Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 93
93 93 HADRAT ABU BAKR Muhammad sa is only a Messenger, and all Messengers who came before him have passed away. So, if he dies or is killed, will you turn away from Islam? He who turns away will not harm Allah at all. And Allah will certainly reward the grateful. Hearing the words of Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra and this verse, people came back to their senses. Hadrat ‘Umar ra said, “It felt as though this verse had been revealed just now. I understood that the Holy Prophet sa had really passed away, and it felt to me as though my feet were broken. I did not have the strength even to stand, and I fell to the ground. ” 29 He then recited from the Qur’ a n, (S u rah A l-e- ‘Imr a n, 3:145) :