Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 442
! ! 442 stood close by and held his hand aloft before his face. One after another, t he enemy’s arrows rained down and struck his hand until it was entirely mutilated. Many years later, someone saw his hand and called him ‘ hand amputee. ’ Haz rat Abu Talha ra replied, “Th is hand is the source of all blessings for me. W hen the enemy attacked the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa d uring the battle of Uhud , I raised this hand to shield his sa face from the enemy’s arrows. When the arrows pierced me, my hand was dismembered. ” Someone asked him, “Did you not feel the pain?” He replied, “I did not even let out a sigh. It was painful , but I could not exhale out of fear that it would shake my hand and the arrows would strike the Holy Prophet Muhammad s a. ” Therefore , being disgraced or being physically or verbally abused for the sake of Allah leads one to an elevated status. Now , I would like to briefly mention a few points related to the s urah I have just recited. God Almighty says in this s urah : “O Prophet! n ا ۡﻟ َﻜ ۡﻮ َﺛ َﺮ َا ۡﻋ َﻄ ۡﻴ ٰﻨ َﻚ ِا َّﻧ ۤﺎ “ Surely , we have bestowed upon thee an abundance of good. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 108: V. 2) Surely, we have bestowed thee with Kauthar. Kauthar means an abundance of good or a person who gives charity most generously. Thus , this would mean, ‘ O Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , We have given thee an abundance of good, i. e. , we have bestowed upon you all possible bounties and blessings of this world. Let us all observe that this s urah was revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa when he had very few believers with him. His acquaintances , fr iends, and those dear to him were all against him. He had many enemies who were so powerful that no one could even imagine that God Almighty would bless him with such great success and prosperity. At this time and in these circumstances , Allah revealed : n ا ۡﻟ َﻜ ۡﻮ َﺛ َﺮ َا ۡﻋ َﻄ ۡﻴ ٰﻨ َﻚ ِا َّﻧ ۤﺎ (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 108: V. 2) We have bestowed these blessings upon you in great quantity.