WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 The best of generations in their conduct and example, 00:00:08.460 --> 00:00:13.460 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:00:13.460 --> 00:00:15.460 A collection of affection, 00:00:15.460 --> 00:00:17.460 Proceeding. 00:00:17.460 --> 00:00:21.530 Portraits from the lives of the Tabi'un, 00:00:21.530 --> 00:00:25.980 By Dr. Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 00:00:25.980 --> 00:00:27.980 May Allah have mercy upon him. 00:00:27.980 --> 00:00:33.090 Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays, 00:00:33.090 --> 00:00:35.380 May Allah have mercy upon him. 00:00:42.570 --> 00:00:46.570 Damascus was smiling at the gentle spring, 00:00:46.570 --> 00:00:49.570 Proud of its lush, verdant thickets, 00:00:49.570 --> 00:00:52.570 Vain of its fragrant gardens. 00:00:52.570 --> 00:00:54.890 The palace of the Commander of the Faithful, 00:00:54.890 --> 00:00:56.890 Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, 00:00:56.890 --> 00:01:00.890 Had prepared itself to receive those arriving to see him. 00:01:00.890 --> 00:01:04.920 No sooner had the first visitor been granted permission to enter upon the Caliph, 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:08.920 Than his sister, Umm al-Hakam bint Abi Sufyan, hurried, 00:01:08.920 --> 00:01:11.920 Taking her place behind the curtain, 00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:14.920 To listen to what was being narrated in the Caliph’s assembly 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:19.920 From the hadiths of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:23.950 And to delight in what the companions of the Commander of the Faithful scattered 00:01:23.950 --> 00:01:25.950 Of rare anecdotes, 00:01:25.950 --> 00:01:28.950 Magnificent poetry, and profound wisdom. 00:01:28.950 --> 00:01:33.950 For she was a woman of sound judgment and high ambition, 00:01:33.950 --> 00:01:36.950 Aspiring toward noble pursuits. 00:01:36.950 --> 00:01:41.980 She knew that her brother granted people permission to enter 00:01:41.980 --> 00:01:43.980 According to their status: 00:01:43.980 --> 00:01:48.980 He would prioritize the Companions of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, over all others, 00:01:48.980 --> 00:01:51.980 Followed by the senior Tabi'un, 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:54.980 Then the scholars and those of noble lineage. 00:01:54.980 --> 00:01:56.980 However, Umm al-Hakam 00:01:56.980 --> 00:02:00.980 Found her brother receiving his first visitor with a reception 00:02:00.980 --> 00:02:02.980 Tinged with a certain coldness. 00:02:02.980 --> 00:02:04.980 She heard him say to him: 00:02:04.980 --> 00:02:09.979 "By Allah, O Ahnaf, I have never recalled the day of Siffin, 00:02:09.979 --> 00:02:11.979 And remembered your siding against us, 00:02:11.979 --> 00:02:15.979 And your standing on the side of Ali ibn Abi Talib, 00:02:15.979 --> 00:02:19.979 Without it leaving a bitterness in my heart until I die." 00:02:19.979 --> 00:02:22.979 The man countered him, saying: 00:02:22.979 --> 00:02:24.979 "By Allah, O Mu'awiyah, 00:02:24.979 --> 00:02:29.979 The hearts with which we hated you are still within our chests, 00:02:29.979 --> 00:02:35.979 And the swords with which we fought you have not ceased to be in our hands. 00:02:35.979 --> 00:02:39.979 If you draw a span closer to war, we will draw a span closer to it, 00:02:39.979 --> 00:02:44.979 And if you walk toward it, we will hasten toward it at a run. 00:02:44.979 --> 00:02:48.979 By Allah, it was not a desire for your gifts that brought us to you, 00:02:48.979 --> 00:02:50.979 Nor a fear of your rejection; 00:02:50.979 --> 00:02:54.979 Rather, we came to you to mend the rift, unite the ranks, 00:02:54.979 --> 00:02:56.979 And gather the community of the Muslims." 