Great Muslim Sahabiyah Hazrat Safiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) was the aunt of the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and a real sister of Hazrat Hamza (R.A). She took part in battle of “Uhud” with bravery and saline the kufars when Muslims were getting defeated due to unexpected attack of Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A).
In the Battle of the Trench (Ghazwa Al-Ahzab or Al-Khandaq) the Prophet (PBUH) had collected all the Muslim ladies in a fort and had deputed Hassan-bin-Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him) to look after them. The Jews who were always in the look-out for such opportunities for doing mischief surrounded the place and sent one of them to find out if there were any men with the ladies. Safiyyah (R.A) happened to see a Jew approaching the fort. She said to Hassan (R.A)
“There is a Jew coming to spy on us. You go out and Kill him.”
Hassan (R.A) was a weak person. He did not get courage to do the job. Safiyyah (R.A) got hold of a tent stick and went outside the fortress and gave a blow on the head of the Jew and killed him on the spot. She back and said to Hassan:
” The man is dead. I have not removed the clothes and arms from his body for reasons of modesty. Now you go and remove everything from his body. Also bring his head after severing it from the body.”
Hassan was too weak-hearted to do that even. She herself went again and brought his head and threw it over the wall amidst the Jews. When the Jews saw it, they said:
“We are wondering how Muhammad (PBUH) could keep the ladies alone in this fort. Surely, there are men inside to guard the ladies.”
Safiyyah died in 20 A.H. at the age of seventy-three. The war of Trench was fought in 5 A.H. She was therefore 58 then. These days a lady of that age is hardly able to do her domestic work. But look how Safiyyah (R.A) fought bravely and killed a Jew all alone. These are the great women of their time, set an example and a perfect role model for Muslim Women of today that a muslim woman is not weak. She can fight the enemy with as much bravery as a man can. May Allah give women of our Ummah the courage of Safiyyah (R.A) to fight Taghoot of today (Ameen).
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