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At the beginning <strong>of</strong> the battles, the Muslims were victorious, but<br />
they'suffered a reverse in which many were-killed by Quraysh<br />
and many others fled, 'thus* leaving but a few to continue fighting in the<br />
battle 'and to guard the Prophet. NasTbah, seeing that the Prophet was<br />
isolated. took her sword and started to fight her way to him. The<br />
Prophet later said, 11 Whether I look to my right or left, there-I saw<br />
her fighting on for me. 1s 1<br />
Her son, %mZar was badly wounded in his<br />
hand during the'battle, so the Prophet sald to h1m, "Bandage your wounded. "<br />
His mother bandaged him up and <strong>of</strong>fered him to continue fighting. The<br />
Prophet was greatly impressed by her courage and strength and said<br />
to her-, "What you are able to bear, nobody can bear<br />
. t.,, 2<br />
Then the<br />
man who wounded her son was presented to her. The Prophet said, "it<br />
is the man who struck your son. " Nasibah confronted the man, and struck<br />
him so that he fell to the ground. The Prophet'smiled and said,<br />
p C. 3<br />
"Oh, Umm Amrýar, you have shown your wrath. " She fought not only<br />
I-<br />
in the Battle <strong>of</strong> Uhud, but also in other battlese Her son, Habib,<br />
fought alongside her with Kalid Ibn al-Walid in the battle against<br />
Musaylamah incwhich he was killed, so Na; J-bah decided to fight on in his<br />
stead, until either she or Musaylamah was killed. She was present at<br />
Yan7amah and took part in the battle in which musaylamah was in<br />
fact killed and during that battle, she lost a hand. 4 The NasT.<br />
-bah<br />
story and the Prophet's reaction to her participation in actual<br />
combat without his disapproval, indicates that the woman can under<br />
certain circumstances, partipipate fully in defending her faith<br />
and her life even if this meant actual fighting. This shows that<br />
the woman in Islam is treated as an active member <strong>of</strong> the Society*<br />
1. ' Ibid<br />
2, lbid<br />
3* Ibid<br />
4. Ibid<br />
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