The Life of The Prophet Muhammad

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

by Leila Azzam and Aisha Gouverneur


As for the Prophet (p.b.u.h.), he made one final visit before leaving Mecca. This was to the grave of his devoted wife, Khadijah, who had been the first person to believe in Allah’s Revelation through him. The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) knew that this would be the last time he would see the grave, or Mecca, because during the pilgrimage he had received the chapter of the Koran called ‘Help’, from which he knew that his death was not far away.

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

When Allah’s help and triumph comes And thou seest mankind entering the religion of Allah in troops, Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him. Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy.  (Koran CX.1-3)

THE PROPHET’S DEATH

ONE NIGHT, shortly after his return to Medina, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) woke up at midnight and asked his servant ‘Abd Allah to saddle his mule. They then left the house and went to the Baql al-Gharqad, the burial ground of the Muslims. There the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) stood in front of the graves and, as though he could see the Muslims buried in them, spoke to them and prayed over them. Later, ‘Abd Allah reported, ‘The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) told me that he was ordered to pray for the dead and that I was to go with him.’

After the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) had prayed he turned to ‘Abd Allah and said, ‘I can choose between all the riches of this world, a long life, and then Paradise, or meeting my Lord and entering Paradise now.’ ‘Abd Allah begged him to choose a long, rich life, followed by Paradise, but the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) told him that he had already chosen to meet his Lord now rather than remain in the world.

The following morning the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) awoke with a terrible headache, but despite this he led the prayers at the mosque. From what he said afterwards to the people assembled there, they understood that his death was near. The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) praised his best friend, Abu Bakr, who had begun to weep, and told everyone that he knew they would all meet again at a pool in Paradise. He added, however, that although he was sure they would always worship Allah alone, he feared that the pleasures of the world would attract them, and they would begin to compete with one another for material possessions, forgetting spiritual things.

Soon after, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) requested that he be moved to the room of ‘A’ishah, one of his wives. As the days passed his fever grew worse, until one day he was so ill that he could not even get to the mosque, which was next to where ‘A’ishah lived. The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) told ‘A’ishah to tell the Muslims to let  Abu Bakr, her father, lead the prayer, which made them very sad for this was the first time anyone had taken the Prophet’s place.

Arab News…    to be continued

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