Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 170
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 170 It is Natural for the Community to be Saddened by the Death of the Appointed One of God اس دن بس رپ ادایس اھچ اجےئ یگ. [All would be saddened on that day. ] The Promised Messiah as said concerning this [revelation] that: This is absolutely true. When an Appointed One of Allah the Exalted passes away from the world, a sadness descends on everything, especially on those attached to him. There is a tendency in man to consider everything premature. Therefore, when something dear to him departs, he inevitably is saddened. This is a natural urge. Who can imagine the condition of the Companions of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at the time of his death? A kind of madness almost overcame them due to the grief that overwhelmed them at being sepa- rated from the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Hadrat ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, became so zealous that he took out his sword, saying that he would kill anyone who said he [i. e. the Holy Prophet s as ] had died. It was as if he did not even want to hear these words. Then Hadrat Ab u Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, addressed them and recited the verse: 1 َو اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر١ۚ ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا َو اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر١ۚ ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا and his [i. e. Hadrat ‘Umar’s] zeal dissipated. This verse was actually revealed during a battle when the 1. And Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, all Messengers have passed away before him ( S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:145). [Publisher]