attributed to having been assaulted by Habbar. A few nights later, Kinana took her quietly to meet Zayd, and he escorted her to Medina. Anas ibn Malik recalled seeing Zainab in Medina wearing a striped silk cloak. Reunion with Abu al-As Zainab did not see her husband again until September or October 627, when he entered her house in Medina by night, asking for protection. Muslim raiders had stolen some merchandise that he was keeping in trust for other Quraysh, and he wanted to try to recover it. The next morning, Zainab sat among the women at dawn prayers and shouted: "I have given protection to Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi!" As soon as prayers were over, Muhammad confirmed that he had not known anything about it, but "We protect whomever she protects." He told Zainab to treat Abu al-As like a guest. Then he arranged for the Quraysh merchandise to be returned, and Abu al-As took it to its owners in Mecca. Abu al-As then converted to Islam and returned to Medina. Muhammad restored his marriage to Zainab, and they resumed their married life. Death Their reconciliation was short-lived, for Zainab died in May or June 629. Her death was attributed to complications from the miscarriage that she had suffered in 624. The women who washed her dead body included Umm Ayman, Sawdah and Umm Salama. One source states: See also Muhammad in Islam Children of Muhammad Genealogy of Khadijah's daughters Sahabah References External links Qurayshi family tree 599 births 629 deaths 6th-century Arabs 6th-century women 7th-century women Women companions of the Prophet Children of Muhammad Burials at Jannat al-Baqī