00:02:56.979 --> 00:03:00.979 Then he turned and left from whence he came. 00:03:00.979 --> 00:03:02.979 Umm al-Hakam could not help 00:03:02.979 --> 00:03:04.979 But pull back the edge of the curtain 00:03:04.979 --> 00:03:09.979 To see this man who returned the stone to the Caliph from where it came, 00:03:09.979 --> 00:03:12.979 And measured out to him two measures for every one. 00:03:12.979 --> 00:03:17.080 She saw a man of short stature and slight build, 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:20.080 Bald-headed, with crooked teeth, 00:03:20.080 --> 00:03:23.080 A receding chin, and sunken eyes, 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:25.080 With bowed legs. 00:03:25.080 --> 00:03:28.080 There is no human defect 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:30.080 But that he had a share of it. 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:33.080 She turned to her brother and said: 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:35.080 "O Commander of the Faithful, 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:40.080 Who is this man who threatens the Caliph and warns him in his own palace?" 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:43.080 Mu'awiyah sighed and said: 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:45.080 "This is the one who, if he becomes angry, 00:03:45.080 --> 00:03:48.080 One hundred thousand of the Banu Tamim become angry for his sake, 00:03:48.080 --> 00:03:50.080 Without even knowing why he is angry. 00:03:50.080 --> 00:03:52.080 He is Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays, 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:54.080 The leader of the Banu Tamim, 00:03:54.080 --> 00:03:58.080 And one of the unique individuals of the Arabs and their conquering heroes." 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:04.400 So let us review the life story of Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays from the beginning. 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:08.969 In the third year before the Hijrah, 00:04:08.969 --> 00:04:11.969 A son was born to Qays ibn Mu'awiyah al-Sa'di, 00:04:11.969 --> 00:04:13.969 A newborn he named al-Dahhak. 00:04:13.969 --> 00:04:17.029 However, it was not long before people 00:04:17.029 --> 00:04:19.029 Nicknamed him 'Al-Ahnaf' (the Bow-legged), 00:04:19.029 --> 00:04:21.029 Because of the curvature in his legs. 00:04:21.029 --> 00:04:24.060 Eventually, the nickname overshadowed his given name. 00:04:24.060 --> 00:04:28.060 Qays, the father of Al-Ahnaf, was not among the elite of his people, 00:04:28.060 --> 00:04:30.060 Nor among their inner circle; 00:04:30.060 --> 00:04:33.060 He was merely among the common folk. 00:04:33.060 --> 00:04:37.060 Al-Ahnaf was born in the dwellings of his people, 00:04:37.060 --> 00:04:40.060 West of al-Yamamah in the lands of Najd. 00:04:40.060 --> 00:04:43.259 The young man grew up an orphan, 00:04:43.259 --> 00:04:47.259 For his father was killed while he was still a child who had not yet begun to walk. 00:04:47.259 --> 00:04:50.319 Then the lights of Islam flooded his heart 00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:53.319 While he was still a boy whose mustache had not yet grown. 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:57.319 For the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had sent, 00:04:57.319 --> 00:05:00.319 A few years before his passing, 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:04.319 A caller from among his Companions to the tribe of Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays, 00:05:04.319 --> 00:05:06.319 Inviting them to Islam. 