Hazrat Musaab bin Omair | سیرت حضرت مصعب بن عمیر رضی اللہ عنہ (اسلام کا پہلا سفیر)

Hazrat Musaab bin Omair |
سیرت حضرت مصعب بن عمیر رضی اللہ عنہ
(اسلام کا پہلا سفیر)
Hazrat MUSAAB BN UMAIR
The First Envoy of Islam

This man among the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), how good itis for us to start with him. He was the flower of the Quraish, the most handsomeand youthful! Historians and narrators describe him as "The most charmingof the Makkans".

He was born and brought up in wealth, and he grew up with its luxuries.Perhaps there was no boy in Makkah who was pampered by his parents like Mus`ablbn `Umair. This mirthful youth, caressed and pampered, the talk of the ladiesof Makkah, the jewel of its clubs and assemblies: is it possible for himto be one of the legends of faith?

By Allah, how interesting a tale, the story of Mus`ab Ibn `Umair or Mus`abthe Good, as he was nicknamed among the Muslims! He was one of those madeby Islam and fostered by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

But who was he? His story is a pride of all mankind. The youth heard oneday what the people of Makkah had begun to hear about Muhammad the Truthful,that Allah had sent him as bearer of glad tidings and a warner to call themto the worship of Allah the One God. When Makkah slept and awoke there wasno other talk but the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his religion, and thisspoiled boy was one of the most attentive listeners.

That was because, although he was young, the flower of clubs and assemblies,the outward appearance of wisdom and common sense were among the traits ofMus`ab.

He heard that the Prophet (PBUH) and those who believed in him were meetingfar away from the dignitaries and great men of the Quraish at As-safaa inthe house of Al-Arqam lbn Al-Arqam daar Al-Arqam. He wasted no time. He wentone night to the Daar Al Arqam, yearning and anxious. There, the Prophet(PBUH) was meeting his Companions, reciting the Qur'aan to them and prayingwith them to Allah the Most Exalted. Mus`ab had hardly taken his seat andcontemplated the verses of Qur'aan recited by the Prophet (PBUH) when hisheart became the promised heart that night.

The pleasure almost flung him from his seat as he was filled with a wildecstasy. But the Prophet(PBUH) patted his throbbing heart with his blessedright hand, and the silence of the ocean's depth filled his heart. In thetwinkling of an eye, the youth who had just become Muslim appeared to havemore wisdom than his age and a determination that would change the courseof time!

Mus`ab's mother was Khunaas Bint Maalik, and people feared her almost tothe point of terror because she possessed a strong personality. When Mus`abbecame a Muslim, he was neither careful before nor afraid of anyone on theface of the earth except his mother. Even if Makkah, with all its idols,nobles,and deserts were to challenge him, he would stand up to it. As for a disputewith his mother, this was an impossible horror, so he thought quickly anddecided to keep his Islam secret until Allah willed. He continued to frequentDaar Al-Arqam and take lessons from the Prophet (PBUH). He was satisfiedwith his faith and avoided the anger of his mother, who had no knowledgeof his embracing Islam.

However, Makkah at that time kept no secret, for the eyes and ears of theQuraish were everywhere,very alert and checking every footprint in its hotsands. Once, `Uthmaan Ibn Taihah saw him steadily entering alarm's house,then he saw him a second time praying the prayer like Muhammad. No soonerhad he seen him than he ran quickly with the news to Mus`ab's mother, whowas astonished by it.

Mus`ab stood before his mother, the people, and the nobles of Makkah whoassembled around him,telling them the irrefutable truth and reciting theQur'aan with which the Prophet (PBUH) cleansed their hearts and filled themwith honor, wisdom, justice, and piety. His mother aimed a heavy blow athim, but the hand which was meant as an arrow soon succumbed to the powerfullight which increased the radiance of his face with innocent glory becauseit demanded respect with its quiet confidence. However,his mother, underthe pressure of her motherliness, spared him the beating and the pain, althoughit was within her power to avenge her gods whom he had abandoned. Insteadshe took him to a rough corner of her house and shut him in it. She put shackleson him and imprisoned him there until he heard the news of the emigration(hijab) of some of the believers to Abyssinia. He thought to himself andwas able to delude his mother and his guards, and so escaped to Abyssinia.

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