Bihar Al-Anwaar Volume 15 Part 2

بحار الأنوار

BIHAR AL-ANWAAR

الجزء الخامس عشر

Volume 15

Part 2 out of 2

بحار الانوار الجامعة لدرر أخبار الائمة الاطهار

Bihar Al-Anwaar – The summary of the pearls of the Ahadeeth of the Pure Imams^-asws

تأليف العلامة فخر الامة المولى الشيخ محمد باقر المجلسيى

Author – The Allama, the pride of the community, the Mullah, the Sheikh Muhammad Baqir Al Majlisi

باب 3 تاريخ ولادته ص و ما يتعلق بها و ما ظهر عندها من المعجزات و الكرامات و المنامات‏

CHAPTER 3 – HISTORY OF HIS^-saww BIRTH AND WHAT IS CONNECTED WITH IT, AND WHAT APPEARED DURING IT FROM THE MIRACLES AND THE MARVELS AND THE DREAMS

1^– د، العدد القوية فِي كِتَابِ أَسْمَاءِ حُجَجِ اللَّهِ‏ وُلِدَ ص سَابِعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ فِي عَامِ الْفِيلِ

In the book ‘Asma’a Hajjaj’ (Names of Divine Authorities) – ‘He^-saww was blessed (to parents) on the seventeenth night of a month of Rabbi Ul-Awwal during the year of the elephant’.

فِي كِتَابِ الدُّرِّ الصَّحِيحِ‏ أَنَّهُ وُلِدَ ص عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ السَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ بَعْدَ خَمْسٍ وَ خَمْسِينَ يَوْماً مِنْ هَلَاكِ أَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ

In the book ‘Al-Durr Al-Saheeh) – He^-saww was Sent during the emergence of the dawn on the day of Friday of the seventeenth of the month of Rabbi Ul^–Awwal, fifty days after the destruction of the owner of the elephant’.

وَ قَالَ الْعَامَّةُ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ الثَّامِنَ أَوِ الْعَاشِرَ مِنْ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ لِسَبْعٍ بَقِينَ مِنْ مُلْكِ أَنُوشِيرَوَانَ

And the general Muslims said, ‘On the day of Monday, the eighth or tenth of Rabbi Ul Awwal, seven remaining from the king Nousherwan’.

وَ يُقَالُ فِي مُلْكِ هُرْمُزَ بْنِ أَنُوشِيرَوَانَ

And it is said, ‘During the rule of Hurmuz Bin Nousherwan.

وَ ذَكَرَ الطَّبَرِيُّ أَنَّ مَوْلِدَهُ ص كَانَ لاثنتي [لِاثْنَتَيْنِ‏] وَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً مِنْ مُلْكِ أَنُوشِيرَوَانَ وَ هُوَ الصَّحِيحُ لِقَوْلِهِ ص وُلِدْتُ فِي زَمَنِ الْمَلِكِ الْعَادِلِ أَنُوشِيرَوَانَ وَ وَافَقَ شَهْرَ الرُّومِ الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ سُبَاطَ

And Tabari mentioned that his^-saww coming to the world was on the forty-second year of the king Nousherwan, and it is the correct due to his^-saww words: ‘I^-saww was born during the time of the just king Anousherwan’, and it coincides with the month the Romans and the twentieth from Sabat’.

فِي كِتَابِ مَوَالِيدِ الْأَئِمَّةِ ع‏ وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص لِثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ بَقِيَتْ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ فِي عَامِ الْفِيلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ مَعَ الزَّوَالِ

In the book ‘Mawaleed Al-Aimma^-asws’ – The Prophet^-saww came to the world with thirteen (days) remaining from the month of Rabbi Ul Awwal during the year of the elephant on the day of Friday at midday’.

وَ رُوِيَ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ قَبْلَ الْمَبْعَثِ بِأَرْبَعِينَ‏ سَنَةً وَ حَمَلَتْ بِهِ أُمُّهُ فِي أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ عِنْدَ الْجَمْرَةِ الْوُسْطَى وَ كَانَتْ فِي مَنْزِلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ وَلَدَتْهُ فِي شِعْبِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي دَارِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ فِي الزَّاوِيَةِ الْقُصْوَى

And it is reported – At the emergence of dawn before the Prophet-hood by forty years, and his^-saww mother^-asws was Blessed with him^-saww during the days of ‘Al-Tashreek’ at the middle rock, and he^-saww was in the house of Abdullah^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws, and he^-saww was Blessed in a cave of Abu Talib^-asws in the house of Muhammad Bin Yusuf, in Al-Qaswa corner’.

وَ قِيلَ وُلِدَ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ آخِرَ النَّهَارِ ثَانِيَ عَشَرَ شَهْرَ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ سَنَةَ ثَمَانٍ وَ تِسْعِمِائَةٍ لِلْإِسْكَنْدَرِ فِي شِعْبِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي مُلْكِ أَنُوشِيرَوَانَ‏

And it is said, ‘He^-saww was born on the day of Monday at the end of the day of twelfth of the month of Rabbi Ul^–Awwal of the year nine hundred and eight of Al-Askander in a cave of Abu Talib^-asws during the rule of Anousherwan’’.[1]

2^– قل، إقبال الأعمال ذَكَرَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْجُزْءِ الرَّابِعِ مِنْ كِتَابِ النُّبُوَّةِ حَدِيثَ‏ أَنَّ الْحَمْلَ بِسَيِّدِنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ لِاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً بَقِيَتْ مِنْ‏ جُمَادَى الْآخِرَةِ

It is mentioned by Muhammad Bin Babuwayh in the fourth volume of the book ‘Al-Nabuwwa’ that there is a Hadeeth that the bearing of our chief Rasool-Allah^-saww was during the night of Friday of the twelve nights remaining from Jamaadi Al-Akhira’.[2]

3^– قل، إقبال الأعمال‏ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَدْرَكْنَاهُمْ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ كَانَ عَمَلُهُمْ عَلَى أَنَّ وِلَادَتَهُ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ ص كَانَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ السَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ فِي عَامِ الْفِيلِ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ فَجْرِهِ‏

Those from the scholars who came across them, they acted upon that his^-saww holy coming to the world was on the day of Friday of seventeenth of Rabbi Ul Awwal during the year of the elephant at the emergence of its dawn.[3] (P.s. – This is not a Hadeeth – only for information)

4^– وَ ذَكَرَ شَيْخُنَا الْمُفِيدُ فِي كِتَابِ حَدَائِقِ الرِّيَاضِ، السَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْهُ مَوْلِدُ سَيِّدِنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ عَامَ الْفِيلِ‏ وَ قَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِ التَّوَارِيخِ الشَّرْعِيَّةِ نَحْوَهُ‏

And our Sheykh Al Mufeed mentioned in the book ‘Hadaiq Al-Riyaz’, ‘On the seventeenth from it, our Chief Rasool-Allah^-saww was Blessed at the emergence of the dawn on the day of Friday in the year of the elephant’. And he said in the book ‘Al Tawareekh Al Sharia’ – is approximate to it’.[4]

5^– كا، الكافي‏ وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص لِاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً مَضَتْ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ فِي عَامِ الْفِيلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ مَعَ الزَّوَالِ

‘Al Kafi’^– The Prophet^-saww was Blessed on the twelfth night past from the month of Rabbi Ul Awwal during the year of the elephant on the day of Friday at midday’.

وَ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُبْعَثَ بِأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً وَ حَمَلَتْ بِهِ أُمُّهُ فِي أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ عِنْدَ الْجَمْرَةِ الْوُسْطَى وَ كَانَتْ فِي مَنْزِلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ‏ وَ وَلَدَتْهُ فِي شِعْبِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي دَارِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ فِي الزَّاوِيَةِ الْقُصْوَى عَنْ يَسَارِكَ وَ أَنْتَ دَاخِلٌ‏ وَ قَدْ أَخْرَجَتِ الْخَيْزُرَانُ‏ ذَلِكَ الْبَيْتَ فَصَيَّرَتْهُ مَسْجِداً يُصَلِّي النَّاسُ فِيهِ‏

And it is reported as well – ‘At the emergence of dawn before Prophet-hood by forty years, and his^-saww mother^-as was Blessed with him^-as during the days of Al-Tashreek at the middle rock. And he^-saww was in the house of Abdullah Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws, and his^-saww birth was in a cave of Abu Talib^-asws in the house of Muhammad Bin Yusuf in Al Qaswa corner on the right when you are entering, and Al Kheyzran took that house out and converted it into a Masjid for the people to pray Salat in it’.[5]

6^– ص، قصص الأنبياء عليهم السلام رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ ص وُلِدَ فِي السَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ عَامَ الْفِيلِ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ

It is reported that he^-saww was born during the seventeenth of the month of Rabbi Ul Awwal in the year of the Elephant on the day of Monday’.

وَ قِيلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ قَالَ ص وُلِدْتُ فِي زَمَنِ الْمَلِكِ الْعَادِلِ يَعْنِي أَنُوشِيرَوَانَ بْنَ قُبَادَ قَاتِلَ مَزْدَكَ وَ الزَّنَادِقَةِ

And it is said, ‘On the day of Friday’. And he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww was Blessed (to my parents) during the time of the just king’ – meaning Anousherwan Bin Qabad, killer of Muzdak and the atheists’’.[6]

7 ك، إكمال الدين لي، الأمالي للصدوق الدَّقَّاقُ عَنِ ابْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْقَطَّانِ عَنِ الْبَرْمَكِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ إِلْيَاسَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَهْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا طَالِبٍ حَدَّثَ‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ: بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ فِي الْحِجْرِ إِذْ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا هَالَتْنِي فَأَتَيْتُ كَاهِنَةَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ عَلَيَّ مِطْرَفُ خَزٍّ وَ جُمَّتِي تَضْرِبُ مَنْكِبِي فَلَمَّا نَظَرَتْ إِلَيَّ عَرَفَتْ فِي وَجْهِيَ التَّغَيُّرَ فَاسْتَوَتْ وَ أَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ سَيِّدُ قَوْمِي

‘Ikmal Al Deen’, ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq^– Al Daqaq, from Bin Zakariya Al Qatan, from Al Barmakky, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from his father, from Khalid Bin Ilyas, from Abu Bakr Bin Abdullah Bin Abu Jahm, from his father, from his grandfather who said,

‘I heard Abu Talib^-asws narrating from Abdul Muttalib^-asws having said: ‘While I^-as was sleeping by the (Black) Stone when I^-as saw a dream which terrified me^-as. I^-as went to a priestess of Quraysh and upon me^-as was a shawl of fur and its two ends were beating upon my^-as shoulders. When she looked at me^-as, she recognised the change in my^-as face. I^-as evened, and in those days I^-as was a chief of my^-as people.

فَقَالَتْ مَا شَأْنُ سَيِّدِ الْعَرَبِ مُتَغَيِّرَ اللَّوْنِ هَلْ رَابَهُ مِنْ حَدَثَانِ الدَّهْرِ رَيْبٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا بَلَى إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ وَ أَنَا نَائِمٌ فِي الْحِجْرِ كَأَنَّ شَجَرَةً قَدْ نَبَتَتْ عَلَى ظَهْرِي قَدْ نَالَ رَأْسُهَا السَّمَاءَ وَ ضَرَبَتْ بِأَغْصَانِهَا الشَّرْقَ وَ الْغَرْبَ وَ رَأَيْتُ نُوراً يَزْهَرُ مِنْهَا أَعْظَمَ مِنْ نُورِ الشَّمْسِ سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفاً وَ رَأَيْتُ الْعَرَبَ وَ الْعَجَمَ سَاجِدَةً لَهَا وَ هِيَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَزْدَادُ عِظَماً وَ نُوراً وَ رَأَيْتُ رَهْطاً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يُرِيدُونَ قَطْعَهَا

She said, ‘What is the matter of the Chief of Arabs being of changed colour? Did the occurrences of the times awe him^-as?’ I^-as said to her: ‘Yes, I^-saww saw at night while I^-as was sleeping by the (Black) Stone, a Noor seventy^–fold greater than the sun, and I^-as saw the Arabs and the non-Arabs prostrating to it, and it kept increasing every day in radiance, and I^-as saw a group of Quraysh wanting to cut it off.

فَإِذَا دَنَوْا مِنْهَا أَخَذَهُمْ شَابٌّ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ وَجْهاً وَ أَنْظَفِهِمْ ثِيَاباً فَيَأْخُذُهُمْ وَ يَكْسِرُ ظُهُورَهُمْ وَ يَقْلَعُ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَرَفَعْتُ يَدِي لِأَتَنَاوَلَ غُصْناً مِنْ أَغْصَانِهَا فَصَاحَ بِيَ الشَّابُّ وَ قَالَ مَهْلًا لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنْهَا نَصِيبٌ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنِ النَّصِيبُ وَ الشَّجَرَةُ مِنِّي فَقَالَ النَّصِيبُ لِهَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَدْ تَعَلَّقُوا بِهَا وَ سَيَعُودُ إِلَيْهَا فَانْتَبَهْتُ مَذْعُوراً فَزِعاً مُتَغَيِّرَ اللَّوْنِ

When they went near it, they were seized by a youth of the most beautiful face and cleanest of them in clothes. He seized them and broke their backs and uprooted their eyes. I^-as raised my^-as hands in order to grab a branch (ray) from its branches (rays), and the youth shouted at me^-as and said: ‘No! There isn’t any share for you^-as from it’. I^-as said: ‘For whom is the share and the tree is from me^-as?’ He said: ‘The share is for them, those who have adhered with it and are ascending to it’. I^-as woke up terrified, alarmed, changed of colour’.

فَرَأَيْتُ لَوْنَ الْكَاهِنَةِ قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ لَئِنْ صَدَقَتْ لَيَخْرُجَنَّ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ وَلَدٌ يَمْلِكُ الشَّرْقَ وَ الْغَرْبَ وَ يُنَبَّأُ فِي النَّاسِ فتسرى‏ [فَسُرِّيَ‏] عَنِّي غَمِّي فَانْظُرْ أَبَا طَالِبٍ لَعَلَّكَ تَكُونُ أَنْتَ

I^-as saw the colour of the priestess to have changed. Then she said, ‘If you^-as are speaking the truth, then a son^-saww would be coming out from your^-as Sulb. He^-saww will rule the east and the west, and he^-saww will give news among the people and cheer the gloom from me’. I^-as looked at Abu Talib^-asws perhaps it would happen to be you^-as’.

وَ كَانَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص قَدْ خَرَجَ وَ يَقُولُ كَانَتِ الشَّجَرَةُ وَ اللَّهِ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ الْأَمِينَ‏

And Abu Talib^-asws used to narrate with this Hadeeth and the Prophet^-saww had already come out, and he^-as was saying: ‘By Allah^-azwj! The tree is Abu Al-Qasim^-saww the trustworthy’’.[7]

8^– ك، إكمال الدين لي، الأمالي للصدوق الْقَطَّانُ عَنِ ابْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْقَطَّانِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ مَوْلًى لِبَنِي مَخْزُومٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسَ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ: وُلِدَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَرَأَيْنَا فِي وَجْهِهِ نُوراً يَزْهَرُ كَنُورِ الشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ أَبِي إِنَّ لِهَذَا الْغُلَامِ شَأْناً عَظِيماً

Al Qatan, from Bin Zakariya Al Qatan, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from his father, from Saeed Bin Muslim a slave of the clan of Makhzoum, from Saeed Bin Abu Salih, from his father, from Bin Abbas who said,

‘I heard my father Al-Abbas narrating. He said, ‘Abdullah^-asws was Blessed to Abdul Muttalib^-asws and we saw Noor in his^-as face blooming like the sunlight. My father said, ‘For this boy^-asws there is a great occupation’.

قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ فِي مَنَامِي أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مِنْ مَنْخِرِهِ طَائِرٌ أَبْيَضُ فَطَارَ فَبَلَغَ الْمَشْرِقَ وَ الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ رَاجِعاً حَتَّى سَقَطَ عَلَى بَيْتِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَسَجَدَتْ لَهُ قُرَيْشٌ كُلُّهَا فَبَيْنَمَا النَّاسُ يَتَأَمَّلُونَهُ إِذْ صَارَ نُوراً بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ امْتَدَّ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْمَشْرِقَ وَ الْمَغْرِبَ

He^-as said: ‘Then I saw in my dream that a white bird came out from his^-as nostril. It flew away and reached the east and the west, then it returned with a returning until it settled upon the House, Al-Kabah, and all of the Quraysh prostrated to it. While the people were reflecting on it when it became Noor between the sky and the earth, and it extended until it reached the east and the west.

فَلَمَّا انْتَبَهْتُ سَأَلْتُ كَاهِنَةَ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا عَبَّاسُ لَئِنْ صَدَقَتْ رُؤْيَاكَ لَيَخْرُجَنَّ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ وَلَدٌ يَصِيرُ أَهْلُ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ تَبَعاً لَهُ

When it (dream) ended, I asked a priestess of the clan of Makhzoum. She said, ‘O Abbas! If you are speaking the truth of your dream, there will be coming out from his^-as Sulb a son, the east and the west will become followers of his^-saww’.

قَالَ أَبِي فَهَمَّنِي أَمْرُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِلَى أَنْ تَزَوَّجَ بِآمِنَةَ وَ كَانَتْ مِنْ أَجْمَلِ نِسَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ أَتَمِّهَا خَلْقاً

My father said, ‘I understood the matter of Abdullah^-asws up to his^-as marrying Aamina^-as, and she^-as was from the most beautiful women of Quraysh and most complete of them in mannerisms.

فَلَمَّا مَاتَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ وَلَدَتْ آمِنَةُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَتَيْتُهُ فَرَأَيْتُ النُّورَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ يَزْهَرُ فَحَمَلْتُهُ وَ تَفَرَّسْتُ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَوَجَدْتُ مِنْهُ رِيحَ الْمِسْكِ وَ صِرْتُ كَأَنِّي قِطْعَةُ مِسْكٍ مِنْ شِدَّةِ رِيحِي

(She said), ‘When Abdullah^-asws died and Aamina^-asws was Blessed with Rasool-Allah^-saww, I came to him^-saww and I saw the Noor shining between his^-saww eyes. I carried him^-saww and gazed in his^-saww face, I found the aroma of musk from him^-saww, and I became such as if I were a piece of musk due to the intensity of my aroma.

فَحَدَّثَتْنِي آمِنَةُ وَ قَالَتْ لِي إِنَّهُ لَمَّا أَخَذَنِي الطَّلْقُ وَ اشْتَدَّ بِيَ الْأَمْرُ سَمِعْتُ جَلَبَةً وَ كَلَاماً لَا يُشْبِهُ كَلَامَ الْآدَمِيِّينَ وَ رَأَيْتُ عَلَماً مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ عَلَى قَضِيبٍ مِنْ يَاقُوتٍ قَدْ ضُرِبَ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ رَأَيْتُ نُوراً يَسْطَعُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ السَّمَاءَ وَ رَأَيْتُ قُصُورَ الشَّامَاتِ كَأَنَّهَا شُعْلَةُ نَارٍ نُوراً وَ رَأَيْتُ حَوْلِي مِنَ الْقَطَاةِ أَمْراً عَظِيماً قَدْ نَشَرَتْ‏ أَجْنِحَتَهَا حَوْلِي

Aamina^-as narrated to me and she^-as said to me: ‘When the pangs of childbirth seized me^-as and the matter intensified with me^-as, I^-as heard a noise and speech not resembling the speech of a human being, and I saw a flag of silk upon a stick of ruby to have been struck between the sky and the earth; and I saw a Noor spreading out from his^-saww head until it reached the sky; and I saw large castles as if these were flames of fire, alight; and I saw around me the grouse (bird) a mighty matter having spread its wings around me.

وَ رَأَيْتُ شَعِيرَةَ الْأَسَدِيَّةَ قَدْ مَرَّتْ وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ آمِنَةُ مَا لَقِيَتِ الْكُهَّانُ وَ الْأَصْنَامُ مِنْ وَلَدِكِ وَ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا شَابّاً مِنْ أَتَمِّ النَّاسِ طُولًا وَ أَشَدِّهِمْ بَيَاضاً وَ أَحْسَنِهِمْ ثِيَاباً مَا ظَنَنْتُهُ إِلَّا عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَدْ دَنَا مِنِّي فَأَخَذَ الْمَوْلُودَ فَتَفَلَ فِي فِيهِ وَ مَعَهُ طَسْتٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَضْرُوبٍ بِالزُّمُرُّدِ وَ مُشْطٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ

And I saw the Al-Asadiyah tree to have passed by, and it was saying, ‘Aamina^-as! You^-as neither met the soothsayer and the idols from your^-as son^-saww?’ And I saw a young man from the tallest of the men, and the most intense of them in whiteness, and most beautiful of them in clothes. I do not think except it was Abdul Muttalib^-asws had come near me and grabbed the new-born^-saww, and applied saliva in his^-saww face, and with him^-as was a tray of gold struck with the emeralds, and a comb of gold.

فَشَقَّ بَطْنَهُ شَقّاً ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ قَلْبَهُ فَشَقَّهُ فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ نُكْتَةً سَوْدَاءَ فَرَمَى بِهَا ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ صُرَّةً مِنْ حَرِيرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ فَفَتَحَهَا فَإِذَا فِيهَا كَالذَّرِيرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فَحَشَاهُ ثُمَّ رَدَّهُ إِلَى مَا كَانَ وَ مَسَحَ عَلَى بَطْنِهِ وَ اسْتَنْطَقَهُ فَنَطَقَ‏ فَلَمْ أَفْهَمْ مَا قَالَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي أَمَانِ اللَّهِ وَ حِفْظِهِ وَ كِلَاءَتِهِ قَدْ حَشَوْتُ قَلْبَكَ إِيمَاناً وَ عِلْماً وَ حِلْماً وَ يَقِيناً وَ عَقْلًا وَ شَجَاعَةً أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْبَشَرِ طُوبَى لِمَنْ اتَّبَعَكَ وَ وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْكَ

He^-as split his^-saww belly then took out his^-saww heart and split it, and extracted a black spot from it and threw it away. Then he^-as brought out a purse of green silk and opened it, and there, in it was like the white particles and crammed these, then returned him^-as to what he^-saww was, and wiped upon his^-saww belly and spoke, but I could not understand what he^-as said except that he^-as said: ‘In the Safety of Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Protection and His^-azwj Overseeing. I^-as have pressed into your^-saww heart – Eman, and knowledge, and forbearance, and certainty, and intellect, and bravery. You^-saww are the best of the people. Beatitude is for one who follows you^-saww, and woe be unto the one who stays behind from you^-saww’.

ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ صُرَّةً أُخْرَى مِنْ حَرِيرَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ فَفَتَحَهَا فَإِذَا فِيهَا خَاتَمٌ فَضَرَبَ عَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي أَنْ أَنْفُخَ فِيكَ مِنْ رُوحِ الْقُدُسِ فَنَفَخَ فِيهِ وَ أَلْبَسَهُ قَمِيصاً وَ قَالَ هَذَا أَمَانُكَ مِنْ آفَاتِ الدُّنْيَا فَهَذَا مَا رَأَيْتُ يَا عَبَّاسُ بِعَيْنِي

Then he^-as brought out another purse of white silk and opened it, and there in it was a seal, and he^-as struck it upon his^-saww shoulder, then said, ‘My^-as Lord^-azwj Commanded me^-as that I^-as blow the Holy Spirit into your^-saww mouth’. He^-as blew into his^-saww mouth, and put a shirt on him^-saww and said, ‘This is your^-saww safety from the calamities of the world’. This is what I saw, O Abbas, with my eyes’.

قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ وَ أَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَأُ فَكَشَفْتُ عَنْ ثَوْبِهِ فَإِذَا خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَكْتُمُ شَأْنَهُ وَ أُنْسِيتُ‏ الْحَدِيثَ فَلَمْ أَذْكُرْهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ إِسْلَامِي حَتَّى ذَكَّرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏

Al-Abbas said, ‘And on that day I was able to read, so I uncovered from his^-saww cloth and there was the seal of the Prophet-hood. I did not cease to conceal his^-saww occupation and I forgot the Hadeeth to be forgotten and did not mention it until the day of my becoming a Muslim, until Rasool-Allah^-saww reminded me’’.[8]

9^– لي، الأمالي للصدوق ابْنُ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنِ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: كَانَ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ يَخْتَرِقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعَ فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ عِيسَى ع حُجِبَ عَنْ ثَلَاثِ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَ كَانَ يَخْتَرِقُ أَرْبَعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص حُجِبَ عَنِ السَّبْعِ كُلِّهَا وَ رُمِيَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ بِالنُّجُومِ

Bin al Barqy, from his father, from his grandfather, from Al Bazanty, from Aban Bin Usman,

‘From Abu Abdullah Al-Sadiq^-asws having said: ‘Iblees^-la used to penetrate the seven skies. So, when (Prophet) Isa^-as was sent (to the earth), he^-la was Blocked from three skies, and he^-la used to penetrate four skies. So, when Rasool-Allah^-saww was descended, he^-la was Blocked from all seven, and the devils were Pelted with the (shooting) stars.

وَ قَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ هَذَا قِيَامُ السَّاعَةِ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَهْلَ الْكُتُبِ يَذْكُرُونَهُ وَ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ وَ كَانَ مِنْ أَزْجَرِ أَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ انْظُرُوا هَذِهِ النُّجُومَ الَّتِي يُهْتَدَى بِهَا وَ يُعْرَفُ بِهَا أَزْمَانُ الشِّتَاءِ وَ الصَّيْفِ فَإِنْ كَانَ رُمِيَ بِهَا فَهُوَ هَلَاكُ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ ثَبَتَتْ وَ رُمِيَ بِغَيْرِهَا فَهُوَ أَمْرٌ حَدَثٌ

And the Quraysh said, ‘This is the establishment of the Hour. We heard the People of the Book mentioning it’. And Amro Bin Ameet, who was the expert in predictions among the people of the Pre-Islamic period, said, ‘Look! These are the stars which you are guided by, and by these you recognise the times of the winter and the summer. If these are what they being pelted with, then everything would be destroyed, but if these were firm, and the Pelting is by the others, so a matter has occurred’.

وَ أَصْبَحَتِ الْأَصْنَامُ كُلُّهَا صَبِيحَةَ وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص لَيْسَ مِنْهَا صَنَمٌ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ مُنْكَبٌّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَ ارْتَجَسَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ إِيوَانُ كِسْرَى وَ سَقَطَتْ مِنْهُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ شُرْفَةً وَ غَاضَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ سَاوَةَ وَ فَاضَ وَادِي السَّمَاوَةِ وَ خَمَدَتْ نِيرَانُ فَارِسَ وَ لَمْ تَخْمُدْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ بِأَلْفِ عَامٍ

And in the morning of the Prophet^-saww coming to the earth, all the idols, and there was no idol from these except that it fell down upon its face, and the pillars of the palace of Caesar shook severely, and fourteen of its balconies broke down. And the lake Sawat subsided, and Al-Samawat valley overflowed. And the fires of Persia were extinguished, which had never been extinguished for a thousand years.

وَ رَأَى الْمُؤْبَذَانُ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ فِي الْمَنَامِ إِبِلًا صِعَاباً تَقُودُ خَيْلًا عِرَاباً قَدْ قَطَعَتْ دِجْلَةَ وَ انْسَرَبَتْ فِي بِلَادِهِمْ وَ انْقَصَمَ طَاقُ الْمَلِكِ كِسْرَى مِنْ وَسَطِهِ وَ انْخَرَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ دِجْلَةُ الْعَوْرَاءُ وَ انْتَشَرَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ نُورٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْحِجَازِ ثُمَّ اسْتَطَارَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْمَشْرِقَ وَ لَمْ يَبْقَ سَرِيرٌ لِمَلِكٍ مِنْ مُلُوكِ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا أَصْبَحَ مَنْكُوساً وَ الْمَلِكُ مُخْرِساً لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ

And Al Mowbazan (Zoraostrian hight priest) saw in his dream during that night, that the camels were having difficulties in leading the Arabian horses, and that the river Tigris had been cut^–off and is spreading in their country, and the roof of the king had been broken in the middle, and that the Tigris had flowed towards it. And a Light spread out during that night from the direction of Al-Hijaz, then it spread out until it reached the east. And there did not remain any bed of a king from the kings of the world except that it was overturned, and the king became speechless and did not speak on that day.

وَ انْتُزِعَ عِلْمُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَ بَطَلَ سِحْرُ السَّحَرَةِ وَ لَمْ تَبْقَ كَاهِنَةٌ فِي الْعَرَبِ إِلَّا حُجِبَتْ عَنْ صَاحِبِهَا وَ عَظُمَتْ قُرَيْشٌ فِي الْعَرَبِ وَ سُمُّوا آلَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

And the knowledge of the sooth^–Sayers was snatched away, and the sorcery of the sorcerers was invalidated. And there did not remain a sooth^–sayer among the Arabs except that he hid himself from his companion. And the Quraysh were considered great, and they (Bani Hashim^-asws) were called progeny of Allah^-azwj (آل الله) Mighty and Majestic’.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّادِقُ ع إِنَّمَا سُمُّوا آلَ اللَّهِ لِأَنَّهُمْ فِي بَيْتِ اللَّهِ الْحَرَامِ

Abu Abdullah Al-Sadiq^-asws said: ‘But rather, they were names as progeny of Allah^-azwj (آل الله) Mighty and Majestic because they were in the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj’.

وَ قَالَتْ آمِنَةُ إِنَّ ابْنِي وَ اللَّهِ سَقَطَ فَاتَّقَى الْأَرْضَ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنِّي نُورٌ أَضَاءَ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ سَمِعْتُ فِي الضَّوْءِ قَائِلًا يَقُولُ إِنَّكِ قَدْ وَلَدْتِ سَيِّدَ النَّاسِ فَسَمِّيهِ مُحَمَّداً

And Aamina^-as said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! My^-as son^-saww, fell on the ground upon his^-saww hand, then raised his^-saww head towards the sky and looked towards it. Then a Light came out from within me^-as which illuminated everything, and a speaker was heard saying within the Light: ‘You^-as have been blessed by the Chief of the people, so name him^-saww ‘Muhammad’.

وَ أُتِيَ بِهِ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ لِيَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ وَ قَدْ بَلَغَهُ مَا قَالَتْ أُمُّهُ فَأَخَذَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ فِي حَجْرِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَعْطَانِي هَذَا الْغُلَامَ الطَّيِّبَ الْأَرْدَانِ قَدْ سَادَ فِي الْمَهْدِ عَلَى الْغِلْمَانِ ثُمَّ عَوَّذَهُ بِأَرْكَانِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ قَالَ فِيهِ أَشْعَاراً ‏

And Abdul Muttalib^-asws came over to look at him^-as, and what his^-saww mother^-as had said, had reached him^-as. So, he^-as took him^-saww and placed him^-saww upon his^-as lap, then said (in prose): ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj Who has Given me^-as this boy^-saww, the goodly one who has prevailed in the cradle over (all) the young men, and his^-as status has surpassed all the statii’. Then he^-as took him^-saww near the Kabah and said poems regarding him^-saww’.

قَالَ وَ صَاحَ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ فِي أَبَالِسَتِهِ فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَيهِ فَقَالُوا مَا الَّذِي أَفْزَعَكَ يَا سَيِّدَنَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ وَيْلَكُمْ لَقَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ السَّمَاءَ وَ الْأَرْضَ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ لَقَدْ حَدَثَ فِي الْأَرْضِ حَدَثٌ عَظِيمٌ مَا حَدَثَ مِثْلُهُ مُنْذُ رُفِعَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ع فَاخْرُجُوا وَ انْظُرُوا مَا هَذَا الْحَدَثُ الَّذِي قَدْ حَدَثَ

He^-asws said: ‘And Iblees^-la shrieked among the Devils, so they gathered around him^-la and said, ‘What is that which has panicked you^-la, O our Chief^-la?’ He^-la said to them, ‘Woe be unto you all! I^-la have been denied from the skies and the earth since last night. There has occurred in the earth a great event. No event similar to it has occurred since Isa^-as bin Maryam^-as was Raised up. Go out and look around to see what this event is which has occurred’.

فَافْتَرَقُوا ثُمَّ اجْتَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا مَا وَجَدْنَا شَيْئاً فَقَالَ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ أَنَا لِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ ثُمَّ انْغَمَسَ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَجَالَهَا حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى الْحَرَمِ فَوَجَدَ الْحَرَمَ مَحْفُوظاً بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ فَذَهَبَ لِيَدْخُلَ فَصَاحُوا بِهِ فَرَجَعَ

They dispersed, then they gathered around him^-la, and they said, ‘We could not find anything’. Iblees^-la said, ‘I^-la am the one for this matter’. Then he^-la immersed himself^-la in the world, and he^-la wandered around until he^-la ended up to the Sanctuary. He^-la found it to be full of Angels. He^-la wanted to enter into it, but he^-la shrieked out and returned.

ثُمَّ صَارَ مِثْلَ الصِّرِّ وَ هُوَ الْعُصْفُورُ فَدَخَلَ مِنْ قِبَلِ حَرَى فَقَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ وَرَاكَ لَعَنَكَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ حَرْفٌ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ مَا هَذَا الْحَدَثُ الَّذِي حَدَثَ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَ لَهُ وُلِدَ مُحَمَّدٌ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلْ لِي فِيهِ نَصِيبٌ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَفِي أُمَّتِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ رَضِيتُ

Then he^-la became like a bird – and it is the sparrow, so he^-la entered from the side of Hira. Jibraeel^-as said to him^-la: ‘You^-la go back! Allah^-azwj has Cursed you^-la!’ He^-la said to him^-as, ‘I^-la would like to ask you^-as one word, O Jibraeel^-as! What is this event which occurred in the earth since last night?’ He^-as said to him^-la: ‘Muhammad^-saww has come to (earth)’. He^-la said, ‘Is there a part for me^-la with regards to it, O Jibraeel^-as?’ He^-as said: ‘No!’ He^-la said, ‘And with regards to his^-saww community?’ He^-as said: ‘Yes’. He^-la said, ‘I^-la am pleased’’.[9]

10^– ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي الْجِعَابِيُ‏ عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ الْجُعْفِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ الْهِلَالِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ عَنِ [ابْنِ‏] سَرِيعٍ‏ الْبَارِقِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ع يَقُولُ‏ لَمَّا وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص وُلِدَ لَيْلًا فَأَتَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَ هُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ هِشَامُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ وَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ وَ عُتْبَةُ وَ شَيْبَةُ

Al Ja’any, from Bin Aqadah, from Ahmad Bin Yusu Al Jufy, from Muhammad Bin Hasan, from Jahs Bin Rashid Al Hilaly, from Muhammad Bin Abad, from Sarie Al Barqy who said,

‘I heard Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws saying: ‘When the Prophet^-saww descended, it was night time. A man from the People of the Book came to the chiefs of Quraysh and they had gathered – Hisham Bin Al-Mugheira, and Al-Waleed Bin Al-Mugheira, from Utaba and Shayba.

فَقَالَ أَ وُلِدَ فِيكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ مَوْلُودٌ قَالُوا لَا وَ مَا ذَاكَ قَالَ لَقَدْ وُلِدَ فِيكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ أَوْ بِفِلَسْطِينَ مَوْلُودٌ اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ بِهِ شَامَةٌ يَكُونُ هَلَاكُ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ

He said, ‘Has there been born among you tonight a new-born?’ They said, ‘No, and why (are you asking) that?’ He said, ‘Either there has been a birth among you tonight or at Palestine there is a new-born. His^-saww name is ‘Ahmad’. There is a mole with him^-saww and the destruction of the People of the Book will happen to be upon his^-saww hands’.

فَسَأَلُوا فَأُخْبِرُوا فَطَلَبُوهُ فَقَالُوا لَقَدْ وُلِدَ فِينَا غُلَامٌ فَقَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُنَبِّئَكُمْ أَوْ بَعْدُ قَالُوا قَبْلُ قَالَ فَانْطَلِقُوا مَعِي أَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ فَأَتَوْا أُمَّهُ وَ هُوَ مَعَهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُمْ كَيْفَ سَقَطَ وَ مَا رَأَتْ مِنَ النُّورِ

They asked around and they were informed. They sought him and said, ‘There has been born a boy among us’. He said, ‘Before I informed you or after?’ They said, ‘Before’. He said, ‘The come with me to look at him^-saww’. They came to his^-saww mother^-as and he was with them. She^-as inform them how he^-saww had come down and what was seen from the Noor.

قَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ فَأَخْرِجِيهِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى الشَّامَةِ فَخَرَّ مَغْشِيّاً عَلَيْهِ فَأَدْخَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالُوا لَهُ وَيْلَكَ مَا لَكَ قَالَ ذَهَبَتْ نُبُوَّةُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ هَذَا وَ اللَّهِ مُبِيرُهُمْ فَفَرِحَتْ قُرَيْشٌ بِذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى فَرَحَهُمْ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ لَيَسْطُوَنَّ بِكُمْ سَطْوَةً يَتَحَدَّثُ بِهَا أَهْلُ الشَّرْقِ وَ أَهْلُ الْغَرْبِ‏

The Jew said, ‘Bring him^-saww out so we can look at him^-saww, and he looked at the mole and fell down with unconsciousness upon him. His^-saww mother^-as entered him (into the house). When he awoke, they said to him, ‘Woe be unto you! What is the matter with you?’ He said, ‘The Prophet-hood of the Children of Israel is gone up to the Day of Qiyamah. By Allah^-azwj! This one will defeat them’. Quraysh rejoiced with that. When he saw their happiness, he said, ‘By Allah^-saww! He^-saww will subdue you all with a subduing, the people of the east and the west will talk about it’’.[10]

11^– ج، الإحتجاج عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع‏ فِي خَبَرِ الْيَهُودِيِّ الَّذِي سَأَلَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَنْ مُعْجِزَاتِ الرَّسُولِ ص قَالَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ تَكَلَّمَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيّاً

From Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws in a Hadeeth of the Jew who asked Amir Al-Momineen^-asws about the miracles of the Rasool^-saww. He said, ‘This Isa^-as Bin Maryam^-as, they are claiming that he^-saww spoke in the cradle as a baby’.

قَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ ع لَقَدْ كَانَ كَذَلِكَ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ ص سَقَطَ مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ وَاضِعاً يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ رَافِعاً يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ يُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ وَ بَدَا مِنْ فِيهِ نُورٌ رَأَى أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ مِنْهُ قُصُورَ بُصْرَى مِنَ الشَّامِ وَ مَا يَلِيهَا وَ الْقُصُورَ الْحُمْرَ مِنْ أَرْضِ الْيَمَنِ وَ مَا يَلِيهَا وَ الْقُصُورَ الْبِيضَ مِنْ إِصْطَخْرَ وَ مَا يَلِيهَا

Ali^-asws said to him: ‘That had been like that, and Muhammad^-saww upon descending into his mother’s lap placed his^-saww left hand upon the ground and raised his^-saww right hand towards the sky and move his^-saww lips with the Tawheed, and such a Noor initiated from his^-saww mouth, the people of Makkah saw from it the castles of Basra up to the castles of Syria and what follows it, and the red castles from the land of Yemen and what follows it, and the white castles from Istikhar (a city of Iran) and what follows it.

وَ لَقَدْ أَضَاءَتِ الدُّنْيَا لَيْلَةَ وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص حَتَّى فَزِعَتِ الْجِنُّ وَ الْإِنْسُ وَ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ قَالُوا يَحْدُثُ‏ فِي الْأَرْضِ حَدَثٌ وَ لَقَدْ رَأَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَيْلَةَ وُلِدَ تَصْعَدُ وَ تَنْزِلُ وَ تُسَبِّحُ وَ تُقَدِّسُ وَ تَضْطَرِبُ النُّجُومُ وَ تَتَسَاقَطُ النُّجُومُ عَلَامَاتٍ لِمِيلَادِهِ

And the world had been illuminated on the night the Prophet^-saww descended until it alarmed the Jinn and the humans and the Satans^-la, and they said, ‘An even has occurred in the earth’, and the Angels were seen ascending and descending on the night he^-saww arrived, and recited Glorification and sanctification and the stars were restless, and (some) stars fell as signs of his^-saww birth.

وَ لَقَدْ هَمَّ إِبْلِيسُ بِالظَّعْنِ فِي السَّمَاءِ لِمَا رَأَى مِنَ الْأَعَاجِيبِ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ وَ كَانَ لَهُ مَقْعَدٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ وَ الشَّيَاطِينُ يَسْتَرِقُونَ السَّمْعَ فَلَمَّا رَأَوُا الْأَعَاجِيبَ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَسْتَرِقُوا السَّمْعَ فَإِذَا هُمْ قَدْ حُجِبُوا مِنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ كُلِّهَا وَ رُمُوا بِالشُّهُبِ دَلَالَةً لِنُبُوَّتِهِ ص‏

And Iblees^-la was worried with the stoning in the sky when he^-la saw from the marvels during that night, and there used to be a seat for him^-la in the third sky, and the Satans^-la were stealing the hearing. When they saw the marvels then wanting to steal the hearing, and there they had been barred from the skies, all of them, and they were pelted with the meteors as evidence of his^-saww Prophet-hood’’.[11]

12^– لي، الأمالي للصدوق ابْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِكَعْبٍ وَ هُوَ عِنْدَ مُعَاوِيَةَ كَيْفَ تَجِدُونَ صِفَةَ مَوْلِدِ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ هَلْ تَجِدُونَ لِعِتْرَتِهِ فَضْلًا

‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq^– Bin Al Mutawakkal, from Ali, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Ziyad Bin Al Munzar, from Lays Bin Sa’ad who said,

‘I said to Ka’ab while he was in the presence of Muawiya, ‘How are you finding the description of Prophet^-saww descending to the world? And are you finding any merits being for his^-saww family?’

فَالْتَفَتَ كَعْبٌ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ لِيَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ هَوَاهُ فَأَجْرَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ فَقَالَ هَاتِ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ مَا عِنْدَكَ

Ka’ab turned towards Muawiya in order to look how his inclination was, and Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Caused Flowed upon his (Muawiya’s) tongue and he said, ‘O Abu Is’haq! Give what is with you’.

فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ إِنِّي قَدْ قَرَأْتُ اثْنَيْنِ وَ سَبْعِينَ كِتَاباً كُلُّهَا أُنْزِلَتْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ قَرَأْتُ صُحُفَ دَانِيَالَ كُلَّهَا وَ وَجَدْتُ فِي كُلِّهَا ذِكْرَ مَوْلِدِهِ وَ مَوْلِدِ عِتْرَتِهِ وَ إِنَّ اسْمَهُ لَمَعْرُوفٌ وَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُولَدْ نَبِيٌّ قَطُّ فَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مَا خَلَا عِيسَى وَ أَحْمَدَ ص

Ka’ab said, ‘I have read seventy^–two Books, all of them having been Sent down from the sky, and I read the Parchment of DanyAl-^as, all of it, and I found in all these the mention of his^-saww coming and Blessing of his^-saww family, and that his^-as name is well-known, and it is so that no Prophet^-as will be Blessed at all and the Angels descend unto him^-as apart from Isa^-as and Ahmad^-saww.

وَ مَا ضُرِبَ عَلَى آدَمِيَّةٍ حُجُبُ الْجَنَّةِ غَيْرَ مَرْيَمَ وَ آمِنَةَ أُمِّ أَحْمَدَ ص وَ مَا وُكِّلَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بِأُنْثَى حَمَلَتْ غَيْرَ مَرْيَمَ أُمِّ الْمَسِيحِ ع وَ آمِنَةَ أُمِّ أَحْمَدَ ص وَ كَانَ مِنْ عَلَامَةِ حَمْلِهِ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي حَمَلَتْ آمِنَةُ بِهِ ص‏ نَادَى مُنَادٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ أَبْشِرُوا فَقَدْ حَمَلَ اللَّيْلَةَ بِأَحْمَدَ وَ فِي الْأَرَضِينَ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى فِي الْبُحُورِ

No veil of the Paradise has ever been struck upon a female human apart from Maryam^-as and Aamina^-as mother^-as of Ahmad^-saww, and the Angels have not been Allocated with any pregnant female apart from Maryam^-as mother^-as of Isa^-as and Aamina^-as mother of Ahmad^-saww, and it was from the signs of his^-saww being carried that when it was night in which Aamina^-as was expecting with him^-saww, a caller called out in the seven skies: ‘Receive glad tidings for tonight Ahmad^-saww has been borne’, and similar to that in the lands to the extents in the oceans (as well).

وَ مَا بَقِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ دَابَّةٌ تَدِبُّ وَ لَا طَائِرٌ يَطِيرُ إِلَّا عَلِمَ بِمَوْلِدِهِ وَ لَقَدْ بُنِيَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَيْلَةَ مَوْلِدِهِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ قَصْرٍ مِنْ يَاقُوتٍ أَحْمَرَ وَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ قَصْرٍ مِنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ رَطْبٍ فَقِيلَ هَذِهِ قُصُورُ الْوِلَادَةِ وَ نُجِّدَتِ‏ الْجِنَانُ وَ قِيلَ لَهَا اهْتَزِّي وَ تَزَيَّنِي فَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ أَوْلِيَائِكِ قَدْ وُلِدَ فَضَحِكَتِ الْجَنَّةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَهِيَ ضَاحِكَةٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

And there did not remain in the earth on that day any animal walking nor a bird flying except it knew of his^-saww descend, and there was built in the Paradise, on the night of his^-saww being Blessed, seventy thousand castles of red rubies, and seventy thousand castles of wet pearls, and it was said: ‘These are castles of the birth’. And the Gardens were decorated and it was said to them: ‘Be excited and groomed for the Prophet^-saww of your friends has been born!’ So, the Paradise laughed on that day and it will be laughing (with happiness) up to the Day of Qiyamah.

وَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ حُوتاً مِنْ حِيتَانِ الْبَحْرِ يُقَالُ لَهُ طُمُوسَا وَ هُوَ سَيِّدُ الْحِيتَانِ لَهُ سَبْعُمِائَةِ أَلْفِ ذَنَبٍ يَمْشِي عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ سَبْعُمِائَةِ أَلْفِ ثَوْرٍ الْوَاحِدُ مِنْهَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا لِكُلِّ ثَوْرٍ سَبْعُمِائَةِ أَلْفِ قَرْنٍ مِنْ زُمُرُّدٍ أَخْضَرَ لَا يَشْعُرُ بِهِنَّ اضْطَرَبَ فَرَحاً بِمَوْلِدِهِ وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى ثَبَّتَهُ لَجَعَلَ عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا

And it has reached me that a whale from the whales of the ocean called Tamousa, and it is the chief of the whaled having seven hundred tails for it, seven hundred bulls walked upon its back, the one bull from it being greater than the world, for each bull seven thousand horns of green emeralds, nor hair being between these, were excited with happiness due to his^-saww being Blessed. Had Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted not Stabilised it, its top would have become its bottom.

وَ لَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ مَا بَقِيَ جَبَلٌ إِلَّا نَادَى صَاحِبَهُ بِالْبِشَارَةِ وَ يَقُولُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ لَقَدْ خَضَعَتِ الْجِبَالُ كُلُّهَا لِأَبِي قُبَيْسٍ كَرَامَةً لِمُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ لَقَدْ قَدَّسَتِ الْأَشْجَارُ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً بِأَنْوَاعِ أَفْنَانِهَا وَ ثِمَارِهَا فَرَحاً بِمَوْلِدِهِ ص

And it has reached me that on that day there did not remain any mountain except its part called out with the glad tidings and was saying, ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj’, and all the mountains were humbled to Abu Qubeys out of prestige of Muhammad^-saww, and the trees sanctified for forty days by a variety of its branches and its fruits out of happiness due to his^-saww birth.

وَ لَقَدْ ضُرِبَ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ سَبْعُونَ عَمُوداً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْأَنْوَارِ لَا يُشْبِهُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ صَاحِبَهُ وَ قَدْ بُشِّرَ آدَمُ ع بِمَوْلِدِهِ فَزِيدَ فِي حُسْنِهِ سَبْعِينَ صِنْفاً وَ كَانَ قَدْ وَجَدَ مَرَارَةَ الْمَوْتِ وَ كَانَ قَدْ مَسَّهُ ذَلِكَ فَسُرِّيَ عَنْهُ ذَلِكَ

And seventy pillars had been struck between the sky and the earth from a variety of light, not one resembling its counterpart, and Adam^-as had given the glad tidings of his^-saww birth, and it increased in beauty seventy^–fold; and he^-as had found the bitterness of the death and that had touched him^-as, so that was eased from him^-as.

وَ لَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْكَوْثَرَ اضْطَرَبَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَ اهْتَزَّ فَرَمَى بِسَبْعِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ قَصْرٍ مِنْ قُصُورِ الدُّرِّ وَ الْيَاقُوتِ نُثَاراً لِمَوْلِدِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ لَقَدْ زُمَّ إِبْلِيسُ وَ كُبِلَ وَ أُلْقِيَ فِي الْحِصْنِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً وَ غَرِقَ عَرْشُهُ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً وَ لَقَدْ تَنَكَّسَتِ الْأَصْنَامُ كُلُّهَا وَ صَاحَتْ وَ وَلْوَلَتْ

And it has reached me that Al-Kawser in the Paradise was excited and swayed and it threw seven hundred thousand castles from the castles of gems and rubies with a scattering due to the arrival of Muhammad^-saww, and Iblees^-la was constricted and tied up and thrown into the fortress for forty days, and his^-la throne was drowned for forty days. And all the idols had toppled to be upside down and shouted and shrieked.

وَ لَقَدْ سَمِعُوا صَوْتاً مِنَ الْكَعْبَةِ يَا آلَ قُرَيْشٍ قَدْ جَاءَكُمُ الْبَشِيرُ جَاءَكُمُ النَّذِيرُ مَعَهُ الْعِزُّ الْأَبَدُ وَ الرِّبْحُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَ هُوَ خَاتَمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ نَجِدُ فِي الْكُتُبِ أَنَّ عِتْرَتَهُ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ بَعْدَهُ وَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ فِي أَمَانٍ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ مَا دَامَ مِنْ عِتْرَتِهِ فِي دَارِ الدُّنْيَا خَلْقٌ يَمْشِي

And a voice had been heard from the Kabah: ‘O progeny of Quraysh! The giver of good news has come to you! The warner has come to you, with him^-saww is the permanent honour and the great profit, and he^-saww is the last of the Prophets^-as!’ And we find in the Books that his^-saww family are the best of the people after him^-saww, and the people will not cease to be in the safety from the Punishment for as long as there is one person from his^-saww family is walking in the house of the world’.

فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ وَ مَنْ عِتْرَتُهُ قَالَ كَعْبٌ وُلْدُ فَاطِمَةَ فَعَبَسَ وَجْهُهُ وَ عَضَّ عَلَى شفييه [شَفَتَيْهِ‏] وَ أَخَذَ يَعْبَثُ بِلِحْيَتِهِ فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ وَ إِنَّا نَجِدُ صِفَةَ الْفَرْخَيْنِ الْمُسْتَشْهَدَيْنِ وَ هُمَا فَرْخَا فَاطِمَةَ ع يَقْتُلُهُمَا شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِ قَالَ فَمَنْ يَقْتُلُهُمَا قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَامَ مُعَاوِيَةُ وَ قَالَ قُومُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ فَقُمْنَا

Muawiya said, ‘O Abu Is’haq! And who are his^-saww family?’ Ka’ab said, ‘Children of Fatima’. He frowned his face and pressed upon his lips and took a bite of his beard. Ka’ab said, ‘And we find the description of the two young martyrs, and they are the young ones of (Syeda) Fatima^-asws. The evilest of the people will kill them’. He said, ‘So, who will kill them?’ He said, ‘A man from Quraysh’. Muawiya stood up and said, ‘Arise if you so like to’. We stood up (to leave)’’.[12]

13^– مع، معاني الأخبار الدَّقَّاقُ عَنِ الْكُلَيْنِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْفَارِسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ أَسَدٍ رَحِمَهَا اللَّهُ جَاءَتْ إِلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تُبَشِّرُهُ‏ بِمَوْلِدِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو طَالِبٍ اصْبِرِي لِي سَبْتاً آتِيكِ بِمِثْلِهِ إِلَّا النُّبُوَّةَ

‘Ma’any Al Akhbaar’^– Al Daqaq, from Al-Kulayni, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Farsy, from Abu Haneefa Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Al Waleed Bin Aban, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Muskan, from his father who said,

‘Abu Abdullah^-asws said: ‘ (Syeda) Fatima^-asws Bint Asad^-as came to Abu Talib^-asws to give him^-asws the glad tidings of the birth of the Prophet^-saww. Abu Talib^-asws said to her^-asws: ‘Be patient for me^-asws for a ‘Sabta’ (thirty years), I^-asws shall give you^-asws the like of him^-saww except for the Prophet-hood’’.

وَ قَالَ السَّبْتُ ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً

And he^-asws said: ‘The ‘Sabta’ is thirty years, and between Rasool-Allah^-saww and Amir Al-Momineen^-asws were thirty years’’.[13]

14^– ك، إكمال الدين أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رُزْمَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ نَصْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَرْبٍ الْمَوْصِلِيِّ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ عَنْ وَلَدِ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مَخْزُومِ بْنِ هَانِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ أَتَتْ لَهُ مِائَةٌ وَ خَمْسُونَ سَنَةً قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةٌ وُلِدَ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ارْتَجَسَ إِيوَانُ كِسْرَى وَ سَقَطَتْ مِنْهُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ شُرْفَةً وَ غَاضَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ سَاوَةَ وَ خَمَدَتْ نَارُ فَارِسَ وَ لَمْ تَخْمُدْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَ رَأَى الْمُوبَذَانُ إِبِلًا صِعَاباً تَقُودُ خَيْلًا عِرَاباً قَدْ قَطَعَتْ دِجْلَةَ وَ انْتَشَرَتْ فِي بِلَادِهَا

‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ruzma, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Nasr, fro Ali Bin Harb Al Mowsily, from Ya’la Bin Imran, from a son of Jareer Bin Abdullah, from Makhzoum Bin Hany, from his father, and one hundred and fifty years had come to him. He said,

‘When it was the year in which Rasool-Allah^-saww was born, the gates of Chosroe shook and fourteen balconies fell from it, and lake Sawah dried up, and the fire of Persian was extinguished, and before that it had not been extinguished for a thousand years, and Al Mowbazan (high priest) saw in a dream fierce camels leading noble Arabian horses that had crossed the Tigris and spread throughout his land.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ كِسْرَى هَالَهُ مَا رَأَى فتصير [فَتَصَبَّرَ] عَلَيْهَا تَشَجُّعاً ثُمَّ رَأَى أَنْ لَا يُسَرَّ ذَلِكَ عَنْ وُزَرَائِهِ فَلَبِسَ تَاجَهُ وَ جَلَسَ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ وَ جَمَعَهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِمَا رَأَى

When Chosroe woke up in the morning it horrified him what he saw. He bore it with outward composure to appear courageous, but then decided that he should not conceal the matter from his ministers. He put on his crown, sat upon his throne, assembled them, and informed them of what he had seen.

فَبَيْنَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِمْ كِتَابٌ بِخُمُودِ النَّارِ فَازْدَادَ غَمّاً إِلَى غَمِّهِ فَقَالَ الْمُوبَذَانُ وَ أَنَا أَصْلَحَ اللَّهُ الْمَلِكَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ ثُمَّ قَصَّ عَلَيْهِ رُؤْيَاهُ فِي الْإِبِلِ وَ الْخَيْلِ فَقَالَ أَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ يَكُونُ هَذَا يَا مُوبَذَانُ وَ كَانَ أَعْلَمَهُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ

While they were in this state, a letter arrived informing them that the sacred fire had gone out. This increased his anxiety even more. Then the high priest said, ‘May Allah^-azwj Keep you well, and I have also seen (a dream) in this night’. Then he narrated to him his dream regarding the camels and the horses. He said, ‘Which thing can this be, O high priest?’ although they were more knowing within themselves.

فَقَالَ حَادِثٌ يَكُونُ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ فَكَتَبَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ كِسْرَى الْمَلِكِ‏ إِلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَتَوَجَّهْ‏ إِلَيَّ بِرَجُلٍ عَالِمٍ بِمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْهُ

He said, ‘There has been a newly occurring event in the western area’. During that, he wrote, ‘From Chosroe the king to Al Numan Bin Al Munzir. As for after, send to me a man who is knowledgeable about what I want to ask him about!’

فَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْهِ بِعَبْدِ الْمَسِيحِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَيَّانَ بْنِ تَغْلِبَةَ الْغَسَّانِيِّ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ عِنْدَكَ‏ عِلْمُ مَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْهُ

He sent to him Abdul Maseeh Bin Amro Bin Hayyan Bin Taghlib Al Gassan. When he arrived to him, he said, ‘Is there knowledge with you of what I want to ask about?’

قَالَ لِيَسْأَلْنِي الْمَلِكُ وَ يُخْبِرُنِي‏ فَإِنْ كَانَ عِنْدِي عِلْمٌ مِنْهُ وَ إِلَّا أَخْبَرْتُهُ مَنْ يَعْلَمُهُ‏

He said, ‘Let the king ask me and inform me. If there was knowledge of it with me (then fine), or else I shall inform him of the one who does know it’.

فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا رَأَى فَقَالَ عِلْمُ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ خَالٍ لِي يَسْكُنُ بِمَشَارِفِ‏ الشَّارِمِ يُقَالُ لَهُ سَطِيحٌ

He informed him with what he had seen. He said, ‘Knowledge of that is with a maternal uncle of mine who dwells in the east of Sharim. He is called Sateeh’.

قَالَ فَأْتِهِ فَاسْأَلْهُ وَ أَخْبِرْنِي بِمَا يَرُدُّ عَلَيْكَ

He said, ‘Go to him and asked him, and inform me with what he has responded with you’.

فَخَرَجَ عَبْدُ الْمَسِيحِ حَتَّى وَرَدَ عَلَى سَطِيحٍ وَ قَدْ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَ حَيَّاهُ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَطِيحٌ جَوَاباً

Abdul Maseeh went out until he arrived to Sateeh, and he was on the verge of death. He greeted unto him and saluted him, but Sateeh did not respond any answer.

فَأَنْشَأَ عَبْدُ الْمَسِيحِ يَقُولُ‏

أَصَمَّ أَمْ يَسْمَعُ غِطْرِيفُ الْيَمَنِ‏			أَمْ فَازَ فَازْلَمَّ بِهِ شَأْوُ الْعَنَنِ‏
يَا فَاصِلَ الْخُطَّةِ أَعْيَتْ مَنْ وَ مَنْ‏			وَ كَاشِفَ الْكُرْبَةِ فِي الْوَجْهِ الْغَضَنِ‏
	أَتَاكَ شَيْخُ الْحَيِّ مِنْ آلِ سَنَنٍ		وَ أُمُّهُ مِنْ آلِ ذِئْبِ بْنِ حَجَنٍ‏
	أَزْرَقُ‏ ضَخْمِ النَّابِ صَرَّارُ الْأُذُنِ‏		أَبْيَضُ فَضْفَاضُ الرِّدَاءِ وَ الْبَدَنِ‏
	رَسُولُ قَيْلِ الْعُجْمِ كِسْرَى لِلْوَسَنِ‏		لَا يَرْهَبُ الرَّعْدَ وَ لَا رَيْبَ الزَّمَنِ‏
	تَجُوبُ فِي‏ الْأَرْضِ عَلَنْدَاةٌ شَجَنٌ‏		تَرْفَعُنِي طَوْراً وَ تَهْوِي بِي دَجَنٌ‏
	حَتَّى أَتَى عَارِي الْجَآجِئِ وَ الْقَطَنِ‏		تَلُفُّهُ فِي الرِّيحِ بَوْغَاءُ الدِّمَنِ‏

‘Has the noble one of Yemen become deaf, or does he still hear? Or has he attained success, while the lofty clouds have outstripped him? O solver of problems that have baffled all others, O remover of distress from the careworn face! To you has come the elder of the tribe of Al Sinan whose mother is from the family of Zib Bin Hajan. Blue^–eyed, with large canine teeth and ringing ears, fair^–skinned, broad in cloak and in body.

 

The envoy of the sovereign of the Persians, Chosroe, who fears neither thunder nor the uncertainties of time. A lean she^–camel has carried me across the lands, at times lifting me high, at times plunging me into the darkness, until I came to one with bare chest and shoulders, whom the swirling dust of the deserted camps wraps about in the wind’.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ سَطِيحٌ شِعْرَهُ فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الْمَسِيحِ عَلَى جَمِيلٍ يَسِيحُ إِلَى سَطِيحٍ وَ قَدْ أَوْفَى عَلَى الضَّرِيحِ‏ بَعَثَكَ مَلِكُ بَنِي سَاسَانَ لِارْتِجَاسِ الْإِيوَانِ‏ وَ خُمُودِ النِّيرَانِ وَ رُؤْيَا الْمُوبَذَانِ رَأَى إِبِلًا صِعَاباً تَقُودُ خَيْلًا عِرَاباً قَدْ قَطَعَتْ دِجْلَةَ وَ انْتَشَرَتْ فِي بِلَادِهَا وَ غَاضَ بُحَيْرَةُ سَاوَةَ

When Sateeh heard his poem, he opened his eyes. Abdul Maseeh said, ‘Abdul Maseeh has come upon a swift camel to Sateeḥ, who now stands at the very edge of the grave. The king of the House of Sasan (Sasanids) has sent for you because the royal palace shook, the fires were extinguished, and because of the dream of the high priest, who saw fierce camels leading noble Arabian horses that crossed the (river) Tigris and spread throughout its lands, and because Lake Sawah has dried up’.

فَقُلْ يَا عَبْدَ الْمَسِيحِ إِذَا كَثُرَتِ التِّلَاوَةُ وَ بُعِثَ صَاحِبُ الْهِرَاوَةِ وَ فَاضَ وَادِي السَّمَاوَةِ وَ غَاضَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ سَاوَةَ فَلَيْسَ الشَّامُ لِسَطِيحٍ شَاماً يَمْلِكُ مِنْهُمْ مُلُوكٌ وَ مَلِكَاتٌ عَلَى عَدَدِ الشُّرُفَاتِ وَ كُلُّ مَا هُوَ آتٍ آتٍ

He said, ‘O Abdul Maseeh! When the recitation becomes widespread, when the bearer of the staff is sent forth, when the valley of Al Samawah overflows, and when Lake Sawah dries up, then Syria will no longer be a homeland for Sateeḥ. There will reign among them kings and queens equal in number to the balconies, and everything that has been Decreed to come will indeed come!’

ثُمَّ قَضَى سَطِيحٌ مَكَانَهُ فَنَهَضَ عَبْدُ الْمَسِيحِ إِلَى رَحْلِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ

Then Sateeh died in his place. Abdul Maseeh got up to depart and he was saying (a poem),

شَمِّرْ فَإِنَّكَ مَاضِي الْعَزْمِ شِمِّيرٌ			لَا يُفْزِعَنَّكَ تَفْرِيقٌ وَ تَغْيِيرٌ
إِنْ يُمْسِ مُلْكُ بَنِي سَاسَانَ أَفْرَطَهُمْ‏			فَإِنَّ ذَا الدَّهْرَ أَطْوَارٌ دَهَارِيرُ
وَ رُبَّمَا كَانَ قَدْ أصخو [أَضْحَوْا] بِمَنْزِلَةٍ			تَهَابُ صَوْلَهُمُ‏ الْأُسْدُ الْمَهَاصِيرُ
فِيهِمْ أَخُو الصَّرْحِ بَهْرَامُ وَ إِخْوَتُهُ‏			وَ الْهُرْمُزَانُ وَ سَابُورُ وَ سَابُورُ
وَ النَّاسُ أَوْلَادُ عَلَّاتٍ فَمَنْ عَلِمُوا			أَنْ قَدْ أَقَلَّ فَمَحْقُورٌ وَ مَهْجُورٌ
وَ هُمْ بَنُو الْأُمِّ إِمَّا إِنْ رَأَوْا نَشَباً			فَذَاكَ بِالْغَيْبِ مَحْفُوظٌ وَ مَنْصُورٌ
	وَ الْخَيْرُ وَ الشَّرُّ مَقْرُونَانِ فِي قَرَنٍ–		وَ الْخَيْرُ مُتَّبَعٌ وَ الشَّرُّ مَحْذُورٌ

Gird yourself, for you are one of resolute determination and firm resolve. Do not be dismayed by division or by changing fortunes. If the kingdom of the House of Sasan reaches the limit of its power, know that the course of time passes through many changing phases.

How often have they attained a station Before whose assault even fierce lions stood in awe!

 

Among them were the lord of the palace, Bahram and his brothers, and Hormuzan, and Shahpur, and Shahpur. People are children of different mothers. Whoever finds himself diminished becomes despised and abandoned. Yet they are children of one mother. Whenever they encounter prosperity, it is preserved and supported by the unseen. Good and evil are forever joined together, yet good is to be followed, while evil is to be avoided.

قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَى كِسْرَى أَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا قَالَ سَطِيحٌ فَقَالَ إِلَى أَنْ يَمْلِكَ مِنَّا أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ مَلِكاً قَدْ كَانَتْ أُمُورٌ

He (the narrator) said, ‘When he arrived (back) to Chosroe, he informed him with what Sateeh had said. He said, ‘Before fourteen kings from us rule, (many) matters would have transpired!’

 

قَالَ فَمَلَكَ مِنْهُمْ عَشَرَةٌ فِي أَرْبَعِ سِنِينَ وَ مَلَكَ الْبَاقُونَ إِلَى إِمَارَةِ عُثْمَانَ وَ كَانَ سَطِيحٌ وُلِدَ فِي سَيْلِ الْعَرِمِ فَعَاشَ إِلَى مُلْكِ ذِي نُوَاسٍ وَ ذَلِكَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ قَرْناً وَ كَانَ مَسْكَنُهُ بِالْبَحْرَيْنِ

He (the narrator) said, ‘Ten of them ruled in four years, and the rest ruled up to the caliphate of Usman, and Sateeh had been born during the flood of Al Arim. He lived up to the rule of Zi Nawas, and that is more than thirty generations (centuries), and his dwelling was in Al Bahrain.

فَتَزْعُمُ عَبْدُ الْقَيْسِ أَنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ وَ تَزْعُمُ الْأَزْدُ أَنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ وَ أَكْثَرُ الْمُحَدِّثِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّهُ مِنَ الْأَزْدِ وَ لَا يُدْرَى مِمَّنْ هُوَ غَيْرُ أَنَّ عَقِبَهُ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ مِنَ الْأَزْدِ

Abdul Qays claimed that he was from them, and Al Azd claimed that he was from them, and most of the narrators said he was from Al Azd, and it is not known who he was from apart from that his posterity were saying, ‘We are from Al Azd’’.[14]

15^– ك، إكمال الدين أَبِي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ يَرْفَعُهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ: لَمَّا بَلَغَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ زَوَّجَهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ آمِنَةَ بِنْتَ وَهْبٍ الزُّهْرِيِّ فَلَمَّا تَزَوَّجَهَا حَمَلَتْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

‘Ikmal Al Deen’^– My father, from Ali, from his father, from Bin Abu Umeyr, from Aban Bin Usman raising it by his chain, said,

‘When Abdullah^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws was an adult, Abdul Muttalib^-asws got him^-asws married to Aamina^-asws Bin Wahab Al-Zuhry^-as. When he^-asws married her^-asws she was Blessed with Rasool-Allah^-azwj.

فَرُوِيَ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لَمَّا حَمَلْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَمْ أَشْعُرْ بِالْحَمْلِ وَ لَمْ يُصِبْنِي مَا يُصِيبُ النِّسَاءَ مِنْ ثِقَلِ الْحَمْلِ وَ رَأَيْتُ فِي نَوْمِي كَأَنَّ آتِياً أَتَانِي وَ قَالَ لِي قَدْ حَمَلْتِ بِخَيْرِ الْأَنَامِ

It is reported from her^-asws that she^-asws said: ‘When I^-asws was expecting Rasool-Allah^-saww I^-asws was not aware of the expectation and there did not hit me^-asws what tends to hit women from the weight of the pregnancy, and I^-asws saw in my^-asws dream as if a comer had come to me^-asws and said to me: ‘You^-asws are expecting the best of the people!’

فَلَمَّا حَانَ وَقْتُ الْوِلَادَةِ خَفَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى وَضَعْتُهُ ص وَ هُوَ يَتَّقِي الْأَرْضَ بِيَدَيْهِ‏ وَ سَمِعْتُ قَائِلًا يَقُولُ وَضَعْتِ خَيْرَ الْبَشَرِ فَعَوِّذِيهِ بِالْوَاحِدِ الصَّمَدِ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ بَاغٍ وَ حَاسِدٍ

When it was the time of the arrival (birth), that was hidden unto me^-as I^-as placed him^-saww and he^-saww was on his^-saww hands and knees on the ground, and I^-as heard a speaker saying, ‘The best of the people has been placed’. He invoked his^-saww protection with the One, the Last, from the evil of every rebel and envier.

فَوَلَدَتْ‏ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَامَ الْفِيلِ لِاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ فَقَالَتْ آمِنَةُ لَمَّا سَقَطَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ اتَّقَى الْأَرْضَ بِيَدَيْهِ وَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ خَرَجَ مِنِّي نُورٌ أَضَاءَ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ رُمِيَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ بِالنُّجُومِ وَ حُجِبُوا عَنِ السَّمَاءِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww was Blessed (to the world) in the year of the elephant on the twelfth night from the month of Rabbi Ul^–Awwal on day of Monday. Aamina^-as said: ‘When he^-saww fell to the ground, he^-saww was upon the ground on his^-saww hands and knees, and raised his^-saww head towards the sky, and a Noor came out from me^-as illuminating what is between the sky and the earth, and the Satans^-la were pelted with the (shooting) stars (meteors), and they^-la were barred from the sky.

وَ رَأَتْ قُرَيْشٌ الشُّهُبَ وَ النُّجُومَ تَسِيرُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَفَزِعُوا لِذَلِكَ وَ قَالُوا هَذَا قِيَامُ السَّاعَةِ وَ اجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِذَلِكَ وَ كَانَ شَيْخاً كَبِيراً مُجَرَّباً فَقَالَ انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذِهِ النُّجُومِ الَّتِي يُهْتَدَى بِهَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَ الْبَحْرِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ زَالَتْ فَهُوَ قِيَامُ السَّاعَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ ثَابِتَةً فَهُوَ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ حَدَثَ

And Quraysh saw meteor showers and the stars travelling in the sky, so they panicked due to that and they said, ‘This is the establishment of the Hour’, and they gathered to Al-Waleed Bin Al-Mugheira and informed him with that, and he was an aged old man, experienced. He said, ‘Look at these stars which one is guided with in the land and the sea. So, if it had declined, then it is the establishment of the Hour, and if these are affirmed, then it is an event which has occurred’.

وَ أَبْصَرَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ ذَلِكَ فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى إِبْلِيسَ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ مُنِعُوا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ رُمُوا بِالشُّهُبِ فَقَالَ اطْلُبُوا فَإِنَّ أَمْراً قَدْ حَدَثَ فَجَالُوا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ رَجَعُوا فَقَالُوا لَمْ نَرَ شَيْئاً فَقَالَ أَنَا لِهَذَا

The Satans^-la saw that and they^-la gathered to Iblees^-la and informed him^-la that they^-la had been forbidden from the sky and had been pelted with the meteors’. He^-la said, ‘Seek, if an event has occurred!’ They went around in the world and returned and said, ‘We^-la did not see anything’. He^-la said: ‘I^-la am for this’.

فَخَرَقَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَانْتَهَى‏ إِلَى الْحَرَمِ‏ فَوَجَدَ الْحَرَمَ مَحْفُوفاً بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ صَاحَ بِهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَقَالَ اخْسَأْ يَا مَلْعُونُ فَجَاءَ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِرَاءَ فَصَارَ مِثْلَ الصِّرِّ قَالَ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ مَا هَذَا

He penetrated what is between the east and the west and ended up to the Sanctuary (Hurrum) and found the Sanctuary filled with the Angels. When he^-la intended to enter, Jibraeel^-as shouted at him^-la and said: ‘Away, O Accursed!’ He^-la came from the direction of Hira and came like the comer. He^-la said: ‘O Jibraeel^-as! What is this (going on)?’

قَالَ هَذَا نَبِيٌّ قَدْ وُلِدَ وَ هُوَ خَيْرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَالَ هَلْ لِي فِيهِ نَصِيبٌ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَفِي أُمَّتِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَدْ رَضِيتُ

He^-as said: ‘This Prophet^-saww who has been Sent is the best of the Prophets^-as’. He^-la said, ‘Is there a share for me^-la regarding him^-saww?’ He^-as said: ‘No’. He^-la said, ‘In his^-saww community?’ He^-as said: ‘Yes’. He^-la said, ‘I^-la am pleased’.

قَالَ وَ كَانَ بِمَكَّةَ يَهُودِيٌّ يُقَالُ لَهُ يُوسُفُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى النُّجُومَ يُقْذَفُ بِهَا وَ تَتَحَرَّكُ قَالَ هَذَا نَبِيٌّ قَدْ وُلِدَ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَ هُوَ الَّذِي نَجِدُهُ فِي كُتُبِنَا أَنَّهُ إِذَا وُلِدَ وَ هُوَ آخِرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ رُجِمَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ حُجِبُوا عَنِ السَّمَاءِ

He (the narrator) said, ‘And there was a Jew at Makkah called Yusuf. When he saw the stars (meteors) shooting and moving, he said, ‘This is a Prophet^-saww who has been descended (during this night, and he^-saww is the one whom we find in our Books that when he^-saww will be born, he^-saww would be the last of the Prophets^-as, the Satans^-la will be pelted, and be barred from the sky’.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ جَاءَ إِلَى نَادِي‏ قُرَيْشٍ وَ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ هَلْ وُلِدَ فيكه [فِيكُمُ‏] اللَّيْلَةَ مَوْلُودٌ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ أَخْطَأَكُمْ‏ وَ التَّوْرَاةِ وُلِدَ إِذاً بِفِلَسْطِينَ وَ هُوَ آخِرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ أَفْضَلُهُمْ

When it was morning, he came calling out to Quraysh and said, ‘O community of Quraysh! Has a new-born been born among you tonight?’ They said, ‘No’. He said, ‘You are mistaken and (he^-saww is mentioned in) the Torah. Then he^-saww must have been born at Palestine and he^-saww is the last of the Prophets^-as and their superior’.

