The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 292
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 292 Prophet sa established a middle course for his community, which is set between the two extremes. The Holy Prophet sa was deeply saddened upon the demise of ‘Uthmān bin Maẓ‘ūn ra. There is a narration that after his demise, the Holy Prophet sa kissed his forehead and at the time there were tears in the eyes of the Holy Prophet sa. 1 After his burial, the Holy Prophet sa fixed a stone at the head of his grave to serve as a marking, and then, every so often, he would visit the Jannatul-Baqī‘ and pray for him. 2 ‘Uthmān ra was the first Muhājir to pass away in Madīnah. Ghazwah of Dhi ‘Amr - Muḥarram or Ṣafar 3 A. H. In the account of the Ghazwah of Qarqaratul-Kudr, it has already been mentioned how upon the instigation of the Quraish, the tribes of Sulaim and Ghaṭafān had become bent upon utterly destroying Islām and the Founder of Islām by an offensive strategy. Shortly thereafter, upon the proposal of a renowned warrior from among themselves named Da‘thūr bin Ḥārith, the people of the Banū Tha‘labah and Banū Maḥārib, which were tribes of the Banū Ghaṭafān, began to assemble in a place called Dhī ‘Amr, situated in Najd, with the intention of launching a sudden attack upon Madīnah. 3 However, since the Holy Prophet sa would keep a constant watch on the movements of his enemies, he was able to receive timely intelligence as to the deadly motives of these tribes. Therefore, in the likeness of a vigilant general, as a preemptive measure, the Holy Prophet sa assembled a force of 450 Companions, 4 and set out from Madīnah towards the end of Muḥarram 3 A. H. , or in the beginning of Ṣafar 4 A. H. 5 Advancing swiftly, the Holy Prophet sa reached close to Dhī ‘Amr. As soon as the enemy was informed of the arrival of the Holy Prophet sa , they quickly climbed to the nearby mountains in order to secure themselves, and when the Muslims reached Dhī ‘Amr, the plain was empty. Albeit, the 1 Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 4, p. 382, ‘Uthmānubnu Maẓ‘ūn, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) 2 Usdul-Ghābah Fī Ma‘rifatiṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By ‘Izzuddīn Ibnul-Athīr Abul-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Muḥammad, Volume 3, p. 495, ‘Uthmānubnu Maẓ‘ūn, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon (2003) 3 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 266, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Ghaṭafān, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 4 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 266, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Ghaṭafān, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 5 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 513, Ghazwatu Dhī Amrin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 266, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Ghaṭafān, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)