After the farewell speech had finished , it was the time for scores of thousands who accompanied the prophet in pilgrimage to go back home . They went to Nagd, to Johama, they turned to South to
When the prophet sent a message to the king of the Persians (kessra) to inform him about Islam . The Persian king sent to Pazan telling him that he was informed that a man came out of
He asked Pazan to march to that man conquering him and making him repentant or else , he Pazan could send his head to the king .
Pazan sent Kessra's message to the prophet . The messenger wrote him back that God promised me that 'Kessra' will be killed on a certain day , after a while . Pazan thought properly he said to himself . If he were a real prophet. Kessra will surely be dead . Kessra was killed by his son Sherowiea on the fixed day the prophet told him about . At once Pazan announced his Islam and those who were with him to the messenger that was on the tenth, year of Hijra , Pazan remained ruler of
When he was dead the messenger divided
No sooner had the rulers been appointed by the messenger and settled for a while , than the storm of mutiny and disobedience blew in
One of the liars Was Talha Ebn Khoield Ebn Nofal Ebn Nadla El Asdi , one of The great Arab Knights Khalid Ebn El Walid defeated Talha and overcame his false prophecy . At Last Talha joined the Muslim army and turned out to be a good Muslim again.As for Musliama the Liar, he sent to the messenger declaring that he Was a prophet like him and "fall the Land for us and the other half for Quriesh but Quries's one isn't liar"
Muhammad Looked at the messengers of Musliama and told that he Wanted to kill them but the messengers were not to be killed. As for El Aswad EI Ansy , after the death of Pazan , he claimed magic and invite people to it secretly . When he succeeded in spreading his new religion he marched to South and drove the rulers of Muhammad away . He proceeded to Nagran and murdered Pazan's son and inherited his throne and married his wife . Muhammad didn't pay much attention to This, he only sent to his rulers in
The messenger thought that the existence of the Romans in
When that was reported to the messenger , he didn't wait until the Romans attack him in Madina but he sent his army to 'Mo'ata' and Zeid Ebn Haritha' was the leader of army, the messenger said :
- If Zeid was hurt , Gafar can replace him on people , If Gafar was hurt , Abdullah Ebn Rawaha on people .
The Muslims were only three thousand soldiers while Hercules were hundred thousands soldiers, besides his allies of the other Arabs of " Lakhm, Gozam , El quen and Bahraa' about hundred thousands . The balance was not equal .
Some Muslims saw that they should write to the messenger asking him for help, but Abdullah Ebn Rawaha encouraged the people saying :'
- You went out requiring martyrdom . We don't fight people out of numbers nor force nor quantities . We fight them only with this religion God honored us with, go forth. It is only one of the two blessings : either victory or martyrdom . The people said :
- Rawaha is right . In Mo'ata the two armies clashed together . Zeid , Gafar and Rawaha were killed one after another.
- The people asked Khalid Ebn EI Walid to lead them .Khalid made the best withdrawal in history because of theimbalance between the two armies, or else it would be a way of committing suicide .
On coming back to Madina , the people met the army throwing dust on it saying :
- Runners away from the way of God .
The messenger said :
They aren't escapers but they are comers back God willing
The messenger didn't for get 'Mo'ata' Day nor the hazard threatening Islam in
When he came back room Haj he stayed in Madina for three months , he asked the people to prepare themselves to go to
- go forth to the place where your father was murdered, crush them with horses . He made a banner with his hand to Usama who was only about twenty years old . The other Muslims , the lords and the great friends of Muhammad surprised by that nomination ; a younger man to be a leader over them . They trusted Muhammad and they had great faith in his choice .
Usama went out with his army to El Gorf ( a place near Madina ) camping there .
At night, Muhammad ordered his servant ; father of Moythaba to go with him to El Paqui where the graves of Muslims lied there . he wanted to ask God forgiveness for the dead muslim people . he said :
- Peace upon you people of the graves .
he told them that they were rescued from what the people of this world will face of unrests and tumults . He said to Abu Moythaba :
- Abu Moyhaba , I was asked to own the keys of the treasures of this world and the eternity , then the paradise . I was asked to choose between this and the meeting of my God and the paradise .
