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Pause and identify the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures.

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A new challenge: Who am I?

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I am the paternal aunt of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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And the sister of Hamza, may Allah be pleased with him.

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The Lion of Allah and His Messenger.

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And the mother of al-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him.

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The disciple of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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I am the only one among the paternal aunts of the Prophet, peace be upon him, who embraced Islam.

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I was known for my patience and fortitude.

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I raised my children to be resilient, chivalrous, and heroic.

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I migrated to Medina.

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I participated alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him, in his military expeditions.

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On the day of Uhud,

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I went out with the Muslims.

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I carried water,

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quenched the thirst of the thirsty,

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and sharpened arrows.

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After the battle ended,

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news reached me of the martyrdom of my brother Hamza, may Allah be pleased with him,

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and that his body had been mutilated.

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I came to see him,

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but the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said

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to my son al-Zubayr:

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"Meet your mother and send her back,

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so she does not see what has been done to her brother."

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My son al-Zubayr met me

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and said,

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"O mother,

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the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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commands you to return."

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I replied,

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"And why?

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It has reached me that my brother has been mutilated,

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and that was for the sake of Allah.

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I shall seek reward from Allah for him,

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and I shall be patient, if Allah wills."

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This was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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and he said,

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"Let her be."

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So I went to my brother Hamza,

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looked at him,

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recited the prayer of patience (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un) and prayed for his forgiveness.

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Then he was buried.

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During the Battle of the Trench,

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I was in the fortress of Fari'.

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With the women and children.

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A man from the Jews passed by us,

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and he began circling the fortress

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to see if there were any fighters inside.

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This was after the tribe of Banu Qurayza had turned hostile

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and severed the treaties

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they had with the Messenger of Allah.

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There was no one with us in the fortress

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to defend us,

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as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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and the Muslims were facing the enemy head-on.

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When I saw that,

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I prepared myself and took a wooden pole.

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Then I descended from the fortress toward him,

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struck him with the pole until I killed him,

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then I severed his head

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and threw it at the Jews.

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When they saw what had befallen their companion,

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they said,

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"We knew that Muhammad

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would not have left the people of the fortress

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without anyone to protect them."

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So they dispersed.

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I was the first woman

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to kill a man from the polytheists.

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So, who am I?

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If Allah wills.