The Prophet's Life Before His Prophethood.
The Prophet's Life Before His Prophethood.
The Prophet's Life Before His Prophethood
Prophet Muhammad was brought up in God's sight and care. His father 'Abd Allah died before he was born, which meant that he had to put all his trust in God and submit completely to Him. He visited his father's tomb in Madina years later, cried his heart out, and on his return said: "I wept for my father and entreated God to forgive him."
With the death of his father, God deprived him of all human support and directed him to the realization that there is no deity but God, Who has no partners.
His grandfather and uncle protected him to some extent, but he came to perceive that his real guardian was God. Behind every phenomenon and every cause and effect, he could discern the hand of the Single Creator of the universe and of causes. The Oneness of God would be manifested to him in the light of Divine Unity. That is, he would be tested in this world of wisdom, where material causes and means have a part in every attainment, and so would have to use necessary material causes and means and take all necessary measures to attain anything. He would have to depend wholly on his Lord and ask Him for any help, thereby demonstrating that only God creates the result and gives success.
As a result of his father's death, he came to be called the "Matchless Orphan Pearl." In reference to this, God addressed him years later: Your Lord shall give you, and you shall be satisfied. Did He not find you an orphan and shelter you?... Did He not find you needy and suffice you? As for the orphan, do not oppress him, and as for the beggar, scold him not (93:5-6, 8-10).
The Matchless Orphan Pearl also lost his mother, Amina, at an early age. When she died in Abwa at age 25 or 26 on her way back from visiting her husband's tomb in Madina, Muhammad was only 6 years old. Thus, he learned the pain of having no father or mother. Indeed, he would learn and suffer everything, for he was sent to teach everything to humanity and to be an example in every respect.
His grandfather 'Abd al-Muttalib, a respected Makkan elder, undertook his protection. For this reason, God saved 'Abd al-Muttalib from misfortune. He embraced his beloved grandson, and always offered him the seat of honor in his house. He felt that Muhammad would grow up to save humanity. Muhammad was so noble and well-mannered that his grandfather anticipated his Prophethood. He was not the first of his noble forefathers to do so, however; Ka'b ibn Luayy, who some consider a Prophet, predicted that the Last Messenger would be raised from his own progeny. He mentioned him by name:
Suddenly Prophet Muhammad will appear;
He will give tidings, and is truthful in his tidings.
'Abd al-Muttalib, whom even the great army of Abraha could not bring to tears, wept bitterly when he took to his deathbed. When his son, Abu Talib, asked what was wrong, he replied: "I'm weeping because I'll no longer be able to embrace Muhammad," and then added: "I'm afraid something might happen to my Matchless Pearl. I entrust him to you for safekeeping."
Abu Talib assumed Muhammad's protection and, in return, his son 'Ali would be blessed with being the father of Muhammad's progeny. After Prophethood, the Messenger of God said to 'Ali: "Every other Prophet's progeny descended from himself, but my progeny will descend from you." 'Ali would be the father and the greatest saint until the Last Day, as the representative of the Prophet's sainthood. This is Abu Talib's reward for helping Muhammad.
Abu Talib protected Muhammad with great care. Historians and biographers, such as Ibn Ishaq, relate that Abu Talib took his nephew to Syria in a trade caravan when he was 10 or 12 years old. They stopped somewhere near Damascus and left him, as he was the youngest, to watch over the caravan. From his nearby monastery, the Christian monk Bahira was observing the caravan. This monk was expecting the arrival of the Last Prophet, and so always studied people. He noticed that a cloud followed the caravan, stopping and starting when the caravan did so, in order that one of its members would be shaded. [1] He thought: "This is a special characteristic of the Prophets. The expected Prophet must be in that caravan."
When the caravan stopped near his monastery, Bahira invited its members over for a meal. Noticing the cloud still hovering over the caravan, he asked Abu Talib if someone had been left behind. Abu Talib answered that they had left a young boy to watch over their things. The monk asked them to fetch him. When Muhammad came, Bahira took Abu Talib to one side and asked him about his relationship with the boy. "He is my son," Abu Talib answered, but Bahira disputed this, saying: "He can't be your son. According to our books, his father must have died before his birth." Then he added: "Let me give you this advice. Take this boy back immediately. The Jews are envious. If they recognize him, they'll harm him." Abu Talib made an excuse to the other caravan members and returned to Makka with his nephew. [2]
Prophet Muhammad made a second journey when he was 25 years old, with the trade caravan of Khadija, a respected widow he would later marry. On the journey, he encountered Bahira once more. The monk was very pleased with this second meeting, and told him: "You will be a Prophet, the Last Prophet. I wish that God would allow me to live to see you raised as a Prophet. I would follow you, carry your shoes and protect you against your enemies!"
