1 00:00:00,430 --> 00:00:03,430 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,430 --> 00:00:08,429 The best of generations in terms of stances and examples. 3 00:00:08,429 --> 00:00:13,429 They followed the Messenger when he strove or spoke. 4 00:00:13,429 --> 00:00:15,429 The Association of Love 5 00:00:15,429 --> 00:00:17,429 Presents 6 00:00:17,429 --> 00:00:21,500 Portraits from the Lives of the Tabi'un 7 00:00:21,500 --> 00:00:25,910 By Dr. Abdur Rahman Ra'fat Al-Basha 8 00:00:25,910 --> 00:00:27,910 May Allah have mercy on him. 9 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:31,160 Al-Najashi 10 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,159 Ashamah ibn Abjar 11 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,159 May Allah have mercy on him. 12 00:00:43,929 --> 00:00:47,929 This Tabi'i taught us when the Tabi'un are mentioned. 13 00:00:47,929 --> 00:00:50,929 A Companion when the Companions are counted. 14 00:00:50,929 --> 00:00:53,929 He corresponded with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 15 00:00:53,929 --> 00:00:56,929 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, corresponded with him. 16 00:00:56,929 --> 00:00:59,929 And when he joined the Highest Companion. 17 00:00:59,929 --> 00:01:02,929 The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, prayed for him. 18 00:01:02,929 --> 00:01:04,930 The funeral prayer in absentia. 19 00:01:04,930 --> 00:01:07,930 Even though he did not pray the funeral prayer in absentia for anyone else. 20 00:01:07,930 --> 00:01:10,930 He is Ashamah ibn Abjar, 21 00:01:10,930 --> 00:01:12,930 Known as Al-Najashi. 22 00:01:12,930 --> 00:01:16,930 So let us spend these blessed moments 23 00:01:16,930 --> 00:01:20,930 with this unique scholar from the scholars of the Muslims. 24 00:01:20,930 --> 00:01:25,620 Ashamah's father was the king of the Abyssinians, 25 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:28,620 and he had no other son besides him. 26 00:01:28,620 --> 00:01:31,620 So some of the leaders of Abyssinia said to each other, 27 00:01:31,620 --> 00:01:35,620 "Our king has no son other than this boy, 28 00:01:35,620 --> 00:01:39,620 and this will weaken him while he is alive, 29 00:01:39,620 --> 00:01:42,620 and will lead to the demise of his kingdom if he dies, 30 00:01:42,620 --> 00:01:45,620 and will lead us to an outcome that is not to be praised." 31 00:01:45,620 --> 00:01:49,620 "So it would be best if we killed him and made his brother king." 32 00:01:49,620 --> 00:01:53,620 For he has 12 sons who will support him during his life 33 00:01:53,620 --> 00:01:56,620 and succeed him after his death. 34 00:01:56,620 --> 00:01:59,689 And the devils kept whispering to them, 35 00:01:59,689 --> 00:02:02,689 and instilling in their minds their own fears, 36 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:06,689 until they killed their king and pledged allegiance to his brother after him. 37 00:02:06,689 --> 00:02:11,219 Ashamah grew up under the care of his uncle, 38 00:02:11,219 --> 00:02:15,219 and his buds began to open, revealing a brilliant intellect, 39 00:02:15,219 --> 00:02:18,219 remarkable resolve, and radiant eloquence, 40 00:02:18,219 --> 00:02:21,219 and a unique personality. 41 00:02:21,219 --> 00:02:24,219 Until he filled his uncle's heart with admiration for him, 42 00:02:24,219 --> 00:02:28,219 and preference for his merits and favoring him over his own sons. 43 00:02:28,219 --> 00:02:32,219 Then Satan whispered again to the lords of the Abyssinians, 44 00:02:32,219 --> 00:02:35,219 and some of them said to each other, 45 00:02:35,219 --> 00:02:39,219 "By Allah, we fear that the kingdom will pass to this young man. 46 00:02:39,219 --> 00:02:42,219 And if that happens, 47 00:02:42,219 --> 00:02:45,219 he will take a terrible revenge on us, 48 00:02:45,219 --> 00:02:49,219 and kill us all as a reward for killing his father." 49 00:02:49,219 --> 00:02:52,419 Then they went to the king and said, 50 00:02:52,419 --> 00:02:55,419 "O King, our souls are not at ease, 51 00:02:55,419 --> 00:02:58,419 and our hearts are not reassured, 52 00:02:58,419 --> 00:03:01,419 unless you kill Ashamah, 53 00:03:01,419 --> 00:03:04,419 or expel him from among us. 54 00:03:04,419 --> 00:03:07,419 For he has now grown up, 55 00:03:07,419 --> 00:03:10,419 and we fear that he will take revenge on us for killing his father." 56 00:03:10,419 --> 00:03:13,419 So the king said to them, 57 00:03:13,419 --> 00:03:16,419 "What an evil people you are! 58 00:03:16,419 --> 00:03:19,419 You killed his father yesterday. 59 00:03:20,419 --> 00:03:23,419 By Allah, I will not do it." 60 00:03:23,419 --> 00:03:26,419 They said, "Then we will take him 61 00:03:26,419 --> 00:03:29,419 and cast him out of our land." 62 00:03:29,419 --> 00:03:32,740 So he yielded to them, though he disliked it and was unable to resist. 63 00:03:32,740 --> 00:03:35,740 Not even a day and a bit had passed since Ashamah's banishment 64 00:03:35,740 --> 00:03:38,740 when what was not expected happened. 65 00:03:38,740 --> 00:03:41,740 The horizon became overcast with dark clouds, 66 00:03:41,740 --> 00:03:44,740 and the sky raged with lightning and thunder. 67 00:03:44,740 --> 00:03:47,740 Then one of them struck, 68 00:03:47,740 --> 00:03:50,740 then one of them struck his uncle, who was saddened by his departure, 69 00:03:50,740 --> 00:03:53,740 and killed him. 70 00:03:53,740 --> 00:03:56,740 So the Abyssinians rushed to the king's sons 71 00:03:56,740 --> 00:03:59,740 to entrust the kingdom to one of them. 72 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:02,740 But they found no good among them. 73 00:04:02,740 --> 00:04:05,740 So their distress intensified, 74 00:04:05,740 --> 00:04:08,740 and the matter became difficult for them. 75 00:04:08,740 --> 00:04:11,740 What increased their distress and hardship 76 00:04:11,740 --> 00:04:14,740 was that some of the peoples neighboring Abyssinia 77 00:04:15,740 --> 00:04:18,740 So some of them said to each other, 78 00:04:18,740 --> 00:04:21,740 "By Allah, no one will establish your affairs 79 00:04:21,740 --> 00:04:24,740 and protect your kingdom 80 00:04:24,740 --> 00:04:27,740 except that young man whom you cast out yesterday. 