A
virtue of Salat-'Alan-Nabi
The Rasool of mankind, the Peace of
our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم has stated,
"Whoever is faced with a difficulty should recite abundant Salat upon me.
For the recitation of Salat upon me distances difficulties and
tribulations."
(Al-Qaul-ul-Badi', pp.
414; Bustan-ul-Wa'izeen lil-Jawzi, pp. 274)
1. A
horrific camel
One day, the disbelievers of the
Quraysh gathered in the noble Ka'bah whilst the Holy Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم was performing Salah
nearby. Abu Jahl picked up a heavy stone with the foul intention of مَعَاذَ الله عَزَّوَجَلَّ (Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forbid) - using it to crush the blessed
head of the grandfather of Hasanayn, the Remover of sorrow and pain صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم
whilst he performed Sajdah.
He drew forward, but the moment he
got close, he suddenly withdrew and fled. The astonished unbelievers asked him
in shock, "Abul Hakam, what happened to you?" He replied, "As
soon as I drew near, my senses failed me. I saw a horrific camel, with a
terrorising head and a fearsome neck, gnashing its teeth, with its mouth wide
open, all the while advancing upon me as though to swallow me. I have never
seen such a horrific camel."
The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم said, "That was
Jibra`eel عَلَيْهِ السَّلام who would have caught
Abu Jahl had he come any nearer."
(As-Seerat-un-Nabawiyyah
li Ibn Hashshaam, pp. 117)
Noor-e-Khuda
hay Kufr ki herkat pay khandah-zan
Phoonkon say
yeh charagh bujhaya na jaye ga
He
is the light of Allah, unaffected by evil games
Mere
blowing will never extinguish this flame!
Allah
عَزَّوَجَلَّ - Free from any need
Dear Islamic brothers! How
magnificent is Allah's attribute of being free from all need. Sometimes He عَزَّوَجَلَّ raises the rank of His Beloved صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم
innumerably by means of difficulties and trials, whilst at other times, He
terrifies the enemy of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ
تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم before they can strike, such that they
never assume to consider that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم is alone.
Why
was the Beloved Nabi harassed?
Our Noblest Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم was oppressed and
harassed by the evil disbelievers only as a result of him beginning to openly
call the people towards righteousness. In the outset (of Islam), the Rasool of
Rahmah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم
called to Islam covertly (meaning, in private) until Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ ordered for (Islam) to be propagated
openly.
2.
The call to righteousness from Mount Safa
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
states in part 19, Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Ayah 214:
وَانْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ
And
O beloved, warn your closest relatives.
[Kanz-ul-Iman
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Ash-Shu'ara, Ayah 214)
Upon the command of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ our Noble Nabi صَلَّى
اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم stood upon Mount Safa
and called to tribe of the Quraysh. When the people gathered, he said,
"Tell me: If I tell you that an army is intending to attack you from the
valley of Makkah, will you believe me?" They replied in unison, "Of
course. We have always only ever heard you speak the truth."
The Greatest Preacher صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم
continued, "Then listen. If you do not believe in me, a severe wrath will
descend on you." Hearing this, Abu Lahab began uttering nonsense, and the
people dispersed.
(Sahih Bukhari, vol.
3, pp. 294, Hadees 4770, 4771, summarized)
Magar
us Rahmat-e-'Aalam ka ghar tawheed ka ghar tha
Na
aa sakti thi maayusi kay yeh ummeed ka ghar tha
3.
Blood on the door
As soon as Islam began to be
preached openly, events of life-threatening cruelty and oppression began to
occur. Alas, the ill-fortuned disbelievers sometimes threw garbage towards the
illuminated body of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللَّهُ
تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم, sometimes they poured animals' blood on
his merciful door, sometimes they threw thorns, etc., in his paths, and
sometimes they hurled showers of stones upon his blessed body.
One cruel person amongst them
strangled his blessed neck whilst he صَلَّى اللَّهُ
تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم was performing Sajdah with such force that
his blessed eyes began to bulge outwards. Sometimes, they would even place a
placenta (the membrane in which the foetus of a camel is surrounded) on his
blessed back whilst he صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم performed Sajdah.
The rebellious disbelievers also
insulted and slandered him with nonsense, labelling him - مَعَاذَ اللَّه عَزَّوَجَلَّ - a magician and soothsayer.
(Al-Mawahib-ul-Ladunniyyah,
vol. 1, pp. 118, 119, summarized)
Tolerating
difficulties in the way of Allah is a Sunnah
Dear Islamic brothers! You have seen
how our Noble Rasool صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ
وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم accepted various difficulties for the cause of Islam. All of
this occurred only after beginning to call to righteousness openly. Thus,
whenever you face difficulties in spreading the call to righteousness, remember
the suffering and sorrows of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم in spreading Islam,
and thank Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for blessing you with
the opportunity to experience the Sunnah of tolerating difficulties in the path
of the Deen. By doing so إِنْ شَاءَ الله
Satan will remain unsuccessful, his aims unfulfilled, and adopting patience
will become easy for you.
Without doubt, to face difficulties
in the way of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is Sunnah, to remain
patient in face of them is Sunnah, and to continue to call towards
righteousness even in presence of severe difficulties is also Sunnah.
Sunnatayn
'aam karayn, Deen ka ham kaam karayn
Nayk
ho jayain Musalman Madinay walay
4.
Shi'b-e-Abi Taalib
In the seventh year after the
announcement of Nubuwwah [Prophethood], the disbelievers of the Quraysh saw
that despite their extreme cruelty and oppression, the number of Muslims was
increasing, and even individuals such as Sayyiduna Hamzah and Sayyiduna 'Umar رَضِيَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُمَا had accepted Islam.
As the King of Abyssinia, Najjashi had also granted the Muslims asylum, as per
narration mentioned in 'Khasaais-ul-Kubra', the disbelievers decided
unanimously to martyr the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى
اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم publicly. When his
uncle, Abu Taalib came to know of this, he gathered Bani Haashim and Bani
Muttalib and said, "Take (Sayyiduna) Muhammad صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم to our Shi'b (valley)
for his protection," and so this was done.
(Khasaais-ul-Kubra,
vol. 1, pp. 249)
This valley is located in Makkah
Mukarramah, and was the ancestral property of Bani Haashim, called 'Shi'b-e-Abi
Taalib' ('Shi'b' refers to the path lying between two mountains, or an
unfertile piece of land within them.)
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