Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 380
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 380 But after that, when he reached Madinah, other Companions also reached there one after the other. It is written that when he migrated and went into the cave and hid himself, the enemy also reached there while searching for him. Hearing their foot- steps, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra became anxious, then Almighty Allah sent the revelation and the Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 1 اَل ْنَزْحَت َّنِا َهّٰللا اَنَعَم اَل ْنَزْحَت َّنِا َهّٰللا اَنَعَم It is said that they even climbed down in order to look for him, but it is the power of God that the spider had made a web at the mouth of the cave. Seeing it, one of them said that that web was made even before the birth of the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). So they went back. This is the reason why many spiritual elites have come to love spiders. Therefore, as the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, preferred to take only Ab u Bakr with him in spite of a large group, in the same way, Jesus, peace be on him, took only Thomas with him and left. Thus, since the disciples were with him, there remains no objection. The second question they ask regarding it is that while he lived for 87 years, why did his nation not make any progress? The answer is that the onus is not upon us to prove it. We say they might have made progress, but the turmoil of time might have destroyed them. Earthquakes and floods often occur in Kashmir. After an extended period, his nation deteriorated. Nevertheless, there can be no doubt that they were a nation. 2 ۤاَمُهٰنْيَوٰا ىٰلِا ٍةَوْبَر ِتاَذ ٍراَرَق َّو ٍنْيِعَم ۤاَمُهٰنْيَوٰا ىٰلِا ٍةَوْبَر ِتاَذ ٍراَرَق َّو ٍنْيِعَم 1. Grieve not, for Allah is with us ( S u rah at-Taubah, 9:40). [Publisher] 2. We rescued them and helped them reach an elevated land, a restful place with