Nusaybah Bint k’ab Al Maziniyyah

Nusaybah Bint k’ab Al Maziniyyah was a convert to Islam who took part in the Battle of Uhud. [ [http://www.realnews247.com/girl_power.htm Girl Power] . ABC News.] [ [http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/060522_sheikha.html Address by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned] . Carnegie Mellon University.] [ [http://www.alshindagah.com/septoct2004/woman.html "Woman of Distinction: Nusaybah Bint ka'ab, The Woman Warrior of Islam] . Accessed on 2006-11-16.] Initially, she was bringing water to soldiers and attending to the wounded, along with the other women.

At first, the battle was going in favor of the Muslims, but when the archers disobeyed an order from the prophet Muhammad, the tide of the battle changed, and it appeared that defeat was imminent. When this occurred, Nusaybah entered the battle, sword in one hand, bow in the other. She shielded Muhammad from the arrows of the enemy, and received several wounds while fighting. [Cichocki, Nina. [http://www.thirdspace.ca/vol4/4_1_Cichocki.htm Veils, Poems, Guns, and Martyrs: Four Themes of Muslim Women’s Experiences in Shirin Neshat’s Photographic Work] . thirdspace] Muhammad later remarked that "Wherever I turned, to the left or the right, I saw her fighting for me." [ [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=43615&d=23&m=4&y=2004 Saudi Women as Political Leaders?] . Arab News.]

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