Forgiveness Wins

Message of Peace - Justice P K Shamsuddin

Mohammed revealed these verses, “The Munafiqun is simply ignorant. They pretend that when Muslims return to Medina the stronger will cause the evacuation of the weaker, but they do not know might belongs to God, His prophets and the believers.”  The people believed that the revelation of these verses was verdict of death passed on Ubayya. When son of Abdulla Ibn Ubayy, who was a true Muslim approached Mohammed and said that if the reports were true, he may be permitted to kill his father because he cannot leave the murderer of his father without avenge. He said, “But I cannot bear such torture and insults may appeal that I will kill the murderer of my father thereby killing a believer and entering eternal punishment in heaven.” On hearing his plea, Mohammed answered, “We shall not kill your father, we shall be kind to him and we shall appreciate his friendship as long as he wishes to extend to us.” This forgiveness exhibited by Mohammed touched the heart of Abdullah.

During the expedition, another important event which was attempted to be used by the Munafiquon happened. Mohammed had taken his wife Aisha to accompany him during this expedition. Aisha was thin and light and her presence inside the palanquin in which she rode was hardly noticeable by men who would lift the placement of camels. On the way back to Medina Mohammed and his companions camped in a place near Medina to spend the night and recover their energy. At the dawn, Mohammed gave instructions to their men to resume their journey to Medina. Aisha had stepped out of Mohammed’s tent while her palanquin was placed at the entrance of the tent. Though she quickly returned to the tent, she found that she has lost her necklace. She quickly turned back in search of the necklace and it took a long time to recover it. When she came back, the whole company had left the tent; she realized that her servant also has disappeared under the impression that she was on her camel. Thinking that the company would return in search of her, Aisha decided to remain on that spot.

While she was waiting there, Safwan Ibn Muttal who was out of the camp on an errand in the desert returned to the camp. He also found that his companions have already left for Medina. To his surprise, he found Aisha there. He asked her why she was left behind for which she did not give a proper reply. He brought his camel and invited her to ride on it. She rode on his camel and Safwan rushed to Medina as fast as he could, to join the Muslims before they entered the city of Medina. The Muslim army was travelling at a very fast pace. Safwan reached Medina in full daylight and people saw Aisha riding on his camel. When Aisha entered her house no one present entertained any suspicion or unusual behavior from their part. (To be contd.)

 

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