Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 31
! ! 31 wounded and lay buried under a heap of dead bodies. When this news reached M e dina , which was four miles from Uhud , men and women anxiously turned out in the street s to determine the true state of affairs. Meanwhile, when the Holy Prophet sa was pulled out from under the dead bodies, he was found to be alive. Upon hearing this the Muslims rallied together , and the disbelievers retreated. When the Muslims returned to M e dina , the townspeople met them and one M e d inite woman, who was neither a relative of the Holy Prophet sa nor was she connected to the people of Mecca , stepped forward. Her devotion to the Holy Prophet sa was due purely to her sincere faith. She inquired from one of the companions who was walking ahead of the others, “How is the Holy Prophet sa ?” As he sa was alive and was approaching from behind the m, the companion considered this question to be irrelevant and instead of answering it, he replied, “Your father has been killed. ” The woman replied, “I did not ask about my father. I am inquiring about the Messenger of Allah sa. ” Ye t he did not respond and went on to say , “Y our husband has also been killed. ” Upon hear ing this she said, “I am inquiring after the Messenger of Allah sa. H ow is he sa ?” Again, he did not answer and stated, “Your brother has been killed. ” S he once more asked , “W hy do you not answer my question? I am asking how the Messenger of Alla h sa is. ” The companion then replied , “He is well and approaches us. ” Upon learning this , she said, “ Al - H amd u L illah ! [ All praise belongs to Allah ]. If the Messenger of Allah sa is alive , then I care not for any one else. ” Reflect upon this. I magine the l ove and attachment this woman had for the Messenger of Alla h, due purely to her faith. Consider her sincerity. Consider the condition of a person who loses her young child in this day and age. Yet here , her father is killed, her husband is martyred, her brother is murdered, and she has no son. These are the closest relatives for which pain and grief are felt. I f suffered, it would shatter not only the hearts of women, but of men , into tiny fragments. However, this woman harbored such a strong and resolute heart that even when she wa s given the news of the demise of her father, her br other and her husband, she said Al - H amd u L illah upon learning of the wellbeing of the Holy Prophet sa and cared not for any other grief. There are many other incident s like this. This was one which I related