Hazrat Sayyedah Khadijah — Page 22
22 On one occasion when he was engaged in Prayer near the Ka‘bah, Uqbah bin Abi Mu‘eet, a bitter enemy of Islam, came and winding a piece of cloth around the neck of the Holy Prophet saw tightened it so hard that it was difficult for the Holy Prophet saw to breathe. When Hazrat Abu Bakr ra came to know of this, he rushed to the spot and rescued him saying; ‘Would you kill a per- son who says that Allah is his Lord?’ Hazrat Khadijah’s ra family showed great bravery and nobil- ity in supporting the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Hazrat Khadijah’s ra son, Haarith ra by her first husband Abu Haallah, gave his life in defending the Holy Prophet saw. It is related that when the Holy Prophet saw was commanded by Allah to preach openly, he went to the Ka‘bah and addressing the people present there said, ‘Declare: ‘There is none worthy of worship except Allah’ and you will be successful. ’ The Quraish who were present there were much offended and rose to attack the Holy Prophet saw. When Haarith ra came to know of this, he rushed to the place in order to protect the Holy Prophet saw , and fought bravely with the attackers. Someone, from among the Quraish, drew his sword and killed Haarith ra on the spot. He was thus martyred for the sake of Islam. Hazrat Khadijah ra was naturally very grieved at the death of her son but she resigned herself to the Will of God. The lives of the Muslims in Makkah were becoming more and more difficult day by day. The situation was rapidly deteriorat- ing. The Holy Prophet saw advised the community to migrate to Abyssinia. The first batch of these immigrants included, among others, Zubair ra bin ‘Awwaam, Hazrat ‘Uthmaan ra and his wife