00:05:06.319 --> 00:05:09.379 The caller gathered the notables of the tribe, 00:05:09.379 --> 00:05:12.379 And began urging them toward faith, 00:05:12.379 --> 00:05:14.379 Presenting Islam to them. 00:05:14.379 --> 00:05:16.379 The people remained silent, 00:05:16.379 --> 00:05:19.379 And some began to look at others. 00:05:19.379 --> 00:05:23.379 Al-Ahnaf, who was present, stepped forward and said: 00:05:23.379 --> 00:05:24.379 "O my people, 00:05:24.379 --> 00:05:27.379 Why do I see you hesitating, 00:05:27.379 --> 00:05:30.379 Taking one step forward and one step back? 00:05:30.379 --> 00:05:33.379 By Allah, this person who has come to you 00:05:33.379 --> 00:05:35.379 Is a caller to goodness. 00:05:35.379 --> 00:05:38.379 He invites you to noble character, 00:05:38.379 --> 00:05:40.379 And forbids you from base ones. 00:05:40.379 --> 00:05:44.379 By Allah, we have heard nothing from him but good. 00:05:44.379 --> 00:05:46.379 So answer the caller to guidance, 00:05:46.379 --> 00:05:49.379 That you may attain the best of this world and the Hereafter." 00:05:49.379 --> 00:05:51.379 It was not long before they embraced Islam, 00:05:51.379 --> 00:05:54.379 And the young man embraced it with them. 00:05:54.379 --> 00:05:59.379 Then the leaders of the tribe went to the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:05:59.379 --> 00:06:03.379 But Al-Ahnaf did not go with them due to his young age, 00:06:03.379 --> 00:06:06.379 And thus he was deprived of the honor of being a Companion. 00:06:06.379 --> 00:06:11.379 However, he was not deprived of the pleasure of the noble Messenger, peace be upon him, with him, 00:06:11.379 --> 00:06:13.379 Nor of his supplication for him. 00:06:13.379 --> 00:06:15.480 Al-Ahnaf narrated, saying: 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:21.480 "While I was circumambulating the Ancient House during the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:06:21.480 --> 00:06:24.480 A man I knew met me, 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:26.480 He took my hand and said: 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:28.480 'Shall I not give you glad tidings?' 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:30.480 I said: 'Yes.' 00:06:30.480 --> 00:06:31.480 He said: 00:06:31.480 --> 00:06:39.480 'Do you remember the day the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent me to your people to invite them to Islam? 00:06:39.480 --> 00:06:44.480 I began calling them and presenting the entry into the religion of Allah to them, 00:06:44.480 --> 00:06:47.480 And you said what you said that day.' 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:48.480 I said: 'Yes.' 00:06:48.480 --> 00:06:49.480 He said: 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:53.480 'I returned to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:06:53.480 --> 00:06:56.480 And informed him of your words, 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:57.480 And he said: 00:06:57.480 --> 00:07:00.480 "O Allah, forgive Al-Ahnaf."'" 00:07:00.480 --> 00:07:02.610 Al-Ahnaf used to say: 00:07:02.610 --> 00:07:06.610 "There is no deed of mine that I have more hope in on the Day of Resurrection 00:07:06.610 --> 00:07:10.610 Than the supplication of the Prophet, peace be upon him." 00:07:10.610 --> 00:07:18.689 When the noble Messenger, peace be upon him, joined the Highest Companion, 00:07:18.689 --> 00:07:22.689 And Musaylimah the Liar emerged to the people with his falsehood, 00:07:22.689 --> 00:07:25.689 And those who apostatized from Islam did so because of him, 00:07:25.689 --> 00:07:28.689 Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays went to him 00:07:28.689 --> 00:07:30.689 With his uncle, al-Mutashammis, 00:07:30.689 --> 00:07:33.689 To meet him and hear from him. 00:07:33.689 --> 00:07:37.779 Al-Ahnaf was in the early bloom of his youth at that time. 00:07:37.779 --> 00:07:41.779 When they left him, al-Mutashammis said to his nephew: 00:07:41.779 --> 00:07:44.779 "How did you find the man, O Ahnaf?" 