Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 512
! ! 512 companions reassured her. S he insisted to be taken to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. When she saw the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , she ran towards hi m sa and clung to the hem of his shirt. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, “O sister! I am grieved to hear that your father, brother and husband have died in the battle”. She replied, “Y ou are alive ! T herefore , I care not for the death of anyone else. ” This was the passion which drew those women toward the field of sacrifices. They proved true to the covenant they had made with Allah. Haz rat Sa’ad bin Maa’z ra was proudly holding the bridle of the animal of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa upon returning from the battle. His brother had also been killed during the battle. On approaching M e dina , he saw his mother coming and said, “O Prophet of Allah , my mother approaches. ” Haz rat Sa’ad’s mother was eighty or eighty - two years old. She was partially blind , and it was difficult for her to distinguish between sunlig ht and shade. Upon hearing of the martyrdom of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , even this old lady hobbled her way out of M e dina. When Haz rat Sa’ad informed the Prophet of Allah that his mother was approaching , the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa instructed him to stop his con veyance. When he reached near this old lady, she did not ask about the wellbeing of her sons. When she asked, she asked only after the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Ha z rat Saad ra replied that he sa stood before her. This old lady looked up and with her weak eyes let her gaze wander over the face of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, “O Lady , I am very sorry that your young son has been martyred in this battle. ” Upon receiving this type o f news, one loses the ir senses, but this old lady lovingly replied, “O Prophet of Allah! W hat do you say? I feared only for your safety. ” These were the wo men, who worked alongside men to spread Islam and perform tabligh. The se are the wom e n the Muslim world is proud of, due to their sacrifices.