Subj:	A woman warrior of Islam (fwd)
 
L>7. I have read of a woman called Nusaiba (sp) who physically defended the 
L>Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in a battle. Please could you provide more 
L>information in this regard.
 
  Her name is Nusseyba bint Ka'b from Maazin. She was known as Ommou 'Imara.
  She was among the 73 ansar (aous and Khazradj from Madinah) wha gave al-
  legience to the prophet SAAS in El 'Akaba before Hidjra (migration) to Madina
  They gave him the oath to support him and sacrifice for him with their wea-
  thes, souls and families once he comes to them in Madina.
  Ibn IsHaaq (the author of Essiira ennabawiyya) relates that she was atten-
  ding the war with the prophet SAAS as well as her sister, her husband Zaid
  Ibn 'Assim and her two sons Khoubaib and 'AbduLlah. Her son Khubaib was
  killed by Moussaylima the lyer, the one who claimed to be prophet of Yemen.
  He was asking: do you witness that Mohammed is a prophet, Khubaib replies
  yes, so Mussaylima cuts a bit from his body. When he asks him to witness that
  he is a prophet, Khubaib replies no and he cuts another bit untill he died
  on that without replying more than yes or no. So Oummou 'Imara was among 
  those who went to Yamaama to fight Mussaylimah and she got there a hand cut.
  Ibn Kathir says that Oummou Sa'd Bint Sa'd Ibn Rrabii' used to visit Oummou
  'Imara and ask her: Oh aunt!, can't you tell me your story (about the battle
   of OuHoud)? She said:"I went out early in the day to see what people were
   doing. I had a container full of water and I walked untill I was near the
   apostle of Allah. I stood up to face the fighting and to protect him (the
   prophet) with my saber and by throwing arrows with my bow untill I got se-
   riously wounded. Oummou Sa'd said that she looked at her shoulder and she 
   saw a deep wound so she asked her what was that made that deep wound. She
   said it was Ibn Ham:a, when people left the prophet alone he came running
   and shouting: show me him (the prophet), I won't be safe if he is safe.
   So I stood in his way with Mous'ab Ibn 'Oumayr and others who stood firmly
   defending the Prophet SAAS, so he hit me this but I hit him back many
   strikes but Allah's ennemy was well protected with two shields.
 
   This was a short story of one of the great women in Islam. May Allah
   have mercy on her and the other believers.