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May 2023
57m 35s

Juwayriya bint al-Harith (ra): A Blessin...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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She was a distinguished woman due to her lineage, beauty, and nobility before Islam. But our mother would go on to be distinguished by a specific form of worship. She was a blessing to her people through her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ and an example for our Ummah. 
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