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- No, by God , Abu Moythaba, I have chosen the meeting of My God and the paradise .
He asked God to forgive the people of El 'Paqui and got back home . he found Aisha complaining headache . he said to her jokingly .
- What harms you if you were dead before me and put you in a coffin , prayed on you and buried you .
- What a pity , by God you like me dead . If it were so, you'd spend your day with one of your wives
The messenger smiled and said :
- Yes , it is my head that aches me .
When his cousin El Fadl Ebn El Abass came to visit him , he was wrapping a scarf around his head, really he was unwell . he said :
- take my hand, FadI .
Fadl helped the prophet sitting on a couch ( Manpr) he said :
call the people .
When they camp round him. he said :
- listen, oh people . I praise my God to you who there is no God but Him . Some rights got approached to yourselves . this who I lashed his back, here is mine to revenge for it . This who I insulted him , he can insult me now . quarrelling isn't my nature and it isn't my affair . The most beloved person to me this who takes his right from me if he has any . Or, he would forgive me, then I can meet God in satisfaction .
He got down the couch and prayed the noon prayers, then he came back talking about the same subject A man stood up saying :
- Messenger of Allah , you owe me three Durhams.
- Give them back , Fadl.
- Oh, people . This who has any right, he can do it at onceand never care about the exposure of this world. It is much easier than the exposure of the other world , the hereafter.
Another man stood up . he said :
- Messenger of Allah , I have taken three Durhams .
-Why did you take them ?
-I needed them .
-Take them back from him, Fadl .
- After a while , he said :
- Oh. you people . he who feels something wrong with himself, he can stand up, name it and I call praying for him . A man rose up, he said :
Messenger of Allah , I'm a liar , I'm lecherous , I'm spleenful
- May God earn him sincerity and faith and remove spleen away from him if He wish . Another one stood up, he said :
- Messenger of Allah , by God's name I'm a liar, hypocrite and I've committed every thing .
Omar stood up and said :
- You man, you scandalized yourself.
The messenger said :
- Son of EI Khatab, the exposure of this world is slighter than that of the Hereafter.
- May God earn him sincerity and faith and turn his matterto be better.
His illness got worse at his wife Maimona . He asked his wives permission to stay at Aisha . He was leaning on Ali and El Fadl Ebn El Abbas walking slowly to Aisha's house . When he was badly sick, he asked his folk to pour water on him from different wells so that he could go out to talk to people . he went out wrapping a scarf around his head . He sat at the (Manbar)(a couch) he said :
- A slave from God's slaves was chosen between this lifeworld and what God has got . This slave chose what God has got
Abu Bakr under stood that hint, he wept and said :
- We ransom you with ourselves and our sons.
The messenger asked the immigrants to take care of El (Ansar) ; the supporters , and he came back to Aisha's house . When Belal called for the night prayers the messenger wanted to get up to pray but he fainted , on recovering he said :
- Did people pray ?
- No , they are waiting for you .
He wanted to go praying but he was unconscious again, when he came back to himself, he said :
- Did people pray ?
- No, they are waiting for you , messenger of Allah . Once more he wanted to go praying, but he lost his consciousness. Belal entered Muhammad room he said :
- It is time for praying, messenger of Allah .
- I can't pray outside . Order Abu Bakr to be imam (leader) of praying .
Aisha said :
- Abu bakr is a tender hearted man , if he stood in
your place , nobody could hear him , he is always weeping .
The messenger said again :
- Order Abu bakr to pray with people .
Belal left the room crying . people rushed to him in
fear, they said :
- What is behind you Belal ?
- The messenger of Allah can't pray outside . They cried terribly.Abdullah Ebn Zama looked for Abu Bakr, but he didn't find him. he only found Omar, Ebn Zama said :
- Stand up to pray with people , Omar.
When Omar said Allah Akbar 'Allah is Almighty' the# messenger said :
- Where is Abu Bakr ? Allah and the Muslims refuse that . he repeated that three times .
