Zayd ibn Harithah
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Umm Ayman: The Freedwoman Who Served Three Generations
PersonUmm Ayman, born Baraka, served three generations of the Prophet Muhammad household as nurse and freedwoman: she suckled the infant Prophet, accompanied his mother Amina to her death, cared for him as an orphan, and later married Zayd ibn Harithah.
Prophetic EraZayd ibn Harithah: The Companion Named in the Qur'an
PersonZayd ibn Harithah (d. 8 AH / 629 CE) was enslaved as a boy, raised in the household of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and adopted by him, and known as Zayd ibn Muhammad until the Qur'an ended adoptive lineage. He is the only Companion named in the Qur'an, and died at Mu'tah.
Prophetic EraZaynab bint Jahsh: The One Married by Divine Command
PersonZaynab bint Jahsh (d. 20 AH) was a cousin and wife of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), and the only wife whose marriage is addressed directly in the Qur'an. Surah al-Ahzab treats the marriage together with the ruling that adoption does not create lineage.
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