Three in One — Page 34
by stating that during shifting of the shrines of two companions of Hadhrat Muhammad sa at Baghdad in 1933, the bodies of. Hadhrat Huzaifa al Yamana and Hadhrat Jaber ibn 'Abd Allahra 'were fresh; they appeared alive; their eyes were open and rays of light were coming out and blinding the eyes of watchers' and also that 'their shrouds were fresh 98 may sound convincing to religious sensitivities. But, one would leave it to the masses to determine for themselves the truth of this claim in the light of the recorded historical fact that at least one of these two blessed companions, that is, Hadhrat Jabir ibn 'Abd Allahra whose body is claimed by the author of Two in One to have been exhumed at Baghdad in 1933 died at Medina in the year 693CE at the age of 94 and was buried there. " How could his corpse have then reached the north eastern city of Baghdad, miles from Medina is something which needs explanation. 99. Hadeeth literature indicates that bodies of shaheeds are subject to mutilation as much as bodies of ordinary human beings. It is recorded in relation to the Uhud martyr, Hadhrat Anas ibn. Nadhra. 'we found more than eighty wounds caused by swords and arrows in his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so badly that none except his sister could recognise him by his fingers. ' 1100 ra. Similarly, Hadhrat Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah's a father Hadhrat 'Abd. Allah ibn 'Amr³ also suffered martyrdom at Uhud and his body was so extensively mutilated that Hadhrat Jabira was restrained from uncovering his face. 101 Hadhrat Jabira who later exhumed his father's body from the common grave to bury him separately some six months later found a change in the condition of the corpse. 102 Now, if Abdul Hafeez's belief in relation to the state of the bodies of shaheeds is to be given any credibility and his story in relation to the state of the bodies of two companions 98. Ibid. 100. Sahih Bukhari 52. 12 99. Siddiqui, Dr. Muhammad Zubayr. Hadith Literature, p. 34 101. Ibid. , 52. 20 102. Ibid. , 23. 76 34