فَتَفَرَّقَ الْقَوْمُ فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمْ أَخْبَرَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ أَهْلَهُ بِمَا قَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ فَقَالُوا لَقَدْ وُلِدَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ابْنٌ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ فَأَخْبَرُوا بِذَلِكَ يُوسُفَ الْيَهُودِيَّ فَقَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكُمْ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ فَقَالُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَاعْرِضُوهُ عَلَيَّ

The people dispersed. When they returned to their houses, each man informed his family with what the Jew had said. They said, ‘There has been born for Abdullah Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws a son^-saww during this night’. They informed Yusuf the Jew with that. He said, ‘Before I asked you or after it?’ They said, ‘Before that’. He said, ‘Present him^-saww to me’.

فَمَشَوْا إِلَى بَابِ آمِنَةَ فَقَالُوا أَخْرِجِي ابْنَكِ يَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ هَذَا الْيَهُودِيُّ فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ فِي قِمَاطِهِ فَنَظَرَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَ كَشَفَ عَنْ كَتِفَيْهِ فَرَأَى شَامَةً سَوْدَاءَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ عَلَيْهَا شَعَرَاتٌ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ وَقَعَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ مَغْشِيّاً عَلَيْهِ

They walked to the door of Aamina^-as. They said, ‘Bring out your^-as son^-saww for this Jew to look at him^-saww’. She^-as brought him^-saww out in his^-saww swaddle. He looked into his eyes and uncovered from his^-saww shoulder and he saw a black mole between his^-saww shoulders, having hair upon it. When he looked at him^-saww, he fell to the ground with unconsciousness upon him.

فَتَعَجَّبَتْ مِنْهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَ ضَحِكُوا فَقَالَ أَ تَضْحَكُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ هَذَا نَبِيُّ السَّيْفِ لَيُبِيرَنَّكُمْ‏ وَ قَدْ ذَهَبَتِ النُّبُوَّةُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى آخِرِ الْأَبَدِ وَ تَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ بِمَا أَخْبَرَ الْيَهُودِيُّ

Quraysh were astounded from him and they laughed. He said, ‘Are you laughing, O community of Quraysh? This is a Prophet^-saww of the sword to destroy you all, and the Prophet-hood has gone from the Children of Israel to the end of the times’. And the people dispersed discussing what the Jew had informed.

وَ نَشَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْيَوْمَ كَمَا يَنْشَأُ غَيْرُهُ فِي الْجُمْعَةِ وَ يَنْشَأُ فِي الْجُمْعَةِ كَمَا يَنْشَأُ غَيْرُهُ فِي الشَّهْرِ

And Rasool-Allah^-saww grew in one day as others would grow during the week, and he^-saww grew during the week just as others would grow during the month’’.[15]

16^– يج، الخرائج و الجرائح رُوِيَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَمَّا وُلِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ إِبْلِيسُ الْأَبَالِسَةِ قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ الْأَرْضَ فَصَاحَ فِي الْأَبَالِسَةِ فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اخْرُجُوا فَانْظُرُوا مَا هَذَا الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي حَدَثَ فَذَهَبُوا ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا وَ قَالُوا مَا وَجَدْنَا شَيْئاً قَالَ أَنَا لَهَا

It is reported from Al-Sadiq^-asws having said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww was Blessed (to the world), Iblees^-la to the Satans^-la, ‘I^-la have been denied the earth tonight’. Then he^-la shouted among the Satans^-la and they^-la gathered to him^-la. He^-la said: ‘Go out and look around what this matter is which has occurred’. They^-la went, then returned and said, ‘We^-la did not find anything’. He^-la said, ‘I^-la am for it’.

ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِذَنَبِهِ عَلَى قَذَالِهِ ثُمَّ اغْتَمَسَ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى الْحَرَمِ فَوَجَدَهُ مُنْطَبِقاً بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ فَذَهَبَ لِيَدْخُلَ فَصَاحَ بِهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ وَرَاءَكَ فَقَالَ حَرْفٌ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُ أَ لِيَ فِيهِ نَصِيبٌ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فِي أُمَّتِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ

Then he^-la struck with his^-la tail upon his^-la skull, then immersed into the world until he^-la ended up to the Sanctuary (Hurrum), but he found it to be layered (blocked) by the Angels. He^-la went to enter but Jibraeel^-as shouted at him^-la saying: ‘Go back!’ He^-la said, ‘I^-la came to ask you^-as, is there any share for me^-la regarding him^-saww?’ He^-asws said: ‘No’. He^-la said, ‘In his^-saww community?’ He^-as said: ‘Yes’.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ أَ وُلِدَ فِيكُمْ مَوْلُودٌ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَوُلِدَ إِذاً بِفِلَسْطِينَ غُلَامٌ اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ بِهِ شَامَةٌ كَلَوْنِ الْخَزِّ الْأَدْكَنِ

When it was morning, a man from the People of the Book came to the chiefs of Quraysh. He said, ‘Has there been a newly born birth among you tonight?’ They said, ‘No’. He said, ‘Then there has been born a boy called ‘Ahmad’ in Palestine, having a mole with him^-saww, like the colour of darkness’.

فَتَفَرَّقَ الْقَوْمُ فَبَلَغَهُمْ أَنَّهُ وُلِدَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ غُلَامٌ قَالُوا فَطَلَبْنَاهُ وَ قُلْنَا لَهُ إِنَّهُ وُلِدَ فِينَا غُلَامٌ قَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ قَالُوا قَبْلُ قَالَ فَانْطَلِقُوا بِنَا نَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقُوا فَقَالُوا لِأُمِّهِ أَخْرِجِي ابْنَكِ حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ

The people dispersed and it reached them that (Allah^-azwj) has Blessed Abdullah^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws with a boy. They said, ‘Let us seek him and say to him that a boy has indeed been born among us’. He said, ‘Before I said to you or after it?’ They said, ‘Before’. He said, ‘Then let us go to look at him^-saww’. They went and said to his^-saww mother^-as, ‘Bring your^-as son^-saww out until we look at him^-saww’.

قَالَتْ إِنَّ ابْنِي وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَقَطَ فَمَا سَقَطَ كَمَا تَسْقُطُ الصِّبْيَانُ لَقَدِ اتَّقَى الْأَرْضَ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ نُورٌ حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَى قُصُورِ بُصْرَى

She^-as said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! My^-as son^-saww has fallen, and did not fall just as the (other) children tend to fall. He^-saww leaned upon the ground with his^-saww hands, then raised his^-saww head towards the sky and looked at it. Then a Noor came out from him^-saww until I^-as could look at the castles of Basra.

وَ سَمِعْتُ هَاتِفاً يَقُولُ قَدْ وَلَدْتِهِ سَيِّدَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ فَإِذَا وَضَعْتِهِ فَقُولِي‏

أُعِيذُهُ بِالْوَاحِدِ		مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ حَاسِدٍ
وَ كُلِّ خَلْقٍ مَارِدٍ		يَأْخُذُ بِالْمَرَاصِدِ
فِي طُرُقِ الْمَوَارِدِ		مِنْ قَائِمٍ وَ قَاعِدٍ

وَ سَمِّيهِ مُحَمَّداً

And I^-as head a notifier saying, ‘The chief of this community has arrived. When you^-as placed him^-saww, then say, ‘I^-as seek Refuge for him^-saww with the One, from the evil of every envious one, and every rebellious creatures seizing with the ambush, in the pathways, from standing and sitting and I^-as name him^-saww as ‘Muhammad’’.

فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ وَ إِلَى الشَّامَةِ الَّتِي بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ فَخَرَّ مَغْشِيّاً عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذُوا الْغُلَامَ وَ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ وَ قَالُوا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكِ فِيهِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَتْ لَهُ مَا لَكَ قَالَ ذَهَبَتْ نُبُوَّةُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ هَذَا وَ اللَّهِ الْغُلَامُ الَّذِي يُبِيرُهُمْ

She^-as brought him^-saww out and he looked at the mole which was between his^-saww shoulders and he fell down with unconsciousness upon him. They grabbed the boy^-saww and returned him^-saww to his^-saww mother^-as and said, ‘May Allah^-azwj Bless you^-as regarding him^-saww. When he woke up, she^-as said to him: ‘What is the matter with you?’ He said, ‘The Prophet-hood of the Children of Israel is gone up to the Day of Qiyamah. By Allah^-azwj! This is the boy^-saww who will destroy them’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لِقُرَيْشٍ أَ فَرِحْتُمْ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَيَسْطُوَنَّ بِكُمْ سَطْوَةً يَتَحَدَّثُ بِهَا أَهْلُ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ ‏

Then he said to Quraysh, ‘Are you rejoicing? But, by Allah^-azwj, he^-saww will overpower you all with such power, the people of the east and the west will be discussing it’.

فَكَانَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا يَسْطُو بِمُضَرَ وَ أُتِيَ بِهِ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَأَخَذَهُ وَ وَضَعَهُ فِي حَجْرِهِ فَقَالَ‏

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَعْطَانِي‏		هَذَا الْغُلَامَ الطَّيِّبَ الْأَرْدَانِ‏
قَدْ سَادَ فِي الْمَهْدِ عَلَى الْغِلْمَانِ‏

Abu Sufyan said, ‘But rather we are overpowered by (the tribe of) Muzar’, and Abdul Muttalib^-asws came with him^-saww and took him^-saww and placed him^-saww in his^-as chamber and said: ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj Whom Gave me^-as this boy^-saww, the good who has prevailed over the boys in the cradle’’.[16]

17^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب أَبَانُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ رَفَعَهُ‏ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَتْ آمِنَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا لَمَّا قَرُبَتْ وِلَادَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص رَأَيْتُ جَنَاحَ طَائِرٍ أَبْيَضَ قَدْ مَسَحَ عَلَى فُؤَادِي فَذَهَبَ الرُّعْبُ عَنِّي وَ أُتِيتُ بِشَرْبَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ وَ كُنْتُ عَطْشَى فَشَرِبْتُهَا فَأَصَابَنِي نُورٌ عَالٍ ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ نِسْوَةً كَالنَّخْلِ طِوَالًا تُحَدِّثُنِي وَ سَمِعْتُ كَلَاماً لَا يُشْبِهُ كَلَامَ الْآدَمِيِّينَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ كَالدِّيبَاجِ الْأَبْيَضِ قَدْ مَلَأَ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ قَائِلٌ يَقُولُ خُذُوهُ مِنْ أَعَزِّ النَّاسِ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub^– Aban Bin Usman, raising it by his chain,

‘Aamina^-as said: ‘When the birth of Rasool-Allah^-saww drew nearer, I^-as saw a wing of a white bird to have wiped upon my^-as heart, and the awe was gone from me^-asws, and I^-as was given a white drink, and I^-as was thirsty, so I^-as drank it, and a rising Noor hit me^-as. Then I^-as saw women like the tall palm trees narrating to me^-as, and I^-as heard such speech not resembling the speech of the human beings, until I^-as was like the white brocade to have filled between the sky and the earth, and a speaker said, ‘Take him^-saww, one who is the dearest of the people!’

وَ رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا وُقُوفاً فِي الْهَوَاءِ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ أَبَارِيقُ وَ رَأَيْتُ مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَغَارِبَهَا وَ رَأَيْتُ عَلَماً مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ عَلَى قَضِيبٍ مِنْ يَاقُوتَةٍ قَدْ ضُرِبَ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ فِي ظَهْرِ الْكَعْبَةِ

And I^-as saw men standing in the air and there were pitchers in their hands; and I^-as saw the easts of the earth and its wests; and I^-as saw a flag of silk upon a stick of ruby to have been installed between the sky and the earth in the back of the Kabah.

فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص رَافِعاً إِصْبَعَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ رَأَيْتُ سَحَابَةً بَيْضَاءَ تَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى غَشِيَتْهُ فَسَمِعْتُ نِدَاءً طُوفُوا بِمُحَمَّدٍ شَرْقَ الْأَرْضِ وَ غَرْبَهَا وَ الْبِحَارَ لِتُعَرِّفُوهُ بِاسْمِهِ وَ نَعْتِهِ وَ صُورَتِهِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww came out raising his^-saww fingers towards the sky and I^-as saw a white cloud descending from the sky until it covered him^-saww. Then, I^-as heard a caller (calling out): ‘Circle with Muhammad^-saww, O east of the earth and its west, and its oceans in order to recognise him^-saww by his^-saww name, and his^-as attributes and his^-saww face!’

ثُمَّ انْجَلَتْ عَنْهُ الْغَمَامَةُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ فِي ثَوْبٍ أَبْيَضَ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَ تَحْتَهُ حَرِيرَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ وَ قَدْ قُبِضَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ مَفَاتِيحَ مِنَ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الرَّطْبِ وَ قَائِلٌ يَقُولُ قُبِضَ مُحَمَّدٌ عَلَى مَفَاتِيحِ النُّصْرَةِ وَ الرِّيحِ‏ وَ النُّبُوَّةِ

Then the clouds moved away from him^-saww, and then I^-as found him^-saww to be in a cloth whiter than the milk, and under him^-saww was green silk, and he^-saww had grabbed upon three keys of wet pearls, and a speaker was saying, ‘Muhammad^-saww has seized upon the keys of the help, and the profit and the Prophet-hood’.

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَتْ سَحَابَةٌ أُخْرَى فَغَيَّبَتْهُ عَنْ وَجْهِي أَطْوَلَ مِنَ الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى وَ سَمِعْتُ نِدَاءً طُوفُوا بِمُحَمَّدٍ الشَّرْقَ وَ الْغَرْبَ وَ اعْرِضُوهُ عَلَى رُوحَانِيِّ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ وَ الطَّيْرِ وَ السِّبَاعِ وَ أَعْطُوهُ صَفَاءَ آدَمَ وَ رِقَّةَ نُوحٍ وَ خُلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ لِسَانَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَ كَمَالَ يُوسُفَ وَ بُشْرَى يَعْقُوبَ وَ صَوْتَ دَاوُدَ وَ زُهْدَ يَحْيَى وَ كَرَمَ عِيسَى

Then another cloud came and hid him^-saww from my^-as face for longer than the first time, and I heard a call: ‘Circle with Muhammad^-saww, O east and the west, and present him^-saww to the Jinn and the humans, and the birds and the wild animals, and give him^-saww the clarity of Adam^-as, and kindness of Noah^-as, and friendship of Ibrahim^-as, and tongue of Ismail^-as, and perfection of Yusuf^-as, and glad tidings of Yaqoub^-as, and voice of Dawood^-as, and asceticism of Yahya^-as, and benevolence of Isa^-as’.

ثُمَّ انْكَشَفَ عَنْهُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ وَ بِيَدِهِ حَرِيرَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ قَدْ طُوِيَتْ طَيّاً شَدِيداً وَ قَدْ قُبِضَ عَلَيْهَا وَ قَائِلٌ يَقُولُ قَدْ قُبِضَ مُحَمَّدٌ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا كُلِّهَا فَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْ‏ءٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَ فِي قَبْضَتِهِ

Then I^-as uncovered from him^-saww, and there in his^-saww back and hands was white silk having had folded with a tight folding, and he^-saww had grabbed it, and a speaker was saying, ‘Muhammad^-saww has grabbed upon the world, all of it, so there does not remain anything except it has entered into his^-saww grasp’.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ نَفَرٍ كَأَنَّ الشَّمْسَ‏ تَطْلُعُ مِنْ وُجُوهِهِمْ فِي يَدِ أَحَدِهِمْ إِبْرِيقُ فِضَّةٍ وَ نَافِجَةُ مِسْكٍ وَ فِي يَدِ الثَّانِي طَسْتٌ مِنْ زُمُرُّدَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ لَهَا أَرْبَعُ جَوَانِبَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ لُؤْلُؤَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ وَ قَائِلٌ يَقُولُ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا فَاقْبِضْ عَلَيْهَا يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ فَقَبَضَ عَلَى وَسَطِهَا وَ قَائِلٌ يَقُولُ قُبِضَ الْكَعْبَةُ

Then three persons, as if the sun was shining from their faces came, and in the hands of one of them was a pitcher of silver and a container of musk, and in the hand of the second was a tray of green emeralds having four sides for it, from each corner were white pearls, and a speaker was saying, ‘This is the world, so seize upon it, O Beloved of Allah^-azwj!’ He^-saww grabbed upon its middle, and a speaker was saying, ‘He^-saww has grabbed the Kabah’.

وَ فِي يَدِ الثَّالِثِ حَرِيرَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ مَطْوِيَّةٌ فَنَشَرَهَا فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا خَاتَماً تَحَارُ أَبْصَارُ النَّاظِرِينَ فِيهِ فَغَسَلَ بِذَلِكَ الْمَاءِ مِنَ الْإِبْرِيقِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ الْخَاتَمَ عَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ وَ تَفَلَ فِي فِيهِ فَاسْتَنْطَقَهُ فَنَطَقَ فَلَمْ أَفْهَمْ مَا قَالَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي أَمَانِ اللَّهِ وَ حِفْظِهِ وَ كِلَاءَتِهِ قَدْ حَشَوْتُ قَلْبَكَ إِيمَاناً وَ عِلْماً وَ يَقِيناً وَ عَقْلًا وَ شَجَاعَةً أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْبَشَرِ طُوبَى لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ وَ وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْكَ

And in the hand of the third one was folded white silk, and he spread it out, and a seal came out from it, puzzling the eyes of the beholder. He^-saww was washed with that water from the pitcher seven times, then the seal was struck upon his^-saww shoulder, and saliva was applied in his^-saww mouth, and he spoke. He spoke but I^-as did not understand what he said except that he said: ‘In the safety of Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Protection, and His^-azwj Overseeing. Into your^-saww heart has been squeezed with Eman, and knowledge, and certainty, and intellect, and bravery. You^-saww are the best of humans. Beatitude is for one who follows you^-saww, and woe be unto one who stays behind from you^-saww’.

ثُمَّ أُدْخِلَ بَيْنَ أَجْنِحَتِهِمْ سَاعَةً وَ كَانَ الْفَاعِلُ بِهِ هَذَا رِضْوَانَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَ جَعَلَ يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَيْهِ وَ يَقُولُ أَبْشِرْ يَا عِزَّ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ رَأَيْتُ نُوراً يَسْطَعُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ السَّمَاءَ وَ رَأَيْتُ قُصُورَ الشَّامَاتِ كَأَنَّهَا شُعْلَةُ نَارٍ نُوراً وَ رَأَيْتُ حَوْلِي مِنَ الْقَطَا أَمْراً عَظِيماً قَدْ نُشِرَتْ أَجْنِحَتُهَا

Then he^-saww was inserted between their wings for a while, and I^-as was unaware of this contentment. Then he left and kept on turning towards him^-saww and saying: ‘Receive glad tidings, O dearest of the world and the Hereafter’. And I^-as saw a Noor spreading out from his^-saww head until it reached the sky; and I^-as saw the large castles as if they were flames of fire, radiating; and I^-as saw from the bird around me^-as a great matter having spread out its wings’’.[17]

18^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب الْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‏ لَمَّا وُلِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فُتِحَ لِآمِنَةَ بَيَاضُ فَارِسَ‏ وَ قُصُورُ الشَّامِ فَجَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ أَسَدٍ إِلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ ضَاحِكَةً مُسْتَبْشِرَةً فَأَعْلَمَتْهُ مَا قَالَتْهُ آمِنَةُ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ تَتَعَجَّبِينَ مِنْ هَذَا إِنَّكِ تَحْبَلِينَ وَ تَلِدِينَ بِوَصِيِّهِ وَ وَزِيرِهِ‏

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub^– Al Mufazzal Bin Umar who said,

‘I heard Abu Abdullah^-asws saying: ‘When (Allah^-azwj) Blessed Rasool-Allah^-saww, there were opened up for Aamina^-asws, the white (castles) of Persia, and castles of Syria.  (Syeda) Fatima^-asws Bint Asad^-as came to Abu Talib^-asws laughing, rejoicing and let him^-as know what Aamina^-asws said to him^-as. Abu Talib^-asws said to her^-as: ‘And are you astonished from this? You^-as will be Blessed with his^-saww successor^-asws and his^-saww Vizier^-asws’’.[18]

19^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ‏ لَمَّا انْتَصَفَتْ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةُ إِذَا أَنَا بِبَيْتِ اللَّهِ قَدِ اشْتَمَلَ بِجَوَانِبِهِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ وَ خَرَّ سَاجِداً فِي مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى الْبَيْتُ مُنَادِياً اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ رَبُّ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفَى‏ الْآنَ قَدْ طَهَّرَنِي رَبِّي مِنْ أَنْجَاسِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَ أَرْجَاسِ الْكَافِرِينَ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub^– Abdul Muttalib^-asws said: ‘When it was the middle of that night, I^-as was by the House of Allah^-azwj, having surveyed the four corners, and I^-as fell in Sajdah in the standing place of Ibrahim^-as. Then the House Called out: ‘Allah^-azwj is the Greatest, Lord^-azwj of Muhammad^-saww the Chosen one! Now my Lord^-azwj has Cleansed me (and Kept Away) the filth of the Polytheists and uncleanness of the Kafirs!’

ثُمَّ انْتَقَضَتِ الْأَصْنَامُ وَ خَرَّتْ عَلَى وُجُوهِهَا وَ إِذَا أَنَا بِطَيْرِ الْأَرْضِ حَاشِرَةً إِلَيْهَا وَ إِذَا جِبَالُ مَكَّةَ مُشْرِفَةٌ عَلَيْهَا وَ إِذَا بِسَحَابَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ بِإِزَاءِ حُجْرَتِهَا فَأَتَيْتُهَا وَ قُلْتُ أَنَا نَائِمٌ أَوْ يَقْظَانُ قَالَتْ بَلْ يَقْظَانُ قُلْتُ فَأَيْنَ نُورُ جَبْهَتِكِ

Then the idols broke and fell down upon their faces, and then I was with birds of the earth having gathered to it, and the mountains of Makkah were shining upon it, and there was a white cloud parallel to her^-as room, so came to her^-as and said, ‘Am I sleeping or awake?’ She^-as said, ‘But you^-as are awake’. I^-as said, ‘Where is the Noor of your^-as forehead?’

قَالَتْ قَدْ وَضَعْتُهُ وَ هَذِهِ الطَّيْرُ تُنَازِعُنِي أَنْ أَدْفَعَهُ إِلَيْهَا فَتَحْمِلَهُ إِلَى أَعْشَاشِهَا وَ هَذِهِ السَّحَابُ تُظِلُّنِي لِذَلِكَ‏ قُلْتُ فَهَاتِيهِ أَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَتْ حِيلَ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَهُ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَسَلَلْتُ سَيْفِي وَ قُلْتُ لَتُخْرِجِنَّهُ أَوْ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكِ قَالَتْ شَأْنُكَ وَ إِيَّاهُ

She^-as said, ‘I^-as have already placed him^-saww, and this bird is contending with me^-as that I^-as hand him^-saww over to it so it can carry him^-saww to its nest, and this cloud is shading me^-as for that’. I^-as said, ‘Give him^-saww to me^-as to look at him^-as’. She^-as said, ‘Distance between you^-as and him^-saww up to three days’. I^-as bared my^-as sword and said: ‘You^-as bring him^-saww our or I^-as will kill you^-as’. She^-as said: ‘Up to you^-as and him^-saww’.

فَلَمَّا هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَلِجَ الْبَيْتَ بَدَرَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ دَاخِلِ الْبَيْتِ رَجُلٌ وَ قَالَ لِي ارْجِعْ وَرَاكَ فَلَا سَبِيلَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ آدَمَ إِلَى رُؤْيَتِهِ أَوْ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ زِيَارَةُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَارْتَعَدْتُ وَ خَرَجْتُ‏

When I^-as thought of hastening to him the room, a man rushed towards me^-as from inside the house and said to me^-as, ‘Return, for there is no way for anyone from the children of Adam^-as to see him^-saww until the fulfilment of the visitation of the Angels’. I^-as hesitated and went out’’.[19]

20^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا وُلِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أُلْقِيَتِ الْأَصْنَامُ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ عَلَى وُجُوهِهَا فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى سُمِعَ صَيْحَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ جاءَ الْحَقُّ وَ زَهَقَ الْباطِلُ إِنَّ الْباطِلَ كانَ زَهُوقاً

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub^– From Amir Al-Momineen^-asws having said: ‘When (Allah^-azwj) Blessed Rasool-Allah^-saww, the idols inside the Kabah fell down upon their faces. When it was evening, a shout was heard from the sky: ‘The Truth came and the Falsehood vanished, surely the falsehood would always vanish’ [17:81]’.

وَ وَرَدَ أَنَّهُ أَضَاءَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ جَمِيعُ الدُّنْيَا وَ ضَحِكَ كُلُّ حَجَرٍ وَ مَدَرٍ وَ شَجَرٍ وَ سَبَّحَ كُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ انْهَزَمَ الشَّيْطَانُ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ خَيْرُ الْأُمَمِ وَ خَيْرُ الْخَلْقِ وَ أَكْرَمُ الْعَبِيدِ وَ أَعْظَمُ الْعَالَمِ مُحَمَّدٌ ص‏

And it is reported that the entirety of the world was illuminated during that night, and every rock and stone and tree rejoiced, and everything in the skies and the earth glorified Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, and the Satan^-la was defeated and he^-la was saying, ‘Best of the nations, and the most honourable of the servants, and the greatest scholar is Muhammad^-saww’’.[20]

21^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب مِنْ إِبَانَةِ ابْنِ بَطَّةَ قَالَ: وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص مَخْتُوناً مَسْرُوراً فَحُكِيَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ جَدِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ لَيَكُونَنَّ لِابْنِي هَذَا شَأْنٌ‏

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub^– From Abana Bin Batah who said,

‘(Allah^-azwj) Blessed Prophet^-saww circumcised, happy (not crying). That was related in the presence of his^-saww grandfather Abdul Muttalib^-asws, so he^-as said: ‘This glory was going to happen for my^-as son^-saww’’.[21]

22^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب‏ قَالَ الْمَأْمُونُ لِلْحَكِيمِ إِيزَدْخَواهَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمَّا صَحَّحَ عِنْدَهُ أَحْكَاماً لِمَ‏ لَا تُؤْمِنُ بِنَبِيِّنَا وَ أَنْتَ بِهَذَا الْمَحَلِّ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَ الْكِيَاسَةِ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub –

‘Al-Mamoun (the caliph) said to the wise man Ibzadkhawa, when certain judgments were proven to be correct in his presence, ‘Why do you not believe our Prophet^-saww and you are with his position of knowledge and the cleverness?’

فَقَالَ كَيْفَ أُومِنُ وَ أُصَدِّقُ كَاذِباً وَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ كَذِبَهُ وَ النَّبِيُّ لَا يَكْذِبُ

He said, how can I believe and ratify a liar, and I am more knowing of his^-saww like, and a Prophet^-as does not lie?’

فَقَالَ الْمَأْمُونُ كَيْفَ

Al-Mamoun said, ‘How (is he^-saww a liar)?’

قَالَ قَوْلُهُ أَنَا آخِرُ نَبِيٍّ وَ خَاتَمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ لَا يَكُونُ بَعْدِي نَبِيٌّ أَبَداً وَ هُوَ الَّذِي‏ قَالَ فِي عِلْمِي كَذِبٌ لَا مَحَالَةَ لِأَنَّهُ وُلِدَ بِالطَّالِعِ الَّذِي لَوْ وُلِدَ فِيهِ مَوْلُودٌ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَبِيّاً فَظَهَرَ لِي بِهَذَا كَذِبُهُ إِذْ قَالَ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي فَكَيْفَ أُومِنُ بِهِ وَ أُصَدِّقُهُ

He said, ‘His^-saww words: ‘I^-saww am last of the Prophets and seal of the Prophets^-as, and there will not be any Prophet^-as after me^-saww, ever!’, and he^-saww is the one who said so, yet, according to my knowledge, this must be false, because (if someone) was born under an astrological ascendant such that, if anyone were born under it, that person would inevitably be a prophet^-as. Thus, it is apparent to me from this that he^-saww was lying when he^-saww said, ‘There will be no Prophet^-as after me’, so how could I believe in him^-saww and ratify him^-saww?

فَخَجِلَ الْمَأْمُونُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ تَحَيَّرَ الْفُقَهَاءُ فَقَالَ مُتَكَلِّمٌ مِنْ هَاهُنَا قُلْنَا إِنَّهُ صَادِقٌ وَ إِنَّهُ خَاتَمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لِأَنَّ الْحُكَمَاءَ كُلَّهُمُ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنَّ نَجْمَهُ ص كَانَ الْمُشْتَرِيَ وَ عُطَارِدَ وَ الزُّهَرَةَ وَ الْمِرِّيخَ وَ لَا يُولَدُ بِهَا وَلَدٌ إِلَّا وَ يَمُوتُ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ وَ إِنْ عَاشَ فَيَمُوتُ لَا مَحَالَةَ وَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَ هُوَ قَدْ عَاشَ وَ بَقِيَ ثَلَاثاً وَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً فَصَحَّ أَنَّهُ آيَةٌ وَ قَدْ أَتَى مِنَ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ الْبَاهِرَةِ بِمَا لَمْ يَأْتِ بِمِثْلِهِ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ وَ لَا بَعْدَهُ

Al-Mamoun was embarrassed by that and the jurists were confused. A speaker said, ‘From over here we says that he^-saww is truthful, and he^-saww is last of the Prophets^-as, because the wise ones, all of them are unanimous upon that his^-saww star was the Jupiter, and Mercury, and Venus and Mars and no new-born is born with these except he dies immediately, and even if he does like he would be inevitably dying, not exceeding the seventh day, while he^-saww  lived and remained for sixty^–three years. Thus, it proves that it is a sign and it has come from the dazzling miracles, and no one before him^-saww has come with anything similar to it, nor will after him^-saww!’

فَأَقَرَّ إِيزَدْخَواهُ وَ أَسْلَمَ فَسُمِّيَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ الْحَكِيمَ فَمِنْ نَظَرِ الْمُشْتَرِي لَهُ الْعِلْمُ وَ الْحِكْمَةُ وَ الْفِطْنَةُ وَ السِّيَاسَةُ وَ الرِّئَاسَةُ

Ibzadkhawa acknowledged and became a Muslim and was named as ‘Mashallah Al Hakeem’. From the influence of Jupiter, he^-saww possessed knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, statesmanship, and leadership.

وَ مِنْ نَظَرِ عُطَارِدَ اللَّطَافَةُ وَ الظَّرَافَةُ وَ الْمَلَاحَةُ وَ الْفَصَاحَةُ وَ الْحَلَاوَةُ

From the influence of Mercury came refinement, elegance, charm, eloquence, and sweetness of speech.

وَ مِنْ نَظَرِ الزُّهَرَةِ الصَّبَاحَةُ وَ الْهَشَاشَةُ وَ الْبَشَاشَةُ وَ الْحُسْنُ وَ الطِّيبُ وَ الْجَمَالُ وَ الْبَهَاءُ وَ الْغُنْجُ وَ الدَّلَالُ

From the influence of Venus came beauty of appearance, gentleness, cheerfulness, attractiveness, fragrance, beauty, splendor, grace, and charm.

وَ مِنْ نَظَرِ الْمِرِّيخِ السَّيْفُ وَ الْجَلَادَةُ وَ الْقِتَالُ وَ الْقَهْرُ وَ الْغَلَبَةُ وَ الْمُحَارَبَةُ فَجَمَعَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ جَمِيعَ الْمَدَائِحِ

From the influence of Mars came the sword, courage, combativeness, domination, victory, and prowess in warfare. Thus, Allah^-azwj Combined within him^-saww all praise-worthy qualities.

وَ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُنَجِّمِينَ مَوَالِدُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ السُّنْبُلَةُ وَ الْمِيزَانُ وَ كَانَ طَالِعُ النَّبِيِّ ص الْمِيزَانَ وَ قَالَ ص وُلِدْتُ بِالسِّمَاكِ وَ فِي حِسَابِ الْمُنَجِّمِينَ أَنَّهُ السِّمَاكُ‏ الرَّامِحُ‏

And some of the astrologers said, ‘The ascendants of the prophets are Virgo and Libra’. The ascendant of the Prophet^-saww was Libra. The Prophet^-saww said: ‘I^-saww was born under Al-Simak’. According to the reckoning of the astrologers, this refers to Al-Samik Al-Ramih (Arcturus, ‘the Spear^–Bearer’)’.[22] (Report by an astrologer)

23 قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب حملت به أمه في أيام التشريق عند جمرة العقبة الوسطى في منزل‏ عبد الله بن عبد المطلب و ولد بمكة عند طلوع الفجر من يوم الجمعة السابع عشر من شهر ربيع الأول بعد خمس و خمسين يوما من هلاك أصحاب الفيل

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin shehr Ashoub –

‘His^-saww mother^-as conceived him^-saww during the days of Al Tashreek at the middle rock in the house of Abdullah Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as, and he^-saww was born at Makkah at the emergence of daw on the day of Friday the seventeenth of the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal, fifty-five days from the destruction of the companions of the elephant.

و قالت العامة يوم الإثنين الثاني‏ أو العاشر منه لسبع بقين من ملك أنوشيروان و يقال في ملك هرمز لثمان سنين و ثمانية أشهر مضت من ملك عمرو بن هند ملك العرب و وافق شهر الروم العشرين من شباط في السنة الثانية من ملك هرمز بن أنوشيروان‏

And the general Muslims said, ‘On the day of Monday the twelfth (of Rabbi Al-Awwal), or the tenth of it, seven years remaining of the rule of Anusherwan’. And it is said, ‘During the rule of Hurmuz, eight years and eight months past from the rule of Amro Bin Hind, king of the Arabs, and it coincided with the twelfth day of February of the Roman calendar, in the second year of the rule of Hurmuz Bin Anusherwan.

و الأول هو الصحيح لقوله ولدت في زمن الملك العادل أنوشيروان

And the first, it is correct due to his^-saww words: ‘I^-saww was born in the era of the just king Anusherwan’.

قال الكليني في شعب أبي طالب في دار محمد بن يوسف في الزاوية القصوى عن يسارك و أنت داخل الدار

Al-Kulayni said, ‘It was in the quarter of Abu Talib^-as, in the house of Muḥammad Bin Yusuf, in the farthest corner to your left as you enter the house’.

و قال الطبري في بيت من الدار التي تعرف اليوم بدار يوسف‏ و هو أخو الحجاج بن يوسف و كان قد اشتراها من عقيل و أدخل ذلك البيت في الدار حتى أخرجته خيزران و اتخذته مسجدا يصلى فيه‏

And Al-Tabari said, ‘It was in a room of the house that is today known as the House of Yusuf. He was the brother of Al-Hajjaj Bin Yusuf. He had purchased it from Aqeel and incorporated that room into the house, until Khayzuran had it separated and made it into a Masjidin which Salats were offered’.

الزهرة عن أبي عبد الله الطرابلسي البيت الذي ولد فيه رسول الله في دار محمد بن يوسف‏

Al-Zuhra, from Abu Abdullah Al-Tarabilisy, ‘The house in which Rasool-Allah^-saww was born, was in the house of Muhammad Bin Yusuf’.[23]

24^– نجم، كتاب النجوم حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ كَانَ مِنْ حَدِيثِ كِسْرَى كَمَا حَدَّثَنِي‏ بِهِ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِي عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ‏ كَانَ سَكَرَ دِجْلَةَ الْغَوْرَاءَ وَ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ مَا يُدْرَى مَا هُوَ وَ كَانَ طَاقُ مَجْلِسِهِ قَدْ بَنَى بُنْيَاناً لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهُ وَ كَانَ يُعَلِّقُ بِهِ تَاجَهُ فَيَجْلِسُ فِيهِ إِذَا جَلَسَ لِلنَّاسِ

‘Kitab Al Nujoum’ – It is narrated to us by Bin Humeyd, from Salama, from Muhmmad Bin Is’haq who said, ‘It was from the narration of Chosroe just as it was narrated to me by one of my companions,, from Wahab Bin Munabbih (Yemeni scholar expert in Judeo Christian literature) –

‘Chosroe had made a dam on the mighty Tigris, spending on it an immeasurable amount of wealth. He had also built the great arch of his audience hall, a structure the like of which had never been seen. He would hang his crown from it whenever he sat to the people.

وَ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ سِتُّونَ وَ ثَلَاثُ مِائَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ مِنْ بَيْنِ كَاهِنٍ وَ سَاحِرٍ وَ مُنَجِّمٍ قَالَ وَ كَانَ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ يُقَالُ لَهُ السَّائِبُ يَعْتَافُ اعْتِيَافَ‏ الْعَرَبِ قَلَّمَا يُخْطِئُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بَاذَانُ‏ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَ كَانَ كِسْرَى إِذَا حَزَنَهُ أَمْرٌ جَمَعَ كُهَّانَهُ وَ سُحَّارَهُ وَ مُنَجِّمِيهِ وَ قَالَ انْظُرُوا فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مَا هُوَ

He had with him three hundred and sixty learned men, including soothsayers, magicians, and astrologers. Among them was an Arab named Al Saib, who practised the Arab art of divination and rarely erred. Bazan, the governor of Yemen, had sent him to Chosroe. Whenever some matter distressed Chosroe, he would gather his soothsayers, magicians, and astrologers and say, ‘Examine this matter and tell me what it means!’

