The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 140
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 140 treaty to be detrimentally affected. However, he expected that the rest of the Muslims, perhaps in their indignation at the time, would find a way to justify his freedom, as the clauses of the treaty were still being transcribed. Despite this and irrespective of how emotional the Muslims were, it was impossible for them to take a stance against the wish of the Holy Prophet sa. The Holy Prophet sa remained silent for some time, and then painfully said, “O Abū Jandal! Be patient. Look towards God, for it is He who shall indeed arrange for your deliverance and for your weak Muslim brothers. At this time, we are bound by our circumstances, because we have already settled an agreement with the people of Makkah and we cannot act in violation of this treaty. ” 1 The Emotion and Passion of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra The Muslims were witnessing this scene and in religious indignation, their eyes became gorged with rage, but out of respect they remained silent before the Holy Prophet sa. Finally, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra could bear it no more. He came to the Holy Prophet sa and inquired in a trembling voice, “Are you not the truthful messenger of Allāh?” The Holy Prophet sa said, “Yes, indeed I am. ” ‘Umar responded, “Are we not upon the truth and our enemy upon falsehood?” The Holy Prophet sa responded, “Yes, indeed it is so. ” ‘Umar said, “Why then should we bear this humiliation in the matter of our true religion?” Upon seeing this state of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra , the Holy Prophet sa concisely said, “Look hither ‘Umar! I am the Messenger of God. I understand the will of God and I cannot act against it and it is He who shall be my helper. ” But the indignation in the mood of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra was growing, moment by moment. He began to say, “Did you not say that we would perform Ṭawāf around the Ka‘bah?” The Holy Prophet sa said, “Yes, indeed I did, but did I also say that this Ṭawāf would definitely be this year?” ‘Umar ra said, “No, you did not. ” The Holy Prophet sa responded, “Then be patient. God-willing, you shall indeed enter Makkah and perform Ṭawāf of the Ka‘bah. ” However, in this state of emotion, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra was not satisfied. Nonetheless, due to the unusual awe of the Holy Prophet sa , Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar left and came to Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakr ra. In his emotion, he asked the same question again, and Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakr ra also responded in the same way as the Holy Prophet sa. However, Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakr ra also advised him, “O ‘Umar, look 1 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 687, Amrul-Ḥudaibiyyati Fī Ākhiri Sanati Sittin/‘Aliyyun Yaktubu Shurūtaṣ-Ṣulḥi, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)