Umm qirfa ( fatima d. rabia b. badar ) of the tribe banu fazara from wadi’ al-qura was a very respected elderly woman, but She was opposed to muhammad’s claim of prophethood. Muhammad also did not like fact that a woman could be the head of the clan, so he sent his adopted son, Zayed bin Harith, to take care of her. Zayed ambushed her clan when its members were unarmed and busy doing their daily chores like watering their animas and working in the farms. they were caught unprepared to defend themselves. Commander Zayed slaughtered most the clan’s members and took Umm-e Qirfa as a prisoner. Commander zayed then ordered Qays B. Al-musahar to kill her crually. Qays tied her leg and arm on each side to a camel and drove both camels in opposite direction, therby tearing her body apart. Her severed head was carried to medina and paraded at the tip of spear on the streets on the orders of Muhammad as a warning to the people that islam does not approve a woman as a clan chief. (sirat rasul allah” / page 664-665, by ibn ishaq, written in medina 1300 years ago; english edition recently printed in pakistan.).
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:57:52 +0000
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