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· Lesson 17 of 34
Shots and pulses | Scenes from the biography by A. Ali bin Muhammad Al-Qarni | H (16) | Mecca nights
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In the name of Allah, the nights of Makkah.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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some of the disbelievers of Quraysh listened to the Qur'an,
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recited in a magnificent, prophetic voice.
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None of them knew that the others were also listening,
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but when the road brought them together,
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they pledged to one another not to do it again.
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Yet they returned, and returned again,
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and the matter repeated itself.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was taken by night
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to Bayt al-Maqdis,
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and then ascended to the heavens,
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where the five daily prayers were enjoined upon him.
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The believers affirmed the truth of it,
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while the disbelievers denied it.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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it occurred to the minds of some of the wicked
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to boycott the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib.
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The talk of the night
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became a painful reality by morning,
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and the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib tasted
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the bitterness of the siege.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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Sa'd went out to relieve himself—
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he was among the believers besieged in the valley—
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when he felt something beneath him.
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It was a piece of dried leather,
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so he took it, pounded it,
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and ate it as food.
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Oh, what a miserable state!
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, slept
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in his bed,
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having lost Khadijah,
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who for a quarter of a century
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had been by his side, healing his wounds.
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His uncle, Abu Talib,
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had also recently departed from life.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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al-Akhnas ibn Shariq
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and Suhayl ibn 'Amr refused
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to grant protection to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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after his return from Ta'if.
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As for al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi,
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he was noble, generous, and provided protection.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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the Prophet, peace be upon him, heard
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the voices of young men from Yathrib,
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so he sat with them
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and invited them to Islam
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at al-'Aqabah in Mina.
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They embraced Islam and became a blessing
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to their people.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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Quraysh had prepared everything
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for the greatest assassination the world had ever known,
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but Allah saved His Prophet.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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'Atikah bint 'Abd al-Muttalib saw a vision
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of a caller crying out for the people of the valley to go forth
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to their places of slaughter within three days.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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the people spent the night in deep sorrow
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when al-Haythaman al-Khuza'i arrived
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with the news of Badr.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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the leaders of Quraysh listened
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to twenty Jews
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who incited them to invade Madinah.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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it grieved Quraysh
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that two thousand Muslims were coming for 'Umrah,
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but the terms of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
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required that they be allowed to do so.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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the people were struck with terror by ten thousand fires—
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ten thousand fires
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lit near Makkah,
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so that the world would wake up to a different history
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and a new era.
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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the people spent the night, and in their minds
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there were no dreams left.
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"What do you think I am going to do with you?"
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"Go, you are free."
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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all the paths, events,
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stories, and hopes
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spoke of the final instructions of the noble Prophet to the people
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who filled the mountain passes of Makkah:
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"Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk,
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Labbayk, la sharika laka Labbayk."
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On one of the nights of Makkah,
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it was spread among the people:
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“Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which hath been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been immolated unto idols. And (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining arrows. This is an abomination. This day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. Whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (5:3)
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"And I have perfected My favor upon you."
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“Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which hath been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been immolated unto idols. And (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining arrows. This is an abomination. This day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. Whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (5:3)
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And it was spread among the people:
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"Perhaps I shall not meet you after this year of mine."
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The nights of Makkah
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were a tapestry of contentment and anger,
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closeness and distance,
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ebb and flow,
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love and hatred.
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The nights of Makkah
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witnessed the one who left as a fugitive
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return as a conqueror.
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The nights of Makkah
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confirmed for every Muslim
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that victory comes with patience,
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that relief comes with distress,
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and that with hardship comes ease.
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There is a lump in the throat,
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and a tear in the eye;
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if only those who have departed
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could have been here.