- Order Abu Bakr to pray with people . At last, Abu Bakr came and prayed with people . he was among Usama's army which camped in Gorf outside the Madina to set off to
Usama went to the messenger's room to pay him a visit . The messenger was very ill . Usama said :
- 1 redeem you with my father and mother , can you permit me to stay for a while until God recovers you ?
- Go and march on the blessing of Allah .
- Messenger of Allah , if I go while you are in this condition, my heart will ache me .
- March on victory and health .
- Messenger of Allah I hate to ask about you the passengers .
- Do as 1 told you .
The messenger got fainted , Usama prepared to set off with the army . When he came to himself, he said :
:- Carry out Usama's expedition . May God curse who lag behind .
The supporters went round the mosque sorrowfully, they pitied his death . El Fadl, Ali and El Abbass got into room and told him about this . The prophet went out leaning on Ali and El Fadl , while El Abbass was in front of him , A scarf wrapped his head, walking slowly until he reached the bottom of El 'Manbar'
(A sort of wooden table where the messenger used to preach people on .- He said .
- Oh you Folks I'm told you are afraid of your prophet's death No prophet was immortal before me . Who was sent to you and was immortal among you? I will join my God and you will follow me . I recommend you the first migrants better and I recommend the migrants to do good among themselves .Cod says " By Age , man loses but those who believed and do good and bestowed with the right and patience " .
Things run by God's permission . if something is slow don't desire it to be hurried .
God ; Almighty Doesn't make haste this who wants it to be are you afraid of taking over and then you .
- corruption spread on earth and cut off the relations of your relatives among you .
I recommend you to take care of the supporters they gave you shelter and they had good faith .
Didn't they share you out their fruits? Didn't they give you home?Didn't they proceed you priority , although they needed it badly?
- If anyone judges between two men , he may accept the good deeds and pass over the wronged . Don't love yourselves better than them . I will separate from you and you will follow me . Your appointment is at the basin – In paradise there is a basin of the prophet . Who will give drink to the believers ,he will never feel thirsty again .
- This who wants to come to this basin Tomorrow he ' may ban his hand and tongue unless it is what necessary .
You folks sins change the blessings . If people are good . their leaders will be good, too and if people are bad ,they disobey their leaders ".
He went back home , El Abbass was there, he looked at his nephew's face - he recalled that some time ago, he saw in his dream that the moon was lifted from Earth to heaven . He told the prophet about that dream . The prophet explained : he is your nephew .
- What does Muhammad think of his God if he meets Allah having these dinars .
He asked Aisha to give these alms to the poor.
The pain was terrible , while Usama stepped into the prophet's room . He bent down to kiss the prophet's head . He couldn't speak , he raised his hands to heavens putting them again on Usama . Usama realized that the prophet was praying for him . He went back to his camp .
Belal called for the morning prayer , Abu Bakr led the people in the prayers . Muhammad went out while people were praying . They were so pleased that they couldn't concentrate on their prayers . Abu Bakr knew that Muhammad must have come , he set himself back , the prophet pushed him forward in his back and said :
- Pray with people .
He sat on the right of Abu Bakr praying . On finishing his prayers he addressed the people raising his hands , he said :
- You folk, hell was fired awfully , factions appeared like the stars of the dark nights .
When he finished his speech , Abu Bakr came to him saying :-
- Prophet of Allah , today , I see you safe and sound , can you excuse me to go to my other wife ?.
- Yes.
h entered Aisha's room , a bandage around his head, pain was great and death went slowly to him , every now and then, he was fainted and then coming back to himself again. there was a jug of water beside him . He put his hand into the jug washing his face with water saying
- I beseech you God to help me to bear the fits of death .
Fatma El Zahra- Muhammad's daughter - watched her father feeling great pain, she fell as if hell was grilling her liver she said :
- Oh, my woe .
The prophet said in a low voice .
- No more woe on your father from this on . Abdul Rahman Ebn Abu Bakr entered the room while he was brushing his teeth with some sort of small root . the prophet looked at him . Aisha realized that Muhammad wanted that root brush . She said:
- Shall 1 take it for you .
He nodded , she took it and gave it to the prophet but it was rough she said :
- Shall I soften it to you .
