Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (92)
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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted.
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A serious challenge: who am I?
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I am a woman from the tribe of Khuza'a.
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I was known for eloquence, magnanimity, and generosity.
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I was an elderly woman.
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Distinguished and resilient.
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I had a tent on the path of travelers heading to Medina.
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I would sit in its courtyard.
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I would provide water and food to those who passed by me.
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One day,
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed by me,
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Accompanied by his Companions,
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While they were on their journey of migration to Medina.
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I did not recognize them.
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They asked me for meat or dates to buy from me,
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But they found nothing of the sort with me.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, looked
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At a ewe in the corner of the tent.
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He asked, "What is this ewe?"
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I replied, "It has been left behind by the flock due to exhaustion."
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He asked, "Does it have any milk?"
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I said, "It is too exhausted for that."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
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"Do you permit me to milk it?"
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I said, "Yes,
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If you see any milk in it, then milk it."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, called
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For the ewe.
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He wiped its udder,
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Mentioned the name of Allah,
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And said,
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"O Allah, bless her in her ewe."
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It spread its legs, gave plenty of milk, and chewed its cud.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, called
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For a vessel large enough for the group of people.
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He milked into it until it was full.
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He gave me to drink until I was satisfied.
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Then he milked and gave his Companions to drink.
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Then he drank, being the last of them.
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And he said,
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"The one who serves the people is the last of them to drink."
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Then he milked into it once more,
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And they drank.
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Then he milked into it again,
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And left the vessel with me.
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Then they mounted their mounts and departed.
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It was not long before my husband arrived,
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Driving lean, emaciated goats.
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When he saw the milk,
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He was amazed and said,
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"Where did you get this from,
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When the ewe is not a milker?"
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I said,
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"A blessed man passed by us."
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He said,
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"Describe him to me."
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So I described him with the best and most precise description;
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No one has described the Prophet, peace be upon him, as I did.
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My husband said,
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"By Allah, he is the man of Quraysh
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Whose story we heard about in Mecca.
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I have intended to accompany him,
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And I shall do so if I find a way."
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Then I traveled with my husband to Medina,
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Where we met the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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We embraced Islam at his hands and pledged our allegiance to him.
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So, who am I?
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I will provide the correct answer in the comments
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When the next episode is released, if Allah wills.
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The best of generations in their stances and examples,
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Who followed the Messenger in his actions and his words.
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They were here, watering the clouds of our lives,
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And though they passed, their memory remains exalted among us.
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They departed, leaving a question in the conscience:
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Has any star ever risen and shone like them?
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They filled life with glories through their deeds,
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And the world of the Ummah flourished because of them.