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It was eleven years after Hijrah. Allah's Messenger was about to
conclude establishing the main pillars on which the Islamic law, which
was ordained to be everlasting for being the final faith, was to depend. His noble soul was compelled to return with satisfaction and comfort to
the One Who Created it; after it had attained the goal of bringing about
the greatest change in the history of mankind. Yes, indeed it was
inevitable for the Prophet's soul to depart towards Him who it-truly
knew, for so many years called mankind to worship, and courageously
struggled in the path of elevating His Word. And as it is said: "Death
was written to fit man just as a necklace was made to fit a girl's neck"
The Prophet along with the rest of the Muslims, had made his final
morning prayer. It was the last time they (the people) were to see the
Divine light come upon them. By the time the sun had reached the
middle of the sky, the Prophet's sun had made its eternal set. By noon he was lying dead between his family; they could do nothing
save shed tears of sorrow for the biggest affliction of history. What a day it was. Greatness, perfection, honor and exaltation had
been lost. Muslims were so saddened that whenever they were
afflicted with great sorrow thereafter they said: "Surely this is a day like
when the Messenger of Allah died."
The house was crowded with crying people; but Fatima's weeping was
the greatest. She had lost her great father and with him went her
happiness and joy; with his death came sadness and pain. When the Muslims heard of the Prophet's death, they rushed towards
the Mosque. The people were overwhelmed and did not realize what
had actually happened... They became like scattered sheep on a rainy
night without their shepherd. What were they to do? Ali was busy
attending to washing the Prophet's body and could not speak to them
It was undoubtedly true! He had died! Yet, Umar Ibn al-Khattab
refused to allow people to believe what had happened. He began
shouting in their faces and threatening them by saying:
'Allah's Messenger did not die, nor will he die until his religion reigns
over all other religions. He shall return to amputate the hands and legs
of the men who believed in his death. I will not hear a man say: `The
Messenger of Allah died save that I will cut off his head."
Umar's call was decisive and rebellious...
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