فَلَمَّا أَنْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ مُحَمَّداً ص أَصْبَحَ كِسْرَى ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ وَ قَدِ انْقَضَّتْ طَاقُ مُلْكِهِ مِنْ وَسَطِهَا وَ انْخَرَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ دِجْلَةُ الْغَوْرَاءُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ حَزَنَهُ وَ قَالَ انْقَضَّتْ طَاقُ مُلْكِي مِنْ وَسَطِهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ ثِقَلٍ وَ انْخَرَقَتْ دِجْلَةُ الْغَوْرَاءُ شاه بشكست‏ يَقُولُ الْمَلِكُ انْكَسَرَ

When Allah^-azwj Sent His^-azwj Prophet Muhammad^-saww, Chosroe woke up in the morning and the arch of his kingdom had collapsed from its middle, and the Tigris (river) broke the dam. When he saw that he was saddened and said, ‘The arch of my kingdom has collapsed from its middle from without there being any weight on it, and the (river) Tigris has burst saying, ‘Shah Bashikast’^– The king has been broken!’

ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكُهَّانِهِ وَ سُحَّارِهِ وَ مُنَجِّمِهِ وَ دَعَا السَّائِبَ مَعَهُمْ وَ قَالَ انْقَضَّتْ طَاقُ مُلْكِي مِنْ غَيْرِ ثِقَلٍ وَ انْخَرَقَتْ دِجْلَةُ الْغَوْرَاءُ شاه بشكست انْظُرُوا فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مَا هُوَ

Then he summoned the soothsayers, and magicians and astrologers, and he summoned Al-Saib with them and said, ‘The arch of my kingdom has collapsed without any burden, and the mighty Tigris has burst saying, ‘Shah Bashikast’. Examine this matter and tell me what it is!’

فَخَرَجُوا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَنَظَرُوا فِي أَمْرِهِ فَأُخِذَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَقْطَارِ السَّمَاءِ وَ أَظْلَمَتْ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَرْضُ وَ تَسَكَّعُوا فِي عِلْمِهِمْ فَلَا يَمْضِي لِسَاحِرٍ سِحْرُهُ وَ لَا لِكَاهِنٍ كِهَانَتُهُ وَ لَا يَسْتَقِيمُ لِمُنَجِّمٍ عِلْمُ نُجُومِهِ

They left his presence and sought to discover its meaning, but the regions of the heavens seemed closed to them, the earth grew dark before them, and they wandered helplessly in their knowledge. No magician’s magic worked, no soothsayer’s divination proved true, and no astrologer’s knowledge of the stars remained reliable.

وَ بَاتَ السَّائِبُ فِي لَيْلَةِ ظِلٍ‏ عَلَى رَبْوَةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَرْمُقُ بَرْقاً نَشَأَ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْحِجَازِ ثُمَّ اسْتَطَارَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْمَشْرِقَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ذَهَبَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا تَحْتَ قَدَمَيْهِ فَإِذَا رَوْضَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ

That night Al-Saib spent the darkness upon a hill, watching a flash of lightning that arose from the direction of the Ḥijaz and spread until it reached the East. In the morning he looked at the ground beneath his feet and found it transformed into a green meadow.

فَقَالَ فِيمَا يَعْتَافُ لَئِنْ صَدَقَ‏ لَيَخْرُجَنَّ مِنَ الْحِجَازِ سُلْطَانٌ يَبْلُغُ الْمَشْرِقَ يُخْصِبُ‏ عَنْهُ الْأَرْضُ كَأَفْضَلِ مَا أَخْصَبَتْ عَنْ مَلِكٍ كَانَ قَبْلَهُ

According to his method of divination, he said, ‘If this sign is true, then a ruler shall arise from the Ḥijaz whose authority will reach the East. Through him the earth will flourish more abundantly than it flourished under any king before him’.

فَلَمَّا خَلَصَ الْكُهَّانُ وَ الْمُنَجِّمُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ وَ رَأَوْا مَا قَدْ أَصَابَهُمْ وَ رَأَى السَّائِبُ مَا قَدْ رَأَى قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ تَعْلَمُونَ وَ اللَّهِ‏ مَا حِيلَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَ بَيْنَ عِلْمِكُمْ إِلَّا لِأَمْرٍ جَاءَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ إِنَّهُ لَنَبِيٌّ قَدْ بُعِثَ أَوْ هُوَ مَبْعُوثٌ يَسْلُبُ هَذَا الْمُلْكَ وَ يَكْسِرُهُ وَ لَئِنْ نَفَيْتُمْ لِكِسْرَى مُلْكَهُ لَيَقْتُلَنَّكُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا بَيْنَكُمْ أَمْراً تَقُولُونَهُ حَتَّى تُؤَخِّرُونَهُ عَنْكُمْ إِلَى أَمْرٍ مَا شَاعَ‏

When the soothsayers and astrologers gathered together and saw what had befallen them, and Saib related what he had seen, some of them said to the others, ‘By Allah^-azwj! Nothing has come between you and your knowledge except a matter that has descended from the sky. A prophet^-saww has either already been sent or is about to be sent. He^-saww will strip this kingdom away and break it. If you tell Chosroes that his kingdom will be taken from him, he will surely kill you. Therefore, agree upon something to tell him that will delay the matter until it becomes manifest’.

فَجَاءُوا إِلَى كِسْرَى فَقَالُوا لَهُ قَدْ نَظَرْنَا فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ فَوَجَدْنَا حِسَابَكَ الَّذِي وُضِعَتْ بِهِ طَاقُ مُلْكِكَ وَ سُكِرَتْ دِجْلَةُ الْغَوْرَاءُ وَضَعُوهُ عَلَى النُّحُوسِ فَلَمَّا اخْتَلَفَ عَلَيْهِمُ‏ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ وَقَعَتِ النُّحُوسُ عَلَى مَوَاقِعِهَا فَذَلِكَ كُلٌّ وُضِعَ عَلَيْهَا وَ إِنَّا سَنَحْسُبُ‏ لَكَ حِسَاباً تَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ بُنْيَانَكَ فَلَا تَزُولُ

They came to Chosroe and said to him, ‘We have examined this matter and found that when the foundations of your audience hall were laid and the mighty Tigris was dammed, both were established under unlucky astrological influences. As the cycles of night and day passed, those malign influences reached their appointed positions, and this is what resulted. We shall now calculate for you an auspicious time upon which you may rebuild your structure so that it will not fail!’

قَالَ فَاحْسُبُوا فَحَسَبُوا لَهُ ثُمَّ قَالُوا لَهُ ابْنِهِ

He said, ‘Calculate it!’ They calculated for him, then said to him, ‘Build it’.

فَبَنَى فَعَمِلَ فِي دِجْلَةَ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ أَنْفَقَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ مَا لَا يُدْرَى مَا هُوَ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَجْلِسُ عَلَى سُورِهَا قَالُوا نَعَمْ

He built and worked in the (river) Tigris for eight months and spent from the wealth, it is not known what it was, until when he was free, he said to them, ‘Can I sit upon its arch?’ They said, ‘Yes’.

فَأَمَرَ الْبُسُطَ وَ الْفُرُشَ وَ الرَّيَاحِينَ فَوُضِعَتْ عَلَيْهَا وَ أَمَرَ بِالْمَرَازِبَةِ فَجَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ النَّقَّابُونَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ حَتَّى جَلَسَ عَلَيْهَا فَبَيْنَا هُوَ هُنَالِكَ إِذِ انْتَسَفَتْ دِجْلَةُ بِالْبُنْيَانِ مِنْ تَحْتِهِ فَلَمْ يُخْرَجْ إِلَّا بِآخِرِ رَمَقٍ فَلَمَّا أَخْرَجُوهُ جَمَعَ كُهَّانَهُ وَ سُحَّارَهُ وَ مُنَجِّمِيهِ فَقَتَلَ مِنْهُمْ قَرِيباً مِنْ مِائَةٍ وَ قَالَ نَمَّيْتُكُمْ‏ وَ أَدْنَيْتُكُمْ دُونَ النَّاسِ فَأَجْرَيْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَرْزَاقِي تَلْعَبُونَ بِي

He ordered carpets, cushions, and fragrant plants to be placed there, assembled the nobles and military commanders, and went out to sit upon it. But while he was there, the Tigris suddenly swept away the entire structure from beneath him. He was rescued only when he was at his last breath. After being rescued, he gathered his soothsayers, magicians, and astrologers and executed nearly one hundred of them, and said, ‘I have raised you above the people, brought you near to me, and provided for your livelihoods, yet you toy with me!’

قَالُوا أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ أَخْطَأْنَا كَمَا أَخْطَأَ مَنْ قَبْلَنَا وَ لَكِنَّا سَنَحْسُبُ حِسَاباً فَنُبَيِّنُهُ حَتَّى تَضَعَهَا عَلَى الْوَثَاقِ مِنَ السُّعُودِ

They said, ‘O king, we erred as those before us erred. But we shall make another calculation and determine a time based upon the strongest fortunate influences’.

قَالَ انْظُرُوا مَا تَقُولُونَ

He said, ‘Consider what you are saying’.

قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نَفْعَلُ

They said, ‘We shall do so’.

قَالَ فَاحْسُبُوا فَحَسَبُوا ثُمَّ قَالُوا لَهُ ابْنِهِ

He (the narrator) said, ‘They calculated, then said to him, ‘Build it!’

فَبَنَى وَ أَنْفَقَ مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ مَا لَا يُدْرَى مَا هُوَ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَشْهُرٍ فَلَمَّا فَرَغُوا قَالَ أَ فَأَخْرُجُ وَ أَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا قَالُوا نَعَمْ

He built and spent from the wealth, it is not know what it was, for eight months. When he was free, he said, ‘Shall I go out and sit upon it?’ They said, ‘Yes’.

فَهَابَ الْجُلُوسَ عَلَيْهَا وَ رَكِبَ بِرْذَوْناً لَهُ وَ خَرَجَ يَسِيرُ عَلَيْهَا فَبَيْنَا هُوَ يَسِيرُ إِذَا انْتَسَفَتْ دِجْلَةُ بِالْبُنْيَانِ فَلَمْ يُدْرَكْ إِلَّا بِآخِرِ رَمَقٍ

This time he feared sitting upon it, so he mounted one of his riding horses and merely rode along it. But while he was riding, the Tigris again swept away the entire structure beneath him, and once more he escaped only with his life.

فَدَعَاهُمْ فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ لَآمُرَنَّ عَلَى آخِرِكُمْ وَ لَأَنْزِعَنَّ أَكْتَافَكُمْ وَ لَأَطْرَحَنَّكُمْ تَحْتَ أَيْدِي الْفِيَلَةِ أَوْ لَتَصْدُقُنِّي مَا هَذَا الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي تُلَفِّقُونَ عَلَيَّ

He summoned them and declared, ‘By Allah^-azwj! I shall order every last one of you executed! I shall tear your shoulders apart and cast you beneath the feet of elephants unless you tell me the truth about this affair that you keep fabricating!’

قَالُوا لَا نَكْذِبَنَّكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ أَمَرْتَنَا حِينَ انْخَرَقَتْ عَلَيْكَ دِجْلَةُ وَ انْقَضَّتْ‏ عَلَيْكَ طَاقُ مَجْلِسِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ ثِقَلٍ أَنْ نَنْظُرَ فِي عِلْمِنَا فَأَظْلَمَتْ عَلَيْنَا بِأَقْطَارِ السَّمَاءِ فَتَرَدَّدَ عِلْمُنَا فِي أَيْدِينَا فَلَا يَسْتَقِيمُ لِسَاحِرٍ سِحْرُهُ وَ لَا لِكَاهِنٍ كِهَانَتُهُ وَ لَا لِمُنَجِّمٍ عِلْمُ نُجُومِهِ فَعَرَفْنَا أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ حَدَثَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ بُعِثَ نَبِيٌّ أَوْ هُوَ مَبْعُوثٌ فَلِذَلِكَ حِيلَ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ عِلْمِنَا فَخَشِينَا إِنْ نَفَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ مُلْكَكَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا فَكَرِهْنَا مِنَ الْمَوْتِ مَا يَكْرَهُ النَّاسُ فَعَلَّلْنَاكَ عَنْ أَنْفُسِنَا بِمَا رَأَيْتَ

They said, ‘We are not lying to you, O king! When the Tigris burst upon you and the arch of your audience hall collapsed without any burden upon it, you ordered us to consult our knowledge. But the skies grew dark around us, and our knowledge became confused in our hands. No magician’s magic remained effective, no soothsayer’s divination remained sound, and no astrologer’s knowledge of the stars remained reliable. We realised that this matter had come from the and that a Prophet^-saww had either already been Sent or was about to be sent. That is why our knowledge was taken away from us. We feared that if we foretold the loss of your kingdom, you would kill us. We disliked death as all people dislike it, so we distracted you from us with what you have seen’.

قَالَ وَيْحَكُمْ فَهَلَّا يَكُونُ بَيَّنْتُمْ لِي هَذَا فَأَرَى فِيهِ رَأْيِي

He said, ‘Woe be unto you all! Why didn’t you explain this to me so I could have an opinion regarding it?’

قَالُوا مَنَعَنَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا تَخَوَّفْنَا مِنْكَ

They said, ‘What prevented us from that was our fear from you!’

فَتَرَكَهُمْ وَلَهاً عَنْ دِجْلَةَ حِينَ غَلَبَتِهِ‏

He left them in a state of longing about Tigris when it had overcome him’.[24]

25^– عم، إعلام الورى‏ وُلِدَ ص يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ السَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ عَامَ الْفِيلِ

‘Ilam Al-Wara’ – He^-saww was born on the day of Friday at the emergence of the sun on seventeenth of the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal in the year of the elephant.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ الْعَامَّةِ وُلِدَ ص يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ ثُمَّ اخْتَلَفُوا فَمِنْ قَائِلٍ يَقُولُ لِلَيْلَتَيْنِ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ وَ مِنْ قَائِلٍ يَقُولُ لِعَشْرِ لَيَالٍ خَلَوْنَ مِنْهُ وَ ذَلِكَ لِأَرْبَعٍ وَ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً وَ ثَمَانِيَةِ أَشْهُرٍ مَضَتْ مِنْ مُلْكِ كِسْرَى أَنُوشِيرَوَانَ بْنِ قُبَادَ وَ هُوَ قَاتِلُ مَزْدَكَ وَ الزَّنَادِقَةِ وَ مُبِيرُهُمْ وَ هُوَ الَّذِي عَنَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى مَا يَزْعُمُونَ وُلِدْتُ فِي زَمَانِ الْمَلِكِ الصَّالِحِ‏ وَ لِثَمَانِي سِنِينَ وَ ثَمَانِيَةِ أَشْهُرٍ مِنْ مُلْكِ عَمْرِو بْنِ هِنْدٍ مَلِكِ الْعَرَبِ وَ كُنْيَتُهُ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ

And in a report by the general Muslims, the day of the twelfth. Then they differed. A speaker said, ‘On the two nights from the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal’, and a speaker said, ‘On the tenth night vacant from it’, and that was in the thirty^–fourth year and eight months past from the rule of Chosroe Anusherwan Bin Qubad, the one who killed Mazdak and the atheists and exterminated them. According to what they claim, he is the king to whom the Rasool-Allah^-saww had referred to when he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww was born during the era of the righteous king’, and at eight years and eight months from the rule of Amro Bin Hind, king of the Arabs, and his^-saww teknonym was ‘Abu Al-Qasim’’.

وَ رَوَى أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا وُلِدَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ النَّبِيِّ ص مِنْ مَارِيَةَ أَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَوْ يَا أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ

And it is reported by Anas Bin Malik (a well-known fabricator) who said, ‘When Ibrahim^-as, the son of the Prophet^-saww was born from Mariah^-as, Jibraeel^-as came to him^-saww. He^-as said: ‘The greeting be upon you^-saww, O Abu Ibrahim^-saww’, ‘Or ‘O Abu Ibrahim^-saww!’

وَ نَسَبُهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ اسْمُهُ شَيْبَةُ الْحَمْدِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ وَ اسْمُهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ وَ اسْمُهُ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ قُصَيٍّ وَ اسْمُهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ كِلَابِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ لُوَيِّ بْنِ غَالِبِ بْنِ فِهْرِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ النَّضْرِ وَ هُوَ قُرَيْشُ بْنُ كِنَانَةَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ مُدْرِكَةَ بْنِ إِلْيَاسَ بْنِ مُضَرَ بْنِ نِزَارِ بْنِ مَعَدِّ بْنِ عَدْنَانَ

And his^-saww lineage was Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-as Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as and his^-as name is ‘Shaybat Al Hamd’, Bin Hashim^-as and his^-as name is Amro Bin Abd Manaf, and his^-as name is Al Mugheira Bin Qusay, and his^-as name is Zayd Bin Kilab Bin Murra Bin Ka’ab Bin Luway Bin Ghalib Bin Fihr Bin Malik Bin Al-Nazr, and he is Qureysh Bin Kinana Bin Khuzeyma Bin Mudrika Bin Ilyas Bin Muzar Bin Nizar Bin Ma’ad Bin Adnan’.

رُوِيَ عَنْهُ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِذَا بَلَغَ نَسَبِي عَدْنَانَ فَأَمْسِكُوا

It is reported from him^-saww having said: ‘When my^-saww lineage reaches Adnan, then withhold (pause)’.

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ‏ مَعَدُّ بْنُ عَدْنَانَ بْنِ أُدَدَ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَرَا بْنِ أَعْرَاقِ الثَّرَى

And it is reported from Umm Salama^-as wife of the Prophet^-saww. She^-as said: ‘I^-as heard the Prophet^-saww saying: ‘Ma’ad Bn Adnan B’n dad Bn Zayd Bin Sarabin Araq Al-Sary’.

قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ زَيْدٌ هَمَيْسَعٌ وَ ثَرَا نَبْتٌ وَ أَعْرَاقُ الثَّرَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع قَالَتْ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ وَ عاداً وَ ثَمُودَ وَ أَصْحابَ الرَّسِّ وَ قُرُوناً بَيْنَ ذلِكَ كَثِيراً لا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا اللَّهُ‏

Umm Salama^-as said: ‘Zayd Hamysa, and Sara Nabr, and Araq Al-Say Ismail Bin Ibrahim^-as’. She^-as said: ‘Then Rasool-Allah^-saww recited: ‘And Aad, and Samood, and the dwellers of the Al-Rass and many generations between them [25:38] none knows them except Allah [14:9]’.

وَ ذَكَرَ الشَّيْخُ أَبُو جَعْفَرِ بْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ‏ عَدْنَانُ بْنُ أَدِّ بْنِ أُدَدَ بْنِ يَامِينَ بْنِ يَشْجُبَ بْنِ مَنْحَرِ بْنِ صَابُوغَ بْنِ الْهَمَيْسَعِ

And it is mentioned by the sheykh Abu Ja’far Bin Babuwayh, ‘Adnan Bin Add Bin Udad Bin Yameen Bin Yashjub Bin Manhar Bin Saboug Bin Al Hameysa’.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى‏ عَدْنَانُ بْنُ أُدَدَ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ يقدد بْنِ يَقْدَمَ بْنِ الْهَمَيْسَعِ بْنِ نَبْتِ بْنِ قَيْذَارَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ع‏ وَ قِيلَ الْأَصَحُ الَّذِي اعْتَمَدَ عَلَيْهِ أَكْثَرُ النُّسَّابِ وَ أَصْحَابِ التَّوَارِيخِ أَنَّ عَدْنَانَ هُوَ أَدُّ بْنُ أُدَدَ بْنِ الْيَسَعِ بْنِ الْهَمَيْسَعِ بْنِ سَلَامَانَ بْنِ نَبْتِ بْنِ حَمَلِ بْنِ قَيْذَارَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع بْنِ تَارَخَ بْنِ نَاحُورَ بْنِ سَارُوعَ‏ بْنِ أرغوا بْنِ فالع‏ بْنِ عَابَرَ وَ هُوَ هُودُ ع بْنُ شَالَحَ بْنِ أَرْفَخْشَدَ بْنِ سَامِ بْنِ نُوحِ بْنِ مَلَكِ بْنِ متوشلح بْنِ أَخْنُوخَ وَ يُقَالُ أَحْنُوخُ وَ هُوَ إِدْرِيسُ ع بْنُ يازد بْنِ هلايل‏ بْنِ قينان بْنِ أنوش بْنِ شَيْثِ بْنِ آدَمَ أَبِي الْبَشَرِ ع‏

And in another report – ‘Adnan in Udad Bin Zayd Bin Yaqad Bin Yaqdam Bin Al Hameysa Bin Nabt Bin Qayzar Bin Ismail^-as; and it is said ‘Al Asah, the one upon whom most of the genealogist and the historians have relied upon that Adnan, he is Add Bin Udad Bin Al Yas’a Bin Al Hameysa Bin Salat Bin Nabt Bin Hamal Bin Qayzar Bin Ismail^-as Bin Ibrahim^-as Bin Tarakh Bin Nahour Bin Sarou Bin Argou Bin Falih Bin Aabir, and he is Hud^-as Bin Shalah Bin Arfakhshad Bin Saam Bin Nuh Bin Makak Bin Matushalah Bin Akhnoukh, and it is said Al Akhnoukh, he is Idrees^-as Bin Zazd Bin Halail Bin Qinan Bin Anoush Bin Shees^-as Bin Adam^-as, the father of mankind.

وَ أُمُّهُ آمِنَةُ بِنْتُ وَهْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَافِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ بْنِ كِلَابِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ لُوَيِّ بْنِ غَالِبٍ وَ أَرْضَعَتْهُ حَتَّى شَبَّ حَلِيمَةُ بِنْتُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ شِجْنَةَ السَّعْدِيَّةُ مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرِ بْنِ هَوَازِنَ

And his^-saww mother is Aamina^-as Bint Wahab Bin Abd Manaf Bin Zuhra Bin Kilab Bin Murra Bin Ka’b Bin Luway Bin Ghalib, and he^-saww was nursed until he^-saww grew up by Haleema Bint Abdullah Bin Al Haris Bin Shijna Al Saida, from the clan of Sa’ad Bin Bakr Bin Hawazin.

وَ كَانَتْ ثُوَيْبَةُ مَوْلَاةُ أَبِي لَهَبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَرْضَعَتْهُ أَيْضاً بِلَبَنِ ابْنِهَا مَسْرُوحٍ وَ ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْدِمَ حَلِيمَةُ وَ تُوُفِّيَتْ ثُوَيْبَةُ مُسْلِمَةً سَنَةَ سَبْعٍ مِنَ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ مَاتَ ابْنُهَا قَبْلَهَا وَ كَانَتْ قَدْ أَرْضَعَتْ ثُوَيْبَةُ قَبْلُ حَمْزَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَمَّهُ

And Suweyba was a freed slave girl of Abu Lahab^-as Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as. She had nursed him^-saww as well with the milk of her son Masrouh, and that was before Haleema had arrived, and Suweyba dies as a Muslim woman in the year seven from the Hijrah and her son had died before her, and Suweyba had nursed Hamza Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as, his^-saww uncle, before.

فَلِذَلِكَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِابْنَةِ حَمْزَةَ إِنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ كَانَ حَمْزَةُ أَسَنَّ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ بِأَرْبَعِ سِنِينَ

For that reason, Rasool-Allah^-saww said for the daughter of Hamza^-ra: ‘She is a daughter of my^-saww brother from the breast-feeding’, and Hamza^-ra was four years older than Rasool-Allah^-saww.

وَ أَمَّا جَدَّتُهُ أُمُّ أَبِيهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَهِيَ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَائِذِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ مَخْزُومٍ وَ أُمُّ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ سَلْمَى بِنْتُ عُمْرَةَ مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ وَ أُمُّ هَاشِمٍ عَاتِكَةُ بِنْتُ مَرَّةَ بْنِ هِلَالٍ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ وَ أُمُّ قُصَيٍّ وَ زُهْرَةَ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ سَعْدٍ مِنْ أَزْدِ السَّرَاةِ

And as for his^-saww grandmother, mother of his^-saww father Abdullah^-as, she is Fatima Bint Umar Bin Aaiz Bin Imran Bin Makhzoum, and mother of Abdul Muttalib^-as was Salama Bint Amro from the clan of Al Najjar, and mother of Hashim^-as was aatika Bint Marrah Bin Hilal from the clan of Suleym, and mother of Qusay and Zuhra was Fatima Bin Sa’ad from Azd Al Sara’a.

وَ صَدَعَ ص بِالرِّسَالَةِ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَ الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ وَ لَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً وَ قُبِضَ ص يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ لِلَيْلَتَيْنِ بَقِيَتَا مِنْ صَفَرٍ سَنَةَ عِشْرِينَ مِنَ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ ثَلَاثٍ وَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً

And he^-saww proclaimed the Messeage on the 27^th of Rajab and on that day there were forty years for him^-saww, and he^-saww was recalled on the day of Monday two nights remaining from Safar 27^th AH, and he^-saww was 63 years old’.[25]

26^– نجم، كتاب النجوم ذَكَرَ الزَّمَخْشَرِيُّ فِي رَبِيعِ الْأَبْرَارِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُنَجِّمِينَ‏ إِنَّ مَوَالِيدَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ السُّنْبُلَةَ وَ الْمِيزَانَ وَ كَانَ طَالِعُ النَّبِيِّ ص الْمِيزَانَ وَ قَالَ ص وُلِدْتُ بِالسِّمَاكِ وَ فِي حِسَابِ الْمُنَجِّمِينَ أَنَّهُ السِّمَاكُ الرَّامِحُ وَ كَانَ فِي ثَانِي طَالِعِهِ زُحَلُ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مِلْكٌ وَ لَا عَقَارٌ

‘Kitab Al Nujoum’^– Al-Zamakhshari (Mu’tazalite scholar) mentioned in (the book) ‘Rabie Al Abrar’ – ‘One of the astrologers mentioned that the births of the Prophets^-as is (the star sign) of Virgo and Libra, and the ascendant of the Prophet^-saww is Libra, and he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww was born with the fish’, and in the calculations of the astrologers, it is the Arcturus (bright star), and ascendancy of Saturn, so there will neither be any kingdom for him^-saww nor any property’’.[26]

27^– يل: قال الواقدي: أول ما افتتح به عقيل بن أبي وقاص أن قال: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، الحمد لله الذي جعلنا من نسل إبراهيم، ومن شجرة إسماعيل، ومن غصن نزار، ومن ثمرة عبد مناف،

‘Al-Fazaail’ of Bin Shazan – Al-Waqidy said, ‘The first of what Aqeel Bin Abu Waqas had begun with was that he said, ‘In the Name of Allah^-azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful! The Praise is for Allah^-azwj Who Made us from the lineage of Ibrahim^-as, and from the tree of Ismail^-as, and from the branch of Nizar, and from the fruit of Abd Manaf!’

ثم أثنى على الله تعالى ثناء ” بليغا “، وقال فيه جميلا “، وأثنى على اللات والعزى، وذكرهم بالجميل، وعقد النكاح، ونظر إلى وهب، وقال: يا أبا الوداح زوجت كريمتك آمنة من ابن سيدنا عبد المطلب على صداق أربعة آلاف درهم بيض هجرية جياد، وخمس مائة مثقال ذهب احمر ؟ قال: نعم،

Then he extolled praise upon Allah^-azwj the Exalted. He also praised Al-Laat and Al-Uzza, mentioned them favourably, and then concluded the marriage contract, and looked at Wahb and said, ‘O Abu Al Wadah! You have married your honourable daughter to the son of our chief Abdul Muttalib^-as upon a dower of four thousand good Dirhams of Hijiriya, and five hundred ounces of red gold?’ He^-as said: ‘Yes’.

ثم قال: يا عبد الله قبلت هذا الصداق يا أيها السيد الخاطب ؟

Then he said, ‘O Abdullah^-as! Do you accept this dowry O chief of the grooms?’ He^-as said: ‘Yes’.

قال نعم، ثم دعا لهما بالخير والكرامة، ثم أمر وهب أن تقدم المائدة فقدمت مائدة خضرة فاتي من الطعام الحار والبارد والحلو والحامض فأكلوا وشربوا،

Then he supplicated for them with goodness and the honours, then instructed Wahb to forward the meal. A green table meal was forwarded. They brought from the foods, the hot and the cold, and the sweet and the sour. They ate and drank.

قال: ونثر عبد المطلب على ولده قيمة ألف درهم من النثار، وكان متخذا ” من مسك بنادق، ومن عنبر ومن سكر ومن كافور، ونثر وهب بقيمة ألف درهم عنبرا “، وفرح الخلق بذلك فرحا ” شديدا “.

He (the narrator) said, ‘And Abdul Muttalib^-as scattered gifts among his sons to the value of one thousand Dirhams. The gifts consisted of musk formed into little pellets, ambergris, sugar, and camphor; and Wahb scattered ambergis of the value of a thousand Dirhams, and the people rejoiced with intense joy.

قال الواقدي: فلما فرغوا من ذلك نظر عبد المطلب إلى وهب وقال: ورب السماء إني لا افارق هذا السقف أو اؤلف بين ولدي وحليلته،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When they were free from that Abdul Muttalib^-as looked at Wahb and said, ‘By the Lord^-azwj of the sky! I^-as will not leave from this roog until I^-as unite between my^-as son^-as and his^-as bride!’

فقال وهب: بهذه السرعة لا يكون،

Wahb said, ‘It cannot happen with this quickness!’

فقال عبد المطلب: لابد من ذلك،

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘There is no escape from that’.

فقام وهب ودخل على امرأته برة وقال لها: اعلمي أن عبد المطلب قد حلف برب السماء أنه لا يفارق هذا السقف أو يؤلف بين ولده عبد الله وبين زوجته آمنة،

Wahb stood up and entered to see his wife Burra and said to her, ‘Know that Abdul Muttalib^-as has sworn by the Lord^-azwj of the sky that he^-as will not depart from this root until he^-as unites between his^-as son Abdullah^-as and his^-as bride Aamina^-as!’

فقامت المرأة من وقتها ودعت بعشر من المشاطات وأمرتهن أن يأخذن في زينة آمنة، فقعدن حول آمنة، فواحدة منهن تنقش يديها، وواحدة تخضب، وواحدة تسرح ذؤابتها ،

The woman rose immediately and summoned ten women skilled in adornment. She instructed them to attend to the beautification of Aamina^-as. They sat around Aamina^-as. One of them decorated her^-as hands with designs, another applied henna, and another combed and arranged her^-as braided hair.

فلما كان عند غروب الشمس وقد فرغن من زينتها نصبوا سريرا ” من الخيزران، وقد فرشوا عليه من ألوان الديباج والوشي ، وقعدت الجارية على السرير وعقدن على رأسها تاجا “، وعلى جبينيها إكليلا، وعلى عنقها مخانق الدر والجواهر، وتخوتمت بأنواع الخواتيم،

When it was near sunset, and they had finished adorning her^-as, they set up a bed made of bamboo. They spread upon it various kinds of brocade and embroidered silk fabrics. The young woman sat upon the bed, and they placed a crown upon her^-as head, a wreath upon her^-as forehead, and necklaces of pearls and jewels around her^-as neck. She^-as was adorned with rings of various kinds.

وجاء وهب وقال لعبد المطلب: يا سيدي اقدم على العروس ،

Wahb came and said to Abdul Muttalib^-as, ‘O my chief! Proceed to the bride!’

فقام عبد المطلب إلى العروس وهي كأنها فلقة قمر من حسنها، وتقدم عبد المطلب إلى السرير وقبله وقبل عين العروس، فقال عبد المطلب لولده عبد الله: اجلس يا ولدي معها على السرير وافرح برؤيتها،

Abdul Muttalib^-as stood up to go to the bride and it was as if she^-as was a piece of a full moon due to her^-as beauty, and Abdul Muttalib^-as proceeded to the bed and kissed it and kissed the eye of the bride. Abdul Muttalib^-as said to his^-as son^-as: ‘O my^-as son^-as, be seated upon the bed with her^-as and rejoice at sighting her^-as!’

قال: فرفع عبد الله قدمه وصعد إلى السرير، وقعد إلى جنب العروس، وفرح عبد المطلب، وكان من عبد الله إلى أهله ما يكون من الرجال إلى النساء،

He (the narrator) said, ‘Abdullah^-as raised his^-as foot and climbed to the bed and sat down to a side of the bride, and Abdul Muttalib^-as rejoiced; and it transpired from Abdullah^-as to his^-as wife what tends to happen from the men to the women.

فواقعها، فحملت بسيد المرسلين وخاتم النبيين، وقام من عندها إلى عند أبيه فنظر إليه أبوه وإذا النور قد فارق من بين عينيه، وبقي عليه من أثر النور كالدرهم الصحيح، وذهب النور إلى ثدي آمنة،

He^-as slept with her^-as and she^-as conceived the chief of the Messengers^-as and last of the Prophets^-as, and he^-as stood from her^-as presence to go to his^-as father^-as, and behold, the Noor had separated from his^-as eyes and the impact of the Noor remained like (the size of a) silver Dirham, and the Noor went to a breast of Aamina^-as.

فقام عبد المطلب إلى عند آمنة ونظر إلى وجهها فلم يكن النور كما كان في عبد الله بل أنور، فذهب عبد المطلب إلى عند حبيب الراهب فسأله عن ذلك، فقال حبيب: اعلم أن هذا النور هو صاحب النور بعينه، وصار في بطن امه،

Abdul Muttalib^-as stood up to go to the presence of Aamina^-as and looked at her^-as face. The Noor was not like what it used to be in Abdullah^-as, but it was more radiant. Abdul Muttalib^-as went to the Habeeb the Monk. He^-as asked him about that. Habeeb said, ‘Know that this Noor, it is the owner of the Noor exactly and has come to be in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as’.

فقام عبد المطلب وخرج مع الرجل وبقي عبد الله عند أهله إلى أن ذهبت الصفرة من يديه، وذلك أن العرب كانوا إذا دخلوا بأهلهم خضبوا أيديهم بالحناء، ولا يخرجون من عندهم وعلى أيديهم أثر من الحنآء، وبقي عبد الله أربعين يوما “، وخرج ونظر أهل مكة إلى عبد الله والنور قد فارق موضعه،

Abdul Muttalib^-as stood up and went out with the man while Abdullah^-as remained with his^-as wife^-as until the yellowness went away from his^-as hand, and that is because the Arabs, whenever they entered to be with their wives, would dye their hands with the Henna and they would not come out from being with them while traces of Henna was upon their hands, and Abdullah^-saww remained for forty days and came out, and the people of Makkah looked at Abdullah^-as and the Noor had departed from its place.

فرجع عبد المطلب من عند حبيب وقد أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله شهر واحد في بطن امه، ونادت الجبال بعضها بعضا “، والاشجار بعضها بعضا ” والسماوات بعضها بعضا “، يستبشرون ويقولون: ألا إن محمدا ” قد وقع في رحم امه آمنة، وقد أتى عليه شهر ففرح  بذلك الجبال والبحار والسماوات والارضون،

Abdul Muttalib^-as returned from the presence of Habeeb and one month had come upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as, and the mountains called out to each other, and the trees to each other, and the skies to each other, and they were rejoicing and saying: ‘Indeed, Muhammad^-saww has occurred in the womb of his^-saww mother^-as Aamina^-as and a month has come upon him^-saww!’ The mountains, and the oceans, and the skies and the earths rejoiced with that.

فورد عليه كتاب من يثرب بموت فاطمة بنت عبد المطلب، وكان في الكتاب أنها ورثت مالا ” كثيرا ” خطيرا “، فأخرج أسرع ما تقدر عليه،

A letter came to him^-as from Yasrib about the death of Fatima Bint Abdul Muttalib^-as, and in the letter was that she^-as had inherited a lot of wealth. He^-as went out as quickly as he^-as was able to.

فقال عبد المطلب لولده عبد الله: يا ولدي لابد لك أن تجئ معي إلى المدينة،

Abdul Muttalib^-as said to his^-as son Abdullah^-as: ‘O my^-as son^-as! It is inevitable that you^-as come with me^-as to Al-Medina!’

فسافر مع أبيه ودخلا مدينة يثرب، وقبض عبد المطلب المال، ولما مضى من دخولهما المدينة عشرة أيام اعتل عبد الله علة شديدة، وبقي خمسة عشر يوما “، فلما كان اليوم السادس عشر مات عبد الله،

He^-as travelled with his^-as father^-as, and they entered the city of Yasrib, and Abdul Muttalib^-as took possession of the wealth, and when ten days had passed since they had entered Al-Medina, Abdullah^-as fell ill with severe illness, and he^-as remained (alive) for fifteen days. When it was the sixteenth day, Abdullah^-as passed away.