Another major event of Muhammads' early life was the fijar (sacrilegious) war that occurred during his later teens. This was the fourth war that violated the sanctity of the sacred months (Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab) and the sacred territory of Makka. Its immediate cause was two men's jealousy and animosity. One belonged to the Banu Kinanah (a confederate of the Quraysh tribe) and the other to the Qays-'Aylan (an important clan of the Hawazin tribe). The future Prophet, who would end all injustice and lawlessness, helped his uncle Zubayr ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, who represented Banu Hashim in the war, gather the arrows shot by the enemy.
Another important event was his presence at the meeting that resulted in the hilf al-hudul (the alliance of the virtuous). This league against injustice was sponsored mainly by the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib tribes. It was formed to ensure that foreign merchants would no longer be deprived of their rights, as happened when the Qurayshi 'As ibn Wa'il usurped a Yemeni merchant's goods. The Yemeni appealed to the Qurayshi leaders for help, but they ignored him. When the Banu Hashim, Muhammad's clan, heard of this, they decided to form the hilf al-fudul and force the return of the merchant's money. They also took an oath that whenever they someone in Makka, whether citizen or stranger, suffered an injustice, they would offer their support until justice was done. Muhammad was so impressed with its noble objectives that he would say long after: "I attended the conclusion of an agreement at 'Abd Allah ibn Jud'an's house. I would not exchange it for the best material gain. If someone appeals to it in Islam, I would respond."
Muhammad's childhood and youth were a prelude to his Prophethood. Besides his other exalted and laudable characteristics, everyone agreed upon his truthfulness and trustworthiness. He never lied, cheated, broke his word, or participated in pagan rituals (jahiliyya). He was called "the Truthful, Trustworthy Man" even by his bitterest enemies.
People would say of him: "If you have to travel and need someone to look after your wife, entrust her to Muhammad without hesitation, for he will not even glance at her face. If you want to entrust your wealth for safeguarding, entrust it to this trustworthy, honest man, for he will never touch it. If you look for someone who never tells a lie and never breaks his word, go directly to Muhammad, because whatever he says is true."
Those who knew him from his childhood immediately believed in him when he declared his Prophethood. Among them were Abu Bakr, 'Uthman, Talha, Zubayr, Abu Dharr, and Yasir. When 'Ammar told Yasir (his father) that he believed in Muhammad the latter responded: "If Muhammad says that God is One, it is true. He never lies."
In the early days of his Prophethood, Prophet Muhammad once summoned the Qurayshis to the foot of Abu Qubays hill. He asked them: "Would you believe me if I told you an enemy host was waiting behind this hill to attack you?" Everyone answered that they would, even his uncle Abu Lahab, who would become his bitterest enemy. [3]
When humanity was in dire need of someone to destroy unbelief and breathe new life into the world, God raised Muhammad to stop all forms of wickedness. In the words of Ahmad Shawky:
The sun of guidance was born, and the entire universe was illumined.
A smile appeared on the lips of time, and his praises were sung.
When he appeared on the horizon of Madina years later, the pure, innocent children of that illumined city would sing his praises as follows:
The "full moon" rose upon us from the hills of Wada',
So it is incumbent upon us to thank God so long as
Those who pray and entreat Him continue to do so. [4]
Busiri, in his famous Qasida al-Bur'a (Eulogy of Bur'a) mentions this incident, saying: "A cloud hovers over his head and protects him from the sun."
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A CHILD WITH CANCER WANTS TO LIVE TO ADULTHOOD.
A CHILD WITH CANCER WANTS TO LIVE TO ADULTHOOD.
The doctor lovingly asked the twelve-year-old girl with cancer, 'What do you want to be when you grow up, mother?'
The girl said,
'I want to live until I grow up.'
How many colors of dreams! How many expressions of desire! How heartbreaking desire to live!
The focus of the armless man's dream - if only my hands were right!
A person without legs is only one
- If one day I could walk like everyone else.
blind's dream
- If I could see the color of the world for once!!
And all desires are dumb
- If only you could talk a little, it would be fulfilled!!
When meritorious parents are scolding their child for not getting Golden,
At that time, the dream of their parents surrounding hundreds of intellectually disabled children, not doctors, engineers, let him only return to normal life, that's all for now!
The man inside the ICU just wants to get out the other side of the glass door!
