Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 92
CHAPTER 5 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Fear of All a h and Veneration for Him 92 Benevolent God's displeasure. Once he fell ill and could not get up for Tahajjud for two or three nights. Hadrat Khad i jah ra said, "O Messenger of All a h, there has been a delay in your friend Gabriel's visit. " H u du r sa was naturally worried about it too. At that time S u rah A d - D u ha (93:4) was revealed َ َﻣَﺎوَدَّﻋَک رَﺑُّک ٰوَﻣَﺎ ﻗَ. meaning: "Thy Lord has not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased with thee". 11 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that on seeing the signs of a dust storm or clouds, the expression on his face would change. She asked him, "O Messenger of All a h, people are happy to see clouds as they bring rain, but I see you become worried". He replied, "O ‘ A ’ishah, a punishment might be hidden in this storm, like the one which destroyed a previous nation. There was a nation called ‘ A d, who on seeing the clouds said, that they were only the clouds, it would rain and the clouds would disperse. But this cloud rained as a grievous punishment on them. " 12 The S u rah containing the description of punishment for the past people, weighed heavily on the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's heart. Once Ab u Bakr ra remarked that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's hair were turning grey. He replied, "Yes, S u rah H u d , S u rah Al-W a qi‘ah , S u rah Al-Mursal a t , S u rah An-Naba’ and S u rah At-Takw i r made me old. " 13 Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa went to visit a young