Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan aka Umm Habiba, the daughter of Abu Sufyan. Abu Sufyan ibn Harb was the leader of the Banu Abd Shams clan of the Quraish tribe, and was the chieftain of the entire Quraish tribe, making him one of, if not the most powerful men in Mecca during the lifetime of Muhammad. ...

She was married to prophet Muhammad one year after the Hijra. Though she didn't live with him until six years latter when Muhammad was sixty years old and she was thirty-five. She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan, the leader of Quraish and the most powerful enemy of Muhammad for most of his life. Muhammad is a common male name for Muslims. ... For other uses see Hijra. ... Quraish (Arabic: ) refers to the Meccan tribe that Muhammad belonged to. ...

Her first husband, Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh, the brother of Zaynab bint Jahsh, were among the first people to accept Islam. Both emigrated to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in order to be safe. He was Zaynab bint Jahsh brother and married to Ramlah ibn Abu Sufyan aka Umm Habiba Ramla. ... Zaynab bint Jahsh (Arabic: زينب بنت جحش ) was a wife of prophet Muhammad. ...

There she gave birth to her daughter, Habibah bint Ramlah.

There her husband converted back to his previous religion, Christianity, the religion of the Abyssinians. He tried to persuade her to do the same, but she held on to Islam on top of all the suffering which as an exile she had to bear. Her husband gave up the Muslim rules, including drinking wine, wich led to their divorce. She decided to live alone after her husband turned back from Islam. She continued to live in Abyssinia with her daughter. Eventualy, Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh died. Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Islam   listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... He was Zaynab bint Jahsh brother and married to Ramlah ibn Abu Sufyan aka Umm Habiba Ramla. ...

Muhammad had learned about what had happened to her and was scared she might turn back from her faith like her husband did, decided to propose to her and sent the Negus telling him about his proposal. So Negus sent one of his maids called Abraha to her telling her about Muhammads proposal. She became extremely happy and pleased to hear the message. She at once took off her silver bangles and rings, and gave them as a gift to Abraha.

Muhammad married her and afforded protection to her although the hope of any change in Abu Sufyan's attitude did not materialize. The marriage ceremony took place in Abyssinia even though Muhammad was not present.

Khalid ibn Said was chosen by her to act as her legal guardian at the ceremony. The Negus read out the Khutba himself, and Khalid ibn Said also made a speech in reply. On behalf of the Muhammad, the Negus offered a dowry of four hundred Dinars to Khalid. The Negus also gave a huge wedding feast on behalf of Mohamed. He send musk and ambergris to the bride through Abraha. Musk is the name originally given to a perfume obtained from the strong-smelling substance, secreted in a gland by musk deer, and hence applied to other animals, and also to plants, possessing a similar odor. ... Ambergris (Ambra grisea, Ambre gris, or grey amber), a solid, fatty, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish colour, the shades being variegated like marble, possessing a peculiar sweet, earthy odour. ...

Later, he made arrangements to send her to Medina by boat. Shurahil ibn Hasana accompanied Umm Habibah in her journey. She was able to return to Medina six years latter.

It is said that she was a very charitable and virtuous woman and that she was of great courage. She was very attached to Mohamed.

Muhammad gave no other wife a higher dowry than her.

There is about sixty-five Hadith narrated by her in the book Hadith. The Bukhari and Muslim agreed on two of them, and Muslim took two of them alone. Hadith (Arabic: , Arabic pl. ... Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim Ibn al-Mughirah Ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhari محمد بن اسماعيل بن ابراهيم بن المغيرة بن بردزبه البخاري (born 810 - died 870), Arabic author of the most generally accepted collection of traditions (Hadith) from Muhammad, was born at Bokhara (Bukharä), of an Iranian family, in AH... Abul Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Qushayri al-Nisaburi (Arabic: أبو الحسين مسلم بن الحجاج القشيري النيسابوري) (born 204 A.H. - 261 (or 268?) A.H/ 875), Muslim Author of the second most widely recognized collection of Hadith in Sunni Islam. ...

She died in the year 40 or 44 A.H, during the Caliphate of her brother, Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan and was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi cemetery next to all the wives of Mohamed. Muawiyah I (602 - May 6, 680), early Muslim leader and founder of the great Umayyad Dynasty of caliphs. ... Jannat al-Baqi (also spelt Jannat ul-Baqi) is a famous cemetery in Madinah, located right across from the Masjid al-Nabawi. ...

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