Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 105
Lecture Ludhiana 105 1 اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر١ۚ ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر١ۚ ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا That is to say, Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is a Messenger, and all the Messengers who came before him have all passed away. Now, think about this, and tell me after reflecting upon it, why Ab u Bakr S idd i q recited this verse upon the death of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? What was his purpose and intent behind doing this? And then, in such a situation when all the Companions ra were present. I say with full conviction—and you cannot deny it—that the death of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a tremendous shock to the hearts of the Companions ra , and they considered it untimely and prema- ture. They did not wish to hear the news of the death of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, especially given the situation and condition in which such a prominent and respected Companion like ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was so upset. Their anger could only have been dispelled if this verse had been the cause of comfort to them. If they were to learn, or had they entertained the belief, that Jesus, peace be on him, was still alive, they would have died a living death. They were all the most ardent lovers of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. They could not bear the thought of anyone besides him being alive. How could they possibly reconcile his death before their own eyes when they believed the Messiah was still alive? Consequently, when Ab u Bakr addressed them, their distress was relieved, and the Companions ra went about the streets of Madinah reciting this verse, feeling as if it had been revealed 1. S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:145 [Publisher]