The document discusses revelation and disclosure in Arab women's autobiographies, using the narratives of the Prophet Muhammad's wives as a model. It notes that the wives' narratives from the 7th century AD contain intimate details about relationships, jealousy, and private matters. The paper aims to show that a culture of disclosure existed in early Arabic women's autobiographical stories, as seen in stories narrated by Muhammad's wives. It analyzes topics, motives, and receptions of these intimate narratives, concluding that they have literary value alongside religious and social significance.

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‫المؤتمر‬‫سودرتورن‬ ‫بجامعة‬ ‫الذاتٌة‬ ‫للسٌرة‬ ً‫الدول‬
‫بالسوٌد‬ ‫باستكهولوم‬ٕٓٔ4‫م‬
‫د‬.ً‫مٌم‬ّ‫ت‬‫ال‬ ‫أمل‬

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Revelation and Disclosure in Arab Women's Autobiography:The
Narratives of the Prophet Muhammad's wives As a Model
D.Amal Altamimi
University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia

4. ‫العربٌة‬ ‫للمرأة‬ ‫الذاتٌة‬ ‫السٌرة‬ ً‫ف‬ ‫والمكاشفة‬ ‫البوح‬
‫محمد‬ ً‫النب‬ ‫زوجات‬ ‫مروٌات‬ ‫من‬–‫وسلم‬ ‫علٌه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬_‫أنموذجا‬
‫د‬.‫التميمي‬ ‫الخياط‬ ‫بنت‬ ‫أمل‬
‫الدمام‬ ‫جامعة‬
D.Amal Altamimi
University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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 It was assumed by many scholars that the disclosure and
revealing are rare in classical Arabic autobiography , and
when found, a woman is not able to uncover her secrets
as does man.

6. The purpose of this paper
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 The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that a
culture of disclosure and disclosure exists in Arabic
women's autobiographical narratives in present as well as
in the past, as we can see in some of the personal
narratives of the wives of the Prophet Mohammed, peace
be upon him.

7. Revelation and Disclosure in ArabWomen's Autobiography
‫قدٌما‬ ‫الشفهٌة‬ ‫الذاتٌة‬ ‫السٌرة‬
Autobiography oral old
‫حدٌثا‬ ‫المكتوبة‬ ‫الذاتٌة‬ ‫السٌرة‬
Autobiography newly written
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8. Date of oral histories of the wives of the Prophet
Mohammad's 1435 years ago
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‫يطلق‬‫اسم‬‫الحجرات‬‫الشريفة‬‫على‬
‫البيوت‬‫التي‬‫كان‬‫يسكنها‬‫رسول‬‫هللا‬
‫صلى‬‫هللا‬‫عليه‬‫وسلم‬‫مع‬‫زوجاته‬
‫أمهات‬‫المؤمنين‬.
Called on the name of
the noble houses, cabins,
which was inhabited by
the Messenger of Allah
peace be upon him with
his wives, mothers of the
believers.‫علٌه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ ً‫النب‬ ‫ٌستخدمه‬ ‫كان‬ ‫الذي‬ ‫عائشة‬ ‫السٌدة‬ ‫حجرة‬ ‫مخرج‬
‫للمسجد‬ ‫للخروج‬ ‫وسلم‬
Outlet chamber Aisha, who was used by
the Prophet peace be upon him out of the
mosque

9. ‫المرويات‬ ‫تاريخ‬
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 These narratives could be
dated to the seventh century
AD, They were collected in the
eighth century by trustworthy
men as the sayings of the
Prophet and the second source
of Islamic law,
 This image shows the rooms
of the wives of the Prophet
called noble houses, it shows
also the way out of Aisha's
room which the prophet used
to take while going to the
mosque.

10. ‫عنها‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫رضى‬ ‫لعائشة‬ ‫الشخصية‬ ‫الروايات‬ ‫أكثر‬
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 Among the wives of the prophet
who have paid special attention
to narrating many intimate
stories are Aisha and Umm
Salamah and Hafsa , but
A'ishah was most prolific in
narrating these stories because
was a young beautiful girl and
the most-beloved wife and she
was also pampered and
scientist and jealous. She
emphasized in her narratives
matters pertaining to sexual life,
while Umm Salamah
concentated on narrating relious
matters.

11. Subjects:
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‫العالقات‬
‫الحميمية‬
ٔ-‫وكٌدهن‬ ‫النساء‬ ‫بٌن‬ ‫الغٌرة‬ ‫قصص‬
3-‫مواقف‬‫التودد‬‫تودد‬‫الزوجة‬‫إلى‬‫زوجها‬
‫بالمسابقة‬‫أو‬‫التعلق‬‫على‬‫عنقه‬
3-‫والغزل‬ ‫والمداعبة‬ ‫الفراش‬ ‫أمور‬ ‫مثل‬ ‫الحميمية‬ ‫العالقات‬
‫من‬ ‫واالغتسال‬ ‫رمضان‬ ‫نهار‬ ‫في‬ ‫القبل‬ ‫مثل‬ ‫الزوجين‬ ‫بين‬
‫واحد‬ ‫إناء‬ ‫من‬ ‫الجنابة‬.
4-‫الخاصة‬ ‫وأسرارها‬ ‫ومتاعبها‬ ‫الزوجة‬ ‫هموم‬.

