Pictures and Ahadith about Mount Uhud (Jabl-e-Uhud, Madina)

Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the mountain of Uhud came in the sight
of Allah’s Apostle he said. “This is a mountain that loves us and is
loved by us. O Allah! Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary, and I make (the
area) in between these two mountains (of Medina) a sanctuary.” 

 Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: The Prophet appointed ‘Abdullah bin Jubair as
the commander of the infantry men (archers) who were fifty on the day
(of the battle) of uhud. He
instructed them, “Stick to your place, and don’t leave it even if you
see birds snatching us, till I send for you; and if you see that we have
defeated the infidels and made them flee, even then you should not
leave your place till I send for you.” Then the infidels were defeated.
By Allah, I saw the women fleeing lifting up their clothes revealing
their leg-bangles and their legs. So, the companions of ‘Abdullah bin
Jubair said, “The booty! O people, the booty ! Your companions have
become victorious, what are you waiting for now?” ‘Abdullah bin Jubair
said, “Have you forgotten what Allah’s Apostle said to you?” They
replied, “By Allah! We will go to the people (i.e. the enemy) and
collect our share from the war booty.” But when they went to them, they
were forced to turn back defeated. At that time Allah’s Apostle in their
rear was calling them back. Only twelve men remained with the Prophet
and the infidels martyred seventy men from us. On the day (of the
battle) of Badr, the Prophet and his companions had caused the ‘Pagans
to lose 140 men, seventy of whom were captured and seventy were killed.
Then Abu Sufyan asked thrice, “Is Muhammad present amongst these
people?” The Prophet ordered his companions not to answer him. Then he
asked thrice, “Is the son of Abu Quhafa present amongst these people?”
He asked again thrice, “Is the son of Al-Khattab present amongst these
people?” He then returned to his companions and said, “As for these
(men), they have been killed.” ‘Umar could not control himself and said
(to Abu Sufyan), “You told a lie, by Allah! O enemy of Allah! All those
you have mentioned are alive, and the thing which will make you unhappy
is still there.” Abu Sufyan said, “Our victory today is a counterbalance
to yours in the battle of Badr, and in war (the victory) is always
undecided and is shared in turns by the belligerents, and you will find
some of your (killed) men mutilated, but I did not urge my men to do so,
yet I do not feel sorry for their deed” After that he started reciting
cheerfully, “O Hubal, be high! (1) On that the Prophet said (to his
companions), “Why don’t you answer him back?” They said, “O Allah’s
Apostle What shall we say?” He said, “Say, Allah is Higher and more
Sublime.” (Then) Abu Sufyan said, “We have the (idol) Al Uzza, and you
have no Uzza.” The Prophet said (to his companions), “Why don’t you
answer him back?” They asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! What shall we say?” He
said, “Says Allah is our Helper and you have no helper.”
 (Bukhari: Book #52, Hadith #276)

Narrated Sad bin Abi Waqqas: I saw Allah’s Apostle on the day of the battle of uhud
accompanied by two men fighting on his behalf. They were dressed in
white and were fighting as bravely as possible. I had never seen them
before, nor did I see them later on.
 (Bukhari: Book #59, Hadith #384)

Narrated Sad bin Abi Waqqas: The Prophet took out a quiver (of arrows) for me on the day of uhud and said, “Throw (arrows); let my father and mother be sacrificed for you.”
 (Bukhari: Book #59, Hadith #385)

 

Narrated Sad: Allah’s Apostle mentioned both his father and mother for me on the day of the battle of uhud.
 (Bukhari: Book #59, Hadith #386)

Narrated Mu’tamir’s father: ‘Uthman said that on the day of the battle of uhud, none remained with the Prophet but Talha and Sad.
 (Bukhari: Book #59, Hadith #390)

 

Narrated Qais: I saw Talha’s paralyzed hand with which he had protected the Prophet on the day of uhud.
 (Book #59, Hadith #392)

 