فبكى عليه أبوه عبد المطلب بكاء شديدا “، وشق سقف البيت لاجله في دار فاطمة بنت عبد المطلب، وإذا ” بهاتف يهتف ويقول: قد مات من كان في صلبه خاتم النبيين، وأي نفر لا يموت ؟

His^-as father Abdul Muttalib^-as cried upon him^-as with intense crying, and the roof of the roof in the house of Fatima Bint Abdul Muttalib split asunder because of it, and there was a caller calling out and saying, ‘He^-as has died, the one in whose lineage was the last of the Prophets^-as, and which person will not be dying?’

فقام عبد المطلب: فغسله و كفنه ودفنه في سكة يقال لها: شين، وبنى على قبره قبة عظيمة من جص وآجر، ورجع إلى مكة، واستقبلته رؤساء قريش وبنو هاشم، واتصل الخبر إلى آمنة بوفات زوجها، فبكت ونتفت شعرها، وخدشت وجهها، ومزقت جيبها، ودعت بالنائحات ينحن على عبد الله،

Abdul Muttalib^-as stood up and washed him^-as and shrouded him^-as and buried him^-as in an alleyway called Sheen, and a mighty dome was built upon his^-as grave of plaster and bricks, and returned to Makkah, and the chiefs of Qureysh and the clan of Hashim^-as received him^-as, and the news was related to Aamina^-as of the expiry of her^-as husband^-as. She^-as cried and plucked her^-as hair, and scratched her^-as face, and tore her^-as pocket, and called the professional lamenters to lament upon Abdullah^-as.

فجاء بعد ذلك عبد المطلب إلى دار آمنة وطيب قلبها، ووهب لها في ذلك الوقت ألف درهم بيض، وتاجين قد اتخذهما عبدمناف لبعض بناته، وقال لها: يا آمنة لا تحزني فإنك عندي جليلة، لاجل من في بطنك ورحمك، فلا تهتك أمرك، فسكتت  وطيب قلبها

After that, Abdul Muttalib^-as came to the house of Aamina^-as and made her^-as feel good, and during that time gifted her^-as a thousand silver Dirhams and two crowns Abd Manaf^-as had taken for one of his^-as daughters and said to her^-as: ‘O Aamina^-as! Do not grieve, for you are majestic in my^-as presence due to the reason of the one who is in your^-saww belly and womb, therefore do not violate your^-as matter!’ She quietened and her^-as heart felt good’.

قال الواقدي: فلما أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في بطن امه شهران أمر الله تعالى مناديا ” في سماواته وأرضه أن ناد  في السماوات والارض والملائكة: أن استغفروا لمحمد صلى الله عليه وآله وامته، كل هذا ببركة النبي صلى الله عليه وآله.

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When two months came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as, Allah^-azwj the Exalted Commanded a caller in His^-azwj skies and His^-azwj earth and the Angels to call out in the skies and the earth: ‘Seek Forgiveness for Muhammad^-saww and his^-saww community!’ All this was a Blessing of the Prophet^-saww’.

قال الواقدي: فلما أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في بطن امه ثلاثة أشهر كان أبو قحافة راجعا ” من الشام، فلما بلغ قريبا ” من مكة وضعت ناقته جمجمتها على الارض ساجدة “، و كان بيد أبي قحافة قضيب فضربها بأوجع ضرب، فلم ترفع رأسها،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When three months had come upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as, Abu Qohafa returned from Syria. When he reached near to Makkah, his she^–camel placed its head upon the ground in prostration, and there was a stick in the hand of Abu Qohafa. He struck it with a painful strike, but it did not raise its head.

فقال أبو قحافة: فما أرى ناقة تركت صاحبها،

Abu Qohafa said, ‘I have not seen any she^–camel neglecting its owner!’

وإذا ” بهاتف يهتف ويقول: لا تضرب يا أبا قحافة من لا يطعيك، ألا ترى أن الجبال والبحار والاشجار سوى الادميين سجدوا لله،

Behold, there was a caller calling out and saying, ‘Do not strike, O Abu Qohafa, at the one who cannot endure you! Don’t you see that  the mountains, and the seas, and the trees, apart from the human beings, are prostrating to Allah^-azwj?’

فقال أبو قحافة: يا هاتف وما السبب في ذلك؟

Abu Qohafa said, ‘O caller, and what is the reason for that?’

قال اعلم أن النبي الامي قد أتى عليه في بطن امه ثلاثة أشهر،

He said, ‘Know that the Ummy Prophet^-saww, three months have come upon him^-as in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as’.

قال أبو قحافة: ومتى يكون خروجه ؟

Abu Qohafa said, ‘And when will his^-saww emergence be?’

قال: سترى يا أبا قحافة إن شاء الله تعالى، فالويل كل الويل لعبدة الاصنام من سيفه وسيف أصحابه،

He said, ‘You will soon see, O Abu Qohafa, if Allah^-azwj the Exated so Desires, so the woe of all woes be for the idol worshippers from his^-saww sword and sword of his^-saww companions!’

فقال أبو قحافة: فوقفت ساعة حتى رفعت الناقة رأسها، وجئت إلى عبد المطلب فأخبرته.

Abu Qohafa said, ‘I paused for a while until the she^–camel raised its head, and I came to Abdul Muttalib^-as and informed him^-as’.

قال الواقدي: فلما أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أربعة أشهر كان زاهد على الطريق من الطائف، وكان له صومعة بمكة على مرحلة،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When four months came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww (in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as), there was an ascetic on the road from Al Taif. He had a hermitage one day’s journey from Makkah.

قال: فخرج الزاهد وكان اسمه حبيبا، فجاء إلى بعض أصدقائه بمكة، فلما بلغ أرض الموقف، إذا ” بصبي قد وضع جبينه على الارض، وقد سجد على جمجمته،

The ascetic, whose name was Habeeb, went out and came to visit one of his friends in Makkah. When he reached the plain of Al Mowqif, he saw a young boy who had placed his forehead upon the ground, prostrating with his forehead upon the earth.

قال حبيب: فدنوت منه فأخذته، وإذا ” بهاتف يهتف و يقول: خل عنه يا حبيب، ألا ترى إلى الخلائق من البر والبحر والسهل والجبل قد سجدوا لله شكرا ” لما أتى على النبي الزكي الرضي المرضي في بطن امه خمسة أشهر، وهذا الصبي قد سجد لله،

Habeeb said: ‘I approached him^-saww and picked him^-saww up, when suddenly a voice called out: ‘Leave him^-saww alone, O Habeeb! Do you not see that all creatures on land and sea, on the plains and in the mountains, have prostrated themselves in gratitude to Allah^-azwj because five months have now passed over the noble, pure, and well^–pleasing Prophet^-saww while he^-saww is in his mother’s womb? This child has also prostrated himself to Allah^-azwj!’

قال حبيب: فتركت الصبي ودخلت مكة وبينت ذلك لعبد المطلب، وعبد المطلب يقول: اكتم هذا الاسم، فإن لهذا الاسم أعداء،

Habeeb said, ‘I left the boy and entered Makkah and explained that to Abdul Muttalib^-as, and Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘Conceal this matter, for there are enemies for this child!’

قال: وذهب حبيب إلى صومعته فإذا الصومعة تهتز ولا تستقر، وإذا على محرابه مكتوب وعلى محراب كل راهب: يا أهل البيع والصوامع آمنوا بالله وبرسوله محمد بن عبد الله، فقد آن خروجه، فطوبى ثم طوبى لمن آمن به، والويل كل الويل لمن كفر به، ورد عليه حرفا ” مما يأتي به من عند ربه،

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘And Habeeb went to his hermitage, and behold the hermitage was shaking, not stable, and there was inscribed upon his prayer niche and upon the prayer of every Monk, ‘O people of churches and hermitages! Believe in Allah^-azwj and in His^-azwj Messenger^-saww, Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-as. The time for his^-saww appearance has drawn near. Glad tidings, then glad tidings, to whoever believes in him^-saww, and woe, every woe, to whoever disbelieves in him^-saww or rejects even a single letter of what he^-saww will bring from his^-saww Lord^-azwj!’

قال حبيب: فقلت: السمع والطاعة، إني لمؤمن وطائع غير منكر.

Habeeb said, ‘I said, ‘The hearing and the obedience! I am a believer and obedient without denial’.

قال الواقدي: فلما أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في بطن امه ستة أشهر خرج أهل المدينة واليمن إلى العيد، وكان رسمهم أنهم يمرون في كل سنة ستة أعياد، وكانوا يذهبون عند شجرة عظيمة يقال لها: ذات أنواط، وهي التي سماها الله تعالى في كتابه (ومناة الثالثة الاخرى)

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When six months came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as, the people of Al-Medina and Al Yemen went out to the festival, and it was their custom the they would observe six festivals every year, and they would go to a large tree called Zat Anwaat, and it is which Allah^-azwj the Exalted has Named in His^-azwj Book: And Al-Manat, the third, the other? [53:20].

فذهبوا في ذلك وأكلوا وشربوا وفرحوا وتقاربوا من الشجرة، وإذا ” بصيحة عظيمة من وسط الشجرة وهو هاتف يقول: يا أهل اليمن، ويا أهل اليمامة، ويا أهل البحرين، ويا من عبد الاصنام، ويا من سجد للاوثان، جاء الحق وزهق الباطل إن الباطل كان زهوقا، يا قوم قد جاءكم الهلاك، قد جاءكم التلف، قد جاءكم الويل والثبور،

They went in that and ate and drank and approached the tree, and behold there was a mighty shout from the middle of the tree and he was a caller saying: ‘O people of Yemen! O people of Yamamah! O people of Bahrain! O you who worship idols! O you who prostrate to images! Truth has come, and falsehood has perished. Indeed, falsehood is would always perish! O people! Destruction has come upon you. Ruin has come upon you. Woe and utter ruination has come upon you all!’

قال: ففزعوا من ذلك وانهزموا راجعين إلى منازلهم متحيرين متعجبين من ذلك.

He (the narrator) said, ‘They panicked from that and returned defeated to their dwellings, confused, astonished from that’.

قال الواقدي: فلما أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في بطن امه سبعة أشهر جاء سواد بن قارب إلى عبد المطلب، وقال له: اعلم با أبا الحارث أني كنت البارحة بين النوم واليقظة، فرأيت أبواب السماء مفتحة، ورأيت الملائكة ينزلون إلى الارض، معهم ألوان الثياب

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When six months came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as, Suwad Bin Qarib came to Abdul Muttalib^-as and said to him^-as, ‘Know, O Abu Al Haris, that last night I was in a state between sleep and wakefulness. I saw the gates of the skies opened, and I saw Angels descending to the earth carrying garments of many colours.

يقولون: زينوا الارض فقد قرب خروج من اسمه محمد، وهو نافلة عبد المطلب رسول الله إلى الارض، وإلى الاسود والاحمر والاصفر، وإلى الصغير والكبير والذكر والانثى، صاحب السيف القاطع، والسهم النافذ،

They were saying: ‘Adorn the earth, for the appearance of the one whose name is ‘Muhammad’ has drawn near. He^-saww is the special gift granted to Abd Al-Muttalib^-as, the Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj to the earth, to the black, the red, and the yellow, to the young and the old, to male and female, the bearer of the cutting sword and the unfailing arrow!’

فقلت لبعض الملائكة: من هذا تزعمون ؟

I said to one of the Angels, ‘Who is this they are claiming for?’

فقال: ويلك هذا محمد بن عبد الله بن عبد المطلب بن هاشم بن عبدمناف، فهذا ما رأيت،

He said, ‘Woe be unto you! This is Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-as Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as Bin Hashim^-as Bin Abd Manaf^-as!’ This is what I saw’.

فقال له عبد المطلب: اكتم الرؤيا ولا تخبر به أحدا ” لننظر ما يكون.

Abdul Muttalib^-as said to him: ‘Conceal the dream and do not inform anyone with it! Let us look at what transpires’.

قال الواقدي: فلما أتى على النبي صلى الله عليه وآله في بطن امه ثمانية أشهر كان في بحر الهواء حوتة يقال لها: طينوسا ، وهي سيدة الحيتان، فتحركت الحيتان، وتحركت الحوتة، واستوت قائمة على ذنبها، وارتفعت وارتقع الامواج عنها،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When eight months came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the belly of his^-saww mother^-as, there was sea a great whale called Tinusa in the celestial sea, the sovereign of all whales. The whales began to stir, and Tinusa also moved. She rose upright upon her tail, and the waves swelled and surged around her.

فقالت الملائكة: إلهنا وسيدنا ترى إلى ما تفعل طينوسا ولا تطيعنا، وليس لنا بها قوة،

The Angels said, ‘Our God^-azwj and our Master! You^-azwj See what Tinusa is doing and she is not obeying us, and there is no strength for us with her’.

قال: فصاح إستحيائيل الملك صيحة عظيمة، وقال لها: قري يا طينوسا ألا تعرفين من تحتك،

He (the narrator) said, ‘The Angel Istihyaeel shouted a mighty shout and said to her, ‘Calm down O Tinusa! Do you not recognise who is beneath you?’

فقالت طينوسا: يا إستحيائيل أمر ربي يوم خلقني إذا ولد محمد بن عبد الله استغفري له ولامته، والان سمعت الملائكة يبشر بعضهم بعضا ” فلذلك قمت وتحركت،

Tinusa said, ‘O Istihyaeel! My^-azwj Lord^-azwj had Commanded me on the day He^-azwj Created me, when Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-as is born, seek Forgiveness for him^-saww and for his^-saww community, and now I just heard the Angels giving glad tidings to each other. For that, I stood up and moved!’

فناداها استحيائيل قري واستغفري، فإن محمدا ” قد ولد،

Istihyaeel called out to her, ‘Calm down and seek Forgiveness, for Muhammad^-saww has been born!’

فلذلك انبطحت في البحر، وأخذت في التسبيح والتهليل والتكبير والثنآء على رب العالمين.

At that, she laid down in the sea and took to performing the glorification, and extollations of Oneness, and the exclamations of Greatness, and the praise upon Lord^-azwj of the worlds’.

قال الواقدي: فلما أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في بطن امه تسعة أشهر أوحى الله إلى الملائكة في كل سماء: أن اهبطوا إلى الارض،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When nine months had come upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the belly of  his^-saww mother, Allah^-azwj Revealed to the Angels in every sky: “Get down to the earth!”

فهبط عشرة آلاف ملك بيد كل ملك قنديل يشتعل بالنور بلا دهن، مكتوب على كل قنديل: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله، يقرأه كل عربي كاتب، ووقفوا حول مكة في المفاوز، وإذا ” بهاتف يهتف ويقول: هذا نور محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله،

Ten thousand Angels came down, in the hand of each Angel was a lamp  shining with the light without any oil. It was inscribed upon each lamp, ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool-Allah^-saww’. Every literate Arab could read it, and they paused around Makkah in the wilderness, and there was a caller calling out and saying, ‘This is the Noor of Muhammad^-saww, Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj!’

قال: فورد الخبر على عبد المطلب فأمر بكتمانه إلى أن يكون.

He (the narrator) said, ‘The news arrived to Abdul Muttalib^-saww. He^-as instructed with concealing it up to the time it transpires’.

قال الواقدي: فلما كملت تسعة أشهر لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صار لا يستقر كوكب في السماء إلا من موضع إلى موضع يبشرون بعضهم بعضا ” ، والناس ينظرون إلى الكواكب في السماء مسيرات لا يستقرون، فأقام ذلك ثلاثين يوما “.

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When nine months were completed for Rasool-Allah^-saww, no star remained fixed in the sky. Rather, they moved from one place to another, giving one another glad tidings. The people looked up at the stars in the sky and saw them travelling and not remaining still. This continued for thirty days’.

قال الواقدي: فلما تم لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله تسعة أشهر نظرت ام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله آمنة إلى امها برة وقالت: يا اماه إني احب أن أدخل البيت فأبكي على زوجي ساعة وأقطر دمعي على شبابه وحسن وجهه، فإذا دخلت البيت وحدي فلا يدخل علي أحد،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When nine months were completed for Rasool-Allah^-saww, Aamina^-as the mother^-as of Rasool-Allah^-saww looked at her^-as mother Burra and said: ‘O mother! I^-as would like to enter the room and weep upon my^-as (deceased) husband for a while and let my^-as tears drop, upon his^-as young age and the beauty of his^-as face! When I^-as have entered the room and am alone, do not let anyone enter to see me^-as!’

فقالت لها برة: ادخلي يا آمنة فابكي، فحق لك البكاء،

Burra said to her^-as, ‘Enter O Aamina^-as, and cry, for the crying is your^-as right’.

قال: فدخلت آمنة البيت وحدها وقعدت وبكت وبين يديها شمع يشتعل، وبيدها مغزل من آبنوس، وعلى مغزلها فلقة من عقيق أحمر، وآمنة تبكي وتنوح

He (the narrator) said, ‘Aamina^-as entered the room alone and sat down and wept, and there was a candle shining in front of her^-as and in her^-as hand was an ebony spindle, and upon her^-as spindle was a piece of red agate, and Aamina^-as cried and lamented.

إذا أصابها الطلق، فوثبت إلي الباب لتفتحه فلم ينفتح، فرجعت إلى مكانها، وقالت: واوحدتاه، وأخذها الطلق والنفاس، وما شعرت بشئ حتى انشق السقف، ونزلت من فوق أربع حوريات، وأضاء البيت لنور وجوههن،

When the birth pangs affected her^-as, she^-as leapt to the door in order to open it, but it did not open, so she^-as returned to her^-as place and said: ‘Oh my loneliness!’ And the labour pains and the post^–child birth bleeding seized her^-as, and she^-as was not aware of anything until the roof split asunder and four Houries descended from above, and the room was illuminated due to the radiance of their faces.

وقلن لامنة: لا بأس عليك يا جارية إنا جئناك لنخدمك، فلا يهمنك  أمرك، وقعدت الحوريات واحدة على يمينها، وواحدة على شمالها، وواحدة بين يديها، وواحدة من ورائها، فهومت عين آمنة وغفت غفوة،

And they said to Aamina^-as, ‘There is no problem upon you^-as O maid! We have come to you to serve you^-as, so do not let your^-as matter worry you^-as!’, and the Houries seated – one on her^-as right, and one on her^-as left, and one in front of her^-as, and one behind her^-as. The eyes of Aamina^-as became heavy and she^-as fell asleep’.

قال ابن عباس: ما كان من أمر ام الصبي  إلا أنها كانت نائمة عند خروج ولدها من بطنها، فانتبهت ام النبي صلى الله عليه وآله فإذا النبي تحت ذيلها، قد وضع جبينه على الارض ساجدا ” لله، ورفع سبابتيه مشيرا ” بهما لا إله إلا الله.

Bin Abbas said, ‘The matter of the mother of the child was that she slept at the emergence of her child from her belly. The mother^-as of the Prophet^-saww woke up, and the Prophet^-saww was at the bottom of her^-as garment having placed his^-saww forehead upon the ground in Sajdah to Allah^-azwj, and he^-saww raised his^-saww two index fingers indicating with these that there is no god except Allah^-azwj’.

قال الواقدي: ولد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في ليلة الجمعة قبل طلوع الفجر في شهر ربيع الاول لسبعة عشر منه في سنة تسعة آلاف سنة وتسعمأة وأربعة أشهر وسبعة أيام من وفاة آدم عليه السلام.

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww was borun during the night of Friday before the emergence of dawn in the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal, the 17^th from it, nine thousand nine hundred years, and four months, and seven days from the expiry of Adam^-as’.

قال الواقدي: ونظرت امه آمنة إلى وجه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله فإذا هو مكتحل العينين، منقط الجبين والذقن، وأشرق من وجنتي النبي صلى الله عليه وآله نور ساطع في ظلمة الليل، ومرفي سقف البيت، وشق السقف، ورأت آمنة من نور وجهه كل منظر حسن وقصر بالحرم،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Aamina^-as, his mother, looked upon the face of Rasool-Allah^-saww and saw that his^-saww eyes appeared naturally lined with kohl, and that there were marks upon his^-saww forehead and chin. A radiant light shone from the cheeks of the Prophet^-saww illuminating the darkness of the night. It rose up to the roof of the house and split the ceiling. Through the light of his^-saww face, Aamina^-as saw every beautiful sight and every tower in the sanctuary.

وسط في تلك الليلة أربعة وعشرون شرفا ” من أيوان كسرى، وأخمدت في تلك الليلة نيران فارس، وأبرق في تلك الليلة برق ساطع في كل بيت، وغرفة في الدنيا ممن قد علم الله تعالى وسبق في علمه أنهم يؤمنون بالله ورسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وآله، ولم يسطع في بقاع الكفر بأمر الله تعالى،

And in the middle of that night, twenty four balconies from the palace of Chosroe were destroyed, and in that night the fires of Persia were extinguished, and a bolt of lightning flashed that night spreading in every house and room in the world, of the ones Allah^-azwjthe Exalted Knew, and preceded in His^-azwj Knowledge that they will be believing in Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, Muhammad^-saww, and by the Command of Allah^-azwj the Exalted it did not shine in an spot of Kufr.

وما بقي في مشارق الارض ومغاربها صنم ولا وثن إلا وخرت على وجوهها ساقطة على جباهها خاشعة، وذلك كله إجلالا للنبي صلى الله عليه وآله.

And in the easts of the earth and its wests there did not remain any idol, nor engraved image except it fell upon its face, falling upon its forehead in humility, and all that was in reverenve for the Prophet^-saww.

قال الواقدي: فلما رأى إبليس لعنه الله تعالى وأخزاه ذلك وضع التراب على رأسه وجمع أولاده وقال لهم: يا أولادي اعلموا أنني ما أصابني منذ خلقت مثل هذه المصيبة،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When Iblees^-la, may Allah^-azwj the Exalted Curse him^-la and Disgrace him^-la, saw that, he^-la placed the dust upon his^-la head and gathered his^-la children and said to them, ‘O my^-la children! Know that since I^-la have been Created, I^-la have not been afflicted with this calamity!’

قالوا: وما هذه المصيبة ؟

They said, ‘And what is this calamity?’

قال: اعلموا أنه قد ولد في هذه الليلة مولود اسمه محمد بن عبد الله صلى الله عليه وآله يبطل عبادة الاوثان، ويمنع السجود للاصنام، ويدعو الناس إلى عبادة الرحمن،

He^-la said, ‘Know that a new-born has been born during this night. His^-saww name is Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-as! He^-saww will invalidate the worship of images and forbid prostrations to the idols, and call the people to worship the Beneficent!’

قال: فنثروا التراب على رؤوسهم، ودخل إبليس لعنه الله تعالى في البحر الرابع وقعد فيه للمصيبة هو وأولاده مكروبين أربعين يوما “.

He (the narrator) said, ‘They scattered the dust upon their heads, and Iblees^-la, may Allah^-azwj the Exalted Curse him^-la, entered into the fourth sea and sat in it for the calamity. He^-la and his^-la children were distressed for forty days’.

قال الواقدي: فعند ذلك أخذت الحوريات محمدا ” صلى الله عليه وآله ولففنه في منديل رومي، ووضعنه بين يدي آمنة، ورجعن إلى الجنة يبشرون الملائكة في السماوات بمولد النبي صلى الله عليه وآله،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘During that, the Houries took Muhammad^-saww and wrapped him^-as in a Roman towel and placed him^-saww in front of Aamina^-as and returned to the Paradise giving glad tidings to the Angels in the skies of the birth of the Prophet^-saww.

ونزل جبرئيل وميكائيل عليهما السلام ودخلا البيت على صورة الادميين وهما شابان، ومع جبرئيل طشت من ذهب، ومع ميكائيل إبريق من عقيق أحمر، فأخذ جبرئيل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وغسله، وميكائيل يصب الماء عليه فغسلاه، وآمنة في زاوية البيت قاعدة فزعة مبهوتة،

And Jibraeel^-as and Mikaeel^-as descended and entered the room being upon the appearance of the human beings, two youths, and with Jibraeel^-as was a tray of gold, and with Mikaeel^-as there was a pitcher of red agate. Jibraeel^-as took to washing him^-as and Mikaeel^-as was pouring the water. They^-as washed him^-saww, and Aamina^-as was seated in a corner of the room, alarmed, astonished.

فقال لها جبرئيل: يا آمنة لا نغسله من النجاسة، فإنه لم يكن نجسا “، ولكن نغسله من ظلمات بطنك،

Jibraeel^-as said to her^-as: ‘O Aamina^-as! We^-as are not washing him^-as from the impurities, for he^-saww does not happen to be impure. But, we^-as are washing him^-saww from darkness of your^-saww belly!’

فلما فرغوا من غسله وكحلوا عينيه ونقطوا جبينيه بورقة كانت معهم مسك وعنبر وكافور مسحوق بعضه ببعض فذروه فوق رأسه صلى الله عليه وآله

When they^-as were free from washing him^-saww and applying kohl in his^-saww eyes and marked his^-saww forehead with a fragrant mixture they had with them, consisting of ground musk, ambergris, and camphor blended together. They then sprinkled it over his^-saww head.

قالت آمنة: وسمعت جلبة وكلاما ” على الباب، فذهب جبرئيل إلى الباب فنظر ورجع إلى البيت وقال: ملائكة سبع سماوات يريدون السلام على النبي صلى الله عليه وآله

Aamina^-as said: ‘And I^-as heard commotion and voices at the door. Jibraeel^-as went to the door, he^-as looked and returned to the room and said: ‘Angels of seven skies want to greet unto the Prophet^-saww!’

فاتسع البيت ودخلوا عليه موكب بعد موكب وسلموا عليه، وقالوا: السلام عليك يا محمد، السلام عليك يا محمود، السلام عليك يا أحمد، السلام عليك يا حامد.

The room became capacious and they entered, procession after procession, and greeted unto him^-saww and said: ‘The greeting be unto you^-saww O Muhammad^-saww! The greeting be unto you^-as O Mahmoud^-saww! The greeting be unto you^-saww O Ahmad^-saww! The greeting be unto you^-saww O Hamid^-saww!’

قال الواقدي: فلما دخل من الليل ثلثه أمر الله تعالى جبرئيل عليه السلام أن يحمل من الجنة أربعة أعلام، فحمل جبرئيل الاعلام ونزل إلى الدنيا، ونصب علما ” أخضر على جبل قاف مكتوبا ”  عليه بالبياض سطران: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When a third of the night had entered, Allah^-azwj the Exalted Commanded Jibraeel^-as to carry four banners from the Paradise. Jibraeel^-as carried the banners and descended to the world and installed a green banner upon mount Qaf. Upon it was written in white lines: ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool^-saww of Allah^-saww’.

ونصب علما ” آخر على جبل أبي قبيس له ذؤابتان مكتوب على واحدة منهما: شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله، وفي الثانية: لادين إلا دين محمد بن عبد الله،

And he^-as installed another banner upon mount Abu Qubeys. It had two streams for it. Written upon one of these was the testimony: ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj’, and in the second: ‘There is no religion except for the religion of Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-as’.

ونصب علما ” آخر على سطح بيت الله الحرام له ذؤابتان مكتوب على واحدة منهما: طوبى لمن آمن بالله وبمحمد، والويل لمن كفر به ورد عليه حرفا ” مما يأتي به من عند ربه،

And he^-as installed another banner upon the roof of the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj. It had two streams for it. Written upon one of these was: ‘Beatitude is for the one believes in Allah^-azwj and in Muhammad^-saww, and the woe is for the one who disbelieves him^-saww and rejects even a letter from what he^-saww has come with from the Presence of his^-saww Lord^-azwj’.

ونصب علما ” آخر على ضراح  بيت الله المقدس وهو أبيض عليه خطان مكتوبان بالسواد، الاول: لا غالب إلا الله، والثاني: النصر لله ولمحمد صلى الله عليه وآله.

And he^-as installed another banner upon the Shrine of the Holy Shrine of Allah^-azwj, and it was white. Upon it were two sentences in black. The first was: ‘There is no prevailer except Allah^-azwj’, and the second: ‘The victory is for Allah^-azwj and for Muhammad^-saww’’.

قال الواقدي: وذهب إستحيائيل ووقف على ركن جبل أبي قبيس ونادى بأعلى صوته: يا أهل مكة آمنوا بالله ورسوله، والنور الذي أنزلنا،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘And Istihyaeel went and stood at a corner of the mount Abu Qubeys and called out at the top of his voice: “O people of Makkah! Believe in Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, and the Noor which We^-azwj have Sent down!”

وأمر الله غمامة أن ترفع فوق بيت الله الحرام، وتنثر على البيت الحرام ريش الزعفران والمسك والعنبر، وتمطر على البيت، فلما أصبحوا رأوا ريش الزعفران والمسك والعنبر، وارتفعت الغمامة وأمطرت على البيت، وخرجت الاصنام من بيت الله الحرام، وجاؤا إلى عند الحجر وانكبوا على وجوههم، وجاء جبرئيل بقنديل أحمر له سلسلة من جزع أصفر، وهو يشتعل بلا دهن بقدرة الله تعالى.

And Allah^-azwj Commanded a cloud to rise above the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj and scatter filaments of saffron and musk and ambergris, and rain upon the House. When they woke up in the morning, they saw the filaments of saffron and the musk and the ambergris, and the cloud rose and it rained upon the House, and the idols came out from the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj and came by the (Black) Stone and fell upon their faces, and Jibraeel^-as came with a red lamp having a chain or yellow onyx, and it was shining without any oil, by the Power of Allah^-azwj the Exalted.

قال الواقدي: وبرق من وجه النبي صلى الله عليه وآله برق وذهب في الهواء حتى التزق بعنان السماء، وما بقي بمكة دار ولا منظر إلا دخله ذلك النور، ممن سبق في قدر الله تعالى وعلمه أنه يؤمن بالله، وبرسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وآله،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘And there was a flash from the face of the Prophet^-saww which went in the atomosphere until it reached the horizons of the sky, and there neither remained any house at Makkah nor a scene except that light entered it, from the ones it had preceded in the Pre^–determination of Allah^-azwj the Exalted and His^-azwj Knowledge that he would be believing in Allah^-azwj and in His^-azwj Rasool^-saww Muhammad^-saww.

And during that night there did not remain any Book, from the Torah, and the Evangel, and the Psalms, and from whatever in which was his^-saww name of his^-saww description, except a drop appeared beneath his^-saww name, a drop of blood’.

وما بقي في تلك الليلة كتاب من التوراة والانجيل والزبور ومما كان فيه اسمه صلى الله عليه وآله أو نعته إلا وقطر تحت اسمه قطرة دم، وقال: لان الله تعالى بعثه بالسيف، وما بقي في تلك الليلة دير ولا صومعة إلا وكتب على محاريبها اسم محمد صلى الله عليه وآله، فبقيت الكتابة إلى الصباح حتى قرء الرهبانية والديرانية ، وعلموا أن النبي الامي صلى الله عليه وآله قد ولد.

And he (the narrator) said, ‘Because Allah^-azwj the Exalted had Sent him^-saww with the sword; and during that night there did not remain any monastery or hermitage except and the name of Muhammad^-saww was found written upon its prayer niche. The writing remained up to the morning until the Monks and people of the convent read it and they knew that the Ummy Prophet^-saww had been born.

قال الواقدي: فعندها قامت آمنة رضي الله عنها وفتحت الباب، وصاحت صيحة وغشي عليها، ثم دعت بامها برة وأبيها وهب وقالت: ويحكما أين أنتما ؟ فما رأيتما ما جرى علي ؟ إني وضعت ولدي، وكان كذا وكذا، تصف لهما ما رأته،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘During that Aamina^-as stood up and opened the door and shrieked a shriek and fainted. Then she^-as called her^-as mother Burra and her^-as father Wahb and said, ‘Woe be to you both! Where were you two? Did you not see what has happened to me^-as? I^-as have placed my^-as son^-saww, and such and such happened!’ – she^-as described to them what she^-as had seen.

قال: فقام وهب ودعا بغلام وقال: اذهب إلى عبد المطلب وبشره، وأهل مكة على المغاير  قد صعدوا والصروح ينظرون إلى العجائب ولا يدرون ما الخبر، وكذلك عبد المطلب قد صعد مع أولاده فما شعروا بشئ حتى قرع الغلام الباب، ودخل على عبد المطلب وقال: يا سيدنا أبشر فإن آمنة قد وضعت ولدا ” ذكرا “،

He (the narrator) said, ‘Wahb stood up and summoned a servant and said, ‘Go to Abdul Muttalib^-as and give him^-as glad tidings!’, and the people people of Makkah were upon the elevated and high structures looking at the wonders and they were not knowing what the news was, and like Abdul Muttalib^-as had ascended with his^-as children but they were not aware of anything until the servant knocked on the door and entered to see Abdul Muttalib^-as and said, ‘O our chief! Receive glad tidings, for Aamina^-as has placed a male child!’

فاستبشر بذلك، وقال: قد علمت أن هذه براهين ودلائل لمولودي،

He^-as rejoiced with that and said: ‘I^-as knew that these proofs and evidence was for my^-as newborn!’

فذهب عبد المطلب إلى آمنة مع أولاده ونظروا إلى وجه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ووجهه كالقمر ليلة البدر يسبح ويكبر في نفسه، فتعجب منه عبد المطلب.

Abdul Muttalib^-as went to Aamina^-as with his^-as children and looked at the face of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and his^-saww was like the moon on a night of the full moon. He^-as glorified and exclaimed Greatness within himself. Abdul Muttalib^-as was astounded from that’.

قال الواقدي: فأصبح أهل مكة يوم الثاني  ونظروا إلى القنديل وإلى السلسلة وإلى ريش الزعفران والعنبر ينزل من الغمامة، وإلى الاصنام وقد خرجن منكبات على وجوههن وبقى الخلق على ذلك،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘The people of Makkah came to the morning of the second day and looked at the lamp, and at the chain, and at the filaments of saffron and the ambergris having descended from the cloud, and at the idols which had emerged prone upon their faces, and the people remained upon that (state).

وجاء إبليس أخزاه الله على صورة شيخ زاهد وقال: يا أهل مكة لا يهمنكم  أمر هذا فإنما أخرج الاصنام الليل العفاريت والمردة، وسجدوا لهن، فلا يهمنكم،

And Iblees^-la, may Allah^-azwj Disgrace him^-la came in the appearance of an ascetic old man and said, ‘O people of Makkah! Do not let this matter worry you, for rather it was the Jinn and the devils who had brought the idols out tonight, and they prostrated to them, so do not let it worry you!’

وأمر إبليس لعنه الله أن تدخل الاصنام إلى جوف بيت الله الحرام ففعلوا ذلك، وإذا ” بهاتف يهتف ويقول: جاء الحق وزهق الباطل،، إن الباطل كان زهوقا.

And Iblees^-la, may Allah^-azwj Curse him^-la, instructed that the idols be entered into the interior of the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj. They did that, and there was a caller calling out and saying: ‘The truth has come and the falsehood has vanished. Surely the falsehood would always vanish!’’

قال الواقدي: فأرسل الله تعالى إلى البيت جللا ” من الديباج الابيض مكتوب عليها بخط أسود: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم: يا أيها النبي إنا أرسلناك شاهدا ” ومبشرا ” ونذيرا ” وداعيا ” إلى الله بإذنه وسراجا ” منيرا.

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Allah^-azwj the Exalted Sent a covering of white brocade to the House (Kabah). Written upon it in black was: ‘In the Name of Allah^-azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful! O Prophet^-saww! We^-azwj have Sent you^-saww as a witness, giver of glad tidings, and warner, and caller to Allah^-azwj by His^-azwj Permission, and as a radiant lamp!’

قال الواقدي: فتعجب الناس من ذلك وبقيت الجلل على البيت أربعين يوما “، فذهب رجل من آل إدريس وكان بيده مد سمنا  فتمسح بذلك الجلل والتحف به فارتفع الجلل من ليلته، ولو لم يلتحف به لبقي على بيت الله الحرام هذا الديباح إلى يوم القيامة.

Al-Waqidy said, ‘The people were surprised from that and the covering remained upon the House for forty days. A man from the family of Idrees^-as went, and in his hand was some butter. He wiped the covering with that and wrapped himself in it. The covering was raised that night, and had he not wrapped with it, this brocade would have remained upon the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj up to the Day of Qiyamah’.

قال الواقدي: فاجتمع رؤساء بني هاشم وذهبوا إلى حبيب الراهب وقالوا: يا حبيب بين لنا خبر هذا الجلل وإخراج الاصنام من جوف بيت الله الحرام، والكواكب السائرات، والبرق الذى برق في هذه الليلة، والجلبات التي سمعنا مما هي ،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘The chiefs of the clan of Hashim^-as gathered and went to Habeeb the Monk and said, ‘O Habeeb! Explain to us the news of this covering and extraction of the idols from interior of the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj, and the moving stars, the lightning that flashed on this night, and the noises we heard. What are these?’

فقال حبيب: أنتم تعلمون أن ديني ليس دينكم، وأنا أقول الحق، إن شئتم قاقبلوا، وإن شئتم لا تقبلوا، ما هذه العلامات إلا علامات نبي مرسل في زمانكم، ونحن وجدنا في التوراة ذكر وصفه وفي الانجيل نعته، وفي الزبور اسمه، واسمه في الصحف،

Habeeb said, ‘You do know that my religion isn’t your religion, and I say the truth. If you like, accept, and if you (don’t) like, do not accept. These signs are not except a Prophet^-saww having been Sent in your time, and we fing in the Torah the mention of his^-saww description, and his^-as attributes in the Evangel, and his^-saww name in the Psalms, and his^-as name in the Scriptures.

