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Prior to the origins of Islam, cousin marriage was an acceptable practice in the Middle East according to writings in the Bible. Abraham sent his servant back to his brother to get a wife for his son Isaac. Isaac eventually married his first cousin once removed Rebekah (daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother.)
Barnabas appears mainly in Acts, a history of the early Christian church. He also appears in several of Paul's epistles. Barnabas, a native of Cyprus and a Levite, is first mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem, who sold the land that he owned and gave the proceeds to the community. [1]
The former was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661) and the first Shia imam. Umm Kulthum is also known as Zaynab al-Sughra (lit. ' the junior Zaynab ') to distinguish her from her older sister Zaynab al-Kubra (lit.
Fatima (605/15-632 CE) was daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and wife to his cousin Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia Imam. [1] Fatima has been compared to Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Shia Islam. [2] [3] Muhammad is said to have regarded her as the best of women [4] [5] and the dearest person to him. [6]
The phrase ahl al-bayt appears three times in the Quran, the central religious text of Islam, in relation to Abraham (11:73), Moses (28:12), and Muhammad (33:33). [6] For Abraham and Moses, ahl al-bayt in the Quran is unanimously interpreted as their families. [6] Yet merit is also a criterion of membership in a prophet's family in the Quran. [7]
Ali ibn Abi Talib (Arabic: عَلِيُّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب, romanized: ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib; c. 600–661 CE) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE to 661, as well as the first Shia imam.
Women, however, did not hold religious titles, but some held political power with their husbands or on their own. The historic role of women in Islam is connected to societal patriarchal ideals, rather than actual ties to the Quran. The issue of women in Islam is becoming more prevalent in modern society. [171]
The Quran, the holy book of Islam, indicates that both men and women are spiritually equal. The Quran states: The Quran states: "Those who do good, whether male or female, and have faith will enter Paradise and will never be wronged; even as much as the speck on a date stone."