Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 54
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 54 During her stay in Madinah, it was her daily practice to visit her husband’s grave and to stay there for a long time. After living in Madinah for a month, she decided to return. She did not have to wait for long. A caravan was leaving for Makkah; Hadrat A minah joined them with her son and departed from Madinah. When the caravan had reached a place called Abw a ’, Hadrat A minah suddenly fell ill; so ill that she lost all hope of her life. When she realized that the last moments of her life had approached, she glanced towards her beloved son with intense sorrow. The little innocent child stood there; a picture of grief. When the mother motioned him to come to her, he ran and clasped her bosom. Tears flowed from the mother’s eyes. Just imagine what a painful sight it was. The mother was leaving the world with a hundred wishes and thousands of desires in her heart. What thoughts must have passed through her heart? The grief of leaving her innocent child friendless in the bleak and barren desert caused absolute torture to her soul. Her heart was being torn apart at the thought of how the six year old would survive in the terrifying valley without her and the calamities he would have to endure. But death does not consider anyone’s