The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 323
VIII - Blow of a Misfortune, Law of Inheritance, Prohibition of Alcohol, Treachery of the Disbelievers and Two Tragic Incidents 323 enemy. 1 ‘Abdullāh bin Ubayy bin Sulūl, who was actually a hypocrite, but after the Battle of Badr had become a Muslim at the outset, was also a part of this consultative meeting, and this was the first occasion upon which the Holy Prophet sa invited him to participate in consultation. Prior to beginning, the Holy Prophet sa mentioned the attack of the Quraish and their deadly intentions. Then, the Holy Prophet sa said, “Last night in my dream, I saw a cow, and I also saw that the tip of my sword had broken. 2 Then, I saw the cow being slaughtered, and I also saw that I had placed my hand in a secure and strong coat of mail. ” 3 It has also been related in one narration that the Holy Prophet sa said, “I saw as if I was mounted on the back of a ram. ” 4 The Companions inquired, “O Messenger of Allāh! How have you interpreted this dream?” The Holy Prophet sa responded: “I have understood the slaughtering of the cow to infer that some of my Companions shall be martyred, and it seems as if the breaking of the tip of my sword is an indication towards the martyrdom of someone from among my relatives, 5 or perhaps I shall myself suffer an injury in this campaign. 6 As for placing my hand in a coat of mail, I have understood this to infer that in order to fend off this attack, it is more appropriate for us to remain in Madīnah. ” 7 The Holy Prophet sa interpreted the dream of himself being mounted on a ram to symbolize the leader of the army of the Quraish, i. e. , its flag-bearer - who would, God-willing, be slain at the hands of the Muslims. 8 After this, the Holy 1 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-I‘tiṣāmi Bil-Kitābi Was-Sunnati, Bābu Qaulillāhi Ta‘ālā Wa Amruhum Shūrā Bainahum. . . . . 2 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Man Qutila Minal-Muslimīna Yaumal-Uḥud, Ḥadīth No. 4081 3 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 522-523, Ghazwatu Uḥudin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 4 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 268, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Uḥudan, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 5 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 523, Ghazwatu Uḥudin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 6 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 268, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Uḥudan, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 7 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 268, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Uḥudan, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 8 * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 2, pp. 392-393, Ghazwatu Uḥudin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 268, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Uḥudan, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)