The Holy Prophet (sa) as an International Judge — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 2
Introduction
In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 2), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding The Holy Prophet (sa) as an International Judge.
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 2)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: IX – Repeated Treachery of the Jews, Compilation and Sequence of the Holy Qur’an, Marriage of Hadrat Zainab (ra), the Great Calumny and Mischief of the Hypocrites
Pages: Book pp. 400–401 (PDF pp. 424–425)
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Historical Account
place towards the end of 4 A.H.
[Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Ḥudūd, Bābur-Rajmi Fil-Balāṭ, Ḥadīth No. 6819 * Tārīkhul-Khamīs Fī Aḥwāli Anfasi Nafīs, By Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan, Volume 1, p. 467, Rajmul-Yahūdiyyīn, Mu’assasatu Sha‘bān, Beirut]
Mother of Ḥaḍrat ‘Alīra Passes Away
The very same year, towards the end of 4 A.H., the elderly mother of Ḥaḍrat ‘Alīra, whose name was Fāṭimah bint Asad, passed away in Madīnah. This revered lady had been like a mother to the Holy Prophetsa, because after the demise of his paternal grandfather ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib, it was she who raised the Holy Prophetsa in her own home as her own. She loved the Holy Prophetsa dearly, and he was deeply saddened by her demise. Upon seeing the body of the deceased, the eyes of the Holy Prophetsa began to flow with tears. In his immense love, the Holy Prophetsa gave his own shirt to serve as her shroud. He stood in her grave and made all the arrangements for her burial himself. When she was being lowered into her grave, the Holy Prophetsa offered the following supplication in a very emotional voice:
ٍّجَ زَاكِ اللّٰهُ مِنْ اُمٍّ خَ یْرًا لَقَدْ كُنْتِ خَ یْرَ اُم
“May God the Exalted grant you the best reward for having been a very good mother; for you were indeed a most exemplary mother.”
[Tārīkhul-Khamīs Fī Aḥwāli Anfasi Nafīs, By Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan, Volume 1, p. 468, Wafātu Fāṭimata Ummi ‘Aliyyibni Abī Ṭālib, Mu’assasatu Sha‘bān, Beirut]
In Volume I of this book it has already been mentioned that Fāṭimah bint Asad and Abū Ṭālib had four sons named Ṭālib, ‘Aqīl, Ja‘farra and Ḥaḍrat ‘Alīra and one daughter named Ummi Hani.
Ghazwah of Dummatul-Jandal and a New Addition to the Islāmic Wars – Rabī‘ul-Awwal 5 A.H.
Until now, the military operations which had been undertaken were either directly or indirectly for the purpose of defense. Those campaigns which were undertaken for the purpose of settling treaties of peace and security with various Arabian tribes also fell under the same category. Moreover, all of the journeys which had been undertaken until that time were confined to the regions of central Ḥijāz and Najd, but now, this sphere began to
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 2)
Section: IX – Repeated Treachery of the Jews, Compilation and Sequence of the Holy Qur’an, Marriage of Hadrat Zainab (ra), the Great Calumny and Mischief of the Hypocrites | Navigation: « Previous: [Sequence of the Holy Qur’an] | Next: [Mother of Hadrat ‘Ali (ra) Passes Away] »