81 00:04:27,740 --> 00:04:30,740 So if you have any need for the affairs of Abyssinia, 82 00:04:30,740 --> 00:04:33,740 reach him and bring him back." 83 00:04:33,740 --> 00:04:36,800 Then they went out in search of him, 84 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,800 and brought him back to his homeland. 85 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,800 And they placed the crown on his head. 86 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,800 They called him Al-Najashi. 87 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,800 So he governed the land with shrewdness and wisdom, 88 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,800 and relieved the people from turmoil and chaos, 89 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,800 and filled Abyssinia with justice and goodness, 90 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:59,560 after it had been filled with injustice and evil. 91 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,560 Al-Najashi had barely settled on his throne 92 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,560 when Allah sent His Prophet Muhammad, 93 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,560 may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, 94 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,560 with the religion of guidance and truth. 95 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,560 The guided ones were the first to embrace Islam, 96 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,560 responding to him one after another. 97 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,620 So Quraysh rose up, inflicting harm upon them 98 00:05:20,620 --> 00:05:23,750 and causing them distress. 99 00:05:23,750 --> 00:05:26,750 When Mecca became too constricted for them, 100 00:05:26,750 --> 00:05:29,750 and the polytheists inflicted upon them such harm 101 00:05:29,750 --> 00:05:32,750 as would shake the hardest of rocks, 102 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:35,750 the Messenger, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, said to them: 103 00:05:35,750 --> 00:05:38,750 "Indeed, in the land of Abyssinia there is a king 104 00:05:38,750 --> 00:05:41,750 under whom no one is wronged. 105 00:05:41,750 --> 00:05:44,750 So migrate to his land and seek his protection, 106 00:05:44,750 --> 00:05:47,750 until Allah grants you a way out of your affair, 107 00:05:47,750 --> 00:05:50,750 and provides you with a way out of your hardship." 108 00:05:50,750 --> 00:05:53,850 The first caravan of emigrants set out 109 00:05:53,850 --> 00:05:56,850 to the land of Abyssinia. 110 00:05:56,850 --> 00:05:59,850 They were eighty, men and women. 111 00:05:59,850 --> 00:06:02,850 So for the first time, they tasted the flavor of security 112 00:06:02,850 --> 00:06:05,850 and stability, 113 00:06:06,850 --> 00:06:09,850 without their worship being disturbed 114 00:06:09,850 --> 00:06:12,850 by any disturber, or the sweetness of their faith 115 00:06:12,850 --> 00:06:16,040 being marred by any marrer. 116 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,040 But Quraysh had barely learned of the departure 117 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,040 of these eighty Muslims 118 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,040 to the land of Abyssinia 119 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,040 and their settlement there, 120 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,040 when they rose up to conspire against them, to destroy them 121 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,040 or to return them to Mecca. 122 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,040 Among their most intelligent and shrewd men were 123 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,040 Amr ibn Al-'As 124 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,040 and Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi'ah. 125 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,040 And they sent with them abundant gifts for Al-Najashi 126 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,040 and his bishops, 127 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,199 of what they found appealing from the land of Hijaz. 128 00:06:52,199 --> 00:06:55,199 When they arrived in Abyssinia, 129 00:06:55,199 --> 00:06:58,199 they hastened to meet the bishops before they met Al-Najashi, 130 00:06:58,199 --> 00:07:01,199 and gave to each bishop 131 00:07:02,199 --> 00:07:05,199 the message: "There have arrived in your land 132 00:07:05,199 --> 00:07:08,199 some of our foolish youths, 133 00:07:08,199 --> 00:07:11,199 who have abandoned the religion of their fathers and forefathers, 134 00:07:11,199 --> 00:07:14,199 and have divided the word of their people. 135 00:07:14,199 --> 00:07:17,199 So when we speak to the king about them, 136 00:07:17,199 --> 00:07:20,199 advise him to hand them over to us 137 00:07:20,199 --> 00:07:23,199 without asking them about their religion, 138 00:07:23,199 --> 00:07:26,199 for the nobles of their people know them best 139 00:07:26,199 --> 00:07:31,089 and are most aware of what they profess." 