The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 156
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 156 ُ آوَانِی َ النَّاس ُ وَقَاتَلْتُمُوْنِی ْ وَنَصَرَنِی َ النَّاس ا وَ “O ye people of the pit! You proved to be most wretched relatives to your Prophet. You rejected me, while others testified to my truthfulness. You exiled me from my homeland, while others granted me protection. You waged war against me, while others supported me. ” 1 Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra submitted, “O Messenger of Allāh! They are dead, how can they hear you now. ” The Holy Prophet sa said, “They hear me better than you hear me now. ” In other words, they have reached a state where all truth becomes manifest and there remains no veil. These words of the Holy Prophet sa which have been written above, possessed mixed emotions of pain and agony. One may somewhat judge the state of heart which had overtaken the Holy Prophet sa at the time. It seems as if the past history of the opposition of the Quraish was before the eyes of the Holy Prophet sa at the time, and in a world of reminiscence, he would flip a page at a time, and his heart would become restless at the study of these pages. These words of the Holy Prophet sa are also categorical evidence that the responsibility of the initiation of this series of wars, lied completely with the disbelievers of Makkah. As is evident from these words of the Holy Prophet sa : ُ وَقَاتَلْتُمُوْنِی ْ وَنَصَرَنِی َ النَّاس “O my people! You waged war against me, while others supported me. ” In the least, these words definitely demonstrate that in his own opinion, the Holy Prophet sa believed that these wars were initiated by the disbelievers, and he was compelled to take up the sword merely in his own defence. When the Muslim deceased were organised, it was discovered that fourteen men had been martyred. Six of them were from the Muhājirīn and the remaining were from the Anṣār. Among them was the sincere child, ‘ Umair Waqqāṣ ra , who had cried to obtain permission from the Holy Prophet sa in order to accompany them. In addition to these, many Companions were wounded, but this loss was not enough to disturb the joy of such a magnificent victory 1 Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 38, Thumma Dakhalatis-Sanatuth-Thāniyatu Minal-Hijrah / Dhikru Waq‘ati Badril-Kubrā, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002)