The Excellent Exemplar - Muhammad — Page 72
THE EXCELLENT EXEMPLAR — MUHAMMAD 72 away before him. If then he die or be slain, will you turn back on your heels? He who turns back on his heels shall not harm Allah at all. Allah will certainly reward the grateful” (3:145) And he added: “Hearken: he who worshiped Muhammad should know that Muhammad is dead, but he who worships God should remember that God is Ever - Living and does not die. ” This helped those present to balance their emotions, and to realize that though the parting was heartrending, God’s will was supreme and must be accepted in a spirit of steadfastness, The poet Hassan gave expression to his poignant grief at the death of the Prophet in Arabic verse: Thou wert the pupil of my eye; My eye is now sightless. After thee I care not who dies; I was fearful only of losing thee