140 00:07:31,089 --> 00:07:34,089 Then Ibn Abi Rabi'ah approached Al-Najashi 141 00:07:34,089 --> 00:07:37,089 and prostrated to him as his people used to prostrate to him. 142 00:07:37,089 --> 00:07:40,089 Al-Najashi welcomed them with the warmest welcome, 143 00:07:40,089 --> 00:07:43,089 due to the existing relationship between him and Amr ibn Al-'As. 144 00:07:43,089 --> 00:07:46,180 He was a friend. 145 00:07:46,180 --> 00:07:49,180 Then he presented him with the gifts, accompanied 146 00:07:49,180 --> 00:07:52,180 by greetings from the great men of Mecca, 147 00:07:52,180 --> 00:07:55,180 led by Abu Sufyan, the chief of Quraysh. 148 00:07:55,180 --> 00:07:58,180 He found their gifts appealing and was impressed by them. 149 00:07:58,180 --> 00:08:01,180 Then they spoke to him and said: 150 00:08:01,180 --> 00:08:04,180 "O King, there have taken refuge in 151 00:08:04,180 --> 00:08:07,180 your kingdom some of our worst youths, 152 00:08:07,180 --> 00:08:10,180 who have abandoned our religion and have not entered 153 00:08:10,180 --> 00:08:13,180 into your religion, and have brought a religion 154 00:08:13,180 --> 00:08:16,180 that neither we nor you know. 155 00:08:16,180 --> 00:08:19,180 And the nobles of our people have sent us 156 00:08:19,180 --> 00:08:22,180 to ask you to return them to us, 157 00:08:22,180 --> 00:08:25,180 for they know best what they have innovated in terms of religion." 158 00:08:26,180 --> 00:08:29,180 Al-Najashi looked at his bishops 159 00:08:29,180 --> 00:08:32,179 and they said, "He speaks the truth, O King. 160 00:08:32,179 --> 00:08:35,179 For we have not encountered the religion they 161 00:08:35,179 --> 00:08:38,179 have newly adopted, and their people 162 00:08:38,179 --> 00:08:41,179 know them better than we do and are more aware of what they have innovated." 163 00:08:41,179 --> 00:08:44,250 Al-Najashi said, "No, by Allah, 164 00:08:44,250 --> 00:08:47,250 I will not hand them over to anyone until I hear 165 00:08:47,250 --> 00:08:50,250 their words and understand their creed. 166 00:08:50,250 --> 00:08:53,250 If they are upon falsehood, I will hand them over 167 00:08:53,250 --> 00:08:56,250 to their people, and if they are upon truth, 168 00:08:56,250 --> 00:08:59,250 I will protect them and treat them well, 169 00:08:59,250 --> 00:09:02,279 as long as they are in my land." 170 00:09:02,279 --> 00:09:05,279 Then he added, saying, "By Allah, 171 00:09:05,279 --> 00:09:08,279 I do not forget Allah's favor upon me, 172 00:09:08,279 --> 00:09:11,279 for He returned me to my land, 173 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:14,279 and protected me from the schemes of those who schemed against me, 174 00:09:14,279 --> 00:09:19,460 and preserved me from the oppression of those who wronged me." 175 00:09:19,460 --> 00:09:22,460 Al-Najashi invited the Companions to meet him, 176 00:09:22,460 --> 00:09:25,460 and they felt apprehensive about that, 177 00:09:25,460 --> 00:09:28,490 and some of them said to each other, 178 00:09:28,490 --> 00:09:31,490 "What will you say to him if he asks you about your religion?" 179 00:09:31,490 --> 00:09:34,490 Then their leaders said, 180 00:09:34,490 --> 00:09:37,490 "We will say what Allah, the Almighty, said 181 00:09:37,490 --> 00:09:40,490 in His Book, and we will declare what came to us from 182 00:09:40,490 --> 00:09:43,490 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 183 00:09:43,490 --> 00:09:46,490 from his Lord." Then they went to him. 184 00:09:46,490 --> 00:09:49,490 And they found Amr ibn Al-'As with him, 185 00:09:49,490 --> 00:09:52,490 and they found his bishops sitting 186 00:09:52,490 --> 00:09:55,490 to his right and to his left, 187 00:09:55,490 --> 00:09:58,490 and they had donned their caps, 188 00:09:58,490 --> 00:10:01,490 and spread their books before them. 189 00:10:01,490 --> 00:10:04,490 So they greeted him with the greeting of Islam, 190 00:10:04,490 --> 00:10:07,580 and sat where the gathering allowed them. 191 00:10:07,580 --> 00:10:10,580 Then Amr ibn Al-'As turned to them 192 00:10:10,580 --> 00:10:13,580 and said, "Why do you not prostrate to the king?" 193 00:10:13,580 --> 00:10:16,740 They said, "We do not prostrate." 194 00:10:16,740 --> 00:10:19,740 Al-Najashi nodded his head, 195 00:10:19,740 --> 00:10:22,740 surprised by what they said, 196 00:10:22,740 --> 00:10:25,740 and looked at them gently and said, 197 00:10:25,740 --> 00:10:28,740 "What is this that you have introduced for yourselves 198 00:10:28,740 --> 00:10:31,740 as a religion, and because of which you have abandoned 199 00:10:31,740 --> 00:10:34,740 your people's religion, and you have not entered into my religion. 200 00:10:34,740 --> 00:10:37,740 So Ja'far ibn Abi Talib sought his permission. 201 00:10:37,740 --> 00:10:40,740 And he said, "O King, 202 00:10:40,740 --> 00:10:43,740 we did not innovate a religion for ourselves. 203 00:10:44,740 --> 00:10:47,740 We were a people of ignorance, 204 00:10:47,740 --> 00:10:50,740 worshipping idols, severing ties of kinship, 205 00:10:50,740 --> 00:10:53,740 eating carrion, and committing indecencies, 206 00:10:53,740 --> 00:10:56,740 and treating neighbors poorly. 207 00:10:56,740 --> 00:10:59,740 And the strong among us would overpower the weak. 208 00:10:59,740 --> 00:11:02,740 And we remained in that state 209 00:11:02,740 --> 00:11:05,809 until Allah sent us a messenger from among us, 210 00:11:05,809 --> 00:11:08,809 whose lineage we knew and whose truthfulness we trusted, 211 00:11:08,809 --> 00:11:11,809 and whose character we knew. 212 00:11:11,809 --> 00:11:14,809 Whose lineage we knew and whose truthfulness we trusted, 213 00:11:14,809 --> 00:11:17,809 and his trustworthiness and chastity. 