He nodded again . he brushed his teeth while leaning on her chest . the messenger said lo Usama after the morning prayers .
- March on God's blessing .
Usama said good bye to him and went back, to his camp and gave the order of departure .
While he was on the verge of riding his horse someone came to him saying :
- The messenger of Allah is dying .
He rushed with Omar and Abu Obeiyda Ebn ET Garrah to the mosque . Aisha sent for Abu Bakr, Hafsa sent for Omar and El Zahra sent for Ali to come . Aisha found the messenger got heavier on her chest . She looked at his face , she found his eyes dazzling he said :
- No, but the supreme companion and paradise . A scream washeard out of the house of the , messenger , All muslims ran to thehouse . El Abbass proceeded them and closed the door . He heard Aisha saying .
- You had the choice and you chose God , who sent you with right .
The messenger of Allah was dead on Aisha's screaming and lamenting.
They all came ; Omar, Ottoman and Ali .
They were struck by the yelling . As for Omar , he got mad, Ottoman was silent, he couldn't speak. Ali was collapsed , he couldn't stand up , Omar said :
- Some hypocrites claimed that the messenger of Allah was dead, but he wasn't dead , he only went to God as Moses son of Omran came back to his folk after forty nights, After he had been thought to be dead. By God , the messenger will come back again as Moses did .
- People were tremendously astonished and got crazy. They weren't capable of believing that God's beloved , his messenger, his prophet to be dead . Is it really that the inspiration of Heaven cut off from Earth ?
Abu Bakr reached the mosque and stepped inside he saw Omar speaking with people he didn't care, he went straight Forwardly into Muhammad's house , he found him lying covered with a cloak , he uncovered his face and kissed him .
- I redeem my father and father with you .
You are good alive or dead . You tasted the death the God wroteon you , and you will never be dead again . He covered his face with the garment and went out . he found Omar talking with people .
- Take it easy Omar, listen .
Omar refused to be silent . Abu Bakr went on
saying.
- You people . This he who worshipped Muhammad , He is dead now . This he who worships Allah, he is always alive , never to be dead .
He recited " Muhammad is but like other messengers . If he is dead or killed you return back to your heels . this who does so God won't be hurt and god will reward the thankers " (soura Al Omran V. 144).
When Omar heard the verses , he was struck down to the ground and at last realized that the messenger of Allah is dead and said tearfully .
- We to God go and we to him will come back .Abu Bakr carried on Saying .
- " You are dead and they are dead" God said " everything is perished but the face of Allah who possess the rule and you come back to him " Also, God said " everybody will taste death and you earn your wages on Doomsday " . ( Soura Al Omran V.185 )
The heavy sorrow crept into the people's hearts and sadness overwhelmed the city of the messenger and it was the time of evening prayers . Belal hardly stepped forward to the mosque when , he was staggering , when he looked at the closed door of the messenger, he felt as if a dagger pierced his heart , since the messenger won't get out again. . No longer will he go lo him telling him that people are waiting him to lead them in praying .
People will wail no one . Belal mounted up to the mosque sadly he kept on calling for pray in a tone of sorrow .
(God is Almighty . ( Allah Akbar .)
God is Almighty . ( Allah Akbar .) 1 witness that there is no God but Allah, I witness that there is no God but Allah, but , Belal's tearssuffocated him , he couldn't mention the name of the beloved messenger . He remembered the messenger dead in his bed , he sobbed heavily . people heard the interruption of the praying call and the weep of Belal.
Sorrows were renewed again and they shared his weeping.
But Belal controlled himself and his passion to complete
the calling he said tearfully .
I witness that Muhammad is his messenger .
I witness that Muhammad is his messenger .
Come to praying , Come to praying.
Come to the good , Come to the good.
Allah Akbar , Allah Akbar .
No God but Allah .
The references of this book .
1- Sirat Ebn Hesham ( biography of Ebn Hesham )
2- The genius of Muhammad by Mahmoud El Akkad
3- Muhammad By Muhammad Hassanein Hikal
4- Muhammad and Those Who are with Him ( Goda El Sahar).
5- The Holy Quran.
6- El Pukhari Hadith ( traditions ) .