Prophet Stories

Pictures Gallery

Sarayah Usman
After returning from Mecca the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) organized a Saryah for Jihad against Rome on 26th of Safar, 11 A.H. in which great companions including Siddiq-e-Akbar, Farooqi-i-Azam and Abu Ubaidah took part. Command was, however, entrusted to Hadrat Usman. This was the last army arranged for dispatch of Saryah by the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) himself.

Fatal Disease
But before the dispatch of this Saryah the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) suffered from fever. On Wednesday, the 28th of Safar, 11A.H., the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) went to the graveyard of Baqi Gharqad at night and prayed for the departed souls, and said: " O the departed ones here in these graves ! I may Allah bless you in your this position and stay in the graves, as perfidies have emerged in the world." When he came back he had severe headache and again suffered from fever. According to the authentic versions, he suffered from this fever for consecutive thirteen days and passed away in the same condition. During the course of his sickness he used to shift daily from one apartment to the others of his wives, but when the disease because fatal he sought permission from all other wives to stay with Aaiyashah Siddiqah and they all agreed.

Imamate of Siddiq--eAkbar
Due to the severity of the disease when the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) could no more go to the Mosque, Prophet's conveyed his instructions to Siddiq-e-Akbar to lead the prayers. Hadrat Siddiq-e-Akbar led about seventy prayers. One day siddiq-e-Akbar and Hadrat Abbas happened to pass by a meeting of Ansaar who were weeping. They asked the cause of it, and the reply was that all of them were remembering their company with the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) which they were now deprived of Hadrat Abbas gave this news to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) also, who managed to come out by the support of the shoulders of Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Fazal. Hadrat Abbas was walking ahead of them. The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) tried to climb the pulpit, but the set on the lower step being unable to rise further. Then the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) delivered on eloquent sermon, which in sum was as follows.

Last sermon of the last Prophet  (peace be upon him)
" O people ! I have come to know that you are afraid that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) shall die. Did any prophet before live for ever? How can I? Yes, I am going to meet my Lord, and you shall also meet me. Ay, your meeting place is the cistern of Kauthar ( Hoz-i-kausar). So whosoever desires to saturate himself from that cistern he should restrain himself from unnecessary and vulgar things. I exhort you to unity and good treatment towards Muhajireen." 

And the said : 
      " When people obey Almighty Allah, their superiors and rulers do justice to them. And when they disobey Almighty Allah their superiors and rulers become cruel to them." 

Thereafter  the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) went back to his apartment, and 3 or 5 days before his demise, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) once again come out when Siddiq-e-Akbar was leading the prayers, who tried to get back but the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) prevented him from doing go and himself sat by the left side of Siddiq-e-Akbar, after prayers the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

" Abu Bakar (Siddiq-e-Akbar) my best benefactor, if I had made anyone my Khaleel (fast friend) except Allah, I would have preferred Abu Bakr. Since there is no Khaleel except Allah, I regard Abu Bakr as my brother and friend, Allah the doors of the people opening in the mosque my be closed except that of Abu Bakr."

On Monday the 2nd Rabiul Awwal people were saying their morning prayers behind Hadrat Siddiq-e-Akabr when abruptly the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) removed the certain and looked at the people and smiled. Siddiq-e-Akabr, knowing about it, tried to get back and the Sahabah also left  a little bit disturbed in their prayers because of the pleasure they received by Prophet's gesture.

The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) pointed with his hand to completed their prayers. and after dropping the curtain Prophet went in. After that Prophet never came out and the same day be expired and met his exalted Friend." We all belong to Allah and to Him shall we return."

The Holy Prophet's (peace be upon him) age at that time was sixty-three.

Prophet's last Words
   Hadrat Aiyshah says: During this sickness the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) off and uncovered his face and said that Almighty Allah cursed the Jews and Christians because they had turned the graves of their Prophets into worship-houses. The object was to warm the Muslims against this abominable practice.

Alas ! The very thing against which the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) warned the Muslims, they did no discard it even today. They have also turned the graves of the holy and pious man as worship houses. ( We seek Allah's refuge from it !) Hadrat Aiyshah also said, just before his demise the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) looked towards the ceiling and said repeatedly. 

"O Allah ! K like the greated companion !."   According to some other versions he repeated: "Ass sallat assalalt ( the prayer, the prayer)." 

when the said news of the Holy Prophet's (peace be upon him) demise spread among the Sahabah they were all benumbed. The honourable Sahabah. like Farooq-i-Azam (Umer) were so much shocked that they even denied the demise of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). At that critical juncture Siddiq-e-Akabr came forward and in brief sermon he said:  " Whosoever was worshipping Muhammad (peace be upon him) he should listen that he (peace be upon him) has died. And whosoever was worshipping Almighty Allah he should know that He is the Alive. the Eternal." After hearing it, all the Sahabah controlled themselves. In this wise manner Siddiq-e-Akabr exhorted them to patience.

In view of the apprehended turmoil in the spiritual and secular affairs and the possible raids by the internal and external enemies. appointment of a caliph after the the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) was given top priority and considered essential before the formal burial ceremonies. Settlement of the disputed issue become late and the burial ceremony was delayed because of it. Therefore, instead of Monday, Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Abbas gave bath the Holy Prophet's (peace be upon him) body and covered to with the shroud on Wednesday at night, and the Salat-ul-Janazah was offered. According to a hadith, the grave for the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) was prepared in the apartment of Hadrat Aiyshah Siddiqa, where he breathed his last. The Holy Prophet's (peace be upon him) grave was kept up to the height of the blisht (the height from little finger to the thumb in extended from).

After this brief description of the Holy Prophet's (peace be upon him) life history it is deemed proper that a brief account of his noble conduct may also be presented. may most gracious Allah grant us all the strength of acting upon it.

And this is not difficult for Allah