214 00:11:17,809 --> 00:11:20,809 So he called us to Allah and commanded us 215 00:11:20,809 --> 00:11:23,809 to worship Him and to affirm His oneness, 216 00:11:23,809 --> 00:11:26,809 and he urged us to establish prayer, 217 00:11:26,809 --> 00:11:29,809 give zakat, and fast Ramadan, 218 00:11:29,809 --> 00:11:32,809 and to renounce what we used to worship, 219 00:11:32,809 --> 00:11:35,809 from stones and idols. 220 00:11:35,809 --> 00:11:38,809 He also commanded us to speak truthfully, 221 00:11:39,809 --> 00:11:42,809 and he forbade us from committing indecencies, 222 00:11:42,809 --> 00:11:45,809 speaking falsehood, and consuming the property of the orphan. 223 00:11:45,809 --> 00:11:48,809 So we believed him and affirmed his message, 224 00:11:48,809 --> 00:11:51,809 and we followed what he brought. 225 00:11:51,809 --> 00:11:54,809 And we began to worship Allah alone, with no partner. 226 00:11:54,809 --> 00:11:57,809 And we forbade what he forbade us, 227 00:11:57,809 --> 00:12:00,809 and we permitted what he permitted us. 228 00:12:00,809 --> 00:12:03,809 So our people did nothing but declare war upon us 229 00:12:03,809 --> 00:12:06,809 and inflict upon us the most severe torment, 230 00:12:06,809 --> 00:12:09,809 to tempt us away from our religion 231 00:12:09,809 --> 00:12:12,809 and return us to the worship of idols 232 00:12:12,809 --> 00:12:15,809 after we had worshipped the One who judges. 233 00:12:15,809 --> 00:12:18,899 When they oppressed us and wronged us, 234 00:12:18,899 --> 00:12:21,899 and made things difficult for us, 235 00:12:21,899 --> 00:12:24,899 and stood between us and our religion, 236 00:12:24,899 --> 00:12:27,899 we desired to seek refuge in your protection 237 00:12:27,899 --> 00:12:30,899 and reside in your land, 238 00:12:30,899 --> 00:12:33,899 and we chose you over anyone else." 239 00:12:33,899 --> 00:12:36,899 So the Negus said to him, 240 00:12:36,899 --> 00:12:39,899 "Do you have anything of what your prophet brought 241 00:12:39,899 --> 00:12:42,899 from his Lord?" He said, "Yes." 242 00:12:42,899 --> 00:12:45,899 He said, "Then recite it to me." 243 00:12:45,899 --> 00:12:48,899 So he recited to him a portion of Surah Maryam. 244 00:12:48,899 --> 00:12:51,899 And among what he recited was the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: 245 00:12:51,899 --> 00:12:54,899 “And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East,” (19:16) 246 00:12:54,899 --> 00:12:57,899 “And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East,” (19:16) 247 00:12:57,899 --> 00:13:00,899 a place to the east. 248 00:13:00,899 --> 00:13:03,899 I shall set up a screen between them. 249 00:13:03,899 --> 00:13:06,899 So We sent to her 250 00:13:06,899 --> 00:13:09,899 Our spirit. 251 00:13:09,899 --> 00:13:12,899 “And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man.” (19:17) 252 00:13:12,899 --> 00:13:15,899 She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, 253 00:13:15,899 --> 00:13:18,899 I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, 254 00:13:18,899 --> 00:13:21,899 if you are God-fearing. 255 00:13:21,899 --> 00:13:24,899 “He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son.” (19:19) 256 00:13:24,899 --> 00:13:27,899 “He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son.” (19:19) 257 00:13:27,899 --> 00:13:30,899 She said, "How can I have a boy 258 00:13:30,899 --> 00:13:33,899 when no man has touched me 259 00:13:33,899 --> 00:13:36,899 “She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste?” (19:20) 260 00:13:36,899 --> 00:13:39,899 He said, "Thus," 261 00:13:39,899 --> 00:13:42,899 "Your Lord has said, 'It is easy for Me, 262 00:13:42,899 --> 00:13:45,899 and We will make him a sign to the people 263 00:13:45,899 --> 00:13:48,899 and a mercy from Us. And it is 264 00:13:48,899 --> 00:13:51,899 a matter [already] decreed." 265 00:13:51,899 --> 00:13:54,899 a matter [already] decreed. 266 00:13:54,899 --> 00:13:57,899 Then the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. 267 00:13:57,899 --> 00:14:00,899 to the trunk of a palm tree. 268 00:14:00,899 --> 00:14:03,899 She said, "Oh, I wish I had 269 00:14:03,899 --> 00:14:06,899 died before this 270 00:14:06,899 --> 00:14:09,899 and been forgotten, completely forgotten." 271 00:14:09,899 --> 00:14:12,899 Then [the child] called her from below her, 272 00:14:12,899 --> 00:14:15,899 "Do not grieve; 273 00:14:15,899 --> 00:14:18,899 do not grieve. 274 00:14:18,899 --> 00:14:21,899 “Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,” (19:24) 275 00:14:22,899 --> 00:14:25,899 The Negus wept until his beard was wet, 276 00:14:25,899 --> 00:14:28,899 until his beard was wet, 277 00:14:28,899 --> 00:14:31,899 and his bishops wept until 278 00:14:31,899 --> 00:14:34,899 they soaked their copies of the Qur'an when they heard what was recited to them. 279 00:14:34,899 --> 00:14:37,899 Then the Negus turned 280 00:14:37,899 --> 00:14:40,899 to 'Amr ibn al-'As and his companion and said, 281 00:14:40,899 --> 00:14:43,899 "This that was recited to us, 282 00:14:43,899 --> 00:14:46,899 and what Jesus brought, 283 00:14:46,899 --> 00:14:50,059 both come from the same source." 284 00:14:50,059 --> 00:14:53,059 Then he said to them, 285 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:56,059 "By Allah, I will never hand them over to you. 286 00:14:56,059 --> 00:14:59,059 And I will not bear this as long as I live." 287 00:14:59,059 --> 00:15:02,059 Then he stood up, 288 00:15:02,059 --> 00:15:06,889 and those with him stood up, and the assembly dispersed. 289 00:15:06,889 --> 00:15:09,889 'Amr ibn al-'As went out, seething with anger. 