THE SACRIFICE OF MUHAMMAD SAW

Great aims to be achieved, call for great sacrifices, and success in making a reality out of them comes at high cost. The greater the aim, the higher is the price one has to pay to realise it. Man’s struggle to free him selves from the chains of slavery and tyranny is thousands of years old and it has taken countless lives. The struggle goes on today as it did in the past, and its story is endless because the struggle itself is endless.

3 of the most important landmarks in man’s struggle for freedom are the French revolution of 1789, the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Chinese Revolution of 1949. They are also 3 of the most momentous events in world history. Tides of blood rose in the wake of these solutions and as they receded, they carried away the old system and symbols of oppression and exploitation with them. These revolutions generated new forces which are even today, churning the whole world. They were the price man had to pay to buy his political and economic freedom. (The Russian revolution & the soviet empire collapsed from within, after 73 years – in 1990. they didn’t prove to be viable.)

Many centuries earlier, i.e., in the 7th century, another revolution had changed the course of history. It was one of the greatest revolutions of all time but the remarkable thing about it was that it was peaceful. It didn’t whip up any tides of blood and in fact, ought to be called a “bloodless” revolution. It was a message of peace. Peace was its insignia and peaces or Islam was its name.

Though Islam upheld peace in the world, it didn’t become viable without a struggle. It was, in fact, locked up for 23 years, in a sanguinary struggle for survival and just like the other great movements of emancipation, it also called for sacrifice. Let back to the past in this our modern century and decade. HAMAS has lost so many warriors in defending Islam, their country and their movements. JI has lost their warriors such as Imam Samudera and Dr Azhari. But, as promised by Allah, the lost will be replaced with the glory and win of Islam and now, just see how famous HAMAS and JI. How important their names in this world. Without that kind of names, the world can’t act freely to insult Islam and Muslims.

It is remarkable that Muhammad-the messenger of Allah and the prophet of Islam- did not imitate other leaders who push their followers into the flames of war in the name of “sacrifice” for an ideal. He himself was the first one to offer sacrifices for Islam.

Webster’s definition of a sacrifice is to suffer loss for an ideal. Parting with one’s most highly treasured possessions for the sake of an ideal, constitutes sacrifice. Most of the apostles and prophets lived lives of sacrifice. Abraham offered his son, Ismail as a sacrifice. John the Baptist offered his own life as a sacrifice. Ismail might have been killed but was replaced just in time by an ibex. John however was executed and his head was represented to a wanton to soothe her vanity. He is one of the greatest martyrs of all the time. These are two out of many examples of sacrifice that called for great courage and great faith. But both from the qualitative and quantitative points of view, the sacrifices which Muhammad offered for Islam remain unparalleled in history. A distinction must be made hare between material sacrifices and the sacrifices of life. Muhammad made both. He sacrificed all his personal comforts and all his materials possessions for the sake of Islam. This of course, everyone knows. What is perhaps not so well-known is the fact that some of his nearest and dearest kinsfolk were killed in the defense of Islam. The relatives of Muhammad, who made their lives an oblation for Islam, are as follows:

1) Al-harith ibn Abi Hala(adopted son and nephew of Khadijah. He was killed in Makkah)
2) ‘Ubaidah ibn al-Hareth ibn ‘Abdul Mutalib(cousin. He was killed in the battle of Badr)
3) Hamzah ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib(uncle. He was killed in the battle of Uhud)
4) Mus’ab ibn ‘Umair(uncle. He was killed in the battle of Uhud)
5) ‘Abdullah ibn Jahsh(cousin. He was syaheed in the battle of Uhud)
6) Zaid ibn Harithah(adopted son. He was syaheed in the battle of Mu’tah)
7) Jaafar al-Tayyar ibn Abi Talib(cousin. He was syaheed in the battle of Mu’tah)
8) Ayman ibn ‘Ubayd(foster brother. He was syaheed in the battle of Hunayn)

This is a roster of some of the most distinguished names in all Islam and it includes 2 uncles, 3 cousins, 2 adopted sons and 1 foster brother of our beloved prophet Muhammad SAW. It was through such sacrifices that he made Islam invulnerable and indestructible.

Muhammad never made any attempt to be protective to his own loved ones. In fact, his loved ones who were the foremost taking up the challenges of enemy. There was no one he loved more than Ali and yet, the position of the greatest danger in every confrontation with the pagans-in Makkah or in Madinah – was invariably reserved for him.

The greatest sacrifices for Islam were all made by Muhammad and Ali. Umar also lost his maternal uncle, Abu Jahl who was killed in the battle of Badr.

The crown of martyrdom is the greatest honor and the greatest glory that Islam can bestow upon a Muslim in this world. The loved one of Muhammad and Ali won 8 of them in the lifetime of the former and they were destined to win many more after their death. May Allah bless them all.

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