00:07:44.779 --> 00:07:45.779 He replied: 00:07:45.779 --> 00:07:50.779 "I found him to be a fabricator, inventing lies against Allah and the people." 00:07:50.779 --> 00:07:53.779 His uncle said to him, joking: 00:07:53.779 --> 00:07:58.779 "Do you not fear for yourself if you tell him of your denial of him?" 00:07:58.779 --> 00:07:59.779 Al-Ahnaf replied: 00:07:59.779 --> 00:08:02.779 "At that point, I will swear to you that he is a liar." 00:08:02.779 --> 00:08:06.779 "Will you swear that you did not believe him as he believed him?" 00:08:06.779 --> 00:08:08.779 The young man and his uncle laughed, 00:08:08.779 --> 00:08:11.779 And they remained steadfast in their Islam. 00:08:11.779 --> 00:08:14.879 It is no wonder if you are filled with amazement, 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:19.879 And overcome with astonishment at these firm and decisive stances 00:08:19.879 --> 00:08:22.879 That Al-Ahnaf took in momentous affairs, 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:25.879 Despite his young age. 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:27.879 But your amazement will pass, 00:08:27.879 --> 00:08:29.879 And your astonishment will vanish, 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:32.879 When you know that the youth of Banu Tamim 00:08:33.879 --> 00:08:37.879 Was a rarity among the rarities of the age in sharpness of mind, 00:08:37.879 --> 00:08:39.879 Brilliance of intelligence, 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:42.879 Truthfulness of insight, and purity of nature. 00:08:42.879 --> 00:08:45.879 And that he was, from his earliest youth, 00:08:45.879 --> 00:08:47.879 Sitting with the elders of his people, 00:08:47.879 --> 00:08:51.879 Attending their gatherings and witnessing their conferences, 00:08:51.879 --> 00:08:55.879 And learning at the hands of their wise and forbearing men. 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:58.940 He narrated about himself, saying: 00:08:58.940 --> 00:09:02.940 "We used to frequent the gatherings of Qays ibn Asim al-Minqari 00:09:02.940 --> 00:09:05.940 To learn forbearance from him, 00:09:05.940 --> 00:09:08.940 Just as we frequented the gatherings of scholars 00:09:08.940 --> 00:09:10.940 To receive knowledge from them." 00:09:10.940 --> 00:09:13.009 It was said to him: 00:09:13.009 --> 00:09:15.009 "And who reached the height of his forbearance?" 00:09:15.009 --> 00:09:17.009 He said: 00:09:17.009 --> 00:09:21.009 "I came to him once and saw him sitting in the courtyard of his house, 00:09:21.009 --> 00:09:24.009 Wrapped in his cloak, leaning on his sword, 00:09:24.009 --> 00:09:26.009 Speaking to his people. 00:09:26.009 --> 00:09:28.070 I greeted him and sat down. 00:09:28.070 --> 00:09:30.070 It was only a short while 00:09:30.070 --> 00:09:33.070 Before we heard a commotion, and we looked, 00:09:33.070 --> 00:09:37.070 And he had been brought a young man bound in ropes, 00:09:37.070 --> 00:09:39.070 And another who had been killed. 00:09:39.070 --> 00:09:40.070 It was said to him: 00:09:40.070 --> 00:09:44.100 'This is your nephew who has killed your son, so-and-so.' 00:09:44.100 --> 00:09:48.100 By Allah, he did not loosen his posture nor stop his speech. 00:09:48.100 --> 00:09:51.100 Then he turned to his nephew and said: 00:09:51.100 --> 00:09:52.100 'O son of my brother, 00:09:52.100 --> 00:09:54.100 You have killed your cousin, 00:09:54.100 --> 00:09:56.100 Thus severing your kinship with your own hand, 00:09:56.100 --> 00:09:59.100 And striking yourself with your own arrow.' 00:09:59.100 --> 00:10:02.100 Then he said to another son of his: 00:10:02.100 --> 00:10:05.100 'Rise, my son, and untie the bonds of your cousin, 00:10:05.100 --> 00:10:07.100 And bury your brother. 