 Narrated Anas: On the day of the battle of uhud,
the people ran away, leaving the Prophet , but Abu- Talha was shielding
the Prophet with his shield in front of him. Abu Talha was a strong,
experienced archer who used to keep his arrow bow strong and well
stretched. On that day he broke two or three arrow bows. If any man
passed by carrying a quiver full of arrows, the Prophet would say to
him, “Empty it in front of Abu Talha.” When the Prophet stated looking
at the enemy by raising his head, Abu Talha said, “O Allah’s Prophet!
Let my parents be sacrificed for your sake! Please don’t raise your head
and make it visible, lest an arrow of the enemy should hit you. Let my
neck and chest be wounded instead of yours.” (On that day) I saw ‘Aisha,
the daughter of Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim both lifting their dresses up so
that I was able to see the ornaments of their legs, and they were
carrying the water skins of their arms to pour the water into the mouths
of the thirsty people and then go back and fill them and come to pour
the water into the mouths of the people again. (On that day) Abu Talha’s
sword fell from his hand twice or thrice.
 (Book #58, Hadith #156)

(1) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle
said, “(A believer) who accompanies the funeral procession of a Muslim
out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah’s reward and remains
with it till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies are
over, he will return with a reward of two Qirats. Each Qirat is like
the size of the (Mount) uhud. He who offers the funeral prayer only and returns before the burial, will return with the reward of one Qirat only.”
 (Bukhari: Book #2, Hadith #45)

Narrated Khabbab: We emigrated with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) in Allah’s
cause, and so our reward was then surely incumbent on Allah. Some of us
died and they did not take anything from their rewards in this world,
and amongst them was Mustab bin ‘Umar; and the others were those who got
their rewards. Mustab bin ‘Umar was martyred on the day of the Battle
of uhud and we could get nothing
except his Burd to shroud him in. And when we covered his head his feet
became bare and vice versa. So the Prophet ordered us to cover his head
only and to put idhkhir (a kind of shrub) over his feet.
 (Bukhari: Book #23, Hadith #366) 

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The Prophet collected every two martyrs of uhud
in one piece of cloth, then he would ask, “Which of them had (knew)
more of the Quran?” When one of them was pointed out for him, he would
put that one first in the grave and say, “I will be a witness on these
on the Day of Resurrection.” He ordered them to be buried with their
blood on their bodies and they were neither washed nor was a funeral
prayer offered for them.
 (Bukhari: Book #23, Hadith #427)

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : On the day of the Battle of uhud,
my father was brought and he had been mayhemed and was placed in front
of Allah’s Apostle and a sheet was over him. I went intending to uncover
my father but my people forbade me; again I wanted to uncover him but
my people forbade me. Allah’s Apostle gave his order and he was shifted
away. At that time he heard the voice of a crying woman and asked, “Who
is this?” They said, “It is the daughter or the sister of Amr.” He said,
“Why does she weep? (or let her stop weeping), for the angels had been
shading him with their wings till he (i.e. the body of the martyr) was
shifted away.”
 (Bukhari: Book #23, Hadith #381)

 (19) Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah Al-Ansari: My father was martyred on the day (of the Ghazwa) of uhud
and left six daughters and some debts to be paid. When the time of
plucking the date-fruits came, I went to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O
Allah’s Apostle! you know that my father was martyred on uhud’s
day and owed much debt, and I wish that the creditors would see you.”
The Prophet said, “Go and collect the various kinds of dates and place
them separately in heaps”‘ I did accordingly and called him. On seeing
him, the creditors started claiming their rights pressingly at that
time. When the Prophet saw how they behaved, he went round the biggest
heap for three times and sat over it and said, “Call your companions
(i.e. the creditors).” Then he kept on measuring and giving them, till
Allah cleared all my father’s debts. By Allah, it would have pleased me
that Allah would clear the debts of my father even though I had not
taken a single date to my sisters. But by Allah, all the heaps were
complete, (as they were) and I looked at the heap where Allah’s Apostle
was sitting and noticed as if not a single date had been taken thereof. (Bukhari: Book #51, Hadith #40)