290 00:15:09,889 --> 00:15:12,889 Then he said to his companion, 291 00:15:12,889 --> 00:15:15,889 "By Allah, I will confront the Negus tomorrow 292 00:15:15,889 --> 00:15:18,889 and tell him a story about them." 293 00:15:19,889 --> 00:15:22,889 His companion said to him, 294 00:15:22,889 --> 00:15:25,889 and he was softer-hearted than him, 295 00:15:25,889 --> 00:15:28,889 "Do not do that, 'Amr, for they have ties of kinship with us, 296 00:15:28,889 --> 00:15:31,889 even if they have opposed us." 297 00:15:31,889 --> 00:15:34,889 He said, "By Allah, I will inform him 298 00:15:34,889 --> 00:15:37,889 that they said something about Jesus, son of Mary, 299 00:15:37,889 --> 00:15:40,889 and concealed something, and that they insult him 300 00:15:40,889 --> 00:15:43,889 and say about him that he is a servant." 301 00:15:43,889 --> 00:15:47,019 When it was the next day, 302 00:15:47,019 --> 00:15:50,019 'Amr went to the Negus and said, 303 00:15:50,019 --> 00:15:53,019 "O King, they made you hear something yesterday 304 00:15:53,019 --> 00:15:56,019 and concealed something from you. 305 00:15:56,019 --> 00:15:59,019 They say about Jesus, son of Mary, that he is 306 00:15:59,019 --> 00:16:02,139 a servant." So the Negus summoned them. 307 00:16:02,139 --> 00:16:05,139 And he said, "What do you say about Jesus, son of Mary?" 308 00:16:05,139 --> 00:16:08,139 Ja'far ibn Abi Talib said to him, 309 00:16:08,139 --> 00:16:11,139 "We say about him what the Prophet brought us, 310 00:16:11,139 --> 00:16:14,139 peace be upon him." 311 00:16:14,139 --> 00:16:17,139 He said, "And who is it that brought you?" 312 00:16:17,139 --> 00:16:20,139 Ja'far said, "He is the servant of Allah, 313 00:16:20,139 --> 00:16:23,139 His messenger, and His word which He cast 314 00:16:23,139 --> 00:16:26,139 unto Mary, the pure virgin." 315 00:16:26,139 --> 00:16:29,179 The Negus said, "By Allah, 316 00:16:29,179 --> 00:16:32,179 Jesus did not exceed what you said by the span of a fingernail." 317 00:16:32,179 --> 00:16:35,299 Then the bishops around him snorted, 318 00:16:35,299 --> 00:16:38,299 disapproving of his statement. 319 00:16:38,299 --> 00:16:41,299 He looked at them askance and said, "Even if you snort." 320 00:16:42,299 --> 00:16:45,299 Then he said to Ja'far and those with him, 321 00:16:45,299 --> 00:16:48,299 "Go, you are safe in my land. 322 00:16:48,299 --> 00:16:51,299 Whoever harms you, his penalty 323 00:16:51,299 --> 00:16:54,299 whoever harms you, his penalty. 324 00:16:54,299 --> 00:16:57,299 And I would not wish to be given a mountain of gold 325 00:16:57,299 --> 00:17:00,299 and harm anyone of you. 326 00:17:00,299 --> 00:17:03,299 Then he said to his chamberlains, 327 00:17:03,299 --> 00:17:06,299 "Return their gifts to 'Amr and his companion, 328 00:17:06,299 --> 00:17:09,299 for we have no need of them. 329 00:17:09,299 --> 00:17:12,299 Bribery, when he returned me to my kingdom, 330 00:17:12,299 --> 00:17:15,299 so that I would accept bribery for it. 331 00:17:15,299 --> 00:17:18,299 And the people did not obey me in my command, 332 00:17:18,299 --> 00:17:23,220 until I obeyed them in his command. 333 00:17:23,220 --> 00:17:26,220 Suppose the bishops were to announce to the people 334 00:17:26,220 --> 00:17:29,220 that the Negus had abandoned his religion 335 00:17:29,220 --> 00:17:32,220 and replaced it with another religion, 336 00:17:32,220 --> 00:17:35,220 and they began to call them to depose him. 337 00:17:35,220 --> 00:17:38,220 Then the Abyssinians rallied against him. 338 00:17:38,220 --> 00:17:41,220 Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and his companions 339 00:17:41,220 --> 00:17:44,220 informed him of the matter. 340 00:17:44,220 --> 00:17:47,220 And he prepared ships for them and said to them, 341 00:17:47,220 --> 00:17:50,220 "Embark upon them and prepare for what will happen. 342 00:17:50,220 --> 00:17:53,220 If I am defeated, flee wherever you wish. 343 00:17:53,220 --> 00:17:56,220 If I am victorious, settle as you were." 344 00:17:56,220 --> 00:17:59,220 Then he brought a piece of gazelle skin 345 00:17:59,220 --> 00:18:02,220 and wrote on it: 346 00:18:02,220 --> 00:18:05,220 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 347 00:18:05,220 --> 00:18:08,220 He is the Seal of His messengers, 348 00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:11,220 and I bear witness that Jesus is His servant and His messenger, 349 00:18:11,220 --> 00:18:14,220 and His spirit and His word which He cast unto Mary." 350 00:18:14,220 --> 00:18:17,220 Then he tied the parchment to his chest 351 00:18:17,220 --> 00:18:20,220 and wore his robe over it, 352 00:18:20,220 --> 00:18:23,220 and went to meet those who had rebelled against him. 353 00:18:23,220 --> 00:18:26,420 When he stood before them, 354 00:18:26,420 --> 00:18:29,420 he called out to them, saying, 355 00:18:29,420 --> 00:18:32,420 "O assembly of Abyssinians, how have you seen my conduct among you?" 356 00:18:32,420 --> 00:18:35,420 They said, "The best conduct." 357 00:18:35,420 --> 00:18:38,420 He said, "And who incited you against me?" 358 00:18:38,420 --> 00:18:41,420 They said, "You have abandoned our religion 359 00:18:41,420 --> 00:18:44,420 and claimed that Jesus is a servant." 360 00:18:44,420 --> 00:18:47,420 He said, "What do you say about Jesus?" 361 00:18:47,420 --> 00:18:50,420 They said, "He is the son of Allah." 362 00:18:50,420 --> 00:18:53,420 So he placed his hand on his robe 363 00:18:53,420 --> 00:18:56,420 and made it rest upon the parchment and said, 364 00:18:56,420 --> 00:18:59,420 "And I bear witness that Jesus did not exceed 365 00:18:59,420 --> 00:19:02,420 this in any way." 366 00:19:02,420 --> 00:19:05,420 And he meant what he had written on the parchment. 367 00:19:05,420 --> 00:19:08,420 They were pleased with what he said, 368 00:19:08,420 --> 00:19:13,369 and dispersed, satisfied and reassured. 