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Islam teaches that a woman should not be forced into marriage.<ref>{{Bukhari||62|67}}; {{Bukhari||86|98}}.</ref> | Islam teaches that a woman should not be forced into marriage.<ref>{{Bukhari||62|67}}; {{Bukhari||86|98}}.</ref> | ||
Zaynab was “a perfect-looking woman,” small,<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:77.</ref> fair-skinned and shapely.<ref>Qurtubi’s Commentary on Q33:37</ref> However, the imaginative description of her “fine black hair, covering half her body,”<ref>Haykal, M. H. (1933). ''The Life of Muhammad''. Translated by al-Faruqi, I. R. A. (1993), p. 217. Plainfield, U.S.A.: American Trust Publications. Haykal | Zaynab was “a perfect-looking woman,” small,<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:77.</ref> fair-skinned and shapely.<ref>Qurtubi’s Commentary on Q33:37</ref> However, the imaginative description of her “fine black hair, covering half her body,”<ref>Haykal, M. H. (1933). ''The Life of Muhammad''. Translated by al-Faruqi, I. R. A. (1993), p. 217. Plainfield, U.S.A.: American Trust Publications. Haykal is not ratifying this description but quoting it as an example of the “glowing vindictiveness” of the “Orientalists and missionaries”. However, he does not name the “Orientalist” or cite his source, so it is not clear who first described Zaynab in this manner. For the record, Haykal also refers to an alleged description of how “every curve of her body was full of desire and passion.”</ref> while not implausible, does not seem to be based on early sources. | ||
Zaynab said she didn’t want to marry Zayd "because I am the widow of a Quraysh." She probably meant that, as an ex-slave, he was not good enough for her aristocratic aspirations. Zayd already had two wives, one of whom had borne him a son, so Zaynab was forced to accept the position of third wife. | Zaynab said she didn’t want to marry Zayd "because I am the widow of a Quraysh." She probably meant that, as an ex-slave, he was not good enough for her aristocratic aspirations. Zayd already had two wives, one of whom had borne him a son, so Zaynab was forced to accept the position of third wife. | ||