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What is the significance of Abdullah ibn Abbas?
Ibn Abbas was the scholar of the Muslim state.
What is the nickname of Abdullah ibn Abbas?
Abdullah ibn Abbas was the interpreter of the Quran.
What was the relation of Ibn Abbas to the prophet?
Abdullah ibn Abbas was prophet Mhammad’s cousin.
What was the mother of Abdullah ibn Abbas called?
Ibn Abbas’s mother was called Lubaba bint al-Harith.
When did Lubaba bint al-Harith embrace Islam?
Lubaba was the second woman to embrace Islam.
Who had embraced Islam before Lubaba?
Lady Khadija had embraced Islam before Lubaba.
What did prophet Mohammad use to do in her house?
Prophet Mohammad used to take a nap in her house.
When did Lubaba bint al-Harith die?
She died before al-Abbas in the reign of Uthman.
Who was Maymouna bint al-Harith, ibn Abbas’s aunt?
Maymouna bint al-Harith was a wife of the prophet.
What did the elite of Makkah do to the Muslims?
The Makkan elite increased their pressure on them.
Why did the Makkan elite write down a parchment?
They wrote it to impose an unjust siege on Muslims.
What happened as a result of the siege parchment?
The Muslims were jammed in Shib bani Hashim.
Who were among the besieged Muslims at the Shib?
Al-Abbas and Lubaba were with the Muslims there.
How did Lubaba suffer during the unjust siege?
Lubaba suffered the pain of the siege and pregnancy.
Who helped the pregnant Lubaba secretly?
Lady Khadija helped the pregnant Lubaba secretly.
When did the prophet make dua for Lubaba?
When al-Abbas told him that Lubaba was pregnant.
What was prophet Mohammad’s dua for Lobaba?
The prophet’s prayer for her was to have a baby boy.
What did the prophet ask Lubaba to do after birth?
The prophet asked her to bring him the new baby.
What did the prophet do to the new born baby?
He rubbed the new baby’s teeth gum with his saliva.
What did prophet Mohammad mix his saliva with?
Prophet Mohammad chewed a date fruit.