Hazrat Umme Haraam bint Milhaan — Page 6
Hazrat Umme-Haraam ra 6 found in these companions is their passionate desire to attain the rank of a martyr. The intensity of this desire can be seen in Hazrat Haraam ra , the brother of Hazrat Umme Haraam ra. His martyrdom became the catalyst for his killer, Jabbaar bin Salma’s conversion to Islam. It so happened that in the Battle of Bi’r-e-Ma’oonah, Jabbaar bin Salma threw a spear that went through Hazrat Haraam’s ra chest, causing a fatal wound. As Hazrat Haraam ra was dying, he exclaimed: فُزْتُ بِرَبِّ الْكَعْبَة That is, ‘By the Lord of the Ka’abah, I have attained my objective. ’ 2 These words show that he had longed for martyrdom all his life, and now that Allah the Almighty had granted it to him, he had fulfilled the purpose of his life. Upon witnessing this declaration, filled with so much passion, Jabbaar bin Salma’s heart was greatly moved and he