The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 266
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 266 even still, the truth has managed to reign supreme over the pen and tongue of the opponents. If not fully, they have at least been compelled to accept the truth partially. As such, even Mr. Margoliouth whose eye generally tends to see all straightforward things in a twisted manner is compelled to confess the truth in this regard. He writes in his book ‘Mohammed’: “Mohammed’s [May the peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him] numerous marriages after Khadījah’s death have been attributed by many European writers to gross passion, but they would seem to have been mainly dictated by motives of a less coarse kind. Several of his alliances were political in character, the Prophet being anxious to mind his chief followers more and more closely to himself. This was doubtless his object in marrying the daughters of Abū Bakr and Omar; while a political motive of a different sort is to be found in his alliances with the daughters of political opponents or fallen enemies. . . . . . . The remainder are to be explained by his extreme anxiety to have a son, and thereby escape a reproach to which he was keenly sensitive. ” 1 This is the opinion of that person who perhaps stands at the forefront with respect to his opposition and prejudice amongst the biographers of the Holy Prophet sa. Although this view of Mr. Margoliouth is not completely correct, it does indeed prove how the truth can even overcome an opposing heart. 2 ء. آ أعْدَا ا ْ وَالْفَضْل ُ مَا شَھِدَت ْ بِە ٖ ال Two Fabricated Incidents After the events of the Battle of Badr, Wāqidī and other historians have written two incidents, which are nowhere to be found among the books of Aḥādīth and authentic historical records. Even if a person contemplates in terms of Dirāyat , they do not prove to be correct. However, since they furnish an apparent means for levelling an allegation against the Holy Prophet sa , various Christian historians, as per their habit, have alluded to these instances in a very unpleasant manner. The first of these fabricated incidents relates to a lady named ‘Aṣmā’ who used to reside in Madīnah and was a staunch enemy of Islām. She would speak ill of the Holy Prophet sa and would greatly incite people against the Holy Prophet sa through her provocative couplets, 1 Mohammed and The Rise of Islām, By David Samuel Margoliouth, pp. 176-177, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York & London, The Knickerbocker Press, Third Edition (1905) 2 An Arabic proverb which means, ‘True superiority is that to which even enemies attest. ’ [Publishers]