Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 236
236 Prophet sa of Allah ! W hat kind of things do you say ? As long as you are alive, then why even mention my son’s death ? ” The companions of the Holy Prophet sa exhibited magnificent models of sacrifice, sincerity, and devotion because they believed in him with true faith. They took it as their responsibility to obey him every step of the way. Consequently, in his book, ‘Life of Muhammad’, Sir William Muir writes that in the battle of Ahzab, a g reat army of disbelievers came together , but still they were defeated. The only reason for this was that the disbeliever s made a strategic mistake. Whenever they crossed over the trench [to the Muslim side] , they start ed marching towards the Holy Prophet ’s sa tent in their foolishness. But t he companions of the Holy Prophet sa were so devoted that whenever they sensed the enemy ’s intent to kill the Holy Prophet sa , their men, women, and children, would run out in fanatic passion to face the enemy army and defeat them. Had they not committed this blunder of marching towards the tent of the Holy Prophet sa it is very possible that they could have won the battle. This zealous adoration was due to their complete faith and total submission. These people obviously had faith. I also see that non - Muslims of good character have a sense of honor. When I went for Hajj in 1912, I traveled on an Italian plane. F irst to Egypt and then for Hajj. Aboard that Italian plane was a doctor, whose wife had passed away. I asked him , “Why do you not marry agai n?” He replied, “If I d o marry again, I would marry in Asia; not in Europe. ” He had a sense of humor. He imitated for me how when a husband comes home, a European woman greets him with an angry face. H owever, when she goes out in front of strangers, she wears powder and lipstick. “I am not going to marry a woman like that,” he said. This tells us that it is not conditional to Islam, but any man with a sense of honor, regardless of his religion, likes to distance himself from such actions. Once the Holy Prophet sa was delivering a sermon when he observed some people standing along the edge s. It appeare d as though space in the m osque was tight, so people stood along the sides to listen to the sermon. T he Holy Prophet sa saw them and said , “Sit down. ” At that time , a companion ra was approaching the m osque. He was still in the alley when he heard the Holy Prophet’s sa voice. Right aw ay, he sat on the ground and began dragging himself towards the m osque. Another person