1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:06,240 Among the aesthetic beauties of the Prophetic biography. 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:12,539 The endurance of the caller to Allah. 3 00:00:12,539 --> 00:00:16,539 The Prophet did not come to guide people instantaneously. 4 00:00:16,539 --> 00:00:22,699 Nor was the battle against falsehood a single round that ended quickly. 5 00:00:22,699 --> 00:00:26,699 Therefore, those who call to Allah err when they rush for results. 6 00:00:26,699 --> 00:00:29,699 They miss the wisdom of patience and deliberation. 7 00:00:29,699 --> 00:00:31,699 And gentleness toward all of creation. 8 00:00:31,699 --> 00:00:33,700 And the patient waiting required in calling to Allah. 9 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:37,020 It is narrated from 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 10 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:41,020 that she said to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 11 00:00:41,020 --> 00:00:45,020 "Has there ever come upon you a day more difficult than the day of Uhud?" 12 00:00:45,020 --> 00:00:50,049 He replied, "I have indeed suffered much from your people. 13 00:00:50,049 --> 00:00:54,049 The most difficult of what I encountered from them was on the day of al-'Aqabah, 14 00:00:55,049 --> 00:00:59,049 when I presented myself to Ibn 'Abd Yalil ibn 'Abd Kulal, 15 00:00:59,049 --> 00:01:02,049 and he did not respond to what I desired." 16 00:01:02,049 --> 00:01:06,269 Meaning, they belied him and mocked him, as is well known. 17 00:01:06,269 --> 00:01:09,269 They ordered him to leave quickly, 18 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:12,269 and they set their children and servants upon him, 19 00:01:12,269 --> 00:01:15,879 who pelted him with stones until he bled. 20 00:01:15,879 --> 00:01:20,879 He said, "I departed, overwhelmed with grief, 21 00:01:20,879 --> 00:01:23,879 and I did not regain my composure until I reached Qarn al-Tha'alib. 22 00:01:23,879 --> 00:01:25,879 I raised my head, 23 00:01:25,879 --> 00:01:29,879 and suddenly, there was a cloud shading me. 24 00:01:29,879 --> 00:01:32,879 I looked, and behold, Jibril was within it. 25 00:01:32,879 --> 00:01:35,879 He called out to me and said, 26 00:01:35,879 --> 00:01:38,879 'Allah has heard what your people said to you, 27 00:01:38,879 --> 00:01:40,879 and how they responded to you. 28 00:01:40,879 --> 00:01:44,069 He has sent the Angel of the Mountains to you, 29 00:01:44,069 --> 00:01:47,069 so that you may command him to do as you wish regarding them.' 30 00:01:47,069 --> 00:01:50,329 The Angel of the Mountains called out to me, greeted me, 31 00:01:50,329 --> 00:01:52,329 and then said, 32 00:01:52,329 --> 00:01:56,329 'O Muhammad, it is as you wish. 33 00:01:56,329 --> 00:02:00,359 If you desire, I will crush them between the two mountains.' 34 00:02:00,359 --> 00:02:03,390 The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, 35 00:02:03,390 --> 00:02:06,390 'Rather, I hope that Allah will bring forth from their loins 36 00:02:06,390 --> 00:02:09,389 those who will worship Allah alone, 37 00:02:09,389 --> 00:02:11,389 and associate nothing with Him.'" 38 00:02:11,389 --> 00:02:15,000 From this, we learn the wisdom of the caller to Allah, 39 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,000 his endurance in his mission, 40 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,000 not rushing for guidance, 41 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,000 having mercy for people, and disliking vengeance. 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,099 We learn that hearts are in the hands of the Most Merciful, 43 00:02:26,099 --> 00:02:29,099 the importance of holding onto distant hope, 44 00:02:29,099 --> 00:02:32,099 and looking forward to the righteousness of future generations. 45 00:02:32,099 --> 00:02:35,099 “(It is) a bounty and a grace from Allah; and Allah is Knower, Wise.” (49:8) 46 00:02:35,099 --> 00:02:38,099 And that is not difficult for Allah. 47 00:02:38,099 --> 00:02:41,419 Among the aesthetic beauties of the Prophetic biography.