Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 91
91 the Holy Prophet sa chose none other than Hazrat Abu Bakr ra. What is the secret in this? The fact is that a Prophet sees through the eye of God Almighty, and his insight comes from God Almighty. Therefore, Allah the Exalted had informed the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, by means of vision and revelation that the best and most appropriate person for this task was Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra. 1 Hazrat Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, accompanied the Holy Prophet sa in this difficult hour. This was a time of perilous trial. When a similar time dawned upon the Messiah as , his disciples abandoned him and fled, and one of them even stood before him and cursed him. But each and every one of the no- ble companions of the Holy Prophet sa demonstrated complete loyalty. Therefore, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra stood by the Holy Prophet sa and gave him full support, and when they reached a cave known as the Cave of Thaur, they both took refuge in the cave. The evil disbelievers who had conspired to harm the Holy Prophet sa were led to this cave in their search. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra submitted to the Holy Prophet sa : ‘Now, these people are upon us, and if any one of them looks down even slightly, they will be able to see us, and we shall be apprehended. ’ At that time, the Holy Prophet sa said: 2 َ مَعَنَا هلل تَحْزَنْ اِنَّ ا لَا Meaning, do not fear in the least, for Allah the Exalted is with us. Reflect on these words. The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, joins Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra with himself and states: َ مَعَنَا هلل اِنَّ ا Verily, Allah is with us. The Arabic words ma’ana refer to both of them, i. e. ‘with you and I. ’ Allah the Exalted placed the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, on one side and Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra on the other. At that time, both of them were in a state of trial. For it was at this point in time when the foundation of Islam was either going to be secured or brought to an end. The enemy stood at the mouth of the cave and various opinions were being voiced. Some said that the cave ought to be searched because the footprints end- 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 9, no. 16, dated 10 May 1905, p. 2 2 at-Taubah , 9:40