Narrated Abu Dhar: Once, while I was in the company of the Prophet, he saw the mountain of uhud
and said, “I would not like to have this mountain turned into gold for
me unless nothing of it, not even a single Dinar remains of it with me
for more than three days (i.e. I will spend all of it in Allah’s Cause),
except that Dinar which I will keep for repaying debts.” Then he said,
“Those who are rich in this world would have little reward in the
Hereafter except those who spend their money here and there (in Allah’s
Cause), and they are few in number.” Then he ordered me to stay at my
place and went not far away. I heard a voice and intended to go to him
but I remembered his order, “Stay at your place till I return.” On his
return I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! (What was) that noise which I heard?”
He said, “Did you hear anything?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “Gabriel came
and said to me, ‘Whoever amongst your followers dies, worshipping none
along with Allah, will enter Paradise.’ ” I said, “Even if he did
such-and-such things (i.e. even if he stole or committed illegal sexual
intercourse)” He said, “Yes.”
 (Bukhari : Book #41, Hadith #573)

Narrated Sahl: That he was asked about the wound of the Prophet on the day (of the battle) of uhud.
He said, “The face of the Prophet as wounded and one of his front teeth
as broken and the helmet over his head was smashed. Fatima washed of
the blood while Ali held water. When she saw that bleeding was
increasing continuously, she burnt a mat (of date-palm leaves) till it
turned into ashes which she put over the wound and thus the bleeding
ceased.”
 (Bukhari: Book #52, Hadith #159)

Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib: The Prophet appointed Abdullah bin Jubair
as the commander of the cavalry archers on the day of the battle of uhud.
Then they returned defeated, and that what is referred to by Allah’s
Statement:– “And the Apostle (Muhammad) in your rear was calling you.”
(3.153)
 (Book #59, Hadith #396)

Narrated Jabir: When the time of the Battle of uhud
approached, my father called me at night and said, “I think that I will
be the first amongst the companions of the Prophet to be martyred. I do
not leave anyone after me dearer to me than you, except Allah’s
Apostle’s soul and I owe some debt and you should repay it and treat
your sisters favorably (nicely and politely).” So in the morning he was
the first to be martyred and was buried along with another (martyr). I
did not like to leave him with the other (martyr) so I took him out of
the grave after six months of his burial and he was in the same
condition as he was on the day of burial, except a slight change near
his ear.
 (Book #23, Hadith #434)

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : On the day of the Battle of uhud,
my father was brought and he had been mayhemed and was placed in front
of Allah’s Apostle and a sheet was over him. I went intending to uncover
my father but my people forbade me; again I wanted to uncover him but
my people forbade me. Allah’s Apostle gave his order and he was shifted
away. At that time he heard the voice of a crying woman and asked, “Who
is this?” They said, “It is the daughter or the sister of Amr.” He said,
“Why does she weep? (or let her stop weeping), for the angels had been
shading him with their wings till he (i.e. the body of the martyr) was
shifted away.”
 (Book #23, Hadith #381)

Narrated ‘Uqba bin ‘Amir: One day the Prophet went out and offered the funeral prayers of the martyrs of uhud
and then went up the pulpit and said, “I will pave the way for you as
your predecessor and will be a witness on you. By Allah! I see my Fount
(Kauthar) just now and I have been given the keys of all the treasures
of the earth (or the keys of the earth). By Allah! I am not afraid that
you will worship others along with Allah after my death, but I am afraid
that you will fight with one another for the worldly things.”
 (Book #23, Hadith #428)

Narrated Tha’laba bin Abi Malik: ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab distributed some
garments amongst the women of Medina. One good garment remained, and one
of those present with him said, “O chief of the believers! Give this
garment to your wife, the (grand) daughter of Allah’s Apostle.” They
meant Um Kulthum, the daughter of ‘Ali. ‘Umar said, Um Salit has more
right (to have it).” Um Salit was amongst those Ansari women who had
given the pledge of allegiance to Allah’s Apostle.’ ‘Umar said, “She
(i.e. Um Salit) used to carry the water skins for us on the day of uhud.”
 (Bukhari: Book #52, Hadith #132) 

