orphaned, suffering great poverty and deprivation. The situation was such that they left their native country out of shame, and lived in an abandoned Masjid in another city.

Their mother left them there whilst she set out to search for food. She headed to a wealthy man in the city, who was a Muslim, and told him of her dire circumstances. He, however, refused to believe her, and said, ‘Bring a witness who is able to verify your story, and then I will support you.’ She left there saying, ‘I am a stranger in this land, who should I bring as a witness?’

She then went to a non-Muslim and when she told him her story, he accepted it as truthful, and sent a woman with her to bring her and her daughters to his house, leaving no stone unturned in their respect and reverence. When half the night passed, the wealthy Muslim dreamt that the Day of Judgement had begun and that the Beloved Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was standing next to a magnificent palace, with a flag of Hamd tied around his blessed head. This wealthy man drew closer and asked, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, who is this palace for? He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘It is for a Muslim man.’ The wealthy man replied, ‘I am a Muslim man who believes that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is One!’ Upon hearing this, the Beloved Rasoolullah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Bring a witness who is able to confirm that you are really a Muslim.’ He became extremely troubled, so the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم reminded him of the Sayyidah lady from whom he had demanded witnesses. Hearing this, he was engulfed with sorrows. He immediately set out to reach for the Sayyidah lady and her daughters, and found them at the house of that non-Muslim man. He said, ‘Give me the Sayyidah lady and her daughters’, but he refused and said, ‘Due to them, I have received countless blessings.’ The wealthy man replied, ‘Take 1000 dinar (gold coins) from me but let me take custody of them,’ but he still refused.

The wealthy man then thought troubling the Sayyidah lady, but upon seeing his bad intention, the non-Muslim said, ‘I am more worthy (than you) of those you have come to take. The palace you saw in your dream was built for me. Are you proud of your Islam? By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Neither I nor my entire family slept before we accepted Islam at the hands of the Sayyidah lady. I  saw a dream like yours and was blessed with the vision of the Beloved Rasool