Umar Ibn al-Khattâb was asked by some companions to talk to them about the hardship and distress they faced on their way to Tabûk. Thereupon he said to them: “When we left for Tabûk, the weather was extremely hot. When we arrived at Tabûk and camped there, we were extremely thirsty due to the excessive heat and the shortage of wateruntil we felt that our necks would be cut off. A man would slaughter his camel, so that he could drink the water from its belly. Then, ‘Abû Bakr said: “O Messenger of Allâh! ﷺ Supplicate Allâh for us (to bless us with water)”. The Messenger of Allâhﷺ then said to him: “Would you like that?” ‘Abû Bakr replied: “Yes I would”. The Prophet ﷺ then raised his hands towards the sky, and before he lowered them down, the response came from Allâh, and a rain full cloud passed, pouring its water down. We filled our utensils and went to inspect -where it came from- but we discovered that it did not exceed the boundaries of the camp. ‘ Imâm al-Wâqidî¹³ said that at the battle of Tabûk, the Muslims had twelve thousand camels and a similar number of horses, and their number was almost thirty thousand fighters. He added that the rainfall (after the Du’â’) was so abundant, that the pools of water were pouring one into the next, even though it was extremely hot.
Nabi Pakﷺ Du’a’ on the Quraish:
There were many occasions when the Prophet made Du’a’ on the Quraish, upon which he received an immediate response from Allâh. For example, he made Du’a’ on the Quraish, when they insisted on rejecting his Message in the most aggressive way, and inflicted all forms of oppression against him and his companions. The Messenger of Allâh,ﷺ invoked Allâh to curse them, so they were afflicted with seven years of famine like at the time of Prophet Yûsuf (Joseph). They actually suffered from a year of famine and severe drought which destroyed everything until they ate the bones, carcasses and dogs. Thereupon, Abû-Sufyân (from the Quraish) asked the Prophetﷺ to make Du’â’ to Allâh to alleviate their suffering, and Allâh Allâh Almighty responded to his Du’â’.
एक मर्तबा हज़रत इमाम हसन और इमाम हुसैन रज़ियल्लाहु तआला अन्हुम ने बचपन में दो तख़्तियों पर कुछ लिखा और एक दूसरे से कहने लगे कि मेरा ख़त अच्छा है। चुनांचे दोनों इस बात पर फैसला कराने के लिये हज़रत अली रज़ियल्लाहु तआला अन्हु के पास पहुंचे। मौला अली ने यह फ़ैसला हज़रत फ़ातिमा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा के पास पहुंचा दिया। हज़रत फ़ातिमा रज़ियल्लाहु तआला अन्हा ने फ़रमाया बेटो! इस बात का फ़ैसला तुम अपने नाना जान हुजूर (मुहम्मदुर्ररसूलुल्लाह सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि वसल्लम) से कराओ। चुनांचे दोनों भाई हुजूर सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि वसल्लम की ख़िदमत में हाज़िर हुए। हुजूर सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि वसल्लम ने फ्रमायातुम्हारा फ़ैसला जिब्रईल करेंगे। जिब्रईल अमीन हाज़िर हुए और कहने लगेः या रसूलल्लाह! खुदा तआला यह फैसला खुद फ़रमायेगा। चुनांचे खुदा तआला का जिब्रईल को हुक्म हुआ कि जिब्रईल जन्नत से सेब ले जाओ। वह सेब उन दोनों की तख्तियों पर डाल दो सेब जिसकी तख्ती पर ठहर जाये वही ख़त अच्छा है। चुनांचे जिब्रईल ने जन्नत का एक सेब लाकर उन तख़्तियों पर गिरा दिया तो खुदा के हुक्म से उस सेब के दो टुकड़े हो गये। एक टुकड़ा तो हज़रत हसन रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हु की तख़्ती पर और दूसरा हज़रत हुसैन की तख़्ती पर जा पड़ा और फैसला हुआ कि दोनों का ही अच्छा ख़त है। ( नुज़हतुल मजालिस जिल्द २, सफा ३६१ ) सबक : हज़रत इमाम हसन और हज़रत इमाम हुसैन रज़ियल्लाहु
