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Nikah-e-Ayesha Siddiqa - An excerpt from the Seerat-e-Badr-Ud-Duja

Nikah-e-Ayesha Siddiqua   رضي الله عنها Seerat writers have written that Hazrat Ayesha رضي الله عنها was engaged with son of Jubair bin Mut'im before prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Rasul-Allah ﷺ agreed for marriage due to an initiative taken by Khola bit Hakeem after the death of Hazrat Khadija رضي الله عنها. Khola has given the marriage proposal to Zainab alias Umme Romaan. Umme Romaan who was wife of Hazrat Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه discussed the proposal with him. Hazrat Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه said that I have already given word to Jubair bin Mut'im and I have never failed in my promise. but Mut'im has rejected the marriage proposal fearing Islam will enter his house due to marriage with Ayesha رضي الله عنها. Hazrat Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه gave his daughter Ayesha رضي الله عنها in Prophet's nikah. As per saying this nikah took place in 10 or 11 nabwi. It is claimed that Hazrat Ayesha رضي الله عنها was 6 years old. After nikah Muhammad ﷺ stayed 3 years more in Makkah. And in

About the Book

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Seerat(Urdu)/Seerah(Arabic) means biography, nature, inner beauty, virtue and character.  Seerat-e-Badr-Ud-Duja  encompasses all the above aspects as this book is about the life of Prophet Mohammad ﷺ, his biography, character, nature, virtue and inner beauty. Seerat-e-Muhammad ﷺ had mostly portrayed Muhammad ﷺ as a war lord by emphasizing more on the Gazwah/Sarayah (Wars) took place during the Prophet's time. Although Gazwah/Sarayah (Wars) were part of Prophet's life as per the tradition of that time but the Nature (Rahmatul-lil-Alameen), the Character (Role Model), the Virtues (Akhlaq-e-Hasna) etc. were the dominant part of the life of Muhammad ﷺ which never got the due it deserves in seerat books. and most of the current seerat books can be termed as 'Kitab-ul-Magazi' instead of 'Seerat-un-Nabi'.  Seerat-e-Badr-Ud-Duja authored by 'Maulana Sayyed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi', Chairman 'Athar Blood Bank, Solapur' gives the insights of l

Maulana Sayyed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi

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Maulana Syed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi   is a renowned Islamic Scholar, Preacher, Peace Activist and inclined towards the society welfare works. He was born in Babu Saleempur village of Darbhanga district in Bihar on 01 March 1956 in a highly religious family.   His ancestors include  Shaikh Tajuddin Madari Darbhangwi  who is one of the elderly Sofiya Karam of Bihar. Akhtar Orenvi has mentioned about him in his book  ‘Bihar Mein Urdu Zaban-O-Adab ka Irteqa’.  He completed his initial studies at  Madrasa Taj-ul-Uloom , Babu Saleempur and  Madrasa Noor-ul-Islam , Khairi Banka, Madhubani, Bihar.  He then got admitted to Darul Uloom Ahmadiyya Salafia , Darbhanga, Bihar   in   1971 for higher studies under the patronage of maternal grandfather Haji Muhammad Sharif Sb. and completed the Fazil course in 8 years.    In 1978 after completing the education he worked as teacher at Madrasa Islahiya, Pathar ki Masjid, Patna, then moved to Kasba Bara Khurd (Known as Kamsarobar), Gazipur,