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==Modern Perspectives==
==Modern Perspectives==


The story of Safiyah is retold by Muslims in numerous biographies and books. This article provides a few examples of a contemporary Muslim retelling:
The story of Safiyah is retold by Muslims in numerous biographies and books. Some examples are given below:


{{Quote|1=Ahmed, Dr. (Mufti) M. Mukarram. (2005) [http://books.google.com/books?id=bHLO1brCbm0C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false Encyclopaedia of Islam]. (pp 163-164). New Delhi: J.L. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd.|2=''Marriage with the Holy Prophet'': After the Muslims victory in the battle of Khyber all the prisoners of war were assembled.  A companion of the Holy Prophet, Hadrat Dehia Kalbi, requested him for a maid.  The Holy Prophet allowed him to select one.  Accordingly, he picked up Hadrat Safiyah.  But another companion brought to the notice of the Holy Prophet that Dehia had chosen the leading lady of the Bany Nuzair and Quraiza tribes, who should have gone to the lot of the Holy Prophet. He meant that the leading woman of an Arab tribe should not be treated as an ordinary woman.  The Holy Prophet therefore, allotted another woman prisoner to Hadrat Dehia as his maid.  He freed Hadrat Safiyah and married her. (Bukhari)<br><br>
{{Quote|1=Ahmed, Dr. (Mufti) M. Mukarram. (2005) [http://books.google.com/books?id=bHLO1brCbm0C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false Encyclopaedia of Islam]. (pp 163-164). New Delhi: J.L. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd.|2=''Marriage with the Holy Prophet'': After the Muslims victory in the battle of Khyber all the prisoners of war were assembled.  A companion of the Holy Prophet, Hadrat Dehia Kalbi, requested him for a maid.  The Holy Prophet allowed him to select one.  Accordingly, he picked up Hadrat Safiyah.  But another companion brought to the notice of the Holy Prophet that Dehia had chosen the leading lady of the Bany Nuzair and Quraiza tribes, who should have gone to the lot of the Holy Prophet. He meant that the leading woman of an Arab tribe should not be treated as an ordinary woman.  The Holy Prophet therefore, allotted another woman prisoner to Hadrat Dehia as his maid.  He freed Hadrat Safiyah and married her. (Bukhari)<br><br>
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