| AR-RAHEEQ AL-MAKHTUM (THE SEALED NECTAR) MEMORIES OF THE NOBLE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM = PBUH) BY: SAIFUR-RAHMAN AL-MUBARAKPURI FIRST PRIZE RECEIVER IN, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF THE BEST SEERAT BOOK IN ARABIC; SPONSORD BY REBETA A'ALAM-E-ISLAMI MACKKAH MUKARRAMAH TRANSLATED BY: ISSAM DIAB PAGE: 53: With respect to the Muslims in Makkah, 'Umar's conversion had a different tremendous impact. Mujahid, on the authority of Ibn Al-'Abbas - may Allah be pleased with him - , related that he had asked 'Umar bin Al-Khattab why he had been given the epithet of Al-Farouque (he who distinguishes truth from falsehood), he replied: After I had embraced Islam, I asked the Prophet : 'Aren't we on the right path here and Hereafter?' The Prophet answered: 'Of course you are! I swear by Allâh in Whose Hand my soul is, that you are right in this world and in the hereafter.' I, therefore, asked the Prophet 'Why we then had to conduct clandestine activism. I swear by Allâh Who has sent you with the Truth, that we will leave our concealment and proclaim our noble cause publicly.' We then went out in two groups, Hamzah leading one and I the other. We headed for the Mosque in broad daylight when the polytheists of Quraish saw us, their faces went pale and got incredibly depressed and resentful. On that very occasion, the Prophet attached to me the epithet of Al-Farouque. Ibn Mas'ud - may Allah be pleased with him - related that they (the Muslims) had never been able to observe their religious rites inside the Holy Sanctuary except when 'Umar embraced Islam.[] Suhaib bin Sinan - may Allah be pleased with him -, in the same context, said that it was only after 'Umar's conversion, that we started to proclaim our Call, assemble around and circumambulate the Sacred House freely. We even dared retaliate against some of the injustices done to harm us. In the same context, Ibn Mas'ud said: We have been strengthened a lot since 'Umar embraced Islam. Quraish's Representative negotiates with the Messenger of Allâh : Shortly after the conversion of these two powerful heroes, Hamzah bin 'Abdul-Muttalib and 'Umar bin Al-Khattab- may Allah be pleased with him -, the clouds of tyranny and oppression started to clear away and the polytheists realized that it was no use meting out torture to the Muslims. They consequently began to direct their campaign to a different course. The authentic records of the biography of the Prophet show that it had occurred to the Makkan leaders to credit Muhammad with ambition. They, therefore, time and again plied him with temptation. One day some of the important men of Makkah gathered in the enclosure of Al-Ka'bah, and 'Utbah bin Rabi'a, a chief among them, offered to approach the Prophet and contract a bargain with him whereby they give him whatever worldly wealth he asks for, on condition that he keep silent and no longer proclaim his new faith. The people of Quraish endorsed his proposal and requested him to undertake that task. 'Utbah came closer to Muhammad and addressed him in the following words: We have seen no other man of Arabia, who has brought so great a calamity to a nation, as you have done. You have outraged our gods and religion and taxed our forefathers and wise men with impiety and error and created strife amongst us. You have left no stone unturned to estrange the relations with us. If you are doing all this with a view to getting wealth, we will join together to give you greater riches than any Quraishite has possessed. If ambition moves you, we will make you our chief. If you desire kingship we will readily offer you that. If you are under the power of an evil spirit which seems to haunt and dominate you so that you cannot shake off its yoke, then we shall call in skilful physicians to cure you. "Have you said all?" asked Muhammad and then hearing that all had been said, he spoke forth, and said: _ "In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Hâ-Mîm. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'ân, and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]. A revelation from Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. A Book whereof the verses are explained in detail; — a Qur'ân in Arabic for people who know. Giving glad tidings [of Paradise to the one who believes in the Oneness of Allâh (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) and fears Allâh much (abstains from all kinds of sins and evil deeds.) and loves Allâh much (performing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], and warning (of punishment in the Hell-fire to the one who disbelieves in the Oneness of Allâh), but most of them turn away, so they listen not. And they say: Our hearts are under coverings (screened) from that to which you invite us …" [41: 1-5] IF YOU LIKED IT PLEASE PASS IT TO OTHERS PLEASE JOIN MY GROUP by visiting Group Home Page: ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL – INFORMATIVE – LITERATURE & MORAL/MODEST ARTICLES – FOR MUSLIM UMMAH. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sister Linda Flis Ahmed is a new revert to Islam – has created Islamic Yahoo Group: Asdiqaa_Muslimin @yahoogroups.com ((operating from The U.K) English – Urdu – Arabic Please Give Sister Linda a Big Hand & join the group to Share your contributions. Asdiqaa _Muslimin promotes mainly comparative religion & the true essence of Islam, which is PEACE. Muslims who are educating others about Islam must do so in the manner prescribed by the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Please read more on group's Home Page. GROUP HOME PAGE: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Asdiqaa _Muslimin | 
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