Intro– 10, This life and the Next Prophet of Islam, His Companions and...

Introduction

(Part – 10)

This life and the Next + Prophet of Islam, His Companions and Marriages

(j) THIS LIFE AND THE NEXT:- Islam is very positive about life after death, and gives any amount of details about the features of the next life. In brief, it would be much more magnified in pain and pleasure and in Divine association. Islam does not in the least underrate or discount the present life, but when it is compared with the next in magnitude, it does sink into insignificance by contrast. Still it is the present life which prepares us for the next; so it has an importance of its own, which cannot be too much emphasized. Vide 72.18 to 21 : 17, 15 ,16 : 11, 103 to 108: 18,200 to 202 :5, 27, 28 : 18, 9: 63, 37 , 38 : 24.

How is life in appearance and in consequence, 20 :57. Death bed scene as depicted by Qur’aan. Vide 77-96 :56. The Last Day scene. Vide 1 to 6 :56, and surah10. Resurrection. Vide 27 to 37 : 45.

RECAPITULATION:- The teachings of Islam have been wonderfully condensed in the very first Surah of the Qur’aan, called ‘Fatiha’ or the opening:-

Now, how to follow the Right Path, and how to attain the Divine Favour: “And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad), these are with those, upon whom Allah has bestowed favours, from among the Prophets and the Truthful and the Martyrs and the Good. And they are very good companions (indeed). The Grace is from Allah, and Sufficient is Allah as the Knower.” 6 :4.

So the first and the last Truth of Islam is:-

There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah.




VI. MUHAMMAD, Prophet of Islam
(Grace, Peace and Blessings of Allah on him)

Is The Mightiest Ever-Lasting Challenge to:

Intellectual Monopoly, Cultural Imperialism, Religious Fanaticism, Social injustice, Political Despotism and Economic Exploitation.

       He is the Seal of the Prophets, i.e., the Final Prophet - the Last Prophet on whom the line of Prophets is closed. 40 : 33. He is the Harbinger of Mercy from God for all the worlds. 107 : 31. He confirms all Prophets and their scriptures. 285 : 2. He was born on Monday, 12th Rabii-‘ul-Awwal, in the year 570A.D. in Makkah. His father, ‘Abdullah, was the son of Abdul-Muttalib, Leader of the Qureish tribe, and his mother, Aamina, was the daughter of Wahb, Leader of the Bene Zuhra tribe of Madinah. As an orphan, he was brought up under the protection of his uncle, Abu Taalib, ‘Alii’s father.

2.  COMPANIONS:- Muhammad, peace be on him, attained Prophet hood at the age of 40, and lived in Makkah in spite of bitter opposition till the age of 53, then he migrated to Madinah, where he passed the last ten years of his life, in marvelous progress and achievement, till he returned to his Lord at the age of 63, on Monday, 8th June, 632 A.D. in Madinah. He was blessed by God with a number of sincere and capable followers; either family members like Abu Taalib and ‘Alii, wives like Khadiija and ‘Aa-isha, daughter like Faatimah, wife of ‘Alii, and grandchildren like Hassan, Husayn,: he Martyrs, and Zaynab; or companions like Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Usmaan, and Alii. First Four Caliphs in Islam, and several others, all of whom; took up the cause of Islam with unparalleled devotion and success.

3.  MARRIAGES:- Muhammad (peace be upon him) was engaged by a wealthy widow-merchant, Khadiijah to look after her mercantile business, with the result that she, forty years old, married Muhammad, at the age of 25. She was the first and only wife till she died at the age of 65 in Makkah. Their married life of 25 years was a model of happy and high co-operation. During the last ten years of his life in Madinah, the Prophet, for a number of reasons, at once delicate and intricate had to accept, at intervals, about ten wives, all, with the exception of only one, widows or divorced, and some quite old. Those who do not appreciate the situation are puzzled with such an odd family. Many make it a point of objection. But in fact they will find their own contradiction, if they seek honest explanation. Of all these, ‘Aa-isha, daughter of Abu Bakr, was the only virgin wife of high status and personality. She was reputed for scholarship in Qur-‘aan and Tradition, and taught people Islam ably for 48 years after the Prophet’s death.

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