While I or you are reading the text,
At this very moment, the death bed of thousands of mumursha and only one breath!
This is wailing
- Forget the world's depression!
Scenes of people spending the night on sidewalks, bus stops or railway stations on winter nights
- Forgets the suffering of the slum dwellers. At the end of the day, he has a little headspace, they don't even have that!
The richest man in the village,
- See the tall buildings of the city and think yourself miserable!
The world is a deception, will never satisfy anyone! As if Hawaii is sweet!!
As much as you suffer from imperfections, you will think, 'The Creator has given me many things that are still a dream for many.'
With the eyes that are reading,
-Many people have no light in their eyes. If I or you say I am/are in depression, I or you say I am or are depressed, I or you say I or you don't feel good to live, then I or you knowingly blame the Creator!
This is why suicide seems to be a great sin!
But there is only one problem – I or we only see other people's happiness!!
And that is probably my or our real illness!!!
Let's be happy with what I or we have and say
Alhamdulillah!!!
Alhamdulillah!!!
Alhamdulillah!!!
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Some Special Benefits of Fajr Prayer
Some Special Benefits of Fajr Prayer .
Reward for performing Fajr prayer
The special importance of Fajr is in prayer as well as in timing. At the beginning of Surah Fajr in the Qur'an, Allah Almighty says, the oath is of Fajr. (Surah Fajr, Verse: 1)
Let's know some benefits of Fajr prayer
1. Rasulullah (s.a.w.) said, 'Whoever prays Isha with the congregation, it is as if he had prayed Nafl until half the night. And whoever prayed Fajr with the congregation, it is as if he prayed the whole night awake.' (Muslim, Hadith: 1377)
2. Rasulullah (SAW) said, "The two rak'ats of Fajr prayer are better than the world and everything in it." (Muslim, Hadith: 1573)
3. Rasulullah (s.a.w.) said, “Whoever performs Fajr prayer, he is included in the protection of Allah Almighty.” (Muslim, Hadith: 1379)
4. Rasulullah (SAW) also said, 'That person will not go to Hell, who prays before sunrise and before sunset i.e. Fajr and Asr.' (Muslim, Hadith: 1322)
5. Rasul (PBUH) said, 'There is no prayer more difficult for the hypocrites than Fajr and Isha. If they had known the virtues of these two prayers, they would have attended even if they were crawling. (Bukhari, Hadith: 657)
6. A hadith is known about Caliph Hazrat Umar Ibn Khattab (RA). Rasulullah (SAW) sent an army on an expedition towards Najd. They quickly returned after acquiring a lot of mathematical resources. One who did not go with them said, "We have never seen any army come back faster than them with so much good booty in a short time." Then Rasulullah (SAW) said, 'Shall I not tell you about a group who return faster than these with better booty? Those who attend the Fajr prayer, sit (at the end of the prayer) till sunrise and recite the dhikr of Allah Ta'ala, those are the ones who return in a short time with good booty.' (Sunan Tirmidhi: 3641)
7. Companion Anas (RA) reported that Rasulullah (SAW) said, “Give good news of the full light of the Day of Resurrection to those who travel to the mosques in the darkness of the night.” (Ibn Majah, Hadith: 781)
8. Angels take turns at dawn. And at this time, whatever the servant does, the angels present it to Allah. In a hadith, the Messenger of God (PBUH) explained the matter beautifully and said, 'The angels come among you by turns; Some during the day, some at night. Both groups come together for Asr and Fajr prayers. Then the group that spends the night among you rises. Then their Lord asked them, in what condition to leave my servants? But he is most aware of them. In reply they said, 'We left them in prayer and when we went to them they were still praying.' (Bukhari, Hadith: 555)
9. Jabir Bin Abdullah (R.A.) narrates, 'Once we were present to the Prophet (S.A.W.). He looked at the moon at night (full moon) and said, "Just as you see that moon, you will soon see your Lord."
10. The Prophet (PBUH) said, 'When one of you falls asleep, Satan ties three knots behind his neck. At each knot he presses, You have a long night ahead of you, so lie down. Then if he wakes up and remembers Allah then one knot is untied, when he performs ablution another knot is untied, then when he prays another knot is untied. Then his morning dawned with a cheerful mind and a restless heart. If not, he gets up in the morning with dirty ink and laziness.' (Bukhari, Hadith: 1142)
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Who will be treated in the Grave?
Who will be treated in the Grave?
