Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 195
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 195 where the nonbelievers would meet their death. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa pointed out various places and mentioned the names of the chiefs of Makkah. Hadrat ‘Umar ra said that the Makkans died at the very same places which the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had pointed out a day before. Hadrat ‘Umar ra addressing the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "In the name of the Being Who has ordained you, there was not even the slightest change in the places where Quraish chiefs met their death. " 4 Twenty four Makkan chiefs were killed at Badr. Their bodies were dumped in a pit. On the third day while leaving Badr, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa standing at the edge of that pit, called out the names of the chiefs of Quraish along with the names of their fathers. He was saying, "O the son of so and so, would you have been pleased if you had obeyed God and His Messenger? We have found the promises of our Lord true. Have you found the promises made by your gods true? " Hadrat ‘Umar ra said, "O Prophet of All a h, you are addressing their lifeless bodies". The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "In the name of the Being in Whose hand is the life of Mu h ammad, these dead bodies are understanding my words more than you do (meaning that they have received the retribution of their crimes). " 5