00:10:07.100 --> 00:10:11.100 Then drive one hundred camels to his mother as blood money for her son, 00:10:11.100 --> 00:10:14.830 For she is a stranger.'" 00:10:14.830 --> 00:10:17.830 Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays was granted the opportunity 00:10:17.830 --> 00:10:20.830 To study under the great and noble Companions, 00:10:20.830 --> 00:10:24.830 At the pinnacle of whom was al-Faruq, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:10:24.830 --> 00:10:27.830 He witnessed his gatherings, heard his exhortations, 00:10:27.830 --> 00:10:30.830 He mastered his judicial rulings and legal verdicts. 00:10:30.830 --> 00:10:35.830 He was among the most brilliant students produced by the school of 'Umar. 00:10:35.830 --> 00:10:39.830 And he was the most profoundly influenced by its genius and singular teacher. 00:10:39.830 --> 00:10:43.120 It was once said to him: 00:10:43.120 --> 00:10:47.120 "How did you attain such gravity and wisdom?" 00:10:47.120 --> 00:10:49.120 He replied: 00:10:49.120 --> 00:10:53.120 "Through words I heard from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:10:54.120 --> 00:10:56.120 'Whoever jokes excessively is held in low regard. 00:10:56.120 --> 00:10:59.120 Whoever does something frequently becomes known by it. 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:02.120 Whoever speaks too much makes too many mistakes. 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:05.120 Whoever makes many mistakes loses his sense of shame. 00:11:05.120 --> 00:11:08.120 Whoever loses his sense of shame loses his piety. 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:12.120 And whoever loses his piety, his heart dies.'" 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:17.580 Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays rose to lead his people, 00:11:17.580 --> 00:11:21.580 despite not being of the highest lineage among them, 00:11:21.580 --> 00:11:24.580 nor the most noble in terms of maternal or paternal ancestry. 00:11:24.580 --> 00:11:27.580 When people asked him the secret to this, 00:11:27.580 --> 00:11:29.580 one of them said to him: 00:11:29.580 --> 00:11:33.580 "Who is it that his people follow, O Abu Bahr?" 00:11:33.580 --> 00:11:35.580 He replied: 00:11:35.580 --> 00:11:37.580 "He who possesses four qualities, 00:11:37.580 --> 00:11:40.580 will lead his people unchallenged." 00:11:40.580 --> 00:11:42.580 He was asked: 00:11:42.580 --> 00:11:44.580 "And what are these qualities?" 00:11:44.580 --> 00:11:45.580 He said: 00:11:45.580 --> 00:11:48.580 "A religion that restrains him, 00:11:48.580 --> 00:11:50.580 a lineage that protects him, 00:11:50.580 --> 00:11:51.580 an intellect that guides him, 00:11:51.580 --> 00:11:53.580 and a sense of shame that prevents him from wrongdoing." 00:11:53.580 --> 00:11:55.840 Furthermore, al-Ahnaf was 00:11:55.840 --> 00:11:57.840 one of the most forbearing of the Arabs, 00:11:57.840 --> 00:12:00.840 whose forbearance became proverbial. 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:02.840 His forbearance reached such a degree 00:12:02.840 --> 00:12:05.840 that 'Umar ibn al-Ahtam incited a man 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:08.840 to insult him with vile, provocative language. 00:12:08.840 --> 00:12:12.840 Yet al-Ahnaf remained silent, head bowed. 