Umm Shareek Doosia was a very well known Dai’iyah (caller to Islam) in the Makkan Period.
Even though she was such a notable Sahabiyah of the time, little is known about her. Her family originated from a tribe known as Doos of Yemen. However she moved to Makkah and was there when the revelation came to the beloved Messenger Muhamad (saws). Umm Shareek embraced Islam whole heartedly.
According to Ibn Saad, when she embraced Islam, Umm Shareek’s Mushrik (polytheist) relatives made her stand in the sun and fed her only bread and honey, which if eaten, creates great thirst. Then she was denied water and made to suffer in the heat. After three days, Umm Shareek’s relatives asked her to leave the new Deen that she had accepted but she was so dehydrated that she was unable to understand exactly what was being said to her. All she could understand was that they kept pointing to the sky, from which she was concluded that her family were demanding that she reject Tawheed (belief in Allah exclusively). So She said, “By Allah, I will remain Muslim for the rest of my life.” She would regularly stand up openly and publicly call the women of the Quraysh to Islam.
Sunan an Nisaa’i states that she was very wealthy yet she was generous at the same time.
She used to feed many people and anyone who came to visit the Messenger Muhammad (saws) from outside the city would stay in her house as a guest.
In Sahih Muslim it is indicated that during her time in Makkah, she used to look after and help many new Muslims in the struggle they faced from society.
Ibn Aseer in his book, Usul-ul-Ghaba, wrote that she used to preach Islam in its early days struggling to bring a change to society, when the Mushrikeen of Makkah came to know about her activities, she was expelled from the city.
Umm Shareek was a dai’iyah who shook the very foundation of the corrupt society that she lived in. She attacked the values and the systems of the non-Islamic society and called upon the people to replace their oppressive system with Allah’s rules. She was fearful only of her Rabb, Allah and conveyed the truth in any given opportunity. There are many lessons we can learn from Umm Shareek with regards to our role as da'wah carriers. Her sincerity, steadfastness, intelligence, and persistence all made her the noble Dai’iyah that she was and makes her a shining example for the present day da'wah.
Even though she was such a notable Sahabiyah of the time, little is known about her. Her family originated from a tribe known as Doos of Yemen. However she moved to Makkah and was there when the revelation came to the beloved Messenger Muhamad (saws). Umm Shareek embraced Islam whole heartedly.
According to Ibn Saad, when she embraced Islam, Umm Shareek’s Mushrik (polytheist) relatives made her stand in the sun and fed her only bread and honey, which if eaten, creates great thirst. Then she was denied water and made to suffer in the heat. After three days, Umm Shareek’s relatives asked her to leave the new Deen that she had accepted but she was so dehydrated that she was unable to understand exactly what was being said to her. All she could understand was that they kept pointing to the sky, from which she was concluded that her family were demanding that she reject Tawheed (belief in Allah exclusively). So She said, “By Allah, I will remain Muslim for the rest of my life.” She would regularly stand up openly and publicly call the women of the Quraysh to Islam.
Sunan an Nisaa’i states that she was very wealthy yet she was generous at the same time.
She used to feed many people and anyone who came to visit the Messenger Muhammad (saws) from outside the city would stay in her house as a guest.
In Sahih Muslim it is indicated that during her time in Makkah, she used to look after and help many new Muslims in the struggle they faced from society.
Ibn Aseer in his book, Usul-ul-Ghaba, wrote that she used to preach Islam in its early days struggling to bring a change to society, when the Mushrikeen of Makkah came to know about her activities, she was expelled from the city.
Umm Shareek was a dai’iyah who shook the very foundation of the corrupt society that she lived in. She attacked the values and the systems of the non-Islamic society and called upon the people to replace their oppressive system with Allah’s rules. She was fearful only of her Rabb, Allah and conveyed the truth in any given opportunity. There are many lessons we can learn from Umm Shareek with regards to our role as da'wah carriers. Her sincerity, steadfastness, intelligence, and persistence all made her the noble Dai’iyah that she was and makes her a shining example for the present day da'wah.
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