अन्हुम को ख़ुदा तआला से एक ख़ास निसबत थी। खुदा तआला अपने महबूब के इन शहज़ादों की दिल शिकनी नहीं चाहता। फिर जो शख़्स इन शहजादों की किसी किस्म की तौहीन करे तो वह किस कद्र ज़ालिम है।
आपके अन्य गुणों की तरह विनम्रता और ख़ाकसारी भी आप में बेजोड़ थी। आप अपने को प्रत्येक समय छोटा तथा अपनी शक्ति को लघु जानते थे। एक बार सैय्यद सरफुद्दीन साहब मेम्बर एक्ज़केटिव कौन्सिल बिहार एक शीशा जो थर्मामीटर की तरह का था उस पर लिखा था, क्रोध, विद्यता, बुद्धिमत्ता, स्मरण शक्ति, हर्ष, विषाद का अन्दाज़ | मुठ्ठी में दबाने पर पारा चढ़ता था और मीजाज की हालत मालूम होती थी। हुजूर ने उस यंत्र को अपनी मुट्ठी में लिया और उसका पारा ऊपर चढ़ना आरम्भ हुआ, हुजूर ने उस यंत्र को जमीन पर रख दिया फिर सभी लोगों ने अपनी-अपनी मुट्ठी में लेकर अपनी-अपनी देखना आरम्भ किया और हुजूर वारिस पाक से बताया जाता था कि किसकी बुद्धि कहाँ तक है और आप मुस्कुराते जाते थे। अन्त में बैरिस्टर साहब को ख़्याल आया कि हुजूर के मिज़ाज़ की दशा तो मौलवी फजले इमाम साहब, यूसुफ इमाम साहब और अहद साहब भी थे। हम लोग हुजूर की खिदमत में गये, आप उस समय अकेले थे । हुजूर उठकर बैठ गये। यह समय फागुन का था, चारों ओर होली का रंग था। हुजूर मुझे सम्बोधित कर कहने लगे ‘होली गायें सुनोगे।’ मैंने अर्ज़ किया कि जरूर सुनेंगे। आप हाव भाव से होली गाने लगे। अदाओं से कुमकुमे फेंके पिचकारी मारा इसके बाद कहा ‘होली वाजम फिर फारसी में होली गाने लगे। मेरी दशा विचारणीय थी। आप आनन्द और मस्ती में थे। आप ने मुझे आदेश दिया गले लग जाओ फिर पुनः कहा ‘लहमक लहमी व दम्मक दम्मी।’ अर्थात् तुम्हारा मांस या शरीर मेरा शरीर है और तेरा खून मेरा खून है। मुझे अलग किया फिर हकीम मुबारक हुसेन को गले लगाया और वह आग लगी की संसार छोड़ दिया मानों ऊ व सहरा रफ्त दमा दर कूचहा रूसवा शुदेम। (वह जंगलवासी हो गया और मैं गली-गली बदनाम होता रहा।) तब तक नीचे के लोगों को ख़बर हुई। अहद शाह इत्यादि दौड़े ऊपर आये और मैं उनकी सहायता से नीचे उतरा और उनकी आसनी पर बैठा, अहमद शाह मेरी ओर घूर कर देख रहे थे। मैंने देखने का कारण पूछा। आपने मेरे सम्मुख दर्पण रख दिया। मैंने देखा कि मेरी आँखें करंजी (करजीरी) के समान लाल थी. चेहरा ताँबे के समान और मुख पर पसीने की बूंदें आ गई थीं। लगभग उन्तीस दिनों तक कुछ भी न खाया। जब मैं पटना आया तब से मेरी यह दशा हुई कि अशुभ बातों की मुझे सूचना हो जाती थी कि कौन कब बीमार पड़ेगा? उसका फल क्या होगा अथवा कब मरेगा ? इसके अतिरिक्त मेरी तबीयत खोई सो रहती। दवा दारू से कुछ लाभ न हुआ। अन्त में मैं जब देवा शरीफ पहुंचा तो अपने आप मेरे मिज़ाज़ का सुधार हो गया और अब ठीक है। इस्लाम धर्म के मतों के सम्बन्ध में कभी कोई बात खिलाफ आप ने न कहा। हर विचार और हर मतों के लोगों को आप आदर देते थे और सम्मान करते थे। प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के बारे में पवित्र विचार और पुनीत धारणा रखते थे। हजरत सर सैय्यद अहदम खाँ जन्मदाता अलीगढ़ यूनीवर्सिटी के सम्बन्ध में उस समय रूढ़िवादी मुसलमानों के जो विचार थे, वह सब पर विदित है किन्तु हुजूर का विचार उनके प्रति बहुत अच्छा था। सैय्यद शरफुद्दीन साहब लिखते हैं कि उन लोगों ने मुझसे कहा जो सरकार वारिस पाक के साथ अलीगढ़ में ठहरे हुए थे। सर सैय्यद की ओर से सरकार से यह प्रार्थना की गई कि सैय्यद साहब हुजूर से एकान्त में मिलना चाहते हैं। हुजूर ने प्रार्थना स्वीकार किया। कुछ रात बीतने पर सर सैय्यद साहब ने दरवाजा खटखटाया। ख़ादिम ने कहा ‘कौन?’ सर सैय्यद ने (१००)
