Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama‘at and the Palestinian Muslims — Page 6
Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at and the Palestinian Muslims [ 6 ] Jews, or where he himself refrained from treating them well. Once, a Jewish child lay dying. His Jewish mother sent a message to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa regarding the condition of the child. She said that the child was on his deathbed and wished to see him. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa got up at once to visit the child. As the child lay dying, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked him, ‘Would it not be better to die as a Muslim?’ The child said, ‘Yes, O Prophet of God. It would indeed be better for me. ’ Thus, he passed away as a Muslim. This is the example of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to which we adhere. How- ever, our opponents endeavor to stop us from doing so. In another incident, a funeral procession was passing by, and the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa stood up out of respect. Suddenly, others around him started calling, ‘O Prophet of God, this funeral procession is for a Jewish woman. ’ According to one h ad i th , the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, ‘Did she not have a life before her death?’ Then, he expressed other sentiments regarding human dignity. He said that we are all equal in grief. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa stood up and honoured the Jewish woman’s funeral. But today, people who preach hatred and make agonising accusations about the example of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , ask us how we can fol- low the example of Muhammad sa instead of following their model. I want them to know that we will not follow their example at any cost. For us, there has always been and there