Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 518
! ! 518 upon as a leader , will be appointed. ” At the time, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa made this announcement, a Jew was sitting near him. He commented, “I do not consider you to be a true Prophet , but if you are, then n ot one of these three men will come back alive. For that which a prophet speaks, always comes to be true. ” The Jewish man went to Haz rat Zaid ra and said , “If your prophet is true , then you will not come back alive. ” Haz rat Zaid ra replied, “ Allah knows best if I will come back alive or not , but our P rophet is true. ” It was God ’s wisdom that this prophecy was to be fulfilled in exactly this way. First , Haz rat Zaid ra was martyred, after which Haz rat Jaffar ra took over the army. He was also martyred. After him, Ha z rat Abdullah Bin Rawah ra took charge of the army and he also laid down his life. The whole army nearly fell into disarray , when Haz rat Khālid bin Walīd , upon the persuasion of some Muslims, took the flag in his hand. Allah Almighty granted the Muslims victory through him and the army successfully returned home. When the army returned to M e dina , the relatives of those M uslims who were martyred began to wail. At the time , the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa sensed that no sound of wailing or crying was coming fr om Haz rat Jaffar ’s ra home. This might be because he was the Holy Prophet ’s sa brother [cousin] and being so , his family was more aware of Islam ic law. Hence , they set an excellent example of patience. Secondly , because of the migration from M ecc a , only his wife remained at home and there was no other loved one [living with them]. At the time , all of M e dina was stricken with grief and sadness. The women were crying for their relatives , bu t Haz rat Jaffar ’s ra home was desolate. Consequently, upon observing this disparity, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa commented that there was nobody to cry for Haz rat Jaffar ra. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa uttered this statement , and the companions bowed their heads in embarrassment. Many among them left the gathering and went home and asked their s isters and wives what they were doing there. Th e Holy