Guillaume--Life of Muhammad.pdf - Radical Truth
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400 The LIfe <strong>of</strong> ]\!Iuhammad<br />
God says: 'Rejoicing in the favour and bounty <strong>of</strong> God and that God does<br />
not waste the wages <strong>of</strong> the believers' because they have seen the fulfilment<br />
<strong>of</strong> the promise and the great reward.<br />
Ismii'il b. Umayya told me from Abu'l-Zubayr from Ibn 'Abbas: The<br />
apostle said when your brethren \vere slain at U1)ud, 'God has put their<br />
spirits in the crops <strong>of</strong> green birds which come down to the rivers <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Garden; they eat <strong>of</strong> its fruits and come home to where there are golden<br />
605 candlesticks in the shadow <strong>of</strong> the throne; and \vhen they experience the<br />
goodly drink and food and their beautiful resting-place they say: Would<br />
that our brethren knew what God has done with us that they might not<br />
dislike fighting and shrink from war!' And God says 'I will tell them <strong>of</strong><br />
you' so He sent down to His apostle these verses 'And do not think,' &c.<br />
AI-I:larith b. al-Fue,layLtold me from Mal,1mud b. Labid al-An~ari from<br />
Ibn 'Abbas: The martyrs are at Bariq, a river at the gate <strong>of</strong> the Garden, in<br />
a green tent, their provision from the Garden coming out to them morning<br />
and evening.<br />
One whom I do not suspect told me from 'Abdullah b.-Mas·iid that he<br />
was asked about these verses 'Do not think', &c., and he said, V\,re asked<br />
about them arid \ve were told that when your brethren \vere slain at UI;lUd<br />
God put their spirits in the crops <strong>of</strong> green birds whjch come down to the<br />
rivers <strong>of</strong> the Garden and eat <strong>of</strong> its fruits and come home to \vhere there are<br />
golden candlesticks in the shade <strong>of</strong> the throne and God takes one look at<br />
them and says,-'O My servants, "Vhat do you wish that I should give you<br />
more?' And they say, '0 our Lord, there is nothing beyond the Garden<br />
which T'hou hast given us from \vhich we eat \vhen we please.' After the<br />
question has been put three times they say the same, adding, 'except that<br />
we should like our spirits to return to our bodies and then return to the<br />
earth and fight for Thee until we are killed again.'<br />
One <strong>of</strong> our companions told me from 'Abdullah b. <strong>Muhammad</strong> b. 'Aqil<br />
from Jiibir b. 'Abdullah: The apostle said to me, 'I will give yOll good<br />
news, Jabir. God has restored to life your father who was killed at Ul,1ud.'<br />
Then He asked him what he would like Him to do for him and he said<br />
that he would like to retum to the world and fight for Him and be killed<br />
a second time.<br />
606 'Amr b. 'Ubayd told me from al-Basan that the apostle swore that there<br />
was no believer who had parted from the world and wanted to return to it<br />
for a single hour even if he could possess it with all it has except the<br />
martyr who \vould like to return and fight for God and be killed a second<br />
time.<br />
Then God said, 'Those ·who responded to God and His apostle after<br />
harm had befallen them,' i.e. wounds. They arc the believers who went<br />
with the apostle on the morrow <strong>of</strong> UJ:1ud to I;Iamra'u'I-Asad in spite <strong>of</strong> the<br />
pain <strong>of</strong> their wounds, 'for those <strong>of</strong> them who do well and are pious there is<br />
a great reward; those to whom men said: The men (<strong>of</strong> Mecca) have<br />
gathered against you so fear them, and that but increased their faith and<br />
The <strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Muhammad</strong> 4 01<br />
they said, AlIah is sufficient for us and a fine one in whom to trust.' The<br />
men who said that were a number <strong>of</strong> 'Abdu'I-Qays to whom Abu Sufyiin<br />
spoke. They said: 'Abu Sufyan and his company are certainly coming back<br />
t~ you.' God says, 'So they returned with God's grace ahd favour. Harm<br />
did not, befall them and they followed God's pleasure and God is <strong>of</strong> great<br />
bounty In that He turned away their enemy so that they did not meet<br />
him. 'It is only the devil,' i.e. those men and what Satan put into their<br />
mouths, ',:ho would make men fear his adherents,' i.e. frighten you by<br />
means <strong>of</strong> hIS adherents. 'But fear them not and fear Me if you are believers.<br />
L:t no; those w~o vie i~ ru~~ing to disbelief grieve you,' i.e. the hypo~<br />
cnte.s, t?ey can In no WIse Injure God. God wills not to assign them a<br />
portlOn m the next world where they will have a painful punishment,<br />
Those who buy infidelity with faith will in no wise injure God: they will<br />
have a pamful pumshment. Let not those who disbelieve think that the<br />
respite W ~ give th~m is good for them. We give them a respite only that<br />
they may Increase m trespass. Theirs is an ignominious punishment. It<br />
is not God's purpose to leave the believers as you are till He shall separate<br />
the evil from the good,' i.e. the hypocrites. 'And it is not God's purpose to<br />
let you know the unseen,' i.e. what He wills to try you with that you may<br />
take heed <strong>of</strong> what comes to you. 'But God chooses whom He will <strong>of</strong> His<br />
messengers,' i.e. He lets him know that 'So believe in God and His<br />
messengers and if you believe and are pious,' i.e. return and repent 'then<br />
you will have a great reward.'<br />
THE NAMES OF THE MUSLIMS WHO WERE MARTYRED 607<br />
AT UI;lUD<br />
The Muslims who were martyred at Ul,1ud in the company <strong>of</strong> the apostle<br />
were as follows:<br />
Emigrants from Quraysh: <strong>of</strong> the B. Hashim: Hamza whom Wahshi the<br />
slave <strong>of</strong>Jubayr b. Mut'im killed. Of B. Umayya b. 'Abdu Shams: ;Abdullah<br />
b. Jal,1sh, an ally from B. Asad b. Khuzayma. Of B. 'Abdul'l-Dar:<br />
Mu~'ab b. 'Umayr whom Ibn Qami'a al-Laythi killed. Of B. Makhzum<br />
b. Yaqa?a: Shammas b. 'Uthman. Total4.<br />
Of the An~ar: <strong>of</strong> B. 'Abdu'I-Ashhal: 'Amr b. lIfu'adh; al-Barith b.<br />
Anas b: Rafi'; and 'Umara b. Ziyad b. al-Sakan (625); Salama b. Thiibit b.<br />
Waqsh and 'Amr his brother ('A~im b. 'Umar b. Qatada asserted to me<br />
that their father Thabit was killed that day); and Rifa'a b. Waqsh; and<br />
Busayl b. Jabir Abu Budhayfa who was al-Yaman (the YIuslims killed him<br />
unwittingly andJ::Iudhayfa forewent his blood-wit incumbent on the<br />
slayer); and :;>ayfi and BaMb sons <strong>of</strong> Qani; and 'Abbad b. Sah]; and aI<br />
Barith b. Aus b. Mu'adh. Total12.<br />
Of the men <strong>of</strong> Ratij:' Iyas b. Aus b. 'Auk b. 'Amr b. 'Abdu'I-A'lam b.<br />
B 4080<br />
lOne <strong>of</strong> the forts in Medina.<br />
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