Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 170
170 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 8 It is Natural for the Community to be Saddened by the Death of the Appointed One of God اس دن سب پر اداسی چھا جائے گی۔ [All would be saddened on that day. ] The Promised Messiahas said concerning this [revelation] that: This is absolutely true. When an Appointed One of Allah the Exalted passes away from the world, a sadness descends on everything, especially on those attached to him. There is a tendency in man to consider everything premature. Therefore, when something dear to him departs, he inevitably is saddened. This is a natural urge. Who can imagine the condition of the Companions of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at the time of his death? A kind of madness almost overcame them due to the grief that overwhelmed them at being sepa- rated from the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Hadrat 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, became so zealous that he took out his sword, saying that he would kill anyone who said he [i. e. the Holy Prophetsas] had died. It was as if he did not even want to hear these words. Then Hadrat Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, addressed them and recited the verse: وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ : and his [i. e. Hadrat 'Umar's] zeal dissipated. This verse was actually revealed during a battle when the 1. And Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, all Messengers have passed away before him (Sūrah Al-e-Imran, 3:145). [Publisher]