وهو الذي يبطل عبادة الاوثان والاصنام، ويدعو إلى عبادة الرحمن، ويكون على العلم قاطع السيف، طاعن الرمح نافذ السهم، تخضع له ملوك الدنيا وجبابرتها،

And he^-saww is the one who will invalidate worship of the images and the idols and call to worship the Beneficent. He^-saww will carry the banner, with a sword that cuts, a spear that pierces, and an arrow that strikes its target. The kings of the world and their tyrants will submit to him^-saww.

فالويل الويل لاهل الكفر والطغيان، وعبدة الاوثان من سيفه ورمحه وسهمه. فمن آمن به نجا، ومن كفر به هلك،

The woe of the woes is for the people of disbelief and tyranny, and to the worshippers of idols, because of his^-saww sword, his^-saww spear, and his^-saww arrow. Whoever believes in him^-saww will be saved, and whoever rejects him^-saww will perish!’

فقام الخلق من عنده مغمومين مكروبين، ورجعوا إلى مكة محزونين.

The people stood up from his presence saddened, distressed, and returned to Makkah grieving’.

قال الواقدي: وأصبح عبد المطلب اليوم الثاني ودعا بآمنة وقال لها: هاتي ولدي، وقرة عيني، وثمرة فؤادي،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘And Abdul Muttalib^-as woke up in the morning of the third days and called Aamina^-as and said to her^-as: ‘Bring my^-as son^-saww, and deslight of my^-as eyes, and fruit of my^-as heart!’

فجائت آمنة ومحمد على ساعدها، فقال عبد المطلب: اكتميه يا آمنة ولا تبديه لاحد، فإن قريشا ” وبني امية يرصدون في أمره،

Aamina^-as came and Muhammad^-saww was upon her^-as arm. Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘Conceal him^-as, O Aamina^-as and do not reveal him^-saww to anyone, for Qureysh and the clan of Umayya are on the lookout regarding his^-saww matter’.

قالت آمنة: السمع والطاعة،

Aamina^-as said: ‘The hearing and the obeying!’

فجاء عبد المطلب ومحمد على ساعده، وأتى به إلى بيت الله الحرام، وأراد أن يمسح بدنه باللات و العزى لتسكن دمدمة  قريش وبني هاشم ، ودخل عبد المطلب بيت الله الحرام،

Abdul Muttalib^-as came and Muhammad^-saww was upon his^-as arm, and he^-as came with him^-saww to the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj, and he^-as wanted to touch his^-saww body to (the two idols) Al-Laat and Al-Uzza for the murmurs of Qureysh and the clan of Hashim to be settled; and Abdul Muttalib^-as entered the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj.

فلما وضع رجله في البيت سمع النبي صلى الله عليه وآله يقول: بسم الله وبالله، وإذا البيت يقول: السلام عليك يا محمد ورحمة الله وبركاته، وإذا بهاتف يهتف ويقول: جاء الحق وزهق الباطل، إن الباطل كان زهوقا “،

When he^-as placed his^-as leg in the House, he^-as heard the Prophet^-saww saying: ‘In the Name of Allah^-azwj, and by Allah^-azwj!’, and behold, the House said: ‘The greeting be unto you^-saww O Muhammad^-saww, and Mercy of Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Blessings!’, and there was a caller calling out, saying: ‘The truth has come and the falsehood has vanished. The falsehood would always vanished!’

فتعجب عبد المطلب من صغر سنه وكلامه ومما قال له البيت، فأمر عبد المطلب خزنة البيت أن يكتموا ما سمعوا من البيت ومن محمد صلى الله عليه وآله.

Abdul Muttalib^-as was astonished from the youngness of his^-saww age and his^-saww talking, and from what the House had said to him^-saww. Abdul Muttalib^-as instructed keepers of the House to conceal what they had heard from the House and from Muhammad^-saww’.

قال الواقدي: فتقدم عبد المطلب إلى اللات والعزي وأراد أن يمسح بدن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله باللات والعزى فجذب من ورائه، فالتفت إلى ورائه فلم ير احدا، فتقدم ثانية فجذبه من ورائه جاذب، فنظر إلى ورائه فلم ير أحدا،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Abdul Muttalib^-as proceeded to Al-Laat and Al-Uzza (two idols) and wanted to wipe the body of the Prophet^-saww with Al-Laat and Al-Uzza. He^-as was pulled from behind. He^-as turned around to his^-as back but could not see anyone. He^-as proceeded for a second time and was pulled from behind with a pull. He^-as looked behind him^-as but could not see anyone.

ثم تقدم ثالثة فجذبه الجاذب جذبة شديدة حتى أقعده على عجزه، وقال: يا أبا الحارث أتمسح بدنا ” طاهرا ” ببدن نجس ؟ !

Then he^-as proceeded for a third time, but the puller pulled him^-as back severely until seated him^-as upon his^-as seat and said: ‘O Abdul Muttalib^-asws! You^-as are wiping a clean body with an impure body!’

قال الواقدي: فعند ذلك وقف عبد المطلب على باب بيت الله الحرام والنبي على ساعده وأنشأ يقول: الحمد لله الذي أعطاني * هذا الغلام طيب الارداني قد ساد في المهد على الغلماني * اعيذه بالبيت ذي الاركاني حتى أراه مبلغ الغشياني  * اعيذه من كل ذي شنآني من حاسد ذي طرف العيناني

Al-Waqidy said, ‘During that  Abdul Muttalib^-as paused at the door of the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj, and the Prophet^-saww was upon his^-as arm, and he^-as prosed a poem saying: ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj Who Granted me^-as this good boy in my^-as lineage. He^-saww has become a chief upon my^-as boys while in the cradle. I^-as refuge him^-as with the House with the pillars until I^-as see him^-as at the height of maturity. I^-as refuge him^-as from every adversarial one, from the evier with the glance of an eye!’

قال: وخرج عبد المطلب متفكرا ” مما سمع، ورأى من محمد صلى الله عليه وآله إلى امه، وقد وقعت الدمدمة في قريش وبين  بني هاشم بسبب محمد صلى الله عليه وآله.

He (the narrator) said, ‘And Abdul Muttalib^-as went out to his^-saww mother^-as thoughtful from what he^-as had heard and seen from Muhammad^-saww, and murmurs has occurred among Qureysh between the clan of Hashim^-as due to the cause of Muhammad^-saww’.

قال الواقدي: فلما كان اليوم الثالث اشترى عبد المطلب مهدا من خيزران أسود، له شبكات من عاج، مرصع بالذهب الاحمر، وله بركتان من فضة بيضاء، ولونه من جزع أصفر، وغشاه بجلال ديباج أبيض، مكوكب بذهب، وبعث إليها من الدر واللؤلؤ الكبار الذي تلعب به الصبيان في المهد بألوان الخرز، وكان النبي صلى الله عليه وآله إذا انتبه من نومه يسبح الله تعالى بتلك الخرز.

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When it was the third day, Abdul Muttalib^-as bought a cradle of black bamboo. It had ivory latticework, inlaid with red gold, and two supports of pure white silver. Its color was like yellow onyx. He covered it with a white brocade covering embroidered with gold. He^-as tied to it large pearls and precious stones, the kind that children would play with in the cradle, in various colors of beads; and the Prophet^-saww, whenever he^-saww awoke from his^-saww sleep, would glorify Allah^-azwj the Exalted with those beads’.

قال الواقدي: فلما كان اليوم الرابع جاء سواد بن قارب إلى عبد المطلب، و كان عبد المطلب قاعدا على باب بيت الله الحرام وقد حف به قريش وبنو هاشم، فدنا سواد بن قارب وقال: يا أبا الحارث اعلم أني قد سمعت أنه قد ولد لعبد الله ذكر، وأنهم يقولون فيه: عجائب، فاريد أن أنظر إلى وجهه هنيئة،

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When it was the fourth day, Suwad Bin Qarib came to Abdul Muttalib^-as, and Abdul Muttalib^-as was seated at the door of the Sacred House of Allah^-azwj, and Qureysh and the clan of Hashim^-as had surrounded him. Suwad approached and said, ‘O Abu Al Haris! Know that I have heard that a male child has been born for Abdullah^-as and they are saying wonderous things regarding him^-as. I want to look at his^-saww face for a while!’

وكان سواد بن قارب رجلا إذا تكلم سمع منه، وكان رجلا ” صدوقا “، فقام عبد المطلب ومعه سواد بن قارب وجاء إلى دار آمنة رضي الله عنها ودخلا جميعا ” والنبي صلى الله عليه وآله نائم،

And Suwas Bin Qarib was such a man, whenever he spoke he was listened to, and he was a truthful man. Abdul Muttalib^-as stood up and with him^-as was Suwad Bin Qarib, and came to the house of Aamina^-as, may Allah^-azwj be Pleased with her^-as, and they entered together, and the Prophet^-saww was sleeping.

فلما دخلا القبة قال عبد المطلب: اسكت يا سواد حتى ينتبه من نومه،

When they entered the dome, Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘Be silent O Suwad, until he^-saww wakes up from his^-saww sleep!’

فسكت فدخلا قليلا قليلا حتى دخلا القبة، ونظر إلى وجه النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وهو في مهده نائم، وعليه هيئة الانبياء، فلما كشف الغطاء عن وجهه برق من وجهه برق شق السقف بنوره، والتزق بأعنان السماء، فالقى عبد المطلب وسواد أكمامهما على وجهيهما من شدة الضوء،

He was silent. They entered a little by little until they entered the dome, and he looked at the face of the Prophet^-saww while he^-saww was sleeping in his^-saww cradle, and upon him^-saww was appearance of the Prophets^-as. When the covering was removed from his^-saww face, a flash from his^-as faced flashed splitting the roof by its light and touched the horizons of the sky. Abdul Muttalib^-as and Suwad cast their sleeves upon their faces from the intensity of the illumination.

فعندها انكب سواد على النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وقال لعبد المطلب: اشهدك على نفسي أني آمنت بهذا الغلام، وبما يأتي به من عند ربه،

During it, Suwad bowed towards the Prophet^-saww and said to Abdul Muttalib^-as, ‘I keep you^-as as a witness upon myself that I have believed in this boy and with whatever he^-saww comes with from the Presence of his^-as Lord^-azwj!’

ثم قبل وجنات النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وخرجا جميعا “، ورجع سواد إلى موضعه، وبقي عبد المطلب فرحا ” نشيطا.

Then he kissed the cheeks of the Prophet^-saww and they went out together, and Suwad returned to his place while Abdul Muttalib^-as remained joyful and active’.

قال محمد بن عمر الواقدي: فلما أتى على النبي صلى الله عليه وآله شهر كان إذا نظر إليه الناظرون توهموا أنه من أبناء سنة لوقارة جسمه، وتمام فهمه، وكانوا يسمعون من مهده التسبيح والتحميد والثنآء على الله تعالى.

Muhammad Bin Umar Al-Waqidy said, ‘When a month had come upon the Prophet^-saww, whenever the beholders looked at him^-as, they imagined that he^-saww from the boys a year old due to the dignity of his^-saww body and completeness of his^-saww understanding, and from his^-saww cradle they were hearing the glorifications, and the praises, and the extollations upon Allah^-azwj the Exalted’.

قال الواقدي: فلما أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله شهران مات وهب جده أبو أمه آمنة، وجاء عبد المطلب وجماعة من قريش وبني هاشم وغسلوا وهبا وحنطوه وكفنوه ودفنوه على ذيل الصفا.

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When two months came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww, his^-saww grandfather Wahb, father of his^-saww mother Aamina^-as, died, and Abdul Muttalib and a group from Qureysh and the clan of Hashim came and washed Wahb and embalmed him, and shrouded him, and buried him at the bottom of Al-Safa’.[27]

Translator’s note –

The narrator Al-Waqidy was a non-Shia judge appointed by Al-Mamoun Al-Rasheed. He is considered even by the non-Shias as unreliable, and some have accused him of fabricating reports.

28^– كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بُنْدَارَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَحْمَرِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ‏ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِي السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع قَالَ: عَقَّ أَبُو طَالِبٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَ دَعَا آلَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالُوا مَا هَذِهِ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ عَقِيقَةُ أَحْمَدَ قَالُوا لِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ سَمَّيْتَهُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ سَمَّيْتُهُ أَحْمَدَ لِمَحْمَدَةِ أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ‏

‘Al Kafi’^– Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Bundar, from Ibrahim Bin Is’haq Al Ahmar, from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan, from Abu Al-Abbas, from Ja’far Bin Ismail, from Idrees, from Abu Al Saib,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws from his^-asws father^-asws having said: ‘Abu Talib^-asws performed Aqeeqa for Rasool-Allah^-saww on the seventh day, and invited the progeny of Abu Talib^-asws, so they said, ‘What is this?’ He^-as said: ‘This is Aqeeqa of Ahmad^-saww’. They said, ‘You^-as have named him^-saww as ‘Ahmad’?’ He^-as said: ‘I^-as named him^-saww ‘Ahmad’ due to the praises of the inhabitants of the sky and the earth’’.[28]

29^– كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلَى مَلَإٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فِيهِمْ هِشَامُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ وَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ وَ الْعَاصُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ وَ أَبُو وَجْزَةَ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ وَ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ فَقَالَ أَ وُلِدَ فِيكُمْ مَوْلُودٌ اللَّيْلَةَ فَقَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَوُلِدَ إِذاً بِفِلَسْطِينَ غُلَامٌ اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ بِهِ شَامَةٌ كَلَوْنِ الْخَزِّ الْأَدْكَنِ وَ يَكُونُ هَلَاكُ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَ الْيَهُودِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ قَدْ أَخْطَأَكُمْ وَ اللَّهِ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ ‏

‘Al Kafi’^– Ali, from his father, from Al Bazanty, from Aban, from Abu Baseer,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws having said: ‘When (Allah^-azwj) Blessed the Prophet^-saww a man from the People of the Book went to a group from the Quraysh among whom were Hisham Bin Al-Mugheira, and Al-Waleed Bin Al-Mugheira, and Al-A’as Bin Hisham, and Abu Wajzat Bin Abu Amro Bin Umayya, and Uteyba Bin Raiya. He said, ‘Has there been a birth tonight among you?’ They said, ‘No’. He said, ‘Then there has been born in Palestine a boy^-saww. His^-saww name is Ahmad^-saww. He^-saww is with a black silky mole, and there will occur destruction of the People of the Book, and the Jews by his^-saww hands. By Allah^-azwj, you are mistaken, O group of Quraysh’.

فَتَفَرَّقُوا وَ سَأَلُوا فَأُخْبِرُوا أَنَّهُ وُلِدَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ غُلَامٌ فَطَلَبُوا الرَّجُلَ فَلَقُوهُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّهُ قَدْ وُلِدَ فِينَا وَ اللَّهِ غُلَامٌ قَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقُولَ لَكُمْ أَوْ بَعْدَ مَا قُلْتُ لَكُمْ قَالُوا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقُولَ لَنَا قَالَ فَانْطَلِقُوا بِنَا إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ

They dispersed and asked around. They were informed that a boy has been born to Abdullah Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws. They sought the man, met him and said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, a boy has been born among us’. He said, ‘Was it before I spoke to you, or after what I spoke to you?’ They said, ‘It was before you spoke to us’. He said, ‘Come with me until I look at him^-saww.

فَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى أَتَوْا أُمَّهُ فَقَالُوا أَخْرِجِي ابْنَكِ حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ ابْنِي وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَقَطَ وَ مَا سَقَطَ كَمَا يَسْقُطُ الصِّبْيَانُ لَقَدِ اتَّقَى الْأَرْضَ بِيَدَيْهِ وَ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ نُورٌ حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَى قُصُورِ بُصْرَى وَ سَمِعْتُ هَاتِفاً فِي الْجَوِّ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ وَلَدْتِيهِ سَيِّدَ الْأُمَّةِ فَإِذَا وَضَعْتِيهِ فَقُولِي أُعِيذُهُ بِالْوَاحِدِ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ حَاسِدٍ وَ سَمِّيهِ مُحَمَّداً

They went and came to his^-saww mother^-as. They said, ‘Bring out the boy^-saww to us until we look at him^-saww’. She^-as said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, my^-as son^-saww dropped and he^-saww did not drop like the newly born drop. He^-saww leaned upon the ground by his^-saww hands, and raised his^-saww head towards the sky. He^-saww looked at it. Then Noor came out from him^-saww to the extent that I saw the castles of Basra, and heard a call in the atmosphere saying: ‘You^-as have blessed with the Chief of the community. When you^-as pick him^-saww up say, ‘I^-as seek refuge for him^-saww with the One^-azwj, from the evil of every envious one, and name him^-saww Muhammad^-saww’.

قَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَلَّبَهُ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى الشَّامَةِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ فَخَرَّ مَغْشِيّاً عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذُوا الْغُلَامَ فَأَدْخَلُوهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ وَ قَالُوا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكِ فِيهِ فَلَمَّا خَرَجُوا أَفَاقَ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مَا لَكَ وَيْلَكَ قَالَ ذَهَبَتْ نُبُوَّةُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ هَذَا وَ اللَّهِ مَنْ يُبِيرُهُمْ

The man said, ‘Bring him^-saww out’. She^-as brought him^-saww out. He looked at him^-saww, then turned him^-saww over and looked at the mole between his^-saww shoulder blades. He fell down unconscious. They took the boy^-saww, and gave him^-saww to his^-saww mother^-as and said, ‘May Allah^-azwj Bless you^-as with regards to him^-saww’. When they went out, he had regained consciousness, so they said to him, ‘What is the matter with you? Woe be unto you!’ He said, ‘The Prophet-hood has gone from the Children of Israel up to the Day of Judgement. By Allah^-azwj! This is the one who^-saww will destroy them’.

فَفَرِحَتْ قُرَيْشٌ بِذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ قَدْ فَرِحُوا قَالَ فَرِحْتُمْ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَيَسْطُوَنَّ بِكُمْ سَطْوَةً يَتَحَدَّثُ بِهَا أَهْلُ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَ كَانَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَقُولُ يَسْطُو بِمِصْرِهِ

The Quraysh were happy with that. When he saw that they had become happy, he said, ‘You are becoming happy? But, by Allah^-azwj, he^-saww will rob you of the power which the people of the East and the West would talk about it’. And Abu Sufyan was saying, ‘He^-saww would rob (the power) from his^-saww own city?’’.[29]

30^– كا، الكافي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَسْبَاطِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: كَانَ حَيْثُ طُلِقَتْ آمِنَةُ بِنْتُ وَهْبٍ وَ أَخَذَهَا الْمَخَاضُ بِالنَّبِيِّ ص حَضَرَتْهَا فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ أَسَدٍ امْرَأَةُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَلَمْ تَزَلْ مَعَهَا حَتَّى وَضَعَتْ فَقَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا لِلْأُخْرَى هَلْ تَرَيْنَ مَا أَرَى فَقَالَتْ وَ مَا تَرَيْنَ قَالَتْ هَذَا النُّورَ الَّذِي قَدْ سَطَعَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ

‘Al Kafi’^– Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Ayyub, from Muhammad Bin Ziyad, from Asbaat Bin Saalim, who has narrated the following:

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘When (Syeda) Aamina^-asws Bint Wahab^-as went behind the curtain, and expected the Prophet^-saww, Fatima Bin Asad^-as the wife of Abu Talib^-asws attended her^-as. She^-as did not cease to be with her^-as until she^-asws was blessed. One of them^-as said to the other^-as, ‘Did you^-as see what I^-as saw?’ She^-as said, ‘And what did you^-as see?’ She^-as said, ‘This light which has brightened up what is in between the East and the West’.

فَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا كَذَلِكَ إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا مَا لَكُمَا مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ تَعْجَبَانِ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ بِالنُّورِ الَّذِي قَدْ رَأَتْ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو طَالِبٍ أَ لَا أُبَشِّرُكِ فَقَالَتْ بَلَى فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّكِ سَتَلِدِينَ غُلَاماً يَكُونُ وَصِيَّ هَذَا الْمَوْلُودِ

While they were like that when Abu Talib^-asws came up to them^-as and said to them^-as both, ‘What is the matter with you^-as two? Which thing has astounded you^-as two?’ Fatima^-asws informed him^-as of the light which she^-as had seen. Abu Talib^-asws said to her^-as, ‘Indeed! I^-as give you^-as good news!’ She^-as said, ‘Yes’. He^-as said, ‘You^-as will be blessed with the one^-asws who will be the successor^-asws of this newborn^-saww’’.[30]

31^– كا، الكافي الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْمُعَلَّى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ‏ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ إِذَا حَمَلَتْ بِهِمْ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ أَصَابَهَا فَتْرَةٌ شِبْهُ الْغَشْيَةِ فَأَقَامَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ يَوْمَهَا ذَلِكَ إِنْ كَانَ نَهَاراً أَوْ لَيْلَتَهَا إِنْ كَانَ لَيْلًا ثُمَّ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا رَجُلًا يُبَشِّرُهَا بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ حَلِيمٍ فَتَفْرَحُ لِذَلِكَ

‘Al Kafi’^– Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Bin Masoud, from Abdullah Bin Ibrahim Al Ja’fary who said,

‘I heard Is’haq son of Ja’far^-asws saying: ‘I^-asws heard my^-asws father^-asws saying: ‘The successors^-asws are such that when their^-asws mothers bear them, she would be hit by a phase resembling a fainting. She would stay in that for her day, if it was during the day, or her night if it was during the night. Then she would see a man in her dream giving her glad tidings of a boy, knowledgeable, forbearing. She would be happy due to that.

ثُمَّ تَنْتَبِهُ مِنْ نَوْمِهَا فَتَسْمَعُ مِنْ جَانِبِهَا الْأَيْمَنِ فِي جَانِبِ الْبَيْتِ صَوْتاً يَقُولُ حَمَلْتِ بِخَيْرٍ وَ تَصِيرِينَ إِلَى خَيْرٍ وَ جِئْتِ بِخَيْرٍ أَبْشِرِي بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ وَ تَجِدُ خِفَّةً فِي بَدَنِهَا ثُمَّ تَجِدُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ اتِّسَاعاً مِنْ جَنْبَيْهَا وَ بَطْنِهَا فَإِذَا كَانَ لِتِسْعٍ مِنْ شُهُورِهَا سَمِعَتْ فِي الْبَيْتِ حِسّاً شَدِيداً فَإِذَا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي تَلِدُ فِيهَا ظَهَرَ لَهَا فِي الْبَيْتِ نُورٌ تَرَاهُ لَا يَرَاهُ غَيْرُهَا إِلَّا أَبُوهُ

Then she wakes up from her sleep, and she would hear a voice from her right side in the side of the house saying: ‘You bore with goodness, and you have come to be with goodness, and have come with goodness. Receive glad tidings of a boy, forbearing, knowledgeable!’ And she finds lightness in her body, then she does not find any difficulty from her sides and her belly. When she would be in her ninth month, she hears an intense hissing in the house. When it is the night in which she would be Blessed (with a boy), a light appears to her in the house. She sees it and others do not see it except for his^-asws father^-asws.

فَإِذَا وَلَدَتْهُ وَلَدَتْهُ قَاعِداً وَ تَفَتَّحَتْ لَهُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ مُتَرَبِّعاً ثُمَ‏ يَسْتَدِيرُ بَعْدَ وُقُوعِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَلَا يُخْطِئُ الْقِبْلَةَ حَيْثُ كَانَتْ بِوَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ يَعْطِسُ ثَلَاثاً يُشِيرُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ بِالتَّحْمِيدِ وَ يَقَعُ مَسْرُوراً مَخْتُوناً وَ رَبَاعِيَتَاهُ مِنْ فَوْقٍ وَ أَسْفَلَ وَ نَابَاهُ وَ ضَاحِكَاهُ وَ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلُ سَبِيكَةِ الذَّهَبِ نُورٌ وَ يُقِيمُ يَوْمَهُ وَ لَيْلَتَهُ تَسِيلُ يَدَاهُ ذَهَباً وَ كَذَلِكَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ إِذَا وُلِدُوا وَ إِنَّمَا الْأَوْصِيَاءُ أَعْلَاقٌ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ

Then, when he^-asws comes to the (world), he^-asws is in the seated (state), and after his^-asws falling to the ground. He^-asws does not miss the Qiblah by his^-asws face wherever he^-asws might be facing. Then he^-asws sneezes three (times), gesturing by his fingers with the Praise, and his^-asws (umbilical cord), being cut, being circumcised, and (with) his four upper teeth and lower teeth, and his^-asws canines and his^-asws bi^–cuspids. And in front of him^-asws would be like a shining light of gold, and he^-asws would remain for his^-asws day and his^-asws night, with golden light flowing from his hands. And like that are the Prophets^-as when they^-as are Blessed (by Allah^-azwj to the world), and rather, the successors^-as are an attachment from the Prophets^-as’’.[31]

32^– ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام فِي خَبَرِ الشَّامِيِ‏ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ مَخْتُوناً

‘Uyoun Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’^– From the Hadeeth of the Syrian who asked Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, ‘Who from the Prophets^-as did Allah^-azwj Create as (pre) circumcised?’

قَالَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ آدَمَ ع مَخْتُوناً وَ وُلِدَ شَيْثٌ ع مَخْتُوناً وَ إِدْرِيسُ وَ نُوحٌ وَ سَامُ بْنُ نُوحٍ وَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَ دَاوُدُ وَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَ لُوطٌ وَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَ مُوسَى وَ عِيسَى وَ مُحَمَّدٌ ص‏

He^-asws said: ‘Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Created Adam^-as circumcised, and Shees^-as was born circumcised, and Idrees^-as and Noah^-as, and Sam Bin Noah^-as, and Ibrahim^-as, and Dawood^-as and Suleyman^-as, and Lut^-as, and Ismail^-as, and Musa^-as, and Isa^-as and Muhammad^-saww’’.[32]

33^– د، العدد القوية رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ قُرَيْشاً كَانَتْ فِي جَدْبٍ شَدِيدٍ وَ ضِيقٍ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ فَلَمَّا حَمَلَتْ آمِنَةُ بِنْتُ وَهْبٍ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص اخْضَرَّتْ لَهُمُ الْأَرْضُ وَ حَمَلَتْ لَهُمُ الْأَشْجَارُ وَ أَتَاهُمُ الْوَفْدُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَأَخْصَبَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ خِصْباً عَظِيماً

‘Adad Al-Qawiya’ –

It is reported that Qureysh were suffering from a severe drought and a time of hardship.  When Aamina^-as Bint Wahb conceived Rasool-Allah^-saww, the land became green for them, the trees bore fruit for them, and delegations came to them from every region. The people of Makkah then enjoyed abundant prosperity.

فَسُمِّيَتِ السَّنَةُ الَّتِي حَمَلَ فِيهَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص سَنَةَ الْفَتْحِ وَ الِاسْتِيفَاءِ وَ الِابْتِهَاجِ وَ لَمْ تَبْقَ كَاهِنَةٌ إِلَّا حُجِبَتْ عَنْ صَاحِبِهَا وَ انْتُزِعَ عِلْمُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَ بَطَلَ سِحْرُ السَّحَرَةِ وَ لَمْ يَبْقَ سَرِيرٌ لِمَلِكٍ مِنَ الْمُلُوكِ إِلَّا أَصْبَحَ مَنْكُوساً وَ الْمَلِكُ مُخْرِساً لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ

Thus the year in which she^-as had conceived Rasool-Allah^-saww was named as ‘The year of the victory’, and ‘Fulfilment’, and ‘Rejoicing’, and there did not remain any female soothsayer except she veiled from her companions and the knowledge of the soothsayers was snatched away, and socrcery of the sorcerers was nullified, and there did not remain any throne of a king from the kings except in the morning it was found overtunred and the king was muted and could not speak on that day.

وَ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ نِدَاءٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَنْ أَبْشِرُوا فَقَدْ آنَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ مَيْمُوناً مُبَارَكاً

And during every month from the months there was a call from the sky: ‘Receive glad tidings now for Muhammad^-saww has emerged to the earth, auspicious, Blessed!’’[33]

34^– د، العدد القوية عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُ آبَائِي يُحَدِّثُونَ‏ كَانَتْ لِقُرَيْشٍ كَاهِنَةٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا جُرْهُمَانِيَّةُ وَ كَانَ لَهَا ابْنٌ مِنْ أَشَدِّ قُرَيْشٍ عِبَادَةً لِلْأَصْنَامِ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي وُلِدَ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص جَاءَتْ إِلَيْهَا تَابِعَتُهَا وَ قَالَتْ لَهَا جُرْهُمَانِيَّةُ حِيلَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكِ جَاءَ النُّورُ الْمَمْدُودُ الَّذِي مَنْ دَخَلَ فِي نُورِهِ نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ نُورِهِ هَلَكَ أَحْمَدُ صَاحِبُ اللِّوَاءِ الْأَكْبَرِ وَ الْعِزِّ الْأَبَدِيِّ وَ ابْنُهَا يَسْمَعُ

‘Adad Al-Qawiya’^– Abu Ja’far^-asws said, ‘I^-asws heard my^-asws forefathers^-asws narrating: ‘There used to be a priestess (soothsayer) called Jurhamaniya, and there was a son for her who was the most intense of the Quraysh in worshipping the idols. When it was the night during which Rasool-Allah^-saww was born, her female follower came to her and Jurhamaniya said to her: ‘Distance between me and you. The Noor has come, the extended, which one who enters into his^-saww Noor will attain salvation, and the one who stays behind from his^-saww Noor will be destroyed, Ahmad^-saww owner of the great flag and the permanent honour’, and her son was listening.

فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ عَادَ بِمِثْلِ قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ مَرَّ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ عَادَ بِمِثْلِ قَوْلِهِ‏ فَقَالَتْ وَيْحَكِ وَ مَنْ أَحْمَدُ قَالَتْ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ يَتِيمُ قُرَيْشٍ صَاحِبُ الْغُرَّةِ الْحَجْلَاءِ وَ النُّورِ السَّاطِعِ فَلَمَّا تَكَلَّمَتْ بِهَذَا الْكَلَامِ نَظَرَتْ إِلَى صَنَمِهَا يَمْشِي مَرَّةً وَ يَعْدُو مَرَّةً وَ يَقُولُ وَيْلِي مَنْ هَذَا الْمَوْلُودُ هَلَكَتِ الْأَصْنَامُ ‏

When it was the second night, she repeated the like of her words. When it was the third night, she repeated the like of her words, so he said, ‘And who is Ahmad^-saww?’ She said, ‘Son^-saww of Abdullah Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws, orphan of Quraysh, owner of the partridges, and the shining Noor’. When she spoke with this speech, he looked at her idols, walking at times and sprinting at times and he was saying, ‘Woe be unto me! Who is this new-born? The idols are destroyed’.

قَالَ فَكَانَتِ الْجُرْهُمَانِيَّةُ تَنُوحُ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ

He^-asws said: ‘Jurhamaniya used to lament upon herself with this Hadeeth’’.[34]

35^– د، العدد القوية قِيلَ‏ لَمَّا وُلِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ لِفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ أَسَدٍ أَيُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ خَبَّرَتْكِ بِهِ آمِنَةُ أَنَّهَا رَأَتْ حِينَ وَلَدَتْ هَذَا الْمَوْلُودَ

‘Adad Al-Qawiya’^– It is said when Rasool-Allah^-saww was born, Abu Talib^-asws said to (Syeda) Fatima Bint Asad^-as: ‘Which thing did Aamina^-as inform you^-as with that she^-as saw when this new-born was born?’

قَالَتْ خَبَّرَتْنِي أَنَّهَا لَمَّا وَلَدَتْهُ خَرَجَ مُعْتَمِداً عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى رَافِعاً رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَصْعَدُ مِنْهُ نُورٌ فِي الْهَوَاءِ حَتَّى مَلَأَ الْأُفُقَ

She^-as said: ‘She^-as informed me^-as that when (Allah^-azwj) Blessed him^-saww, he^-saww deliberately brought out his^-saww right hand raising his^-saww hand towards the sky. A Noor ascended from him^-saww in the air until it filled up the horizons’.

فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو طَالِبٍ اسْتُرِي هَذَا وَ لَا تُعْلِمِي بِهِ أَحَداً أَمَا إِنَّكِ سَتَلِدِينَ مَوْلُوداً يَكُونُ وَصِيَّهُ‏

Abu Talib^-asws said to her^-as: ‘Keep this a secret and do not let anyone know of it. But you^-as will be Blessed with a child who will happen to be his^-saww successor^-asws’’.[35]

36^– كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الرِّزَامِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الدَّيْلَمِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: حَجَجْنَا مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ ع فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي وُلِدَ فِيهَا ابْنُهُ مُوسَى ع وَ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ وَ ذَكَرَتْ حَمِيدَةُ أَنَّهُ سَقَطَ مِنْ بَطْنِهَا حِينَ سَقَطَ وَاضِعاً يَدَهُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ رَافِعاً رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ أَمَارَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَمَارَةُ الْوَصِيِّ ع مِنْ بَعْدِهِ‏

‘Al Kafi’^– Ali Bin Muhammad, from Abdullah Bin Is’haq Al Alawy, from Muhammad Bin Zayd Al Rizamy, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman Al Dalaymi, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer who said,

‘We performed Hajj along with Abu Abdullah^-asws during the year in which his^-asws son^-asws Musa^-asws born – and continued the Hadeeth up to he^-asws said: ‘And Hameeda^-as mentioned that he^-saww fell from her^-as belly when he^-saww fell, placed his^-as hands upon the ground, and raised his^-asws head to the sky. I^-asws informed her that, that was a gesture of Rasool-Allah^-saww and a gesture of the successor^-asws from after him^-saww’.

فَقَالَ لِي إِنَّهُ لَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي عُلِقَ‏ فِيهَا بِجَدِّي أَتَى آتٍ جَدَّ أَبِي بِكَأْسٍ فِيهِ شَرْبَةٌ أَرَقُّ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَ أَلْيَنُ مِنَ الزُّبْدِ وَ أَحْلَى مِنَ الشَّهْدِ وَ أَبْرَدُ مِنَ الثَّلْجِ وَ أَبْيَضُ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فَسَقَاهُ إِيَّاهُ وَ أَمَرَهُ بِالْجِمَاعِ فَقَامَ فَجَامَعَ فَعُلِقَ بِجَدِّي

He^-asws said to me: ‘It is, whenever it was the night in which my^-asws grandfather^-asws was conceived, a comer came to the grandfather of my father with a cup in which was a drink finer than water, and softer than the butter, and sweeter than the honey, and colder than the ice, and whiter than the milk. He quenched him^-asws with it and asked him^-asws to go to his^-asws wife. He^-asws did that, and my^-asws grandfather^-asws was conceived.

وَ لَمَّا أَنْ كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي عُلِقَ فِيهَا بِأَبِي أَتَى آتٍ جَدِّي فَسَقَاهُ كَمَا سَقَى جَدَّ أَبِي وَ أَمَرَهُ بِمِثْلِ الَّذِي أَمَرَهُ فَقَامَ فَجَامَعَ فَعُلِقَ بِأَبِي

And when it was the night in which my^-asws father^-asws was conceived, a comer came to my^-asws grandfather and quenched him^-asws just as he had quenched my^-asws father’s^-asws grandfather, and instructed him^-asws with the like of that which he had instructed him^-asws with. He^-asws did that, and my^-asws father^-asws was conceived.

وَ لَمَّا أَنْ كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي عُلِقَ فِيهَا بِي أَتَى آتٍ أَبِي فَسَقَاهُ بِمَا سَقَاهُمْ وَ أَمَرَهُ بِالَّذِي أَمَرَهُمْ بِهِ فَقَامَ فَجَامَعَ فَعُلِقَ بِي

And when it was the night in which I^-asws was conceived, a comer came to my^-asws father^-asws and quenched him with what he had quenched them^-asws, and instructed him^-asws with that which he had instructed them^-asws with. He^-asws did that and I^-asws was given.

وَ لَمَّا أَنْ كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي عُلِقَ فِيهَا بِابْنِي أَتَانِي آتٍ كَمَا أَتَاهُمْ فَفَعَلَ بِي كَمَا فَعَلَ بِهِمْ فَقُمْتُ بِعِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَ إِنِّي مَسْرُورٌ بِمَا يَهَبُ اللَّهُ لِي فَجَامَعْتُ فَعُلِقَ بِابْنِي هَذَا الْمَوْلُودِ فَدُونَكُمْ فَهُوَ وَ اللَّهِ صَاحِبُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي

And when it was the night in which I^-asws was given the (good News) of a son^-asws, a comer came to me^-asws just as he had come to them^-asws and did with me^-asws just as he had done with them^-asws. I^-asws stood with the Knowledge of Allah^-azwj and I^-asws was joyful with what Allah^-azwj had Endowed to me^-asws. I^-asws went (near my wife) and my^-asws son^-asws was given. This new arrival, facing you all, so he^-asws, by Allah^-azwj, is your Master^-asws from after me^-asws.

وَ إِنَّ نُطْفَةَ الْإِمَامِ مِمَّا أَخْبَرْتُكَ وَ إِذَا سَكَنَتِ النُّطْفَةُ فِي الرَّحِمِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ أُنْشِئَ فِيهَا الرُّوحُ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى مَلَكاً يُقَالُ لَهُ حَيَوَانُ فَكَتَبَ عَلَى عَضُدِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ‏ وَ تَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقاً وَ عَدْلًا لا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِماتِهِ وَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ‏

And the seed of the Imam^-asws, is from what I^-asws am informing you, and when the seed settles in the womb for four months and the spirit is established therein, Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Sends an Angel called Haywaan. He writes upon his^-asws right upper arm: And the Word of your Lord has been Completed, truly and justly; there is no changer of His Words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing [6:115].