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet once climbed the mountain of uhud with Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman. The mountain shook with them. The Prophet said (to the mountain), “Be firm, O uhud! For on you there are no more than a Prophet, a Siddiq and two martyrs.
 (Bukhari : Book #57, Hadith #24) (The two martyrs were Umar and Uthman)

Narrated ‘Uthman: (the son of Muhib) An Egyptian who came and performed
the Hajj to the Kaba saw some people sitting. He enquire, “Who are these
people?” Somebody said, “They are the tribe of Quraish.” He said, “Who
is the old man sitting amongst them?” The people replied, “He is
‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar.” He said, “O Ibn Umar! I want to ask you about
something; please tell me about it. Do you know that ‘Uthman fled away
on the day (of the battle) of uhud?”
Ibn ‘Umar said, “Yes.” The (Egyptian) man said, “Do you know that
‘Uthman was absent on the day (of the battle) of Badr and did not join
it?” Ibn ‘Umar said, “Yes.” The man said, “Do you know that he failed to
attend the Ar Ridwan pledge and did not witness it (i.e. Hudaibiya
pledge of allegiance)?” Ibn ‘Umar said, “Yes.” The man said, “Allahu
Akbar!” Ibn ‘Umar said, “Let me explain to you (all these three things).
As for his flight on the day of uhud,
I testify that Allah has excused him and forgiven him; and as for his
absence from the battle of Badr, it was due to the fact that the
daughter of Allah’s Apostle was his wife and she was sick then. Allah’s
Apostle said to him, “You will receive the same reward and share (of the
booty) as anyone of those who participated in the battle of Badr (if
you stay with her).’ As for his absence from the Ar-Ridwan pledge of
allegiance, had there been any person in Mecca more respectable than
‘Uthman (to be sent as a representative). Allah’s Apostle would have
sent him instead of him. No doubt, Allah’s Apostle had sent him, and the
incident of the Ar-Ridwan pledge of Allegiance happened after ‘Uthman
had gone to Mecca. Allah’s Apostle held out his right hand saying, ‘This
is ‘Uthman’s hand.’ He stroke his (other) hand with it saying, ‘This
(pledge of allegiance) is on the behalf of ‘Uthman.’ Then Ibn ‘Umar said
to the man, ‘Bear (these) excuses in mind with you.’
 (Bukhari: Book #57, Hadith #48)

Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, “In a dream I saw myself migrating
from Mecca to a place having plenty of date trees. I thought that it was
Al-Yamama or Hajar, but it came to be Medina i.e. Yathrib. In the same
dream I saw myself moving a sword and its blade got broken. It came to
symbolize the defeat which the Muslims suffered from, on the Day of uhud.
I moved the sword again, and it became normal as before, and that was
the symbol of the victory Allah bestowed upon Muslims and their
gathering together. I saw cows in my dream, and by Allah, that was a
blessing, and they symbolized the believers on the Day of uhud. And the blessing was the good Allah bestowed upon us and the reward of true belief which Allah gave us after the day of Badr.
 (Bukhari: Book #56, Hadith #818)

Narrated Abu Said: The Prophet said, “Do not abuse my companions for if any one of you spent gold equal to uhud (in Allah’s Cause) it would not be equal to a Mud or even a half Mud spent by one of them.”
 (Bukhari : Book #57, Hadith #22)