कहा ‘शैतान ।’ दरवाजा खुला और सर सैय्यद अन्दर आ गये और सरकार वारिस पाक सम्मानपूर्वक मिळेध सर सैय्यद अहमद खाँ ने सविनय कहा कि लोग मुझे काफ़िर कहते हैं। हुजूर ने कहा गलत कहते हैं। सैय्यद काफिर नहीं होता। सरकार ने कहा है ‘सर सैय्यद को बुरा न कहो और बुरा न समझो वह अव्वल दर्जे के मुसलमान हैं।’
सत्य यह है कि हुजूर वारिस पाक जाहिरी हालत पर नज़र नहीं करते। वह लोगों की नीयतों को देखते थे। आप प्रेम के चाहने वाले थे। आप सत्य और प्रेम का सम्मान करते थे।
Bani Thaqeef and their chief, Malik ibne Auf Nasri, escaped from Hunain and took shelter in Taef. They kept accumulating the equipment of warfare for one full year and locked themselves up in the fort. The army of Islam, under the command of the Prophet (s.a.) chased them and laid siege of the Taef Fort. From both sides there was exchange of arrows. The Muslims were in open ground and the Infidels were in the security of the fort. They rained so many arrows from the fort that some of the Muslims got martyred.and many more injured. When there was no means of subduing the well entrenched enemy, Salman Farsi came up with the idea of Minjaneeq or Catapult. With a specially devised catapult they started hurling fairly large stones on the fort. Thus they were able to breach the wall of the fort. When the Muslims tried to enter the fort throught the breach, the infidels threw red hot iron rods from the top. The Muslims were forced to withdraw a little and didn’t succeed in capturing it.
In the meantime, the Prophet (s.a.) asked Hazrat Ali (a.s.) to visit areas surrounding Taef and ordered him to destroy any place where idols were installed. Hazrat Ali (a.s.) took a group of men with him and passed near the habitation of Bani Khatam while it was still dark. They resisted and one of their well known fighter came forward and challenged for a fight. Hazrat Ali (a.s.) asked someone of his men to go ahead and kill the infidel. When none took courage in his hands, Abul Aaas ibne Rubaiah saw that Hazrat Ali (as.) was himself getting ready to confront the enemy. He offered that he would go. But the Imam stopped him and told him that if he succumbed during the fight, Abul Aas should take the command. Saying this, Hazrat Ali (a.s.) advanced swiftly and killed the infidel in one stroke. When Bani Khatam saw their warrior killed, they retraced their steps. Hazrat Ali (as.) went forward and destroyed all the idols of Bani Hawazan and Bani Thaqeef. When the entire area was free of the idols, he returned back. When the Prophet (s.a.) saw him coming, he loudly raised the slogan of ‘Allaho Akbar’ and took Hazrat Ali (a.s.) to a corner. They were quietly exchanging confidences for quite some time. Some persons didn’t like this quiet talk. They said, “Today the exchange of confidences with the cousin is quite long!”. Hazrat Omer couldn’t control himself. And he told to the Prophet (s.a.) directly that he talked with Ali (a.s.) in private and didn’t allow others to come near him! The Prophet (s.a.) replied:
“I have not exchanged confidences with Ali (a.s.) but Allah has done it.”