وَ إِذَا وَقَعَ مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ وَقَعَ وَاضِعاً يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ رَافِعاً رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَأَمَّا وَضْعُهُ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْبِضُ كُلَّ عِلْمٍ لِلَّهِ أَنْزَلَهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ أَمَّا رَفْعُهُ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَإِنَّ مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي بِهِ مِنْ بُطْنَانِ الْعَرْشِ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ مِنَ الْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَى بِاسْمِهِ وَ اسْمِ أَبِيهِ

And as soon as he^-asws appears (and his^-asws body touched the ground) he^-asws places his^-asws hands on the floor and raises his^-asws head to the sky. Placing his hands on earth is an indication of his taking possession of all the knowledge of Allah^-azwj that is sent from the heavens to earth. A Caller Calls him^-asws from the middle of the Throne, from the Lord^-azwj of Mighty, from the high horizons, by his^-asws name and the name of his^-asws father^-asws.

يَقُولُ يَا فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ اثْبُتْ تُثْبَتْ‏ فَلِعَظِيمٍ مَا خَلَقْتُكَ أَنْتَ صَفْوَتِي مِنْ خَلْقِي وَ مَوْضِعُ سِرِّي وَ عَيْبَةُ عِلْمِي وَ أَمِينِي عَلَى وَحْيِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي فِي أَرْضِي لَكَ وَ لِمَنْ تَوَلَّاكَ أَوْجَبْتُ رَحْمَتِي وَ مَنَحْتُ جِنَانِي وَ أَحْلَلْتُ جِوَارِي ثُمَّ وَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلَالِي لَأَصْلِيَنَ‏ مَنْ عَادَاكَ أَشَدَّ عَذَابِي وَ إِنْ وَسَّعْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي دُنْيَايَ مِنْ سَعَةِ رِزْقِي

He (the Caller) is saying: “O so and so! Be affirmed, established, for a great matter have I^-azwj Created you^-asws! You^-asws are my elite from My^-azwj creatures, and the place of My^-azwj secrets, and repository of My^-azwj Knowledge, and My^-azwj Trustee upon My^-azwj Revelation, and My^-azwj Caliph in My^-azwj earth. For you^-asws and for the one who befriends you^-asws, I^-azwj Obligate My^-azwj Mercy, and Grant My^-azwj gardens, and Permit My^-azwj vicinity. Then, by My^-azwj Might and My^-azwj Majesty! The one who is inimical to you^-asws, I^-asws shall Inflict the most intense of My^-azwj Punishments, and even if I^-asws were to Expand upon him in My^-azwj world from the expansion of My^-azwj sustenance!”

فَإِذَا انْقَضَى الصَّوْتُ صَوْتُ الْمُنَادِي أَجَابَهُ هُوَ وَاضِعاً يَدَيْهِ رَافِعاً رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَقُولُ‏ شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَ أُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قائِماً بِالْقِسْطِ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ‏

So when the voice terminates, the voice of the Caller, he^-asws answers Him^-azwj placing his^-asws hand, raising his^-asws hands towards the sky, saying: Allah Testifies that there is no god except Him, and (so testify) the Angels and the ones with the knowledge, maintaining His creation with justice; there is no god except Him, the Mighty, the Wise [3:18].

قَالَ فَإِذَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ الْعِلْمَ الْأَوَّلَ وَ الْعِلْمَ الْآخِرَ وَ اسْتَحَقَّ زِيَارَةَ الرُّوحِ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ

He^-asws said: ‘When he^-asws says that, Allah^-azwj Gives him^-asws the first knowledge and the last knowledge and the right of the visitation of the (Holy) Spirit during the Night of the Pre^–determination (Laylat Al-Qadr)’’.[36]

37^– أقول: روى الشيخ أبو الحسن البكري في كتاب الانوار عن أبي عمرو الشيباني وجماعة من أهل الحديث أن السحرة والكهنة والشياطين والمردة والجان قبل مولد  رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله كانوا يظهرون العجائب ويأتون بالغرائب، ويحدثون الناس بما يخفون من السرائر، ويكتمون في الضمائر،

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘It is reported by the sheykh Abu Al-Hassan Al Bakry in ‘Kitab Al Anwaar’, from Abu Amro Al Shaybani and a group of the people of Hadeeth – ‘Before the birth of Rasool-Allah^-saww, the magicians, soothsayers, devils, rebellious demons, and Jinn used to manifest astonishing wonders and extraordinary feats. They would inform people of things that they concealed in secret and what they hid within their hearts.

وتنطق السحرة والكهنة على ألسنة الجن والشياطين والمردة بما يسترقون من السمع من الملائكة، ولم تحجب السماء عن الشياطين حتى بعث النبي صلى الله عليه وآله.

The magicians and soothsayers would speak through the tongues of the Jinn, devils, and rebellious demons, conveying what they had secretly overheard from the Angels. The skies were not barred to the devils until the Prophet^-saww was Sent.

قال البكري: ولقد بلغنا أنه كان بأرض اليمامة كاهنان عظيمان فاقا على أهل زمانهما في الكهانة ويتحدث الناس بهما في كل مكان، وكان أحدهما اسمه ربيعة بن مازن ويعرف بسطيح، وهو أعلم الكهان، والاخر اسمه وشق  بن باهلة اليماني،

Al Bakry said, ‘It has reached us that in the land of Al Yamamah there were two great soothsayers who surpassed all others of their time in the art of soothsaying, and people spoke of them everywhere. One of them was named Rabia Bin Mazin, known as Sateeh, who was the most knowledgeable of the soothsayers, the other was named Shaqq Bin Bahilah Al Yamani.

فأما سطيح فإن الله تعالى قد خلقه قطعة لحم بلا عظم ولا عصب سوى جمجمة رأسه، وكان يطوى كما يطوى الثوب، وينشر ويجعل على وضمة  كما يجعل اللحم على وضمة القصاب، لا ينام من الليل إلا اليسير، يقلب طرفه إلى السماء، وينظر إلى النجوم الزاهرات، والافلاك الدائرات، والبروق اللامعات،

As for Sateeh, Allah^-azwj the Exalted, Created him as a piece of flesh without bones or sinews, except for the skull of his head. He could be folded as a garment is folded, then spread out and placed upon a wooden board just as a butcher places meat upon his cutting board. He slept only a little during the night. He would keep his gaze fixed upon the sky, watching the shining stars, the revolving celestial spheres, and the flashing lightning.

ويحمل على وضمه إلى الامصار، ويرفع إلى الملوك في تلك الاعصار ، يسألونه عن غوامض الاخبار، وينبئهم بما في قلوبهم من الاسرار، و يخبر بما يحدث في الزمان من العجائب ، وهو ملقى على ظهره ، شاخص ببصره، لا يتحرك منه غير عينيه ولسانه،

He would be carried upon his board from one city to another and brought before the kings of those times. They would ask him about obscure matters, and he would inform them of the secrets hidden within their hearts. He would also foretell the extraordinary events that would occur in the course of time. He lay on his back with his eyes fixed upward. Nothing of him moved except his eyes and his tongue.

وقد لبث دهرا ” طويلا على هذه الحالة، فبينا هو كذلك ذات ليلة شاخصا ” إلى السماء إذ لاحت له برقة مما يلي مكة ملات الاقطار ، ثم رأى الكواكب قد علا منها النيران، فظهر بها دخان، وتصادم بعضها ببعض، واحد بعد واحد. حتى غابت في الثرى، فلم يرلها نور ولا ضياء

He remained in this state for a very long time. One night, while lying with his gaze fixed upon the sky, he saw a flash of lightning coming from the direction of Makkah that illuminated the horizons. Then he saw the stars engulfed in flames, from which smoke arose. They began colliding with one another, one after another, until they disappeared into the earth, and he could no longer see any light or radiance from them.

فلما نظر سطيح إلى ذلك دهش وحار وأيقن بالهلاك والدمار، وقال: كواكب تظهر بالنهار، وبرق يلمع  بالانوار، يدل على عجائب وأخبار،

When Sateeh saw this, he was astonished and bewildered, and became certain that destruction and ruin were at hand. He said, ‘Stars appearing in the daytime, and lightning flashing with radiant light. This points to extraordinary events and momentous news’.

وظل يومه ذلك حتى انقضى النهار، فلما أدركه الليل  أمر غلمانه أن يحملونه إلى موضع فيه جبل هناك، وكان شامخا ” في الجبال ، فأمرهم أن يرفعوه عليه، فجعل يقلب طرفه يمينا وشمالا “، فإذا هو بنور ساطع، وضياء لامع، قد علا على الانوار، وأحاط على الاقطار، وملا الافاق،

He remained in that state throughout the day until night fell. When evening came, he commanded his servants to carry him to a place where there was a lofty mountain. They lifted him up onto it. There he turned his gaze to the right and to the left, and suddenly he saw a brilliant light and a dazzling radiance rising above all other lights. It spread across the horizons and encompassed every region.

فقال لغلمانه: انزلوني فإن عقلي قد طار، ولبي قد حار، من أجل هذه الانوار، وإني أرى أمرا ” جليلا، وقد دنا مني الرحيل، بلا شك عن قليل،

He then said to his servants, ‘Take me down, for my mind has departed and my heart is bewildered because of these lights. I perceive that a momentous event has occurred, and my own departure from this world has drawn near without doubt, and will come before long’.

قالوا له: وكيف ظهر لك ذلك يا سطيح ؟

They said to him, ‘How did you perceive that, O Sateeh?’

قال: يا ويلكم إني رأيت أنوارا ” قد نزلت من السماء إلى الارض، وأرى الكواكب قد تساقطت إلى الارض وتهافتت ، وإني أظن أن خروج الهاشمي قد دنا، فإن كان الامر كذلك فالسلام على الوطن  من أهل الامصار واليمن، إلى آخر الزمن،

He replied, ‘Woe to you! I saw lights descending from the skies to the earth. I saw the stars falling to the earth and collapsing. I think that the appearance of the Hashimite has drawn near. If this matter is indeed so, then peace and safety be upon the homeland and upon the people of the regions and Yemen until the end of time’.

فحار غلمانه من كلامه، وأنزلوه، وقد أرق تلك الليلة أرقا “، وأصبح قلقا “، لم يتهنأ برقاد، ولم يوطأ له مهاد، كثير الفكر والسهاد ،

His servants were bewildered by his words, so they brought him down. That night he suffered from sleeplessness, and he awoke anxious. He found no comfort in sleep, nor any rest upon his bed. He was filled with deep thought and wakefulness.

وجمع قومه وعشيرته وقال لهم: إني أرى أمرا ” عظيما “، وخطبا ” جسيما “، وقد غاب عني خبره، وخفي علي أثره، وسأبعث إلى جميع إخواني من الكهان،

He gathered his people and his clan and said to them, ‘I perceive a tremendous matter and a grave event. Its news has been hidden from me, and its signs have become unclear to me. I shall send messages to all my fellow soothsayers’.

فكتب إلى سائر البلدان، وكتب  إلى وشق يخبره  عن الحال، وبشرح له المقال، فرد عليه الجواب، قد ظهر عندي بعض الذي ذكرت، وسيظهر نور الذي وصفت، غير أني لا علم لي فيه، ولا أعرف شيئا ” من دواعيه،

He wrote to the other lands, and he also wrote to Shaqq, informing him of the situation and explaining the matter to him. Shaqq said, ‘Some of what you have mentioned has appeared to me, and the light that you have described will appear. However, I have no knowledge of what it concerns, nor do I know anything about the causes or signs connected to it’.

فعند ذلك كتب إلى الزرقاء ملكة اليمن، وكانت من أعظم الكهنة والسحرة قد ملكت قومها بشرها وسحرها، وكان المجاورون لها آمنين في معايشهم، لا يخافون من عدو، ولا يجزعون من احد، وكانت حادة البصر، عظيمة الخطر، تنظر من مسيرة ثلاثة أيام، كما ينظر الانسان الذي بين يديه،

At that point, Sateeh wrote to Al Zarqa, the queen of Yemen. She was one of the greatest of the soothsayers and magicians. She had gained authority over her people through her sorcery and soothsaying. Those who lived near her were secure in their livelihoods. They feared neither an enemy nor were they troubled by anyone. She possessed extremely sharp eyesight and great power of perception. She could see from a distance of three days journey as a person sees something directly before him.

وإذ أراد أحد من أعدائها الخروج إلى بلدها تخبر قومها، وتقول: احذروا فقد جاءكم عدوكم من جهة كذا وكذا، فيجدون الامر كما ذكرت.

Whenever one of her enemies intended to march toward her land, she would inform her people and say, ‘Beware, for your enemy has come to you from such and such a direction!’, and they would the matter just as she had mentioned.

قال أبو الحسن البكري: ولقد بلغني أن أهل اليمامة قتلوا قتيلا من غسان وكان قد قتل منهم رجلا قبل ذلك فبلغ قومه قتله فاجمعوا أن يكبسوا  قومها في أربعة آلاف مدرع،

Abu Al-Hassan Al Bakry said, ‘It has reached me that the people of Al Yamamah killed a man from Ghassan, and that he had previously killed one of their men. When his people learned of his death, they agreed to launch a surprise attack against her people with four thousand armored warriors.

وقال لهم سيدهم من غسان: يا ويحكم أتطمعون في الدخول إلى اليمامة وفيها الزرقاء ؟ أما تعلمون أنها تنظر إلى الوافدين، وتعاين، الواردين من البعد ؟ فكيف إذا رأت ركائبكم قد أقبلت فتخبر قومها ويأخذون حذرهم

Their leader from Ghassan said to them, ‘Woe to you! Do you hope to enter Al Yamamah while Al Zarqa is there? Do you not know that she watches those who approach and sees those who come from a distance? How will it be when she sees your mounts advancing? She will inform her people, and they will take precautions!’

وأنشأ يقول: إني أخاف من الزرقاء وصولتها * إذا رأت جمعكم يسري إلى البلد ترميكم باسود لا قوام لكم * بشرها ثم لا تبقي على أحد كم من جموع أتوها قاصدين لها * فراح جمعهم بالخوف والنكد

Then he recited, ‘I fear Al Zarqa and the force of her power. When she sees your army marching toward the land, she will strike you with a black fate, and you will have no strength to withstand it, for her insight and sorcery will leave none of you to remain. How many armies have come to her, intending to attack her, only for their forces to depart overcome by fear and misery’.

فقالوا: ما الذي تشير به علينا ؟ قال: رأيت رأيا وأنا أرجو أن يكون فيه الظفر إن ساعدني فيه القدر،

They said, ‘’What do you advise us to do?’ He replied, “I have an idea, and I hope it will bring us victory if destiny is on my side’.

قالوا: وما ذلك ؟ قال: إني أقول لكم: انزلوا عن خيلكم، ثم اعمدوا إلى الشجر، فيقطع كل واحد منكم ما يستره ثم تحملونه في أيديكم، ثم تقودون خيلكم، وتسيرون في ظل الشجر، فعسى أن يتغير عليها النظر،

They asked, ‘What is it?’ He said, ‘I advise you to dismount from your horses. Then each of you should go to the trees and cut enough branches to conceal himself. Carry the branches in your hands, lead your horses, and march beneath the cover of the foliage. Perhaps this will deceive anyone watching us’.

قالوا: نعم الرأي ما رأيت، ففعلوا ما قال حتى بقي  بينهم وبين اليمامة ثلاثة أيام، جعلوا أمامهم رجلا معه كتف بعير يلوح  به، ونعل يخصفه، لينكر عليها  النظر، فلما نظرت إليهم الزرقاء وكانت في صومعتها صاحت بأعلا صوتها وقالت: يا أهل اليمامة أقبلوا، فأقبل إليها الناس وقالوا: ما عندك من خبر ؟

They said, ‘The view is your view’, and they did what he had said, until there remained three days between them and Al Yamama, they placed a man at the front carrying a camel’s shoulder blade, which he waved about, while mending a sandal, so that anyone observing them would not recognise what was really happening. When Zarqa saw them from her tower, she cried out at the top of her voice, ‘People of Al Yamamah, they are coming!’ The people came to her and said, ‘What good news is there with you?’Top of Form

قالت: إني رأيت عجبا ” عجبيبا “، وأظن أن الملبسة تسير إلينا في ظل الشجر، وهم جمع كثير، يتقدمهم رجل في يده كتف بعير، ومعه نعل يخصفه تارة “، وتارة ” يلوح بكتف البعير،

She said, ‘I have seen something strange, something truly astonishing. I believe the enemy is advancing toward us under the cover of the trees. They are a large force, led by a man who is carrying a camel’s shoulder blade in his hand. At times he is repairing a sandal, and at other times he waves the camel’s shoulder blade!’

فلما سمعوا كلامها أعرضوا عنها وقال بعضهم لبعض: إن الزرقاء قد خرفت، وتغير نظرها، فهل رأيتم شجرا ” يسير، ورجلا ” يلوح بكتف بعير ؟، إن هذا وسواس وجنون قد عارضها،

When they heard her words, they turned away from her. Some of them said to one another, Zarqa has become senile, and her eyesight has failed. Have you ever seen trees walking, or a man waving a camel’s shoulder blade? This is nothing but delusion and madness that has overcome her!’

فلما سمعت منهم ذلك أغلقت صومعتها، وكان لا يقدر عليها أحد قط، فلم يلبثوا بعد ذلك إلا قليلا حتى كبسوا اليمامة، وهدموا البنيان، وسبوا النسوان، وقتلوا الرجال، وأخذوا الاموال، ثم ولوا راجعين، فوقع بقومها الندامة، وأعقبتهم الملامة حيث لم يسمعوا منها وخالفوها.

When she heard them say this, she shut herself inside her tower, which no one had ever been able to enter. Before long, the attackers descended upon Al Yamamah. They demolished the buildings, took the women captive, killed the men, seized the wealth, and then departed. Her people were left filled with regret and reproach, for they had neither listened to her nor heeded her warning.

ثم إن سطيحا ” كتب إليها كتابا ” يقول فيه: باسمك اللهم من سطيح، صاحب القول الفصيح إلى فتاة اليمامة، المنعوتة بالشهامة من سطيح الغساني، الذي ليس له في عصره ثاني،

Then Sateeh wrote her a letter that read, ‘In Your^-azwj Name, O Allah^-azwj! From Sateeh, the one of eloquent speech, to the maiden of Al Yamamah, renowned for her courage. From Sateeh Al Ghassani, who has no equal in his age.

أما بعد فإني كتبت إليك كتابي وأنا في هموم وسكرات، وغموم و خطرات، وقد تعلمين ما الذي يحل بنا من الدمار والهلاك، من خروج التهامي الهاشمي الابطحي العربي المكي المدنى السفاك للدماء،

As for after, I write this letter to you while weighed down by anxieties and the pangs of distress, surrounded by grief and troubling thoughts. You know well the destruction and ruin that are about to befall us because of the emergence of the Tihami the Hashemite, the Abṭaḥi, the Arab from Makkah and Medina, the shedder of blood.

وقد رأيت برقة لمعت، و كواكبا ” سطعت وإني أظن أن ذلك من علاماته، ولا شك أنه قرب أوانه،

I have seen a flash of lightning and stars shining brightly, and I believe these are among the signs that herald his coming. There is no doubt that his^-saww appointed time is near.

وما كتبت إليك إلا بما أرى عندك من التحصيل، وما في نساء عصرنا لك من مثيل، فإذاورد رسولي إليك وقدم كتابي عليك ردي جوابي بما عندك من الخطاب، وما ترينه من الصواب، فإنه لا يقر لي قرار، لافي الليل ولا في النهار، ولم أقف على هذه الدلائل والاثار والسلام.

I have written to you because of the knowledge and discernment I know you possess, for among the women of our age there is none equal to you. Therefore, when my messenger reaches you and this letter comes into your hands, send me your reply with whatever understanding you have, and tell me what you judge to be right, for I can find no peace, neither by night nor by day, since I witnessed these signs and portents!Bottom of Form

ثم دعا بغلام له اسمه صبيح، وقال له: سر بهذا الكتاب إلى اليمامة ، وأتني بالجواب،

Then he summoned a servant of his named Ṣubayḥ and said to him, ‘Take this letter to Al Yamamah and bring me back the reply’.

فأخذ صبيح الكتاب ومضى به حتى صار بينه وبين اليمامة ثلاثة أيام فرمقته الزرقاء والكتاب في طي عمامته، فصاحت في قومها قد جاءكم راكب قاصد، إلى بلدكم وارد، قد أرسل زمام ناقته، والكتاب  في طي عمامته،

Ṣubayḥ took the letter and set out. When he was still three days journey from Al Yamamah, Zarqa caught sight of him, even though the letter was tucked into the folds of his turban. She cried out to her people, ‘A rider is coming toward you, bound for your town. He has let his she^–camel’s reins hang loose, and the letter is folded inside his turban!’

فجعل القوم يرتقبونه إلى أن وصل بعد ثلاثة أيام، فلما رأتة انحدرت إليه، وفتحت الباب ، فدفع إليها الكتاب، فقرأته ثم قالت: خبر قبيح، أتانا به صبيح، من كاهن اليمن سطيح، يسأل عن نور ساطع، وضيآء لامع، ذلك ورب الكعبة من دلائل خراب  الاطلال، ويتم الاطفال، فإنه يظهر من عبد مناف، محمد النبي بلا خلاف،

The people watched for him until, three days later, he finally arrived. When Zarqa saw him, she came down to meet him and opened the gate. He handed her the letter, which she read. Then she said, ‘What an evil message Ṣubayḥ has brought us from Sateeh, the soothsayer of Yemen! He asks about a radiant light and a brilliant shining splendor. By the Lord^-azwj of the Kabah! These are signs that our dwellings will fall into ruin and our children will be left orphaned. For there shall arise from the clan of Abd Manaf, Muḥammad^-saww the Prophet^-saww without any doubt!’

قال صبيح: فتعجبت من كلامها، وطلبت الجواب، فكتبت: إلى سطيح يقول: بسم الله من الزرقاء الذي ليس عليها شئ يخفى، إلى سيد غسان، وأفضل الكهان، المعروف بسطيح، صاحب القول الفصيح،

Ṣubayḥ said, ‘I was astonished by her words. Then I asked her for a reply. She wrote, ‘In the Name of Allah^-azwj. From Zarqa, from whom nothing is hidden, to the chief of Ghassan and the foremost of soothsayers, known as Sateeh, the master of eloquent speech.

أما بعد فإنه ورد كتابك علي، وقدم رسولك لدي، تذكر أمرا ” عظيما “، قد هجس بقلبك واختلج بلبك،، أما نزول الكواكب فكأنك بآيات  الهاشمي قد قربت، فإذا قرأت كتابي فأيقظ نفسك، واحذر من الغفلة والتقصير، وبادر إلى التشمير والمسير لنلتقي بمكة، فإني راحلة إليها لاعرف هذا الامر على حقيقته،

As for after, ‘Your letter has reached me, and your messenger has come into my presence. You speak of a momentous matter that has stirred your heart and troubled your mind. As for the descent of the stars, it is as though the signs of the Hashemite have indeed drawn near. Therefore, when you read my letter, rouse yourself, beware of negligence and delay, and prepare yourself without hesitation to set out, so that we may meet in Makkah, for I too am traveling there to learn the reality of this matter.

فلعلنا نتساعد على هذا المولود، فنعمل فيه الحيلة عسى أن نظفر بهلاكه، ونخمد نوره قبل إشراقه،

Perhaps together we can devise a plan against this newborn child and contrive some means to bring about his destruction, so that we may extinguish his light before it rises’.

فلما قرء كتابها انتحب وبكى بكاء ” شديدا “،

When Sateeh read her letter, he wailed and wept intensely.

ثم قال: لا صبر لا صبر أضحى بعد معرفة * تعذو الجلادة كالمستضعف الوهن إن كان حقا ” خروج الهاشمي دنا * فارحل بنفسك لا تبكي على اليمن ثم اجعل القفر أوطانا ” تقيم بها * واغد عن الاهل ثم الدار والوطن فالعيش في مهمه من غير ما جزع * أهنأ من العيش في ذل وفي حزن

Then he said (a poem), ‘No patience, no patience remains after knowledge has come, For courage has become like that of the weak and feeble. If the coming of the Hashemite is truly near, then depart with your life and do not weep over Yemen. Make the barren wilderness your dwelling place.  Leave behind your family, your home, and your homeland, for life in a desolate place without humiliation or distress is more pleasant than life in disgrace and sorrow’.

قال: ثم أخذ في اهبة السفر، وخرج من ساعته إلى مكة، وقال لقومه: إني سائر إلى نار قد تأججت، فإن أدركت إخمادها رجعت إليكم، وإن كانت الاخرى فالسلام مني عليكم، فإني لاحق بالشام اقيم بها حتى أموت،

He (the narrator)said, ‘Then he prepared himself for travel and immediately set out for Makkah. He said to his people, ‘I am going toward a fire that has been kindled. If I succeed in putting it out, I will return to you. But if the opposite occurs, then my farewell is to you. I shall go to Syria and settle there until I die’.

فلما وصل مكة أقبل إلى سطيح رجال من قريش، وفيهم أبو جهل وأخوه أبوالبختري وشيبة وعتبة بن أبي معيط والعاص بن وائل،

When he arrived at Makkah, men from Qureysh came to Sateeh, and among them were Abu Jahl^-la and his^-la brother Abu Al Bakhtari, and Sheyba, and Utba Bin Abu Mueet, and Al Aas Bin Wail.

فقالوا: يا سطيح ما قدمت إلا لامر عظيم، ألك حاجة فتقضى ؟

They said to him, ‘O Sateeh! You have only come because of a matter of great importance. Do you have any need that we may fulfill?’

فقال لهم: بورك فيكم، ما لي يديكم حاجة،

He said, ‘May you be blessed, I have no need of anything from you!’

فقالوا له: تمضي معنا إلى منازلنا ؟

They said to him, ‘Will you come with us to our homes?’

فقال: بل أنزل عند من إليهم قصدت، ونحوهم أردت، وبفنائهم أنخت، وقد علمتم فضلي، وقد جئتكم احدثكم بما كان وما يكون إلهاما ” ألهمني الله بالصواب، وأنطقني بالجواب،

He said, ‘Rather, I will stay with those whom I intended to visit, toward whom I was heading, and at whose dwelling I have stopped. You already know my virtue, and I have come to you to tell you of what has been and what will be, through inspiration that Allah^-azwj has Granted me. He^-azwj has Guided me to the truth and caused me to speak the answer.

فأين المتقدمون في العهد ومن لهم السابقة في الحمد والمجد ؟ لقد أردت أفضل قريش من بني عبد مناف، فأنا لهم المبشر بالبشير النذير، والقمر المستنير، فقد قرب ما ذكرته، فأين عبد المطلب وسلالته الاشبال،

Where are those who were foremost in ancient times, those who possess precedence in praise and glory? I seek the finest of Quraysh, from the clan of Abd Manaf^-as, for I am the bringer of glad tidings to them, the bearer of the good news, the warner, and the radiant moon. Indeed, what I have mentioned is drawing near, so where are Abdul Muttalib^-as and his^-as lion^–like descendants?’

فعظم ذلك على أبي جهل وتفرقوا عنه يمينا ” وشمالا “، واتصل الخبر إلى بني عبد مناف، فجمع أبو طالب إخوته: عبد الله والعباس وحمزة وعبد العزى، وقال لهم: إن هذا القادم عليكم هو كاهن اليمن وسيدها، وكان قديما ” ورد على أبيكم وأخبره بمولود يخرج من ظهره، مبارك في عمره، يملك الاقطار، ويدعو إلى عبادة الملك الجبار ،

That was grievous upon Abu Jahl^-la and they dispersed from him right and left, and the news arrived to the clan of Abd Manaf. Abu Talib^-as gathered his^-as brothers – Abdullah^-as, and Al-Abbas, and Hamza^-ra, and Abdul Uzza and said to them, ‘This one who has arrived to you, he is a soothsayer of Al Yemen and its chief. Long ago, he came to your father and informed him of a child who would be born from his lineage, Blessed in his lifetime, who would rule over the lands and call people to worship the Mighty King!’

فساروا إليه، وقال لهم: انكروه أنسابكم، ولا تعرفن  أحسابكم،

They went to him, and he^-as said to them, ‘Deny your lineage to him and do not make your ancestry be known!’

ثم إن أبا طالب سار في إخوته حتى وردوا إليه، وكان في ظل الكعبة جالسا “، والناس حوله فلما نظر إليهم فرح بهم، ثم دفع أبو طالب سيفه ورمحه إلى غلامه وقال هذه هدية مني إلى سطيح، فإنه لواجب الحق علينا،

Then Abu Talib^-as travelled among his^-as brothers until they arrived to him, and he was seated in the shade of the Kabah and the people were around him. When he looked at them he rejoiced with them. Then Abu Talib^-as handed his^-as sword and his^-as spear to his^-as servant and said: ‘This is a gift from me to Sateeh, for his right upon us is obligatory!’

ثم انحرف إليه من قبل أن يخبره غلامه، فلما وصل إليه قال: حييت بالكرامة، وخلدت في النعمة، فإنا قد أتيناك زائرين، ولواجب حقك غير منكرين ،

Then he^-as turned to him from before his servant had informed him. When he^-as arrived to him, he^-as said, ‘May you live with honours and eternally be in the bounties, for we have come to you as visitors due to your obligatory right, not as deniers’.

فقال سطيح: حييتم بالسلام، وأتحفتم بالانعام، فمن أي العرب أنتم ؟

Sateeh said, ‘May you all live with the peace and be gifted with the bounties! Which of the Arabs are you from?’

فأراد أبو طالب أن يعلم مقدار علمه، قال: نحن قوم من بني جمح،

Abu Talib^-as wanted to know a measurement of his knowledge. He^-as said: ‘A group from the clan of Jumh’.

فقال سطيح: ادن مني أيها الشيخ وضع يدك على وجهي، فإن لي في ذلك حاجة،

Sateeh said, ‘Come near me, O sheykh, place your^-as hand upon my face, fore there is a need for me regarding that!’

فدنا منه، ووضع يده على وجهه، فقال سطيح: وعلام الاسرار، المحتجب عن الابصار، الغافر للخطيئة، وكاشف البلية إنك صاحب الذمم الرفيعة، والاخلاق المرضية، والمسلم إلى غلامي الهدية: قناة خطية، وصفيحة هندية،

When he^-as went near him, he^-as placed his^-as hand upon his face, Sateeh said, ‘By the One Who Conceals secrets, Who is hidden from eyes, Who Forgives sins and Removes Afflictions! You^-as are the possessor of noble pledges and praiseworthy morals. You^-as are the one who submitted a gift to my servant^– a spear with a straight shaft and an Indian blade.

وإنكم لاشرف البرية، وإن لك ولاخيك أشرف الذرية، وإنك ومن أتى معك من سلالة هاشم الاخيار، وإنك لاشك عم نبي المختار، المنعوت في الكتب والاخبار، فلا تكتم نسبك فإني عارف بنسبكم،

Indeed, you^-as are among the noblest of creation, and you^-as and your^-as brother^-as  possess the most honoured lineage. You^-as and those who came with you^-as are from the descendants of Hashim^-as, the chosen and virtuous ones. You^-as are, without doubt, the uncle^-as of the chosen Prophet^-saww, whose description is mentioned in the books and reports. Do not conceal your^-as lineage from me, for I know your^-as ancestry’.

فتعجب أبو طالب من كلامه وقال له: يا شيخ لقد صدقت في المقال، وأحسنت الخصال فنريد أن تخبرنا بما يكون في زماننا، وما يجري علينا،

Abu Ṭalib^-as was amazed by his words and said to him: ‘O old man, you have spoken the truth and displayed excellent qualities. We wish you to tell us what will occur in our time and what events will befall us!’

فقال سطيح: والدائم الابد، ورافع السماء بلا عمد، الواحد الاحد، الفرد الصمد، ليبعثن من هذا^– وأشار إلى عبد الله^– عن قريب الامد، نبي يهدي إلى الرشد، يدمر كل صنم، ويهلك كل من لها عبد،

Sateeh said, ‘By the Everlasting, the Eternal, the One Who Raised the skies without pillars, the One, the Only, the Unique, the Self^–Sufficient! From this man’^– and he pointed to Abdullah^-as – ‘there shall soon be sent forth a prophet^-saww who will guide people to the right path. He^-saww will destroy every idol and bring ruin upon all who worship them.

لا يرفع سيفه عن أحد، يدعو إلى عبادة الله الاحد، يعينه على ذلك معين، هو ابن عمه له قرين، صاحب صولات عظام، وضربات بالحسام،

He^-saww will not lower his^-saww sword before anyone. He^-saww will call people to worship the One God^-azwj. He^-saww will have a supporter who will aid him in this, his^-saww  cousin, who will be his^-saww companion, a man of great campaigns and mighty blows with the sword.

أبوه لاشك هذا^– وأشار بيده إلى أبي طالب –

His^-saww father^-as is, without doubt, this man’ – and he indicated by his hand to Abu Talib^-as.

فقالوا له: يا شيخ نحب أن تصف لنا هذا النبي، وتبين لنا نعته،

They said to him, ‘O Sheykh, we would like you to describe this Prophet^-saww to us and tell us his^-saww characteristics’.

فقال: اسمعوا مني كاملا ” صحيحا “، سيظهر منكم عن قليل شخص نبيل، وهو رسول الملك الجليل، وإن لسان سطيح عنه لكليل،

He said, ‘Listen to me carefully and accurately. Soon there will arise from among you a noble man. He^-saww is the Messenger of the Majestic King, though the tongue of Sateeh is incapable of fully describing him^-saww.

وهو رجل لا بالقصير اللاصق، ولا بالطويل الشاهق، حسن القامة، مدور الهامة، بين كتفيه علامة، على رأسه عمامة، تقوم له الدعامة إلى يوم القيامة، ذلك والله سيد تهامة،

He^-saww will be neither short and squat nor exceedingly tall. He^-saww will be of handsome stature, with a well^–proportioned, rounded head. Between his^-saww shoulders will be a mark. Upon his^-saww head will be a turban, and his^-saww cause will endure until the Day of Resurrection. By Allah^-azwj, he^-saww is the master of Tihamah!

يزهر وجهه في الدجى، وإذا تبسم أشرقت الارض بالضيآء، أحسن من مشى، وأكرم من نشأ، حلو الكلام، طلق اللسان،

His^-saww face will shine in the darkness, and whenever he^-saww smiles, the earth will be illuminated with light. None will walk more gracefully than he^-saww, and none will be nobler in upbringing. His^-saww speech will be sweet, his^-saww tongue eloquent and open.

نقي زاهد، خاشع عابد، لا متجبر ولا متكبر، إن نطق أصاب، وإن سئل أجاب،

He^-saww will be pure, ascetic, humble, and devoted in worship. He^-saww will be neither tyrannical nor arrogant. Whenever he^-saww speaks, he will speak the truth, and whenever he^-saww is questioned, he^-saww will answer.

طاهر الميلاد، برئ من الفساد، رحمة على العباد، بالنور محفوف، وبالمؤمنين رؤف، وعلى أصحابه عطوف،

He^-saww will be pure in birth, free from corruption, a mercy to the sevants of Allah^-azwj, surrounded by light, compassionate toward the believers, and kind and gentle with his^-saww companions.

اسمه في التوراة والانجيل معروف، يجير الملهوف، وبالكرامة موصوف، اسمه في السماء أحمد، وفي الارض محمد صلى الله عليه وآله.

His^-saww name is well-known in the Torah and the Evangel. He^-saww will give refuge distressed and is described with the honour. His^-saww name in the sky is ‘Ahmad’, and in the earth it is ‘Muhammad’.

فقال له ابو طالب: يا سطيح هذا الشخص الذي ذكرت أنه يعينه، ويقاربه في حسبه ونسبه انعته لنا كما نعت لنا هذا،

Abu Talib^-as said to him: ‘O Sateeh! This man whom you mentioned, the one who will support him^-saww and who is closely related to him^-saww in lineage and ancestry, describe him^-asws for us as you have described this one!’

فقال: إنه همام، وليث ضرغام، وأسد قمقام، وقائد مقدام، كثير الانتقام، يسقى كأس الحمام، عظيم الجولة، شديد الصولة، كثير الذكر في الملا،

Sateeh said, ‘He^-asws will be a man of great resolve, a fierce lion, a mighty beast of prey, and a bold commander. He^-asws will take abundant vengeance and will make others drink the cup of death. Great in battle, formidable in assault, and often remembered among the heavenly assemblies.

يكون لمحمد صلى الله عليه وآله وزيرا “، ويدعى بعد  موته أميرا “، اسمه في التوراة برءيا، وفي الانجيل إليا وعند قومه عليا،

He^-asws will be the minister of Muḥammad^-saww, and after the expirey of Muhammad^-saww he^-asws will be called the Commander. His name in the Torah is ‘Barya’, in the Evangel is ‘Aliya’, and among his^-asws own people he^-asws is called ‘Ali’’.

ثم أمسك مليا ” كأنه قد سلب عقله، وهو متفكر في أمره ، والناس ينظرون إليه، ثم التفت إلى أبي طالب وقال: أيها السيد رد يدك على وجهي ثانية، ففعل أبو طالب،

Then he fell silent for a long while, as though his reason had left him, absorbed in deep thought while the people watched him. At length he turned to Abu Talib^-as and said, ‘O noble chief, place your hand upon my face once more!’