369 00:19:13,369 --> 00:19:16,369 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 370 00:19:16,369 --> 00:19:19,369 stood by what had transpired between the Negus and his people, 371 00:19:19,369 --> 00:19:22,369 and admired his care for the Muslims who 372 00:19:22,369 --> 00:19:25,369 had migrated to his land 373 00:19:25,369 --> 00:19:28,369 and found security under his protection, 374 00:19:28,369 --> 00:19:31,369 and his conviction in the truth of what was in the Qur'an. 375 00:19:31,369 --> 00:19:34,430 Then prayer began to deepen 376 00:19:34,430 --> 00:19:37,430 between him and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 377 00:19:37,430 --> 00:19:40,430 and become more firmly established. 378 00:19:40,430 --> 00:19:43,430 In the first month of the seventh year of Hijrah, 379 00:19:43,430 --> 00:19:46,430 the noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 380 00:19:46,430 --> 00:19:49,430 resolved to invite six of the great kings of the earth 381 00:19:49,430 --> 00:19:52,430 and their rulers 382 00:19:52,430 --> 00:19:55,430 to enter the religion of Allah. 383 00:19:55,430 --> 00:19:58,430 A sweet message, urging them to Islam, 384 00:19:58,430 --> 00:20:01,430 beautifying faith for them, 385 00:20:01,430 --> 00:20:04,500 and warning them against disbelief and polytheism. 386 00:20:04,500 --> 00:20:07,500 He had prepared for this purpose 387 00:20:07,500 --> 00:20:10,500 six of the best Companions. 388 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:13,500 Each of them learned the language of the people to whom 389 00:20:13,500 --> 00:20:16,500 he would be sent. 390 00:20:16,500 --> 00:20:19,500 Then they departed to carry out this mission 391 00:20:19,500 --> 00:20:22,500 on the same day. 392 00:20:22,500 --> 00:20:25,500 The King of Abyssinia. 393 00:20:25,500 --> 00:20:28,500 'Amr ibn Umayyah entered upon the Negus 394 00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:31,500 and greeted him with the greeting of Islam. 395 00:20:31,500 --> 00:20:34,500 He was answered with a better greeting, 396 00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:37,500 and welcomed him most warmly. 397 00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:40,500 When he was seated, 398 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:43,500 he presented the Negus with the letter that he brought 399 00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:46,500 from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 400 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:49,500 He hastened to open it, 401 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:53,500 inviting him to Islam, 402 00:20:53,500 --> 00:20:56,500 and reciting to him some of the Qur'an. 403 00:20:56,500 --> 00:20:59,500 The Negus placed the letter upon his eyes 404 00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:02,500 in reverence for him and descended from his throne 405 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:05,500 out of humility for what was revealed in it. 406 00:21:05,500 --> 00:21:08,500 Then he declared his Islam publicly to his assembled companions, 407 00:21:08,500 --> 00:21:11,500 and bore witness to the truth. 408 00:21:11,500 --> 00:21:14,500 He said, "If only I could come 409 00:21:14,500 --> 00:21:17,500 to Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 410 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:21,500 Then he wrote to the Prophet, may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, 411 00:21:21,500 --> 00:21:24,529 a gentle letter, 412 00:21:24,529 --> 00:21:27,529 in which he responded to his call 413 00:21:27,529 --> 00:21:30,529 and expressed his prior belief 414 00:21:30,529 --> 00:21:33,529 in his prophethood. 415 00:21:33,529 --> 00:21:36,529 At that point, Umar ibn Umayyah brought 416 00:21:36,529 --> 00:21:39,529 another letter from the Messenger, peace be upon him, 417 00:21:39,529 --> 00:21:42,529 to the Negus, 418 00:21:42,529 --> 00:21:45,529 inviting him to marry to him 419 00:21:46,529 --> 00:21:49,619 Umm al-Mu'minin Ramlah, 420 00:21:49,619 --> 00:21:52,619 known as Umm Habibah. 421 00:21:52,619 --> 00:21:55,619 A story sad at its beginning, 422 00:21:55,619 --> 00:21:58,619 joyous and hopeful at its end. 423 00:21:58,619 --> 00:22:01,619 So let us briefly touch upon it. 424 00:22:01,619 --> 00:22:06,480 Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan disbelieved 425 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,480 in the idols of her father, the chief of Quraysh, 426 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,480 and she and her husband, 'Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh, believed 427 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,480 in Allah alone, without partner, 428 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,480 and affirmed the message of His Prophet Muhammad, 429 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,480 peace be upon him. 430 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,480 Quraysh then subjected them to great hardship in their affair 431 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,480 and inflicted upon them the most severe torment, 432 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,480 until they could no longer bear to remain 433 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,480 in Mecca. 434 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,480 So she was among those who migrated to Allah 435 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,480 for their religion, seeking refuge with the Negus 436 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,480 because of their faith. 