Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa

by Dr. Karimullah Zirvi

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Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 342

SA. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa. Holy Prophet and the Muslims. sa. The Holy Prophet" prayed accordingly and then bestowed his own cloak on 'Ikrimah, saying: “He who comes to me believing in God can claim my house as his. " 'Ikrimah proved himself a sincere and zealous believer and set the seal on his faith by laying down his life in defense of it on one of the Syrian battlefields some years later. (The Excellent Examplar - Muhammad, Chaudhari Muḥammad Zafrulla Khān, p. 237, Routledge & Kegal Paul, London, UK). Self-Control and Tolerance sa sa sa га. Hadrat ‘Abdullah bin Salām" relates that when Allah the Exalted desired to guide Zaid bin Sa'nah, he said: "When I beheld the countenance of the Holy Prophet", I saw all the signs of prophethood in his face except two characteristics I knew not whether he possessed. One was that his tolerance would overpower his anger and the second was that no matter how much he was provoked and treated rudely, he would exhibit great tolerance. So, I was looking for a chance to determine whether or not these signs were present in him. " Zaid bin Sa'nah further relates that one day, the. Holy Prophet came out of his house with 'Ali bin Abi Talib. In the meantime, a rider who appeared to be a Bedouin came and said to the Holy. Prophet: 'The people of a tribe in the town of 'Basra' have accepted Islām and I had told them that were they to accept Islām, their provisions would be enlarged. However, due to lack of rain, they are facing a drought. I am worried that greed may cause them to leave Islām, as greed of enlarging their provisions had made them accept Islām. It is requested that, if it is proper then you please send them some provisions to help them. ' Hearing this, the Holy Prophet" looked towards Hadrat ‘Ali". Hadrat ‘Ali told the. Holy Prophet that at present there was nothing available which could be sent to help them. Zaid bin Sa'nah relates that he came to the Holy. Prophet and said: 'O Muḥammad! You can sell dates to me from a particular plantation on a fixed value, and on a fixed time. ' The Holy 342 sa sa ra