619 AD. Death of Hz. Abu Talib RA.
In 619 C.E. Abu Talib died. The Quraish began to prepare for another major offensive to be launched after the death of Abu Talib.
The Holy Prophet regarded Abu Talib more than a father who protected him despite the strong pressure of the Quraish.
Abu Talib recorded some times before his death, a bequest, that was hung in the Kaaba, in which he asked Quraish to be kind and well disposed towards Muhammad because he is truthful and trustee among the Quraish, and amongst the whole Arabs. He says which your heart accepts but your lips do not confirm. The people have widened their hearts to follow and obey him and the Quraish should befriend, support and follow him.
This bequest (reproduced at item 1 of the Annexture,) was written by Ali and was dictated by Abu Talib.
The Quraish felt annoyed at the bequest, and said that Abu Talib had lost his senses in old age.
619 AD. Death of Hz. Khadija RA.
A few days after the death of Abu Talib, Khadija also passed away. Khadija had been for the Holy Prophet more than a wife. She placed all her wealth at his disposal. She gave him love and strength . She supported him through thick and thin. To Ali she had been more than a mother. The deaths of Abu Talib and Khadija marked the end of an epoch.
Ali composed elegiac verses on this occasion, some of which are reproduced at item 2 of the Annx.
619 AD.The year of sorrow
The passing away of Abu Talib and Khadija created a great vacum in the life of the Holy Prophet. He felt very lonely and disconsolate. His grief was so intense that the Muslims called the year "619 C.E," as the "Year of Sorrow. " Ali shared this grief with the Holy Prophet In heart-rending verses. He mourned the deaths of Abu Talib and Khadija.( reproduced at item 3 of the Annx.)
Marriage with an old lady
At the instance of Khawla bint Hakim the Holy Prophet married an elderly lady Sauda bint Zama'a, who was among the early converts to Islam and a good housewife. She looked after the house and the children of the Holy Prophet with proper care and great affection. Khawla also suggested him to marry some young lady as well who could keep him company and suggested that Ayesha the daughter of Abu Bakr would be a good choice. The Holy Prophet left it to Khawla to pursue the matter with Abu Bakr.
619 A team of Jinn accepted Islam.
Hurt and wounded, he and Hz.Harith رضى الله عنه took rest for a while out of the garden belonging to Atba bin Rabiya and Sheeba bin Rabiya. After a while, their servant Addas came with a bunch of grapes for them.Then they restarted their return journey and took halt for 10 days in the valley of Nakhalah. As the Prophet صل الله عليه و على الهى و سلم returned from Taif he stayed of about 10 days in the Nakhalah valley where a team of Jinn came from Nasibeen Turkey, and listened the holy Quran. Most of them were on the deen of Hz. Musa عليه السلام and some of them were on no deen. When they hared the recitation they realized that it is almost the same teaching with previous prophets used to give and therefore they believed in it and became Muslim. At that time Ayat 28 to 32 were revealed on the holy Prophet صل الله عليه و على الهى و سلم .
Earlier also in the initial days when the Prophet صل الله عليه و على الهى و سلم was going to Ukaz with some of the Muslim companions, a team of Jinn came and listened the holy Quran very keenly. At that time Surah Jinn was revealed.
619 AD. Another approach of Quraish to Abu Talib
The social boycott ended without result as envisaged but it was not the end of trouble. The Quraish were bent upon to adopt more stringent measures. In the meantime, Abu Talib, who was already eighty years’ old, fell sick after the strain of the confinement during the Boycott. At such a sorrowful time, a deputation of the Quraish visited him and said that they were inclined to offer terms of peace, that if Muhammad desisted from maligning their faith and criticizing their gods, they would let him alone to have his own way without any interference by the Quraish. The Holy Prophet said that "here under there is no god but Allah, and all other gods are false". As the two ways crossed each other no agreement could be reached between the parties.
619 Protection given in Mecca
On reaching Mecca, the Prophet صل الله عليه و على الهى و سلم sent Hz. Harith رضى الله عنه to Akhnas bin Sharif and Saheel bin Amru and Mut'am bin Adi but he was given protection only by Mut'am bin Adi and his sons who gave the Quraish warning that henceforth the Prophet صل الله عليه و على الهى و سلم should not be teased.
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