437 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,480 Until it seemed to Umm Habibah that the days 438 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,480 had cleared for her after a period of gloom, 439 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,480 for she did not know what fate had stored 440 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,480 for her. 441 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,480 For Allah, in His wisdom, willed 442 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,480 to test Umm Habibah 443 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,480 with a harsh trial that would confound the minds. 444 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,480 This was because her husband, 'Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh, 445 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,480 had apostatized from his religion and become Christian, 446 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,480 and began to mock Islam and the Muslims. 447 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,480 Then he became addicted to the taverns of wine, 448 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,480 drinking the mother of all evils, 449 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,480 never satiating himself from it. 450 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,539 He gave her a choice between two options, the lesser of which was bitter: 451 00:23:25,539 --> 00:23:28,539 either she divorce him, 452 00:23:28,539 --> 00:23:31,799 or she become Christian. 453 00:23:31,799 --> 00:23:34,799 Umm Habibah found herself facing three choices: 454 00:23:34,799 --> 00:23:37,829 either she comply with her husband, 455 00:23:38,829 --> 00:23:41,829 thereby incurring the disgrace of this world 456 00:23:41,829 --> 00:23:44,829 and the punishment of the hereafter, 457 00:23:44,829 --> 00:23:47,829 or she return to her father's house in Mecca, 458 00:23:47,829 --> 00:23:50,930 which was still a stronghold of polytheism, 459 00:23:50,930 --> 00:23:53,930 or she remain in the land of Abyssinia, 460 00:23:53,930 --> 00:23:56,930 alone and an exile, 461 00:23:56,930 --> 00:23:59,990 with her young daughter Habibah. 462 00:23:59,990 --> 00:24:02,990 So she preferred the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty, over all else, 463 00:24:02,990 --> 00:24:05,990 and resolved to remain in Abyssinia. 464 00:24:06,990 --> 00:24:10,150 Umm Habibah's ordeal did not last long, 465 00:24:10,150 --> 00:24:13,150 for her husband met his end 466 00:24:13,150 --> 00:24:16,150 while drunk and inebriated. 467 00:24:16,150 --> 00:24:19,150 Then, after she completed her waiting period from him, 468 00:24:19,150 --> 00:24:22,380 relief came to her. 469 00:24:22,380 --> 00:24:25,380 One bright morning, in the radiant light, 470 00:24:25,380 --> 00:24:28,380 fate knocked on her door. 471 00:24:28,380 --> 00:24:31,380 When she opened it, 472 00:24:31,380 --> 00:24:34,380 she was surprised by Abreha, a servant of the Negus, 473 00:24:34,380 --> 00:24:37,380 greeting her and saying to her, 474 00:24:37,380 --> 00:24:40,380 "The king sends you his greetings 475 00:24:40,380 --> 00:24:43,380 and says to you, 'Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, 476 00:24:43,380 --> 00:24:46,380 has asked for your hand in marriage. 477 00:24:46,380 --> 00:24:49,380 He has appointed me to conduct the marriage contract for him.' 478 00:24:49,380 --> 00:24:52,380 So appoint someone on your behalf whom you trust in religion, if you wish." 479 00:24:52,380 --> 00:24:55,380 Umm Habibah was overjoyed and exclaimed, 480 00:24:55,380 --> 00:24:58,380 "May Allah give you good tidings!" 481 00:24:58,380 --> 00:25:01,380 "May Allah give you good tidings!" 482 00:25:02,380 --> 00:25:05,380 "I have appointed Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-'As on my behalf, 483 00:25:05,380 --> 00:25:08,380 for he is the closest person to me in this land." 484 00:25:08,380 --> 00:25:13,259 And in the palace of the Negus, 485 00:25:13,259 --> 00:25:16,259 the Companions residing in Abyssinia gathered 486 00:25:16,259 --> 00:25:19,259 to witness the marriage contract of Umm Habibah 487 00:25:19,259 --> 00:25:22,259 to the Messenger, may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him. 488 00:25:22,259 --> 00:25:25,259 When the gathering was complete, 489 00:25:25,259 --> 00:25:28,259 the Negus praised Allah and lauded Him, 490 00:25:28,259 --> 00:25:31,259 then said, "To proceed: 491 00:25:31,259 --> 00:25:34,259 The Messenger, peace be upon him, 492 00:25:34,259 --> 00:25:37,259 asked me to marry him to Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan. 493 00:25:37,259 --> 00:25:40,259 So I have accepted his request, 494 00:25:40,259 --> 00:25:43,259 and I have given her a dowry on his behalf 495 00:25:43,259 --> 00:25:46,259 of four hundred gold dinars, 496 00:25:46,259 --> 00:25:49,490 according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger." 497 00:25:49,490 --> 00:25:52,490 Then Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-'As stood, 498 00:25:52,490 --> 00:25:55,490 praised Allah and sought His help, 499 00:25:55,490 --> 00:25:58,490 and sent blessings and peace upon His Prophet, then said: 500 00:25:59,490 --> 00:26:02,490 "I have accepted the request of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 501 00:26:02,490 --> 00:26:05,490 and married him to my client, 502 00:26:05,490 --> 00:26:08,490 Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan. 503 00:26:08,490 --> 00:26:11,490 May Allah bless His Messenger in his wife, 504 00:26:11,490 --> 00:26:14,490 and congratulations to Ramlah for what Allah has bestowed upon her 505 00:26:14,490 --> 00:26:19,630 of goodness." 