The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 337
VIII - Blow of a Misfortune, Law of Inheritance, Prohibition of Alcohol, Treachery of the Disbelievers and Two Tragic Incidents 337 ‘Abdullāh bin Shahāb wounded the forehead of the Holy Prophet sa. Then, a third stone thrown by Ibni Qum’ah struck the blessed cheek by which two rings on the ‘Mighfar’ (or helmet) of the Holy Prophet sa pierced into his cheek. 1 Sa‘d bin Abī Waqqāṣ ra was so enraged at this action of his brother ‘Utbah, that he would say he never felt so eager to kill an enemy, as he was to kill ‘Utbah on the day of Uḥud. 2 At the time, a very dangerous war ensued, and this was a time of great trial and tribulation for the Muslims. As mentioned above, upon hearing news of the martyrdom of the Holy Prophet sa many Companions lost their spirit and thrown in their arms and moved to one side of the battlefield. Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra was also among these people. These people were sitting to one side of the battlefield, when a Companion named Anas bin Naḍr Anṣārī ra happened to arrive, and upon seeing them, began to say, “What are you doing here?” They responded, “The Holy Prophet sa has been martyred. What now, is there to gain from battle?” “This is the very time for battle,” replied Anas ra “so that we may also attain the death, which has been acquired by the Holy Prophet sa ; and then what pleasure is there in life after the demise of the Holy Prophet sa anyway?” 3 Then Sa‘d bin Mu‘ādh ra came before him and Anas ra said, “Sa‘d, I can smell the fragrance of paradise from this mountain. ” After this, Anas ra penetrated the enemy ranks and was martyred in battle. After the war, his body was found to have sustained more than eighty wounds, and no one could recognize his dead body. Finally, his sister identified him by a mark on his finger. 4 The feats of valour that were displayed by the Companions who had gathered around the Holy Prophet sa were such that history is unable to present the like thereof. These people would revolve around the Holy Prophet sa like moths around a flame and continuously put their lives at stake for the Holy Prophet sa. The Companions would take every blow upon themselves and along with protecting the Holy Prophet sa they would continue to strike the 1 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 533, Sha’nu ‘Āṣimibni Thābit, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 2, pp. 423-424, Ghazwatu Uḥud, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 71, Thumma Dakhalatis-Sanatuth-Thālithatu Minal-Hijrah / Ghazwatu Uḥud, Dārul- Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) 3 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 535, Sha’nu ‘Āṣimibni Thābit, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 4 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Ghazwati Uḥud, Ḥadīth No. 4048