Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 29
29 E َﻓ َﺼ ِّﻞ ِﻟ َﺮ ِّﺑ َﻚ َو ا ۡﻧ َﺤ ۡﺮ So pray to thy Lord and offer sacrifice. In addition, when we look at the male and female c ompanions ra of the Holy Prophet sa , we see that their sacrifices were so great that no comparison can be found with any other people of the world. How deeply does a woman love her child and how difficult it is fo r her to hear of the death of her own child, and yet not let her grief overtake her. However, the examples left to us by the female c ompanions ra of the Holy Prophet sa are such that we are left in awe. The Battle o f Uhud It was during the Battle of Uhud when the Holy Prophet sa was wounded. He became unconscious and fell in a ditch. Several companions ra were martyred while trying to save him and their bodies fell onto his revered being and he was buried under the corpses of his c ompanions ra. Some c ompanions ra mistakenly believed he sa had been martyred. Since prior to this, the Muslim army had already won the war , a large section of the army was resting a short distance away from the battlefield. When they heard that the enemy had re newed their attack a nd that the Holy Prophet sa had been martyred, many people grew anxious and confused and headed towards the city of M edina , spreading the news of his martyrdom. Ha z rat ‘ Umar ra too was among those from the Muslim army who had been resting nearby. Upo n hearing the news of the Holy Prophet ’s sa martyr dom, he sat down on a rock and began to cry. He was still sobbing when Ha z rat Malik Ansar i ra , a c ompanion, passed by him and commente d, “‘Umar, what kind of time is this to cry ? God has blessed Muslims with a victory, and you are crying. ” Ha z rat ‘ Umar ra responded, “Malik do you not know what happened afterwards?” He enquired what happened. Ha z rat ‘Umar ra replied , “ The Muslims did indeed win the war , but afterwards the circumstances change d. T he enemy turned back and suddenly attacked again. In the meantime, the Holy Prophet sa was martyred. ” At the time, Ha z rat Malik ra was eatin g dates as he was hungry. He was holding the last date when he said, “If what you say is true , then this is no t ime to cry. If our beloved master has been m artyred, then let us go where our beloved has gone. It does not be fit us to sit and cry like