506 00:26:19,630 --> 00:26:22,630 The Negus prepared two of his ships 507 00:26:22,630 --> 00:26:25,630 and sent upon them Umm al-Mu'minin, 508 00:26:25,630 --> 00:26:28,630 Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan, and her daughter Habibah, 509 00:26:28,630 --> 00:26:31,630 and those of the Messenger's Companions who remained with him, peace be upon him. 510 00:26:33,630 --> 00:26:36,630 He also sent with them a group of Abyssinians 511 00:26:36,630 --> 00:26:39,630 who had believed in Allah and His Messenger, 512 00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:42,630 and longed to meet the Prophet, upon whom be the best 513 00:26:42,630 --> 00:26:45,630 of prayers and the purest of peace, 514 00:26:45,630 --> 00:26:48,630 and to behold him and pray behind him. 515 00:26:48,630 --> 00:26:51,630 And he appointed Ja'far ibn Abi Talib over them all, 516 00:26:51,630 --> 00:26:54,759 may Allah be pleased with him. 517 00:26:54,759 --> 00:26:57,759 Then he gifted Ramlah, Umm al-Mu'minin, 518 00:26:57,759 --> 00:27:00,759 along with his other wives, precious perfumes, saffron, 519 00:27:00,759 --> 00:27:03,759 aloeswood, and ambergris. 520 00:27:03,759 --> 00:27:06,759 He also sent with them some gifts for the Messenger, peace be upon him. 521 00:27:06,759 --> 00:27:09,759 Among what he gifted him 522 00:27:09,759 --> 00:27:12,759 were three staffs from the finest Abyssinian staffs. 523 00:27:12,759 --> 00:27:15,789 The Messenger, may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, took 524 00:27:15,789 --> 00:27:18,789 one of them. 525 00:27:18,789 --> 00:27:21,789 As for the second and third, 526 00:27:21,789 --> 00:27:24,789 he gifted them to Umar ibn al-Khattab 527 00:27:24,789 --> 00:27:27,789 and Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them both. 528 00:27:27,789 --> 00:27:30,789 Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, 529 00:27:30,789 --> 00:27:33,789 used to walk in front of the Prophet, 530 00:27:33,789 --> 00:27:36,789 peace be upon him, with the staff, 531 00:27:36,789 --> 00:27:39,789 keeping it for himself, 532 00:27:39,789 --> 00:27:42,789 and planting it before him when prayer was established, 533 00:27:42,789 --> 00:27:45,789 in places where there was no 534 00:27:45,789 --> 00:27:48,789 mosque or structure to indicate the Qiblah, 535 00:27:48,789 --> 00:27:51,789 and on the Prophet's journeys, peace be upon him, 536 00:27:51,789 --> 00:27:54,789 and on the two Eids and during the prayer for rain. 537 00:27:54,789 --> 00:27:58,019 Bilal continued to walk with it 538 00:27:58,019 --> 00:28:01,019 before Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. 539 00:28:01,019 --> 00:28:04,019 When the caliphate devolved 540 00:28:04,019 --> 00:28:07,019 to Umar ibn al-Khattab, 541 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:10,019 and to Uthman ibn Affan after him, 542 00:28:10,019 --> 00:28:13,019 Sa'd al-Qurazi walked with it before them. 543 00:28:13,019 --> 00:28:16,019 Then the caliphs continued this practice 544 00:28:16,019 --> 00:28:19,079 for a long time. 545 00:28:19,079 --> 00:28:22,079 The Negus presented the Prophet, peace be upon him, 546 00:28:22,079 --> 00:28:25,079 with an ornament containing a gold ring. 547 00:28:25,079 --> 00:28:28,079 He took it, though he was turning away from it, 548 00:28:28,079 --> 00:28:31,079 then sent it to his daughter Zaynab, Ummamah, 549 00:28:31,079 --> 00:28:34,079 and said to her, 550 00:28:34,079 --> 00:28:39,380 "Adorn yourself with this, my daughter." 551 00:28:39,380 --> 00:28:42,380 And shortly before the conquest of Mecca, 552 00:28:42,380 --> 00:28:45,380 the Negus passed away to his Lord. 553 00:28:45,380 --> 00:28:48,380 The Messenger, peace be upon him, called out, 554 00:28:49,380 --> 00:28:52,380 "Your brother Ashamah al-Negus has passed away. 555 00:28:52,380 --> 00:28:55,380 So pray for him." 556 00:28:55,380 --> 00:28:58,380 Then he led them in prayer, and they prayed for him, 557 00:28:58,380 --> 00:29:01,380 the funeral prayer in absentia, even though the Prophet, 558 00:29:01,380 --> 00:29:04,380 peace be upon him, 559 00:29:04,380 --> 00:29:07,380 had not prayed for anyone in absentia before the Negus, 560 00:29:07,380 --> 00:29:10,640 nor after him, may Allah be pleased with 561 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,640 Ashamah al-Negus and be satisfied with him, 562 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,640 and make Paradise his abode, 563 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,640 and the early Muslims from weakness, 564 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,640 and secure them from fear, 565 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,640 and in that he sought the pleasure of Allah and His Messenger. 566 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:32,029 When the Negus died, 567 00:29:32,029 --> 00:29:35,029 we used to say that a light still shone upon his grave. 568 00:29:35,029 --> 00:29:39,180 Aisha, Umm al-Mu'minin, 569 00:29:39,180 --> 00:29:42,180 may Allah be pleased with her. 570 00:29:51,339 --> 00:29:54,339 They were here, 571 00:29:54,339 --> 00:29:57,339 watering the clouds of our lives. 572 00:29:57,339 --> 00:30:00,339 So they passed away among us. 573 00:30:00,339 --> 00:30:03,339 Their remembrance ascends. 574 00:30:03,339 --> 00:30:06,339 They departed and left in the heart 575 00:30:06,339 --> 00:30:09,339 a question: did anyone like them 576 00:30:09,339 --> 00:30:12,339 rise as a star and shine? 577 00:30:12,339 --> 00:30:15,339 They filled life 578 00:30:15,339 --> 00:30:18,339 with pride in their deeds. 579 00:30:18,339 --> 00:30:21,339 They set a limit to the worldly ego.