Narrated Jafar bin ‘Amr bin Umaiya: I went out with ‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Adi
Al-Khaiyar. When we reached Hims (i.e. a town in Syria), ‘Ubaidullah
bin ‘Adi said (to me), “Would you like to see Wahshi so that we may ask
him about the killing of Hamza?” I replied, “Yes.” Wahshi used to live
in Hims. We enquired about him and somebody said to us, “He is that in
the shade of his palace, as if he were a full water skin.” So we went up
to him, and when we were at a short distance from him, we greeted him
and he greeted us in return. ‘Ubaidullah was wearing his turban and
Wahshi could not see except his eyes and feet. ‘Ubaidullah said, “O
Wahshi! Do you know me?” Wahshi looked at him and then said, “No, by
Allah! But I know that ‘Adi bin Al-Khiyar married a woman called Um
Qital, the daughter of Abu Al-Is, and she delivered a boy for him at
Mecca, and I looked for a wet nurse for that child. (Once) I carried
that child along with his mother and then I handed him over to her, and
your feet resemble that child’s feet.” Then ‘Ubaidullah uncovered his
face and said (to Wahshi), “Will you tell us (the story of) the killing
of Hamza?” Wahshi replied “Yes, Hamza killed Tuaima bin ‘Adi bin
Al-Khaiyar at Badr (battle) so my master, Jubair bin Mut’im said to me,
‘If you kill Hamza in revenge for my uncle, then you will be set free.”
When the people set out (for the battle of uhud) in the year of ‘Ainain ..’Ainain is a mountain near the mountain of uhud, and between it and uhud
there is a valley.. I went out with the people for the battle. When the
army aligned for the fight, Siba’ came out and said, ‘Is there any
(Muslim) to accept my challenge to a duel?’ Hamza bin ‘Abdul Muttalib
came out and said, ‘O Siba’. O Ibn Um Anmar, the one who circumcises
other ladies! Do you challenge Allah and His Apostle?’ Then Hamza
attacked and killed him, causing him to be non-extant like the bygone
yesterday. I hid myself under a rock, and when he (i.e. Hamza) came near
me, I threw my spear at him, driving it into his umbilicus so that it
came out through his buttocks, causing him to die. When all the people
returned to Mecca, I too returned with them. I stayed in (Mecca) till
Islam spread in it (i.e. Mecca). Then I left for Taif, and when the
people (of Taif) sent their messengers to Allah’s Apostle, I was told
that the Prophet did not harm the messengers; So I too went out with
them till I reached Allah’s Apostle. When he saw me, he said, ‘Are you
Wahshi?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Was it you who killed Hamza?’ I
replied, ‘What happened is what you have been told of.’ He said, ‘Can
you hide your face from me?’ So I went out when Allah’s Apostle died,
and Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab appeared (claiming to be a prophet). I said,
‘I will go out to Musailamah so that I may kill him, and make amends for
killing Hamza. So I went out with the people (to fight Musailamah and
his followers) and then famous events took place concerning that battle.
Suddenly I saw a man (i.e. Musailamah) standing near a gap in a wall.
He looked like an ash-colored camel and his hair was dishevelled. So I
threw my spear at him, driving it into his chest in between his breasts
till it passed out through his shoulders, and then an Ansari man
attacked him and struck him on the head with a sword. ‘Abdullah bin
‘Umar said, ‘A slave girl on the roof of a house said: Alas! The chief
of the believers (i.e. Musailamah) has been killed by a black slave.”
 (Book #59, Hadith #399)

Narrated Anas: My uncle Anas bin An-Nadr was absent from the Battle of
Badr. He said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I was absent from the first battle
you fought against the pagans. (By Allah) if Allah gives me a chance to
fight the pagans, no doubt. Allah will see how (bravely) I will fight.”
On the day of uhud when the Muslims
turned their backs and fled, he said, “O Allah! I apologize to You for
what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what these
(i.e. the pagans) have done.” Then he advanced and Sad bin Muadh met
him. He said “O Sad bin Muadh ! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I am
smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) uhud,”
Later on Sad said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I cannot achieve or do what he
(i.e. Anas bin An-Nadr) did. We found more than eighty wounds by swords
and arrows on his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so
badly that none except his sister could recognize him by his fingers.”
We used to think that the following Verse was revealed concerning him
and other men of his sort: “Among the believers are men who have been
true to their covenant with Allah……….” (33.23) His sister
Ar-Rubbaya’ broke a front tooth of a woman and Allah’s Apostle ordered
for retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, “O Allah’s Apostle! By
Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my sister’s tooth shall not be
broken.” Then the opponents of Anas’s sister accepted the compensation
and gave up the claim of retaliation. So Allah’s Apostle said, “There
are some people amongst Allah’s slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by
Allah when they take them.”
 (Bukhari : Book #52, Hadith #61)

