Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza

Qutaylah bint ʻAbdu l-ʻUzzá (Arabic: قتيلة بنت عبدالعزة‎)[1] was the first wife of Abu Bakr. They had two children, Asmā'[1] and Abdullah,[1] before Muhammad started his mission in 610.

When Abu Bakr declared his conversion to Islam, Qutaylah did not do the same. This resulted in Abu Bakr divorcing her, since a Muslim cannot be married to a polytheist. However, Ibn Saad states that the divorce was before Islam.[2]

Seven years after their daughter Asmā' had migrated from Mecca, Qutaylah came to visit her in Medina. She brought gifts of raisins, clarified butter and qaraz (pods of a species of the sant tree). However, Asmā' did not admit her mother into her house or accept the gifts until she had sent someone to Aisha to ask Muhammad about what her attitude to her unbelieving mother should be. He replied that she should certainly admit her to her house and accept the gifts.[2]

This was the occasion for the writing of the following verse of the Qur'an:

God forbids you not, with regard to those who do not fight you because of your faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them. God loves those who are just. God only forbids you with regard to those who fight you for your Faith, and drive you from your homes, and support others in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them (in these circumstances) that do wrong.[3]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Family Tree Abu bakr". Quran search online. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 178. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  3. ↑ Qur’an 60:8-9.
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