Love Is The Beauty of The Soul[Islamic true story]

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  A HEART WARMING LOVE STORY

Story of Zainab bint Muhammad (SALL'ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALAM.) and Abul-'As ibn er-Rabi'.  

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Zainab was the beautiful, beloved and eldest daughter of the Noble Prophet Muhammad (SALL'ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALAM.).

Abu al-’Aas was her cousin, the nephew of her mother Khadeeja (may Allah be pleased with her). He was one of the nobles of the Quraish, and a young family member whom the Prophet (SALL'ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALAM.) loved very much.

Before the Prophet (SALL'ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALAM.) received Prophethood, Abu Al Aas one day came to him. He had a request and with an earnest and hopeful voice, he said:“I wish to marry your eldest daughter.” The Noble Prophet Muhammad (SALL'ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALAM.) graciously replied: “I must ask her first.” So he went to sit with his dear daughter Zainab and casually broached the subject, “Your cousin came to see me today and he wishes to marry you. How do you feel about this? And would you accept him as your husband?” So similar in nature and disposition to her father, Zainab remained silent and her beautiful young face turned red out of bashfulness but… she smiled. A smile indicating her acceptance.

Zainab was married to Abu al-’Aas and so began the tale of a great love story. Their union was blessed with two children, Ali and Umaymah. During the period of time when Muhammad became a Prophet, his son in law Abu al-’Aas was away from Makkah on business. After his business trip, Abu al-’Aas returned to find that his beloved wife was now a Muslim. Not long after he had returned, Zainab, unable to contain her excitement of being a Muslim, said to him, “I have great news for you”. Perhaps sensing that it would be something difficult to deal with, Abu al-’Aas stood up and walked away from her. Zainab was surprised but she followed him as she said, “My father became a Prophet and I have become a Muslim.” His reply was one of incomprehension and incredulity, “Why didn’t you tell me first?” For the first time in their marriage, there ensued a big problem and difference between the two; a problem of religion and belief. She told him firmly, “I wasn’t going to disbelieve in my father and his message. You know he is not a liar, he is “As Sideeq and Al Ameen/The Honest and Trustworthy”.

To convince him that her decison had being the right one, she continued, “I’m not the only believer. My mother and my sisters became Muslims too. My cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib became a Muslim, your cousin Uthman ibn Affan became a Muslim, and your friend, Abu Bakr, has also become a Muslim.” Overwhelmed by all that she was saying, he replied, “Well, as for me, I don’t want people to say, ‘he let his people and his forefathers down, just to please his wife’. But because he loved his wife Zainab, as well as his father in law, Muhammad (SALL'ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALAM.), he continued softly, “And I am not accusing your father of anything. So will you excuse me and understand?”

Zainab could only respond as her heart dictated her too, “Who will excuse and understand you if I don’t? I will stay beside you and help you until you reach the truth.” And she kept her word for 20 years. Abu al-’Aas remained an unbeliever, and then came the mandatory migration from Makkah to Madinah. Zainab unsure of what she needed to do, went to her father and sought his permission to stay behind and remain with her husband. The Prophet Muhammad (SALL'ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALAM.),

understanding the plight of his daughter responded, ” Yes, you may remain with your husband and children”.

So Zainab continued to live in Makkah, as a Muslim, with her non Muslim husband until the time drew nearer for the battle of Badr. Abu al-’Aas was to fight in the army of the Quraish against the Muslims. For Zainab, it meant that her husband would be fighting against her father. Undoubtedly a time Zainab had always feared. In prayer she kept crying out: “O Allah, I fear that day the sun will rise and my children will become orphans or the day I will lose my father and become an orphan”.