Narrated ‘Uqba bin ‘Amir: The Prophet went out and offered the funeral prayer for the martyrs of the (battle of) uhud
and then ascended the pulpit and said, “I am your predecessor and I am a
witness against you. By Allah, I am now looking at my Tank-lake
(Al-Kauthar) and I have been given the keys of the treasures of the
earth (or the keys of the earth). By Allah! I am not afraid that after
me you will worship others besides Allah, but I am afraid that you will
start competing for (the pleasures of) this world.”
 (Bukhari: Book #76, Hadith #434)

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 وَإِذْ
جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَثَابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمْناً وَاتَّخِذُواْ مِن
مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى وَعَهِدْنَا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعَاكِفِينَ
وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ

 2:125
Remember We made the House a place of assembly for men and a place of
safety; and take ye the station of Abraham as a place of prayer; and We
covenanted with Abraham and Isma’il, that they should sanctify My House
for those who compass it round, or use it as a retreat, or bow, or
prostrate themselves (therein in prayer).  [Surah Albaqarah]

 

 [95 Say: Allah has spoken the truth, therefore follow the religion of Ibrahim, the upright one; and he was not one of the polytheists.

96 Most surely the first house appointed for men is the one at Bekka, blessed and a guidance for the nations.

97 In it are clear signs, the standing place of Ibrahim, and whoever enters it shall be secure, and pilgrimage to the House is incumbent upon men for the sake of Allah, (upon) every one who is able to undertake the journey to it; and whoever disbelieves, then surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above any need of the worlds.

98 Say: O followers of the Book! why do you disbelieve in the communications of Allah? And Allah is a witness of what you do.

99 Say: O followers of the Book! why do you hinder him who believes from the way of Allah? You seek (to make) it crooked, while you are witness, and Allah is not heedless of what you do.

100 O you who believe! if you obey a party from among those who have been given the Book, they will turn you back as unbelievers after you have believed.

101 But how can you disbelieve while it is you to whom the communications of Allah are recited, and among you is His Apostle? And whoever holds fast to Allah, he indeed is guided to the right path.

102 O you who believe! be careful of (your duty to) Allah with the care which is due to Him, and do not die unless you are Muslims.

103 And hold fast by the covenant of Allah all together and be not disunited, and remember the favor of Allah on you when you were enemies, then He united your hearts so by His favor you became brethren; and you were on the brink of a pit of fire, then He saved you from it, thus does Allah make clear to you His communications that you may follow the right way.

104 And from among you there should be a party who invite to good and enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong, and these it is that shall be successful.

105 And be not like those who became divided and disagreed after clear arguments had come to them, and these it is that shall have a grievous chastisement.

106 On the day when (some) faces shall turn white and (some) faces shall turn black; then as to those whose faces turn black: Did you disbelieve after your believing? Taste therefore the chastisement because you disbelieved.

107 And as to those whose faces turn white, they shall be in Allah's mercy; in it they shall-abide.

108 These are the communications of Allah which We recite to you with truth, and Allah does not desire any injustice to the creatures.

109 And whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is Allah's; and to Allah all things return

110 You are the best of the nations raised up for (the benefit of) men; you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in Allah; and if the followers of the Book had believed it would have been better for them; of them (some) are believers and most of them are transgressors.