The article narrates the Prophet Muhammad's teachings regarding the experiences of individuals in the grave after death. It contrasts the fate of a believer, who confidently affirms their faith and is rewarded with entry into Paradise, with that of a disbeliever, who is unable to answer the questioning angels and is punished in Hell. The vivid descriptions highlight the significance of faith and adherence to Islam in determining one's afterlife destination.
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The story of the unscrupulous Mir Zafar and a prostitute who becomes a queen.
The story of the unscrupulous Mir Zafar and a prostitute who becomes a queen.
Bengali Bihar Orissa's independence was extinguished by a woman called Munni, though historians and we attribute the blame to Ghesheti Begum.
Mirzafar gained fame by fighting against the Marathas. Gradually his affinity with the Nawab grew and the Nawab married his half-sister Shah Khanam Sahiba to him.
If married into a higher family than their own, most of the men are in a trap. Mirzafar's situation was similar. Alivardi's sister Shah Khanam was not as beautiful as she could see. The housemaids were more beautiful than her.
Ever since the birth of Meeran and Fatima, he was often ill. A road can be crossed on a sick horse, but a battle cannot be won. Even if you can have a family with a sick wife, it is not possible to fulfill your wishes.
Alivardi's three daughters were married to his elder brother Haji Ahmed's three sons. Among them, the eldest daughter Ghaseti Begum was childless.
He adopted Amina's son Sirajuddaula's brother Ekramuddaula. A troupe of actresses was brought from Persia to add to the glamor of Ekramuddaula's wedding festival.
Munni Bai was a member of that dance group. The actress team stayed in Murshidabad hoping for more shows. Munni Bai is the possessor of an incredibly beautiful body.
His appearance struck a chord in the hearts of many young men and old men of Madhuri and Nupur's Nikkne Mahal. The beautiful Munni Bai Alivardi Khan's chief commander Mir Jafar also caught the eye. Mirzafar often went to the jalsa room and indulged in good stories and pranks with Munni Bai.
"Kam must be the rise of love, if there is love there is no desire," Mirzafar's life can be found in reality. Mirzafar went to Munni's jalsa to fulfill his lust but fell in love at one point.
He is like a rich river in the desert heart of Mirzafar. But the river can change its course at any time, so he wanted to take over.
At that time there was nothing wrong with sensual pleasures for kings, kings, princes and princes. But according to the prevailing custom of that time, men of the elite class could marry maidservants, but it was not possible to marry any actress from Rang Mahal.
The status of maidservants is much like that of modern-day housekeepers; And dancing actresses are not worth more than prostitutes. Even in the current social system, many domestic workers marry, but do not easily marry prostitutes.
Even though Munni Bai was dearer to Mirzafar than Shah Khanam, Mirzafar did not have the courage to show thumbs up to the society by marrying her.
He is the Nawab's sister-in-law on the one hand, and the commander-in-chief on the other. He doesn't even have a house of his own which he will take home after marrying Munni. Nawab's Jafraganj Manzil given to his sister was his bus.
So with the dream of bringing Munni Bai home buried in the ground, there was no other way in front of him but to wait.
The death of Nawab Alivardi Khan and the accession of Sirajud Daula paved the way for the realization of his dream. Nawab Sirajuddaula was in Masnad for only fifteen months.
After Nawab Sirajuddaula's defeat at the Battle of Palashi by Mirzafar's treachery, he fulfilled his wish to become the Nawab of Bengal.
Nawab Mir Jafar Ali Khan, aged sixty-five years, married an actress, pushing all people's shame to their feet.
Mirzafar was the first person to confer the status of Begum on Natty. Where Shahzada Selim's love failed, Mirzafar's love succeeded. Immortal love stories, poems and novels could have been written about his love story.
He could have been an ideal for lovers, but he was not, because people who are successful in the way they are, hate them in their hearts, even if they don't say anything. Later Mirzafar married another actress named Rabbu Bai.
From the death of Mirzafar until the independence of India, the unborn children of these two actresses and their heirs were the Nawabs of Bangla Bihar Orissa.
But there is not much information about them from the historians, nor is any word heard from the mouth of the people.
Because historians or people did not want to waste time worrying about actresses. Even if the Nawab sits in the seat for hundreds of years, the actresses are still the actresses.
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WORLD SHAKING DIVORCE.
WORLD SHAKING DIVORCE.
Divorce can be due to various reasons. Sometimes the term is more pronounced because of inspirational people or popular celebrity couples. Recently, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza's news of separation, the word came into discussion again. Today's talk about the divorce of celebrities like Bill Gates to Jeff Bezos, Kevin Costner to Kim Kardashian or Brad Pitt.
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