12. the outer circler
epresents the life
of the Prophet as
a prophet
the second circle
represents him as a
man closed to his
friends, relatives,
servants and
daughters.
TheThird Circle
represents him as a
husband who has very
intmite relationships
with his wives.
the life of the
Prophet
peace be
upon him
could be
arranged into
three circles
as shown in
the
presentation.
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Subjects:

13. Subjects:
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the life of the Prophet peace be upon him could be
arranged into three circles as shown in the presentation.
we find that the outer circle represents the life of the
Prophet as a prophet, and the second circle represents
him as a man closed to his friends, relatives, servants and
daughters. The Third Circle represents him as a husband
who has very intmite relationships with his wives. The
narratives concerning this circle narrate the many stories
dealing with the most intimate issues such as love,
courtship, kissing, caressing, flirting …ect Furhtermore,
they reveal a great dead of the sexual life of the prophet.

14. One of the most revealing story narrated by A'ishah is the " incident of
slander" in which she was accused falsely of having extra martial affair.
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“…Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬ came, greeted us and sat down. He had never sat with me since that day of the
slander. A month had elapsed and no Divine Inspiration came to him about my case. Allah's Apostle then
recited Tashah-hud and then said, 'Amma Badu, O `Aisha! I have been informed so-andso about you; if you are
innocent, then soon Allah will reveal your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then repent to Allah
and ask Him for forgiveness for when a slave confesses his sins and asks Allah for forgiveness, Allah accepts his
repentance.' (continued...) (continuing... 1): -5.462:... ... When Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬ finished his speech,
my tears ceased flowing completely that I no longer felt a single drop of tear flowing. I said to my father, 'Reply
to Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬ on my behalf concerning what he has said.' My father said, 'By Allah, I do not
know what to say to Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬ .' Then I said to my mother, 'Reply to Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬
on my behalf concerning what he has said.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Messenger
(‫'.)ﷺ‬ In spite of the fact that I was a young girl and had a little knowledge of Qur'an, I said, 'By Allah, no
doubt I know that you heard this (slanderous) speech so that it has been planted in your hearts (i.e. minds)
and you have taken it as a truth. Now if I tell you that I am innocent, you will not believe me, and if confess to
you about it, and Allah knows that I am innocent, you will surely believe me. By Allah, I find no similitude for
me and you except that of Joseph's father when he said, '(For me) patience in the most fitting against that
which you assert; it is Allah (Alone) Whose Help can be sought.' Then I turned to the other side and lay on my
bed; and Allah knew then that I was innocent and hoped that Allah would reveal my innocence. But, by Allah, I
never thought that Allah would reveal about my case, Divine Inspiration, that would be recited (forever) as I
considered myself too unworthy to be talked of by Allah with something of my concern, but I hoped that
Allah's Messenger…”

15. ‫اإلفك‬ ‫حديث‬ ‫مه‬ ‫لعائشة‬ ‫القرآن‬ ‫تبرئة‬
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 She was exonerated by the Koran like what
happened to the Virgin Mary.

16. Patterns reveal:
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 Shows us reveal two types of women in Islamic culture:
 The first pattern: the pattern of revealing the purpose of the story
Alamtaaah, and this pattern was in great demand among Muslims
for the purpose of entertainment and fun, such as books that tell
the stories of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon
him to Aisha Abdul Rahman.
 The second pattern: the pattern of revealing the legislative intent to
the fatwa, and those relating to the provisions of Almruyat Chraeih.
There were Narratives wives of the Prophet peace be upon him in
the books of the legislation in the doors of jurisprudence, such as:
the rule of washing the man with his wife, and sentenced the man
reading the Koran in stone his wife when she is menstruating, and
the direct rule of fasting ... etc..

17. Motives:
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 There were three main motives for the narration of these narratives:
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- Religious: These revealations come as a response to the Divine
Command of Allah Almighty as ordered him to them, where he says God
Almighty:
 ‫ا‬‫ٌر‬ِ‫ب‬َ‫خ‬ ‫ا‬‫ٌف‬ِ‫ط‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫ان‬َ‫ك‬ َ َ‫هللا‬ َ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬ ِ‫ة‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ِك‬‫ح‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ َ‫و‬ ِ َ‫هللا‬ ِ‫ت‬‫ا‬ٌَ‫آ‬ ْ‫ِن‬‫م‬ َ‫ن‬ُ‫ك‬ِ‫ت‬‫و‬ٌُُ‫ب‬ ًِ‫ف‬ ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ت‬ٌُ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫ن‬ ْ‫ر‬ُ‫ك‬ْ‫اذ‬‫و‬
 And bear in mind that which is recited in your houses of the revelations of Allah
and wisdom. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware.
33:34
 - Educational and moral
 - Therapeutic.
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18. Topics in revealing Narratives wives of
the Prophet peace be upon him:
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 In these narratives, the Prophet's wives tell about their most
intimate marital experiences and narrate stories that describe
intimate feelings about courtship between the spouses in the
form of fondling, kissing, jealousy, happiness, fear, and secrets.

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Reception:
 These narratives have been received mainly from
a religious and social point of view and rarely from a
literary point of view. Narratives of the Prophet's
wives to see and reveal the positions of openness and
disclosure? Most read these texts of two axes:

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 Conclusion:
 We have attempted to show in this paper that the
narratives of the prophets wives include a great deal
of revelation and disclosure, that have literary values
in addition to their well known religious and social
ones.
 This paper may pave the way for further studies to
thes women's narrtines and similar ones found in
classical Arabic autobiographical narratives.

21. 21 Amal Altamimi
The ended
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