The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 222
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 222 ِ رَجَعْنَا مِن ْ الْجَھَاد ِ الْاَصْغَر ِ اِلَی الْجَھَاد ِ الْاَکْبَر “Now we are returning from the lesser Jihād of the sword, to the greater Jihad of preaching and worship. ” 1 The truth is that every moment of the life of the Holy Prophet sa was spent in the service of religion and service of humanity. According to the prevailing circumstances, the soul of the Holy Prophet sa would dash towards whatever task was needed, in the same manner that a mother, who is full of emotions of love runs towards a lost child who is found again. The world was no more to him than the temporary stop in a journey; and service to his Heavenly Master, worship, and love for His creation was everything. 2 ْ اَللّٰھُم َّ صَل ِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّد ٍ وَبَارِك ْ وَسَلِّم Various Miscellaneous Incidents and the Prohibition of Gambling and Chess There is somewhat of a disagreement with regards to the dates of the letters of invitation, which were written by the Holy Prophet sa to the various Kings. In various narrations the date has been recorded as Dhul-Ḥijjah 6 A. H. , while others have stated Muḥarram 7 A. H. In any case, however, there is no disagreement in the fact that these six letters of invitation, which have been recorded above, were written immediately after the Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah. This is why I have included them in the accounts of 6 A. H. However, it is obvious that for emissaries to travel such long distances and then return with a response, definitely required a significant amount of time. Hence, whether 1 * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 10, p. 188, Al-Maqsadut-Tāsi‘u Fī Latīfatim-Min Latā’ifi ‘Ibādātihī, Dārul-Kutubil- ‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * Az-Zuhdul-Kabīr, By Aḥmad bin Ḥusain bin ‘Alī bin Mūsā, Volume 1, p. 165, Faṣlun Fī Tarkid- Dunyā Wa Mukhālafatin-Nafsi Wal-Hawā, Ḥadīth No. 373, Mu’assisatul-Kutubith-Thaqāfiyyah, Beirut * Tafsīrul-Baghawiyyi Al-Musamma Mu‘ālamat-Tanzīl, By Abū Muḥammad Al-Ḥusain bin Mas‘ūd Al-Baghawiyy, Sūratul-Ḥajj, Under verse 78, Volume 4, p. 195, Idārah Ta’lifāt-e-Ashrafiyyah, Multan, Pakistan [Publishers] * Al-Furqān (25:53) 2 O Allāh, invoke blessings and salutations on the Holy Prophet. (Publishers)