111 They shall by no means harm you but with a slight evil; and if they fight with you they shall turn (their) backs to you, then shall they not be helped.] The Holy Quran , Chapter : Aal-e-Imran

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(10) Narrated
Ibn Abbas: When Abraham had differences with his wife), (because of her
jealousy of Hajar, Ishmael’s mother), he took Ishmael and his mother
and went away. They had a water-skin with them containing some water,
Ishmael’s mother used to drink water from the water-skin so that her
milk would increase for her child. When Abraham reached Mecca, he made
her sit under a tree and afterwards returned home. Ishmael’s mother
followed him, and when they reached Kada’, she called him from behind,
‘O Abraham! To whom are you leaving us?’ He replied, ‘(I am leaving you)
to Allah’s (Care).’ She said, ‘I am satisfied to be with Allah.’ She
returned to her place and started drinking water from the water-skin,
and her milk increased for her child. When the water had all been used
up, she said to herself, ‘I’d better go and look so that I may see
somebody.’ She ascended the Safa mountain and looked, hoping to see
somebody, but in vain. When she came down to the valley, she ran till
she reached the Marwa mountain. She ran to and fro (between the two
mountains) many times. They she said to herself, ‘i’d better go and see
the state of the child,’ she went and found it in a state of one on the
point of dying. She could not endure to watch it dying and said (to
herself), ‘If I go and look, I may find somebody.’ She went and ascended
the Safa mountain and looked for a long while but could not find
anybody. Thus she completed seven rounds (of running) between Safa and
Marwa. Again she said (to herself), ‘I’d better go back and see the
state of the child.’ But suddenly she heard a voice, and she said to
that strange voice, ‘Help us if you can offer any help.’ Lo! It was
Gabriel (who had made the voice). Gabriel hit the earth with his heel
like this (Ibn ‘Abbas hit the earth with his heel to Illustrate it), and
so the water gushed out. Ishmael’s mother was astonished and started
digging. (Abu Al-Qasim) (i.e. the Prophet) said, “If she had left the
water, (flow naturally without her intervention), it would have been
flowing on the surface of the earth.”) Ishmael’s mother started drinking
from the water and her milk increased for her child . Afterwards some
people of the tribe of Jurhum, while passing through the bottom of the
valley, saw some birds, and that astonished them, and they said, ‘Birds
can only be found at a place where there is water.’ They sent a
messenger who searched the place and found the water, and returned to
inform them about it. Then they all went to her and said, ‘O ishmael’s
mother! Will you allow us to be with you (or dwell with you)?’ (And thus
they stayed there.) Later on her boy reached the age of puberty and
married a lady from them. Then an idea occurred to Abraham which he
disclosed to his wife (Sarah), ‘I want to call on my dependents I left
(at Mecca).’ When he went there, he greeted (Ishmael’s wife) and said,
‘Where is Ishmael?’ She replied, ‘He has gone out hunting.’ Abraham said
(to her), ‘When he comes, tell him to change the threshold of his
gate.’ When he came, she told him the same whereupon Ishmael said to
her, ‘You are the threshold, so go to your family (i.e. you are
divorced).’ Again Abraham thought of visiting his dependents whom he had
left (at Mecca), and he told his wife (Sarah) of his intentions.
Abraham came to Ishmael’s house and asked. “Where is Ishmael?” Ishmael’s
wife replied, “He has gone out hunting,” and added, “Will you stay (for
some time) and have something to eat and drink?’ Abraham asked, ‘What
is your food and what is your drink?’ She replied, ‘Our food is meat and
our drink is water.’ He said, ‘O Allah! Bless their meals and their
drink.” Abu Al-Qa-sim (i.e. Prophet) said, “Because of Abraham’s
invocation there are blessings (in Mecca).” Once more Abraham thought of
visiting his family he had left (at Mecca), so he told his wife (Sarah)
of his decision. He went and found Ishmael behind the Zam-zam well,
mending his arrows. He said, “O Ishmael, Your Lord has ordered me to
build a house for Him.” Ishmael said, “Obey (the order of) your Lord.”
Abraham said, “Allah has also ordered me that you should help me
therein.” Ishmael said, “Then I will do.” So, both of them rose and
Abraham started building (the Ka’ba) while Ishmael went on handing him
the stones, and both of them were saying, “O our Lord ! Accept (this
service) from us, Verily, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”
(2.127). When the building became high and the old man (i.e. Abraham)
could no longer lift the stones (to such a high position), he stood over
the stone of Al-maqam and Ishmael
carried on handing him the stones, and both of them were saying, ‘O our
Lord! Accept (this service) from us, Verily You are All-Hearing,
All-Knowing.” (2.127)
 (Bukhari : Book #55, Hadith #584)

Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet reached Mecca, circumambulated the Kaba seven times and then offered a two Rakat prayer behind maqam ibrahim. Then he went towards the Safa. 

