry, introduces us to His knowledge in the detailsand that Allah
possesses all the power necessary to create matchless beauties that
delight human beings.
In one verse of the Qur'an, people who fear Allah and who are able to
comprehend such concepts by drawing attention to the beauty in living
things are described as "possessingknowledge":
And humanity and beasts and livestock are likewise of varying colors.
Only those of His servants with knowledge have fear of Allah. Allah is
Almighty, Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Fatir, 28)

The lineage of the Prophet Muhammad-II

The King of Abyssinia ( Ethiopia ) had captured Yemen for a very short
period. During the lifetime of ' Abdul-Muttalib , Yemen was under the
rule of the King of Abyssinia. In those days Abrahah Ashram was the
governor of Yemen on behalf of the king. He built a temple in Yemen
and persuaded the Arabs to perform Hajj at the temple of Yemen instead
of the Ka'bah. However, he was not successful in his endeavor. In
order to put him to disgrace, an Arab defecated in the temple to
desecrate it. Abrahah grew so furious that he invaded Makkah with the
intention of destroying the Houseof Allaah -- the Ka'bah. He used
elephants in his attack, so the people of Makkah called them thePeople
of the Elephant and the year came to be known as the Year of the
Elephant.
When the Quraysh came to know of the attack, they were filled with
fear, as they were no match for such a large and strong army. They
jointly requested their chief,'Abdul-Muttalib to go to Abrahah and
explore a way to avert the battle. When 'Abdul-Muttalib presented
himself to Abrahah, hewas greatly impressed and held him in high
esteem. 'Abdul-Muttalib stated that Abrahah's army had captured 200
camels, which belonged to him. Thereupon Abrahah remarked that he took
him to be a wise person but he obviously was mistaken. He
('Abdul-Muttalib) was aware that Abrahah had come with the sole
purpose of demolishing the House of Allaah — the Ka'bah. However,
intentionally ignoring the topic, he only spoke of his camels instead
of saving the Ka'bah.
'Abdul-Muttalib said: " I am merely the owner of the camels, but this
House also has an Owner and He will save it."
The answer enraged Abrahah andhe burst out in anger saying he would
see if the Lord of the House would save it. His army was destroyed and
left like an empty field from which all the corn has been eaten up,
and only the straw with stalks and stubblewas left. The complete rout
of Abrahah's forces after 'Abdul Muttalib's daring reply was a
verysignificant event for Arabia , which put great fear of Allaah in
their hearts.
After that fateful event, the rule of Yemen went out of the hands of
the Abyssinian king and Sayf Ibn Dhi Yazin captured the country.
'Abdul-Muttalib took some nobles of Quraysh and went to congratulate
Sayf on his victory. Sayf Ibn Dhi Yazin gave 'Abdul-Muttalib glad
tidings that the last Prophet would be raised from his
('Abdul-Muttalib's) offspring. This prophecy found wide currency and
fame. All the members of the delegation thought that the last Prophet
would be raised from their progeny. Each of them contacted the
soothsayers and monks hoping for good news but returned disappointed.
We have mentioned that 'Abdul-Muttalib invoked Allaah the Almighty
that in case he was granted ten sons, he would sacrifice one of them
in the nameof God. 'Abdul-Muttalib had ten sons, Al-Haarith,
Az-Zubayr, Abu Talib, 'Abdullaah, Hamzah, Abu Lahab, Ghidaq, Maqwam,
Safar and Al-'Abbaas. He also had six daughters, who were Umm
Al-Hakim, Barrah, 'Atikah, Safiya, Arwa and Omayma.
'Abdullaah was the father of Prophet Muhammad . His mother was
Fatimah, daughter of'Amr Ibn 'A'idh Ibn 'Imran Ibn Makhzum Ibn Yaqdha
Ibn Murrah.'Abdullaah was the most handsome of 'Abdul-Muttalib's sons,
the chastest and the most loved. He was also the son whomthe
divination arrows pointed at, to be slaughtered as a sacrifice
toAl-Ka'bah. When 'Abdul-Muttalib had ten sons and they reached
maturity, he revealed to them hissecret vow which they silently and
obediently accepted. Their names were written on divination arrows and
given to the guardian of their most beloved goddess, Hubal.
The arrows were shuffled and drawn. An arrow showed that it was
'Abdullaah to be sacrificed. 'Abdul-Muttalib then took the boyto
Al-Ka'bah with a razor to slaughter the boy. Quraysh, his uncles from
Makhzoom tribe and his brother Abu Talib, however, tried to dissuade
him from consummating his purpose. Aftermuch discussion they turned to
Saja', a famous soothsayer. She pointed out that blood money fortheir
('Abdul-Muttalib's) clan was ten camels. Thus, they should
put'Abdullaah on one side and ten camels on the other and then draw
the lots.
In case the camels were chosen they would be slaughtered, but
if'Abdullaah was chosen they should add ten more camels and draw
again. They should keep adding to the number of the camels until the
camels were drawn. This exercise went on until the number of camels
reached one hundred. 'Abdul-Muttalib drew the lots twice more for his
personal satisfaction, but each time it fill upon the camels. Hence,
100 camels were slaughtered and 'Abdullaah was saved. Since that time,
the blood money of a person who was killed was fixed at one hundred
camels.
'Abdul-Muttalib chose Aaminah, daughter of Wahab Ibn 'Abd Munaaf Ibn
Zahrah Ibn Kilaab, as a wife for his son, 'Abdullaah. In the light of
this ancestral lineage,she stood eminent in respect of nobility of
position and descent. Her father was the chief of Bani Zahrah, to whom
great honor was attributed. They were married in Makkah, and soon
after 'Abdullaah was sent by his father to buy dates in Madeenah where
he died. According to another version, 'Abdullaah went to Syria on a
trade journey and died in Al-Madeenah on his way back. He was buried
in the house of An-Nabigha Al-Ju'di. He was twenty-five years old when
he died. Most historians state that his death was two months before
the birth of Prophet Muhammad . Some others said that his death was
two months after the Prophet's birth. When Aaminah was informed of her
husband's death, she composed a heart-rending elegy in his memory.
'Abdullaah left very little wealth --five camels, a small number of
goats, a woman servant called Barakah Umm Ayman, who would later
serve as the