Ref: Sahih Tirmizi, Page 487
During these days of the siege, Nafeh ibne Ghailan, with some cavaliers of Bani Thaqeef, emerged out of the fort. He was chased and killed. The cavaliers fled in fear. Now the besieged persons didn’t have any courage to come out of the fort. During this time the people living in the environs of Taef accepted Islam. Some slaves of Bani Thaqeef came out of the fort and accepted Islam on condition that they would be free men. The iege was now over twenty days and there was no indication of the fort being captured. The Prophet (s.a.) asked Naufil ibne Muawiya about the matter. He said that the enemy was like a fox in its den. On waiting it can be caught, if the chase is given up, there is no fear of harm. The Prophet (s.a.) thought it better to lift the siege and leave Bani Thaqeef to their own scruples. He made an announcement that they were leaving from there the next day. Therefore, the Companions prepared for traveling on the following day. Ainia ibne Hasan Fazari talked of Bani Thaqeef in laudatory words when the Muslims prepared to lift the siege. Despit being a member of the Islamic army, he praised the enemy in these words:
“By Allah!
I didn’t come with you to fight with Bani Thaqeef.
My purpose was that when Mohammed (s.a.) captured Taef,
I take a woman of Bani Thaqeef as my slave!”
Ref: Tareeq e Tabari, Vol 2, Page 355
Someone said, “Ya Rasool Allah! Atleast curse the Bani Thaqeef!” In stead of cursing, the Prophet (s.a.) uttered these words:
“O Allah!
Guide Bani Thaqeef
and send them to me!”
Ref: Tareeq e Kamil, Vol 2, Page 181
The Prophet(s.a.)’s prayer was answered very soon after that. One delegation of Bani Thaqeef came to Madina and called on the Prophet (s.a). They offered to embrace Islam but made a condition that their idol of Laat should be left unharmed for three years! The Prophet (s.a.) rejected this condition. Then they reduced the period to two years, one year and finally to one month! Every time the Prophet (s.a.) refused to accept the condition. Then they said that if he insisted to break the idol, he should ask someone else to perform the task and shouldn’t ask them to break their own idol! The Prophet (s.a.) accepted their request. Then they asked to be exempted from offering mandatory prayers. The Prophet (s.a.) said:
“La khair fi Deen la Salat fi
There is no good in a Faith
Where there is no prayer!”
Then he uttered these words of warning:
“You accept Islam,
or else I shall send one, towards you, who is from me,
(Or he said, he is like my Conscience)!
He will cut your necks
and enslave your women and children
and confiscate your wealth and property.
Ref: Isteaab, Vol 2, Page 477
Hazrat Omer said that a wish came to his mind that the Prophet (s.a.) meant him as that person! But the Prophet (s.a.)
caught hold of Hazrat Ali (a.s.)’s hand and said twice:
“Haada huwa! Haada huwa!
This is him! This is him!”
The delegation returned to Taef and made their report about the meeting. They all agreed to unconditionally accept Islam.
In this expedition too, Hazrat Ali (a.s.)’s presence is prominent. Along with the duties of the Jehad, he is also active propagating the Faith. During the siege he destroyed the idols of Bani Thaqeef and Bani Hawazan and brought about a change in the thinking of the people in the environs of Taef preparing them to embrace Islam. He killed a strong warrior of Bani Qatam forcing them to capitulate. He killed Nafeh ibne Ghilan and chased away his cavaliers. In the end they all embraced Islam fearing his valorous attacks!
In this campaign, certain aspects of Hazrat Ali (a.s.)’s superiority are very evident. The Prophet (s.a.) exchanged confidences with him within sight of the other important Companions! When others expressed their objections, the Prophet (s.a.) said that Ali (a.s.) wasn’t only the keeper of his confidences, but of Allah as well! Then the Prophet (s.a.) compared Ali (a.s.) with his own Conscience, with his Own Self!.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 