Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 30
! ! 30 Prophet sa had never encountered such a phenomenon , he was unable to c omprehend it and worried that he was being deceived by his mind or that he mig ht be mistaken. Frightened, he told Ha z rat Khadija h ra that he had fallen ill. He may have described his state [of mind] as a n illness , but Haz rat Khadija h ra was very intelligent. Notwiths tanding that revelations did not occur at the time, she realized that this was indeed a revelation from Allah. In this day and age , everyone understands that it is Allah Almighty who sends down revelations , yet people still deny the veracity of the claimant and describe him as insane. Even though Ha z rat Khadija h ra belo nged to a nation which did not believe in God or possess a r evealed book, and nor was it even convinced of the existence of revelation , she reassured him that he had indeed received a revelation and was in no way suffering from any ailment. She declared : " ﻼ و ! % ﻻ ' ﺨ ) * ک % ا - ﺪ ا Absolutely not! By God! God will never disgrace you! Ha z rat Khadija h ra said, “Y ou have no ailment. T his is most definit iv ely the word of God. You treat people kindly, you strengthen the ties of kinship , and assist them in times of trouble. Therefore, God Almighty will never disgrace you. ” This one woman s et such an example of faith, that even among men, no equal can be found. Additionally, when we look at her conduct , you will find that her faith is no ordinary faith because when enemies began to attack the Holy Prophet sa , she contributed all her wealth to him to be spent in the path of religion. One could presume that as the wife of the Holy Prophet sa , the sole intent behind her actions was to pr eserve her husband’s honor. However, this was not the case, nor was she the only woman in Islam ’ s history. There were many others who showed unparalleled examples of sincerity and devotion. The Sincerity of One Woman For example, o n the occasion of the Battle of Uhud , the disbelievers brought an army of three thousand to face the Holy Prophet sa and his one thousand devotees. During combat, a mistake was made by one of the factions of Muslims, due to which the Muslim army lost ground and the Holy Prophet sa was suddenly isolated. The disbelievers hurled so many stones at him that he fell to the ground