Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 199

Chapter Eight 199 Muslims thought that perhaps the sun was grieving too and the eclipse was a demonstration of that. On hearing this, Muḥammad sa said: The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse because of someone’s death or life. So, when you see them eclipsed, invoke Allah and pray till the eclipse is clear. 1 What a perfect model of personal integrity was presented by him! If God forbid, his claim was based on pretence, he would have been pleased to see another sign of his truthfulness for the Muslims, or at least have remained quiet. But he did not accept that people would have this kind of misunderstanding; therefore, he immediately corrected them. Is this event not a grand proof of his truthfulness? ‘Umratul Qa*ā’, Dhul-Qa‘dah, 7 A. H. In the Ḥudaibiyyah Treaty, the idolaters agreed that the Muslims would be able to perform the ‘Umrah the following year. Therefore, on the sighting of the moon of the Dhul-Qa‘dah, 7 A. H. , Muḥammad sa made plans to travel to Makkah to make up for the missed ‘Umrah of the time of the Ḥudaibiyyah Treaty. Muḥammad sa specially instructed all the Companions who were with him at the time of the Ḥudaibiyyah Treaty to accompany him. Other people were also allowed to go along. Muḥammad sa set out from Madīnah with 2,000 Companions. On reaching there, Muḥammad sa instructed 1 Bukhārī (Account of Eclipses)