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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Currently i am reading this book titled MUHAMMAD THE MESSENGER OF ISLAM - His Life & Prophecy by Hajjah Amina Adil. Hajjah Amina is from the family of Prophet Muhammad saw. Born in Russia during the early Communist era and married to Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, the spiritual head of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order. She now resides in Cyprus.

I've barely moved on from Chapter 1 of the book and yet this book is one book I hold so dear besides the Holy Quran of course. I've always wanted to learn more about our beloved Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. and other Prophets and Messengers before his time. This book, oh Ya Allah, this book is very much what I need. And while in the bus on the way to work this morning, I cried. Tears were free flowing. People must have thought I was riding through a heartache. I cried reading this :

Narration of Ka'b al-Akhbar
This narration is from Ka'b al-Akhbar, who was known as Abu Ishaq. Ka'b was one of the learned scholars of the Jews and during the blessed lifetime of the Holy Prophet saw he lived in the land of Yemen. He did not accede to the honor of true faith during the Prophet's lifetime, but only thereafter, during the Khalifa of Abu-Bakr as-Siddiq, or according to in some of the hadith related by the honorable companions of the Holy Prophet. One of these companions, Sahif bin 'Umar al-Ansari, claims to have heard from his father 'Amr :

During the Holy Prophet's saw lifetime I became acquainted with Ka'b and I used to meet him in a number of assemblies. It was his intention to come and attend the association of the Holy Prophet saw, and without yet having met him, he confirmed that he was indeed the Seal of the Prophets. One day he told us that this was going to be Holy Prophet's saw last year, and that he very much wished he could make ready and go to meet him on time. He hastened his preparations and set out on the journey. There came one night, however, when he was seen to dart in and out (of the tent) at frequent intervals during the night, gazing intently at the night sky and weeping copiously.
As it dawned, I addressed him and sair: "Oh, Abu Ishaq, what has befallen you? How is it that you have spent the night gazing at the sky and weeping? What hidden wisdom is there in your action?" He turned to me and answered, "During this night the Holy Prophet saw at Madinah al-Munawwara was transported from this world to the next. I looked at the skies and saw that the gates of Heaven were opened wide to receive him, and I saw all the angels stand in attendance and celebrate his coming with songs of praise and honor. And on the whole earth there is no better place than that place where his blessed remains are to be buried; it is the choicest of all spots in this world.; Thus he spoke and swore by Allah.
I was completely dumbfounded by this explanation and therefore took exact note of the very date and hour when he uttered these words. So when we actually arrived in Madinah, we heard that it was indeed on that very night that the Holy Prophet saw had departed from this passing abode to that of permanence........

I'll write more intriguing and meaningful excerpts from this book as I read on. God, there is abundance of them. However, it is no intention of mine to achieve anything other than sharing that little bit of knowledge with you. I admit I am no scholar or a learned person but I'm trying very hard to be a knowledgeable person in Islam. If you're interested to read the whole content of the book I recommend you go to Warda bookstore at Bussorah Street. Priced at S$49.90 but worth it. Trust me.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007