Allah has said, “Verily, in Allah’s Apostle you have a good example.”
 (Book #26, Hadith #693)

 

 

Photographs: Ibn Hanif

"O You Who Believe! Turn to Allah with Sincere Repentance…"

“O
you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance; maybe your Lord will
remove from you your evil and cause you to enter gardens beneath which
rivers flow, on the day on which Allah will not abase the Prophet and
those who believe with him; their light shall run on before them and on
their right hands; they shall say: Our Lord! make perfect for us our
light, and grant us protection, surely Thou hast power over all things. “

[ The Holy Quran, Chapter : At-Tahrim Verse : 8]

Will They not Then Give Thanks?

33 And a sign to them is the dead earth: We give life to it and bring forth from it grain so they eat of it.34 And We produce therein orchard with date-palms and vines, and We cause springs to gush forth therein:

35 That they may enjoy the fruits of this (artistry): It was not their hands that made this: will they not then give thanks?

36 Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge. [The Holy Quran , Chapter : Ya Seen]

Photographs : Ibn Hanif

Captured in Makkah , Saudi Arabia

O you who believe!

1 O you who believe! be not forward in the presence of Allah and His Apostle, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah; surely Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

2 O you who believe! do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet, and do not speak loud to him as you speak loud to one another, lest your deeds became null while you do not perceive.

3 Surely those who lower their voices before Allah’s Apostle are they whose hearts Allah has proved for guarding (against evil); they shall have forgiveness and a great reward.

4 (As for) those who call out to you from behind the private chambers, surely most of them do not understand.

5 And if they wait patiently until you come out to them, it would certainly be better for them, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

 6 O you who believe! if an evil-doer comes to you with a report, look carefully into it, lest you harm a people in ignorance, then be sorry for what you have done.

7 And know that among you is Allah’s Apostle; should he obey you in many a matter, you would surely fall into distress, but Allah has endeared the faith to you and has made it seemly in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you unbelief and transgression and disobedience; these it is that are the followers of a right way.

8 By grace from Allah and as a favor; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.

9 And if two parties of the believers quarrel, make peace between them; but if one of them acts wrongfully towards the other, fight that which acts wrongfully until it returns to Allah’s command; then if it returns, make peace between them with justice and act equitably; surely Allah loves those who act equitably.

10 The believers are but brethren, therefore make peace between your brethren and be careful of (your duty to) Allah that mercy may be had on you.

11 O you who believe! let not (one) people laugh at (another) people perchance they may be better than they, nor let women (laugh) at (other) women, perchance they may be better than they; and do not find fault with your own people nor call one another by nicknames; evil is a bad name after faith, and whoever does not turn, these it is that are the unjust.

 12 O you who believe! avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in some cases is a sin, and do not spy nor let some of you backbite others. Does one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? But you abhor it; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, surely Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful.

13 O mankind! surely We have created you of a male and a female, and made you tribes and families that you may know each other; surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one among you most careful (of his duty); surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.

 14 The dwellers of the desert say: We believe. Say: You do not believe but say, We submit; and faith has not yet entered into your hearts; and if you obey Allah and His Apostle, He will not diminish aught of your deeds; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

15 The believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Apostle then they doubt not and struggle hard with their wealth and their lives in the way of Allah; they are the truthful ones.

16 Say: Do you apprise Allah of your religion, and Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and Allah is Cognizant of all things.

17 They think that they lay you under an obligation by becoming Muslims. Say: Lay me not under obligation by your Islam: rather Allah lays you under an obligation by guiding you to the faith if you are truthful.

18 Surely Allah knows the unseen things of the heavens and the earth; and Allah sees what you do.

[The Holy Qur'an: Chapter:  Al-Hujraat | The private apartments ]