Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 133

Chapter Seven 133 (Āl ‘Imrān 3:129) Though hast no concern in the matter. This verse signifies that punishment and forgiveness is with Allah, and Muḥammad sa has no say in it. God will forgive and punish whosoever He desires. 1 Soon afterwards, Fāṭimah ra , the daughter of Muḥammad sa also arrived upon hearing the horrific news of his injuries and stuffed ash from a burnt mat into the open wounds to stop the bleeding and dressed the other wounds with bandages. While the Muslim women were busy tending the wounds of the injured Muslims in the battleground, the disbelieving women were viciously mutilating the bodies of the martyred Muslims. Hind bint ‘Utbah, the wife of Abū Sufyān, cut out the liver of Ḥamzah ra from his body and chewed on it. 2 The chieftains of Makkah first searched for Muḥammad sa for quite some time, but when they did not find him, Abū Sufyān shouted loudly from a position close to the army of the Muslims, “Muslims! Is Muḥammad among you?” Muḥammad sa motioned the Muslims to stay quiet. Then he asked about Abū Bakr ra , and ‘Umar ra , but Muḥammad sa still advised the Muslims to stay quiet. When he did not get a response, he proudly proclaimed: O Hubal! Exalted be thy name! 3 1 Bukhārī (Events of Uḥud). 2 Ibni Hishām and Aṭ-Ṭabarī. 3 Bukhārī Kitābul-Maghāzī (Book of Expeditions led by Muḥammad sa ).