00:12:12.840 --> 00:12:16.840 When the man saw that he would not answer him nor pay him any heed, 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:19.840 he put his own thumb in his mouth 00:12:19.840 --> 00:12:21.840 and began to bite it, saying: 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:23.840 "Woe is me! 00:12:23.840 --> 00:12:26.840 By Allah, nothing prevented him from answering me 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:28.840 except his utter disdain for me." 00:12:28.840 --> 00:12:30.970 It so happened that al-Ahnaf 00:12:30.970 --> 00:12:32.970 was walking on the outskirts of Basra, 00:12:32.970 --> 00:12:34.970 alone by himself, 00:12:34.970 --> 00:12:36.970 when a man accosted him, 00:12:36.970 --> 00:12:38.970 began insulting and reviling him, 00:12:38.970 --> 00:12:40.970 and hurling stinging words at him. 00:12:40.970 --> 00:12:43.970 Yet he remained silent, continuing on his way. 00:12:43.970 --> 00:12:46.970 When they drew near to the people, 00:12:46.970 --> 00:12:48.970 he turned to the man and said: 00:12:48.970 --> 00:12:50.970 "O son of my brother, 00:12:50.970 --> 00:12:53.970 if you have any words left, 00:12:53.970 --> 00:12:55.970 say them now, 00:12:55.970 --> 00:12:58.970 for if my people hear what you are saying, 00:12:58.970 --> 00:13:00.970 you will suffer harm at their hands." 00:13:00.970 --> 00:13:05.700 Beyond all that, al-Ahnaf was 00:13:05.700 --> 00:13:08.700 a devout worshiper, frequently fasting and standing in prayer. 00:13:08.700 --> 00:13:11.700 He was ascetic regarding what was in the hands of others. 00:13:11.700 --> 00:13:14.700 When night fell upon him, 00:13:14.700 --> 00:13:18.700 he would light his lamp and place it near him, 00:13:18.700 --> 00:13:21.700 then stand in his prayer niche to pray, 00:13:21.700 --> 00:13:24.700 writhing like a sick man, 00:13:24.700 --> 00:13:26.700 and weeping like a bereaved mother, 00:13:26.700 --> 00:13:29.700 out of fear of the punishment of Allah 00:13:29.700 --> 00:13:31.700 and dread of His wrath. 00:13:31.700 --> 00:13:34.860 Whenever he sensed a sin he had committed, 00:13:34.860 --> 00:13:37.860 or a flaw of his became apparent to him, 00:13:37.860 --> 00:13:40.860 he would bring his finger close to the lamp and say: 00:13:40.860 --> 00:13:42.860 "Feel this, O Ahnaf! 00:13:42.860 --> 00:13:46.860 What drove you to do such-and-such on such-and-such a day? 00:13:46.860 --> 00:13:48.860 Woe to you, O Ahnaf! 00:13:48.860 --> 00:13:50.860 If you cannot endure today 00:13:50.860 --> 00:13:52.860 the flame of a lamp, 00:13:52.860 --> 00:13:54.860 and cannot bear its heat, 00:13:54.860 --> 00:13:57.860 then how will you endure tomorrow the flames of Hell, 00:13:57.860 --> 00:13:59.860 and bear its torment? 00:13:59.860 --> 00:14:01.919 O Allah, if You forgive me, 00:14:01.919 --> 00:14:03.919 then You are worthy of that; 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:05.919 and if You punish me, 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:07.919 then I am worthy of that." 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:11.899 May Allah be pleased with al-Ahnaf 00:14:11.899 --> 00:14:13.899 ibn Qays and grant him contentment. 00:14:13.899 --> 00:14:17.899 For he was one of the wonders of his time, 00:14:17.899 --> 00:14:20.899 and a unique specimen of humanity. 00:14:20.899 --> 00:14:26.519 Indeed, al-Ahnaf ibn Qays 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:29.679 attained such honor and prosperity 00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:31.679 that holding office did not benefit him, 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:34.870 nor did dismissal harm him. 00:14:34.870 --> 00:14:37.379 Ziyad ibn Abihi 00:14:37.379 --> 00:14:42.409 was a different case and example; 00:14:42.409 --> 00:14:47.409 he followed the Messenger when he strove or spoke. 00:14:47.409 --> 00:14:52.409 They were here, watering the clouds of our lives, 00:14:52.409 --> 00:14:54.409 and so they remain within us; 00:14:54.409 --> 00:14:57.409 their memory is exalted. 00:14:57.409 --> 00:15:02.409 They departed, leaving a question in our conscience: 00:15:02.409 --> 00:15:07.409 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 00:15:07.409 --> 00:15:12.409 They filled life with glorious deeds, 00:15:12.409 --> 00:15:17.409 and the world of the Ummah flourished because of them.