فلما حس سطيح بيد أبي طالب تنفس الصعداء، وأن كمدا ”

Abu Talib^-as did so. When Sateeh felt the hand of Abu Talib^-as upon his face, he let out a deep sigh and groaned in anguish.

وقال: يا أبا طالب خذ بيد أخيك عبد الله  فقد ظهر سعدكما، فأبشرا بعلو مجدكما، فالغصنان من شجرتكما، محمد لاخيك، وعلي لك،

Sateeh said, ‘Abu Talib^-as! Take your^-as brother Abdullah^-as by the hand, for the good fortune of both of you^-as has now become manifest. Rejoice, then, in the exaltation of your^-as glory. The two branches that will spring from your^-as tree are Muḥammad^-saww for your^-as brother^-as and Ali^-asws for you’.

فبهت أبو طالب من كلامه، وشاع في قريش ما قاله سطيح، فعند ذلك قال أبو جهل لعنه الله: معاشر الناس من قريش ليس هذه بأول حادثة نزلت بنا من بني هاشم، فقد سمعتم من سطيح من ظهور هذا الرجل الذي يفسد أدياننا، ومن يشاركه من ولد أبي طالب،

Abu Talib^-as was astonished by his words, and what Sateeh had said spread throughout Qureysh. At that, Abu Jahl^-la said, ‘O people of Qureysh! This is not the first calamity that has come upon us from clan of Hashim^-as. You have heard what Sateeh said about the appearance of this man who will corrupt our religion, and of the son of Abu Talib^-as who will stand beside him^-saww!’

فبيناهم كذلك إذ جاء أبو طالب ووقف وسط الناس ونادى بأعلى صوته: يا معاشر قريش اصرفوا عن قلوبكم الطيش، ولا تنكروا ما سمعتم، فنحن بالقدمة أولى، وعلى يدنا نبعت زمزم، والله ما سطيح بكاذب، بل إنه  في كلامه لصائب، وما نطق بكلمة إلا ظهر برهانها،

While they were speaking, Abu Talib^-as came forward, stood in the midst of the people, and called out at the top of his voice: ‘O people of Qureysh! Cast foolishness from your hearts and do not deny what you have heard. We have the greater claim to ancient honor, and through our hands the well of Zamzam sprang forth. By Allah^-azwj! Sateeh is no liar. Rather, he is correct in what he says. He has never uttered a single word without its proof becoming manifest.

أليس هو القائل لكم بأنه يطلع عليكم سيف لا يترك منكم أحدا ” في بلد اليمن، فلم يكن إلا كرقدة النائم وإذا قد ظهر ما قال، وعن قليل سيظهر ما ذكر على رغم من يعاديه،

Did he not once tell you that a sword would be drawn against you, leaving none of you in the land of Yemen? It came to pass in no more time than a sleeper’s brief slumber. Likewise, before long, what he has foretold now will also come to pass, despite those who oppose it!’

ثم إن أبا طالب أمر بسطيح أن يرفع إلى منزله فأكرمه وحباه وقربه، وخلع عليه وكساه،

Then Abu Talib^-as instructed that Sateeh brought to his^-as house. He^-as honoured him generously, treated him with great kindness, drew him close, bestowed gifts upon him, clothed him with robes of honor, and showed him every courtesy.

وباتت مكة تموج تلك الليلة، فلما برق الصباح فأول من خرج إلى الابطح أبو جهل، ثم بعث عبيده إلى سادات قريش فقدموا عليه، فلما ارتفع النهار ضاق الابطح من كل جانب،

That night, all of Makkah was in turmoil. When dawn broke, the first man to go out to Al Abtah was Abu Jahl^-la. He then sent his servants to summon the chiefs of Qureysh, and they assembled before him. By the time the day had fully risen, Al Abṭaḥ was crowded on every side with people.

فقام أبو جهل ونادى: يا آل غالب، يا آل طالب، يا ذوي العلا والمراتب، أترضون لانفسكم أن ترموا بالمناكب، كما ذكر أبو طالب ؟ إن هذا من العجائب، لنقل جلاميد الصفا إلى البحر الاقصى أيسر مما ذكر سطيح: أنه سيظهر من بني عبد مناف نبي عن قليل، يرمينا بالبوار والتنكيل ،

Abu Jahl^-la stood and called out, ‘O descendants of Ghalib! O descendants of Ṭalib! O people of nobility and high rank! Are you content to have yourselves cast aside in disgrace, as Abu Ṭalib^-as has declared? What a preposterous claim this is! It would be easier to move the massive boulders of Ṣafa to the farthest sea than for what Sateeh has said to come true, that before long a Prophet^-saww will arise from clan of Abd Manaf and strike us with destruction and humiliation!

تبا لكم إن كانت أنفسكم بما ذكره راضية، وإلى ما أخبر به واعية ، فإن رضيتم بذلك فمن الان عليكم مني السلام، وأنا راحل عنكم خارج عن أرضكم، فمجاورة الترك أحب إلي من المقام عندكم،

Shame upon you if your hearts are satisfied with what he has said and if you are prepared to accept his prediction! If you truly approve of it, then from this moment my^-la farewell is to you. I^-la shall depart from you and leave your land. Living among the Turks would be dearer to me than remaining in your company!’

ثم تركهم ومضى، فضجت المحافل، وبقي الابطح يموج بأهله،

Then he left them and went. The gatherings erupted in clamour, and Al Abṭaḥ remained active with the turmoil of its people.

فمضوا إليه وقالوا له: يا أبا الحكم أنت السيد فينا ، وإن رأينا رأيك، وأمرنا إليك،

They went to him^-la and said, ‘O Abu Al Ḥakam! You^-la are our chief. We follow your^-la judgment, and our affairs are up to you^-la’.

فقال: إني أرى من الرأي أن تحضروا منزل أبي طالب، وتخاطبوه في قول هذا الكاهن، لئلا يكون سبب العداوة بيننا وبينه، فإما أن يسلم إلينا سطيحا “، أو يخرجه من أرضنا، فإن أبى كان السيف أمضى، والموت أقضى،

He^-la said, ‘My^-la opinion is that you should go to the house of Abu Ṭalib^-as and speak to him^-as concerning what this soothsayer has said, lest it become the cause of hostility between us and him^-as. Either he^-as must hand Sateeh over to us, or he^-as must expel him from our land. If he^-as refuses, then the sword is the more decisive judge, and death the final verdict!’

وأنشد شعرا “: لضرب عنقي بسيفي، يا قوم عمدا ” بكفي * وقطع أحجار أرض، إلى قرار بخسف أولى وأهون عندي، من أن ارام بعسف

Then he^-la prosed a poem, ‘It is preferable to me to strike off my own neck with my own sword, deliberately, with my own hand, or to shatter the rocks of the earth until they sink into its depths, rather, and easier for me than to endure humiliation’.

فلما بلغ أبا طالب مقالة أبي جهل جمع إخوته وأقاربه وقال: تجللوا بالسلاح، واستعدوا للكفاح ، وقال: إني أرى دماء ” قد غلت، وآجالا ” قد قربت،

When Abu Ṭalib^-as learned what Abu Jahl^-la had said, he^-as gathered his^-as brothers and his^-as kinsmen and declared: ‘Arm yourselves and prepare for battle! I^-as foresee blood that is about to boil and lives whose appointed terms are drawing near!’

ثم سا حتى قدم الابطح، فشخصت إليهم الابصار، وخرست الالسن، وجلس كل قائم هيبة لابي طالب

Then he^-as set out until he reached Al Abṭaḥ. As he^-as arrived, all eyes turned toward him^-as, tongues fell silent, and everyone who had been standing sat down out of awe and respect for Abu Ṭalib^-as.

ثم تحظى القبائل، حتى توسط الناس، ثم رفع صوته وقال: يا سكان زمزم والصفا، وأبي قبيس وحرى، من الثالب لبني عبد المطلب منكم ؟

Then he^-as passed through the tribes until he stood among the people. He^-as raised his^-as voice and said: ‘O inhabitants of Zamzam and Ṣafa, of Abu Qubays and Ḥira! Who among you will bring a charge against the clan of Abd Al Muṭṭalib^-as?

وإني اذكركم بهذا اليوم العبوس ، الذي تقطع فيه الرؤوس، ويكون بأيدينا هذه النفوس، وإني قائل لكم: وحق إله الحرم، وبارئ النسم، أني لاعلم عن قليل ليظهرن المنعوت في التوراة والانجيل الموصوف بالكرم والتفضيل، الذي ليس له في عصره مثيل،

I^-as remind you of this grim day, when heads will be severed and these lives will be placed in our hands. I^-as say to you, by the Lord^-azwj of the Sacred Sanctuary and the Creator of all souls! I^-as know that soon the one described in the Torah and the Evangel will surely appear, the one known for generosity and distinction, who has no equal in his age.

ولقد تواترت الاخبار، أنه يبعث في هذه الاعصار، رسول الملك الجبار، المتوج بالانوار،

Reports have been passed down repeatedly that in these times there will be sent forth the Messenger^-as of the Mighty King, crowned with light (Noor)!’

ثم قصد الكعبة وأتى الناس ورائه إلا أبا جهل وحده، وقد حلت به الذلة والصغار، والذل والانكسار،

Then he^-as went toward the Kabahh, and the people followed behind him^-as, except for Abu Jahl^-la alone, upon whom had fallen humiliation and disgrace, abasement and defeat.

فلما دنا أبو طالب من الكعبة قال: اللهم رب هذه الكعبة اليمانية، والارض المدحية، والجبال المرسيه، إن كان قد سبق في حكمك، وغامض علمك، أن تزيدنا شرفا ” فوق شرفنا، وعزا ” فوق عزنا بالنبي المشفع الذي بشر به سطيح فأظهر اللهم يا رب تبيانه، وعجل برهانه، واصرف عنا كيد المعاندين، يا أرحم الرحمين.

When Abu Ṭalib^-as approached the Kabahh, he^-as said: ‘O Allah^-azwj, Lord^-azwj of this Yemeni Kabahh, of the extended earth, and of the firmly anchored mountains! If it has already been Decreed in Your^-azwj judgment and hidden knowledge that You^-azwj will Increase us in honour upon our honor and in glory upon our glory through the interceding Prophet^-saww whom Sateeh foretold, then, O Lord^-azwj, Reveal its truth. Hasten its proof, and turn away from us the plots of the stubborn opponents. O Most Merciful of the merciful ones!’

ثم جلس أبو طالب والناس حوله فوثب إليه منبه بن الحجاج وكان جسورا ” عليه، فقام وتطاولت الناس تنظر ما يقول له،

Then Abu Ṭalib sat down, with the people gathered around him. At that moment, Munabbih Bin Al Hajjaj stepped forward. He was bold and outspoken toward him. He stood up, and the people stretched their necks to see what he would say to him^-as.

فنادى برفيع صوته: يا أبا طالب ظهرت عزتك، وأنارت طلعتك، وابتهج شكرك بالكرم السني، والشرف العلي، وقد علمت رؤساؤكم من القبائل وأهل النهى والفضائل، أنكم أهل الشرف الاصيل،

He called out in a loud voice, ‘O Abu Ṭalib^-as, your honor has become apparent, and your^-as presence has shone forth. Your^-as praise has been adorned with noble generosity and lofty distinction. The leaders of your^-as tribes, and those of understanding and virtue, know that you^-as are people of true and ancient honour.

وأنت سيد مطاع قاهر، ولكن ليس لمثلك أن يسمع ما قاله كاهن، وأنت تعلم أنهم أوعية الشيطان، يأتون بالكذب والبهتان،

And you^-as are a respected and powerful master. Yet a man of your^-as standing should not give weight to what a soothsayer has said, for you^-as know that they are vessels of Satan^-la, bringing lies and falsehood.

فلعلك أن تصيره  إلينا ولعله يظهر شيئا ” مما قاله، فإن النبوة لها دلائل وآثار، لا تخفى على العاقل،

Perhaps you should hand him^-as over to us, and perhaps he will reveal something of what he has claimed. For Prophethood has signs and indications that do not remain hidden from a person of sound judgment!’

فأمر أبو طالب أن يحضر سطيح، فلما وضعوه على الارض نادى سطيح: يا معاشر قريش لقد أكثرتم الاختلاف، وزادت قلوبكم بالارتجاف بذيتم بألسنتكم على آل عبد مناف، تكذبونه فيما نطق، وتلومونه إذا صدق

Then Abu Ṭalib^-as ordered that Sateeh be brought forth. When they placed him on the ground, Sateeh called out, ‘O people of Qureysh! You have argued excessively, and your hearts have become filled with trembling. You have spoken against the family of Abd Manaf^-as with your tongues, denying what he has said and blaming him even when he speaks the truth.

وقد أرسلتم إلي تسألوني عن الحال الظاهر، وعن أمر النبي الطاهر، صاحب البرهان، وقاصم الاوثان، ومذل الكهان،

You have sent for me asking about the matter that has become apparent and about the pure Prophet^-saww, the one who possesses the proof, who will shatter the idols and humble the soothsayers!

وأيم الله ما فرحنا بظهوره، لان الكهانة عند ولادته تزول، ولكني أقول: إذا كان ذلك فلا خير لسطيح في الحياة، وعندها يتمني الوفاة، فإنه قد قرب فأتوني بامهاتكم ونسائكم لترون العجب العجيب، الذي ليس فيه تكذيب، حتى أوقفكم هذه الساعة، وأعرفكم أيتهن الحامل به،

And I swear by Allah^-azwj, we do not rejoice at his^-saww appearance, for soothsaying will disappear when he^-saww is born. But I say this, when that transpires, there will be no good left for Sateeh in life, and at that time he will wish for death, for his^-saww coming is near. Bring me your mothers and your women, so that you may witness a wondrous marvel, one that cannot be denied. I will point out to you at this very moment which among them is carrying him^-saww!’

فقالوا له: أتعلم الغيب ؟

They said to him^-as, ‘Do you^-as know the unseen?’

قال: لا، ولكن لي صاحب من الجن يخبرني ويسترق السمع،

He^-as said, ‘No, but I^-as have a companion from among the Jinn who informs me and listens secretly’.

ثم إن القوم افترقوا إلى منازلهم، وأتوا بنسائهم، ولم تبق واحدة من النساء إلا جاؤا بها،

Then the people dispersed to their homes and brought their women. Not a single woman was left behind, they all came.

فأقبل أبو طالب وقال لاخيه: أمسك زوجك ولا تحضرها، وأمسك هو زوجته فاطمة رضي الله عنها

Abu Ṭalib^-as approached and said to his^-as brother^-as, ‘Hold back your^-as wife and do not bring her^-as forward!’ He^-as himself also held back his^-as wife, Faṭima^-ra.

وأقبلت النسوان جمع، فنظر إليهن، ثم قال اعزلوا النساء عن الرجال،

Then all the women came together. Satieh looked at them, then said, ‘Separate the women from the men!’

ثم أمر النساء أن يتقدمن إليه، فجعل سطيح ينظر إليهن بعينه ولا يتكلم، قالوا له: خرس لسانك، وخاب ظنك،

Then he ordered the women to come forward before him. Sateh began looking at them with his eyes without speaking. They said to him, ‘Your tongue has fallen silent, and your thoughts have been disappointed’.

فقال: والله ما خاب ظني،

He said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, my thought have not been disappointed’.

ورفع رأسه وطرفه إلى السماء، وقال: وحق الحرمين لقد تركتم من نسائكم اثنتين، الواحدة منهن الحامل بالمولود الهادي إلى الرشاد محمد، والاخرى ستحمل عن قريب، وتلد غلاما أمينا ” يدعى بأمير المؤمنين، وسيد الوصيين، ووارث علوم الانبياء والمرسلين،

Then he raised his head and looked toward the sky, saying, ‘By the Lord^-azwj of the two Sacred Sanctuaries, you have left out two of your women! One of them is carrying the child who will guide people to righteousness^– Muḥammad^-saww. The other will soon become pregnant and give birth to a trustworthy son, who will be called the Commander of the Believers, the leader of the successors, and the inheritor of the knowledge of the Prophets^-as and Messengers^-as’.

فلما سمع العرب منه ذلك دهشوا وخابوا، وانطلق أبو طالب إلى منزله وعنده إخوته، وأتى بزوجته فاطمة بنت أسد، وآمنة زوجة أخيه عبد الله،

When the Arabs heard this from him, they were astonished and bewildered. Abu Ṭalib^-as went to his^-as home, where his^-as brothers were, and he^-as brought with him^-as his^-as wife Fatima Bint Asad^-as and Aamina^-as, the wife of his^-as brother Abdullah^-as.

فلما وصلتا بجمع الناس من النساء صاح سطيح بأعلى صوته، وجعل يبكى ويقول: يا ذوي الشرف، هذه والله الحاملة بالنبي المختار رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله،

When the two women arrived among the gathering of women, Sateh cried out at the top of his voice. He began to weep and say, ‘O people of nobility, this woman, by Allah^-azwj, is the one carrying the Chosen Prophet^-saww, the Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj, Muḥammad^-saww!’

فلما دنت آمنة منه قال لها: ألست حاملة ؟ قالت: نعم،

When Aamina^-as approached him, he said to her^-as, ‘Are you^-as not carrying a child?’ She^-as said: ‘Yes’.

فالتفت عند ذلك إلى قريش، وقال الان شهد قلبي، وثبت لبي، وصدقني صاحباي ، هذه سيدة نساء العرب والعجم، وهي الحامل بأفضل الامم، ومبيد كل وثن وصنم،

At that moment, he turned to Qureysh and said, ‘Now my heart bears witness, my understanding is confirmed, and my two companions have spoken truthfully to me. This is the lady of the women of the Arabs and non-Arabs, and she is carrying the one who will be the best of nations, the destroyer of every image and idol.

يا ويح العرب منه، قد دنا ظهوره، ولاح نوره، وكأني  أرى من يخالفه قتيلا، وفي التراب جديلا وطوبى لمن صدق منكم بنبوته، وآمن برسالته، ثم طوبى له قد أخذ الارض، ورجعت له بالامن طولها والعرض

O woe to the Arabs because of him^-saww! His^-saww appearance has drawn near and his^-saww light has become visible. It is as though I can see those who oppose him^-saww lying dead, fallen upon the earth. Blessed is the one among you who believes in his^-saww Prophethood and has faith in his^-saww Message. Blessed indeed is he^-saww, for he will take possession of the earth, and it will return to him^-saww in security, both its length and its breadth!’

ثم التفت إلى فاطمة وصاح صيحة، وشهق شهقة، وخر مغشيا ” عليه، فلما أفاق من غشيته انتحب وبكى، وقال بأعلى صوته: هذه والله فاطمة بنت أسد، ام الامام الذي يكسر الاصنام ، وهو الامير الذي ليس في عقله طيش، قاتل الشجعان، ومبيد الاقران، الفارس الكمي، والضيغم القوي، المسمى بأمير المؤمنين علي، ابن عم النبي عليهما أفضل الصلاة والسلام،

Then he turned toward Faṭimah^-as and let out a cry and a deep gasp, and he^-saww fell down unconscious. When he recovered from his fainting spell, he wailed and wept, saying in a loud voice, ‘By Allah^-azwj, this is Faṭimah Bint Asad, the mother of the Imam^-asws who will break the idols. He^-asws is the commander whose mind contains no foolishness, the slayer of heroes and destroyer of his^-asws peers, the courageous warrior and the mighty lion, the one called Amir Al-Momineen Ali^-asws cousin of the Prophet^-saww, upon both be the best of the Salawaat and the greetings.

آه ثم آه، كم ترى عيني من بطل مكبوب. وفارس منهوب،

Aah, then Aah! How many champions my eyes see being cast down, and how many warriors shall be overcome!’

فلما سمع قريش كلام سطيح وثبوا عليه بالسيوف ليقتلوه، فمنعهم بنو هاشم وجميع قريش

When Qureysh heard Sateeh’s words, they rushed toward him with their swords, intending to kill him. But the clan of Hashim^-as and all of Qureysh prevented them.

ونادى أبو جهل لعنه الله: افسحوا لي عن هذا الكاهن، فلابد لنا من قتله حتى نشتفي منه، وإن حلتم دونه لاجعلن لكم الدمار، ولاردنكم البوار

Abu Jahl^-la, may Allah^-azwj Curse him^-la called out, ‘Make way for me^-la to reach this soothsayer! We must kill him so that we may satisfy our anger against him. If you prevent me^-la from reaching him, I^-la will bring destruction upon you and drive you toward ruin!’

فالتفت أبو طالب إليه وقال له: ويحك يا أخس العرب وأذلها، إني أراك تحب فراق العشيرة، مثلك من يتكلم بهذا الكلام وأنت أخس اللئام؟

Abu Ṭalib^-as turned toward him and said: ‘Woe to you^-la, O lowest and most despicable of the Arabs! I^-as see that you^-la desire to be separated from your^-la own people. Only someone like you^-la would utter such words, and you^-la are the basest of the wicked!’

ثم عاجله بضربة، وحالوا بينه وبينه فلحقه بعض السيف فشجه شجة موضحة ، وصار الدم يسيل على وجهه،

Then he^-as struck him^-la with a blow. The people intervened between them, but part of the sword reached him^-la, cutting his^-la head with a visible wound, and blood began flowing down his^-la face.

فنادى أبو جهل: يا آل المحافل، ورؤساء القبائل، أترضون أن تحملوا العار، وترموا بالشنار، اقتلوا سطيحا ” وآمنة وفاطمة بنت أسد وبني هاشم جميعا “، واخمدوا نارهم، واطفؤا شرارهم،

Then Abu Jahl^-la called out, ‘O people of the gatherings and chiefs of the tribes! Are you willing to bear disgrace and be marked with shame? Kill Sateeh, Aamina^-as, Faṭimah Bint Asad^-as, and all of the clan of Hashim^-as. Extinguish their fire and put out their sparks!’

فحمل قريش بأجمعهم على سطيح، ولم يكن لبني هاشم طاقة، فالتجأت النساء بالكعبة، وثار الغبار، وطار الشرار، وكثرت الزعقات ، وارتجت الارض بطولها والعرض.

Then all of Qureysh charged against Sateeh. The clan of Hashim^-as had no power to withstand them, so the women sought refuge at the Kabah. Dust rose, sparks flew, cries increased, and the ground trembled in all its length and breadth.

ويروى عن آمنة ام النبي صلى الله عليه وآله قالت: حين رأيت السيوف قد دارت حولي ذهلت في أمري، والقوم يريدون قتلي، فبينا أنا كذلك إذ اضطرب الجنين في بطني، وسمعت شيئا ” كالانين،

It is narrated from Aamina^-as, the mother of the Prophet^-saww that she^-as said: ‘When I^-as saw the swords surrounding me, I^-as became overwhelmed and confused, and the people intended to kill me^-as. While I^-as was in that state, the child in my womb moved violently, and I^-as heard something like a groan.

وإذا بالقوم قد صيح بهم صيحة من السماء، وصرخ بهم صارخ من الهواء، فذهلت العقول، وسقطت الرجال والنساء على الوجوه صرعى، كأنهم موتى،

Then suddenly the people were struck by a cry from the skies, and a caller shouted at them from the air. Their minds became bewildered, and the men and women fell upon their faces, overcome, as though they were dead.

قالت آمنة: فرفعت بصري نحو السماء فرأيت أبواب السماء قد فتحت، وإذا أنا بفارس في يده حربة من نار، وهو ينادي ويقول: لا سبيل لكم إلى رسول الملك الجليل، وأنا أخوه جبرئيل،

Aamina^-as said: ‘I^-as raised my eyes toward the sky and saw that the gates of the sky had been opened. There I saw a horseman holding a spear of fire in his hand. He was calling out, saying: ‘There is no way for you to reach the Messenger^-saww of the Majestic King. I am his^-as brother Jibraeel^-as!’

قالت: فعند ذلك سكن قلبي، ورجع إلي جناني، وتحققت دلائل النبوة لولدي محمد صلى الله عليه وآله،

She^-as said: ‘At that moment my^-as heart became calm, my^-as composure returned to me^-as, and I^-as became certain of the signs of prophethood for my^-as son Muḥammad^-saww!’

ثم انصرفنا إلى منازلنا، وأقبل أبو طالب آخذا بيد أخيه عبد الله، وجلسا بفناء الكعبة يهنئان أنفسهما بما رزقا من الكرامة والنصر، والقوم صرعى، فلبثوا كذلك ثلاث ساعات من النهار، ثم قاموا كأنهم سكارى،

Then we returned to our homes. Abu Ṭalib^-as came holding the hand of his^-as brother Abdullah^-as, and the two of them sat in the courtyard of the Kabah, congratulating one another for the honour and victory that had been granted to them, while the people lay fallen. They remained in that condition for three hours of the day. Then they rose as though they were intoxicated.

ثم تقدم منبه بن الحجاج، ووقف إلى جانب أبي طالب، وقال: إنك لم تزل عاليا ” في المراتب ولمن ناواك غالبا ” لكن نريد منك أن تصرف عنا سطيحا “، فإن كان ما تكلم به صحيحا ” فنحن أولى بأن نعاضده،

Then Munabbih Bin Al Ḥajjaj stepped forward and stood beside Abu Ṭalib^-as. He said, ‘You^-as have always occupied the highest rank, and no one who opposed you^-as has ever prevailed. Yet we ask only one thing of you^-as. Send Sateeh away from us. If what he has spoken is true, then we have a greater right to support him!’

وأنشأ يقول: أبا طالب إنا إليك عصابة * لنرجوك فارحم من أتى لك راجيا ” ونحن فجيران لكم ومعاضد * على كل من أضحى وأمسى معاد

Then he recited (a poem), ‘O Abu Ṭalib^-as, we are a company who have come to you^-as seeking your favour, so have mercy on those who seek your^-as grace. We are your^-as neighbors and your^-as supporters against anyone who opposes you^-as, morning or evening.

يا أبا طالب حييت بالرشد والحبا * ووقيت ريب الدهر ما دمت باقيا فإن كان رب العرش يرسل منكم * إلينا رسولا وهو للحق هاديا  فنحن لنرجو أحمدا ” في زماننا * نجالد عنه بالسيوف الاعاد

O Abu Ṭalib^-as, may you^-as be blessed with right guidance and affection, and may you^-as be protected from the trials of time as long as you^-as live. If indeed the Lord^-azwj of the Throne is to send from among you^-as, a Messenger^-saww to us, guiding to the truth, then we shall hope for Aḥmad^-saww in our own time, and fight in his^-saww defense against our enemies with our swords.

يا  أبا طالب فاصرف سطيحا ” فإنه * أتى منه آت بالاذى والدواهيا ودع عنك حرب الاهل والطف تكرما * ولا تتركن الدم في الارض جاريا

O Abu Ṭalib^-as, therefore send Sateeh away, for from him has come a matter that brings harm and calamities’. Set aside war with your^-as own people out of noble generosity, and do not let blood continue to flow upon the earth’.

فرق أبو طالب رحمة ” لقريش، وقال: حبا ” وكرامة “، سأصرفه عنكم إذا كرهتموه ولكن سوف تعلمون صحة ما ذكر لكم،

Abu Ṭalib^-as, out of compassion for Qureysh, said, ‘Out of affection and respect for you, I shall send him away if you dislike his presence. But you will one day learn that what he has told you is true’.

ثم أمر بسطيح أن يحضر، فلما حضر قال: أتدري لماذا أحضرتك ؟

Then he^-as ordered that Sateeh be brought before him^-as. When he arrived, Abu Ṭalib^-as said: ‘Do you know why I^-as have summoned you?’

فقال: نعم، لقد سألوني الخروج عن مكانهم ، والانتزاح عن بلادهم، وأنا عازم ،

Sateh replied, ‘Yes. They have asked me to leave their place and depart from their land, and I have resolved to do so’.

ثم قال: إذا ظهر فيكم البشير النذير فاقرأوه مني السلام الكثير، وقولوا له: إن سطيحا ” أخبرنا بخروجك فكذبناه، ومن جوارك طردناه،

Then he said, ‘When the bearer of glad tidings and the warner appears among you, convey to him^-saww my abundant greetings. Tell him, ‘Sateeh informed us of your^-saww coming, but we denied him and drove him away from your^-saww neighbourhood’.

وستأتيكم مبشرة عندها من العلم أكثر مما عندي، ولا شك أنها قد دخلت بلادكم، وحلت بساحتكم،

Soon there will come to you a woman who will bring even greater knowledge than I possess. Without doubt, she has already entered your land and arrived in your midst’.

ثم إن سطيحا ” عزم على الخروج، ورفعوه على بعيره، وأحاط به بنو هاشم ليودعوه، فبينما هم كذلك إذ أشرفت راحلة تركض براكبها، والغبار يطير من تحت أخفافها

Then Sateeh prepared to depart. They seated him upon his camel, and the clan of Hashim^-as gathered around him to bid him farewell. While they were doing so, a she^–camel appeared in the distance, galloping swiftly with its rider, while dust rose beneath its hooves.

فنظر إليها عمرو بن عامر وقال: يا سادات مكة أتتكم الداهية الدهيآء زرقاء اليمامة بنت مرهل كاهنة اليمامة،

Amr Bin Aamir looked toward her and said, ‘O chiefs of Makkah! A tremendous calamity has come upon you. It is Zarqa Al Yamamah, daughter of Murhal, the soothsayer of Al Yamamah’.

فما استتم كلامه وإذا بها قد صارت في أوساطهم، ونادت بأعلى صوتها: يا معاشر قريش حييتم بالاكثار، وعمرت بكم الديار، فإني فارقت أهلي وخرجت من أوطاني، وجعلت قصدي إليكم لاخبركم عن أشياء قد دنت وقربت، وسوف يظهر في دياركم عن قريب العجب العجيب، فإن أذنتم لي بالنزول نزلت، وإن أحببتم الرحيل رحلت،

He had scarcely finished speaking when she arrived in the midst of them and cried out at the top of her voice, ‘O people of Quraysh! May you be blessed with abundance, and may your dwellings prosper through you. I have left my family and departed from my homeland, directing my journey toward you so that I might inform you of matters that have drawn near and are about to occur! Before long, an extraordinary wonder will appear in your land. If you grant me permission to stay, I shall stay. But if you would rather that I depart, I shall leave!’

ثم قالت شعرا “: إني لاعلم ما ياتي من العجب * بأرضكم هذه يا معشر العرب لقد دنا وقت مبعوث لامته * محمد المصطفى المنعوت في الكتب فعن قليل سيأتي وقت بعثته * يرمي معانده بالذل والحرب

Then she recited poetry, ‘I know of the wondrous thing that shall come upon your land, O people of the Arabs! The time has drawn near for the one sent to his nation, Muḥammad^-saww the Chosen One, whose description is found in the Books. Soon the time of his^-saww  mission shall arrive, and he^-saww  will cast his^-saww  opponents into humiliation and war.

يدعو إلى دين غير اللات مجتهدا ” * ولا يقول بأصنام ولا نصب وقد أتيت لاخبركم ببينة * مما رأيت من الانوار والشهب عما قليل ترى النيران مضرمة (* ببطن مكة ترمي الجمع باللهب فإن أذنتم وإلا رحت راجعة *

He^-saww  will call to a religion other than that of Al-Laat, striving earnestly, and he^-saww  will not believe in idols or images. I have come to inform you with clear proof of what I have witnessed of lights and shining stars. Soon you will see fires kindled in the valley of Makka, casting flames upon the gathering. If you grant me permission, I shall stay, but if not, I shall return.

وتندمون إذا ما جاء بالعطب وآخر بذباب  السيف يعضده * قرن يدانيه في الاحساب والنسب

You will regret it when the one who brings destruction arrives, and another will support him^-saww  with the edge of the sword, a companion who resembles him^-saww  in honour, lineage, and ancestry’.

فلما سمع قريش كلامها وشعرها أمروها بالنزول، فنزلت، وقالوا: هل تنطق بما نطق به سطيح أم لا ؟

When Qureysh heard her words and her poetry, they asked her to come down. She descended, and they said, ‘Do you speak with the same message that Sateeh spoke of, or not?’

فقال لها عتبة: ما الذي راع سيدة اليمامة ؟ هل لك من حاجة فتقضى ؟

Utbah said to her, ‘O Zarqa, what has disturbed the lady of Al Yamamah? Do you have any need that we may fulfill?’

فقالت: إني لست ذات فقر ولا إقلال، ولا محتاجة، إلى رفد ولا مال، بل جئتكم ببشارة ابشركم، وحذر احذركم، وليست البشارة لي، بل هي وبال علي ،

She replied, ‘I am not a person of poverty or scarcity, nor am I in need of support or wealth. Rather, I have come to you with glad tidings to give you good news, and with a warning to caution you. Yet this glad tidings is not for my own benefit, rather, it is a burden and a calamity upon me!’

فقال عتبة: يا زرقاء وما هذا الكلام ؟ أراك توعدين نفسك وإيانا بالبوار والدمار،

Utbah said, ‘O Zarqaʾ, what is this speech? I see that you are warning yourself and us of destruction and ruin!’

فقالت: يا أبا الوليد، ومن هو بالمرصاد، ليخرجن من هذا الواد، نبي يدعو إلى الرشاد، وينهى عن الفساد نوره في وجهه يتردد، واسمه محمد عليه أفضل الصلاة والسلام،

She replied, ‘O Abu Al Waleed! By Him^-azwj Who lies in wait, there shall emerge from this valley a Prophet^-saww who calls people to righteousness and forbids corruption. His^-saww light will shine and be reflected in his^-saww face. His^-saww name is Muḥammad^-saww, upon him^-saww be the best Salawaat and the greeting!

كأني به عن قريب يولد، يساعده على ذلك مساعد، ويعاضده معاضد، يقاربه في الحسب، ويدانيه في النسب، مبيد الاقران، ومجدل الشجعان، أسد ضرغام، وسيف قصام، جسور في الغمرات، هزبر في الفلوات، له ساعد قوي، وقلب جرئ، واسمه أمير المؤمنين علي،

It is as though I see him^-saww being born soon. He^-saww will be aided by a helper and supported by an ally, one who is close to him^-saww in honour and near to him^-saww in lineage. He^-asws will destroy his^-saww peers and cast down the brave. He^-saww is a fierce lion and a crushing sword, courageous in the midst of battles and a mighty warrior in the open lands. He^-saww has a strong arm and a bold heart. His name is Amir Al-Momineen Ali^-asws!’

ثم قالت: آه ثم آه، من يوم سألقاه، وأعظم  مصيبتاه ستكون لي قصة عجيبة، ومصيبة وأي مصيبة، فلو أردت النجاة سارعت إلى إجابته، وتركت ما أنا عليه من مكائدته، ولكن أرى خوض البحار، والعرض على النار أيسر من الذلوالصغار، ولا أنا شارية بعزي ذلا “، ولا بعلمي جهلا “،

Then she said, ‘Aah, then Aah, for the day when I shall meet him^-saww. My greatest calamity will come upon me. It will be a strange tale and a calamity. What a calamity! If I desired salvation, I would hasten to answer his^-saww call and abandon what I am engaged in, plotting against him^-saww. But I see crossing the seas and being cast into the fire as easier for me than humiliation and disgrace. I will not exchange my honour for humiliation, nor my knowledge for ignorance’.

ثم أنشأت تقول: ذوي القبائل والسادات ويحكم * إني أقول مقالا ” كالجلاميد لو كنت من هاشم أو عبد مطلب * أو عبد شمس ذوي الفخر الصناديد أو من لوي سراة الناس كلهم * ذوي السماحة والافضال والجود أو من بني نوفل أو من بني أسد * أو من بني زهرة الغر الاماجيد لكنت أول من يحظى بصاحبكم * إذا جرى ماؤه في يابس العود لكن أرى أجلي قد حان مدته * لما دنا مولد يا خير مولود

Then she prosed (a poem) saying, ‘O people of tribes and chiefs, woe to you! Indeed, I speak words as firm as great rocks. If only I were from Hashim^-as or from Abd  Al Muṭṭalib^-as,
or from Abd Shams, those noble and mighty people of pride, or from Luayy, the leaders of all people, Known for generosity, virtue, and giving, or from the clan of Nawfal or from the clan ofAsad, or from the clan of Zuhrah, the noble and illustrious ones, then I would have been the first to attain the company of your companion, qhen his^-saww water (lineage) flows through the dry branch. But I see that my appointed time of death has arrived, since the birth of the best of all newborns has drawn near!’

ثم قالت: هيهات، لا جزع مما هو آت وخالق الشمس والقمر، ومن إليه مصير البشر، لقد صدقكم سطيح الخبر،

Then she said, ‘Far be it! There is no fear regarding what is destined to come. By the Creator of the sun and the moon, and by the One to Whom all people shall return! Sateeh has indeed spoken the truth to you’.

فلما سمعوا ما قالت حاروا، ثم نظرت إلى أبي طالب وأخيه عبد الله، وكانت عارفة بعبدالله قبل ذلك، لانه كان مسافرا ” إلى نحو اليمن قبل أن يتزوج بآمنة بنت وهب، وكان نور النبي صلى الله عليه وآله في وجهه،

When they heard what she had said, they were bewildered. Then she looked toward Abu Ṭalib and his brother Abdullah^-as. She had already known Abdullah^-as before this, because he^-as had traveled toward Yemen before his^-as marriage to Aamina^-as Bint Wahb. The Noor of the Prophet,^-saww was present upon his^-as face.

وأن الزرقاء نظرت إليه وقد نزل بقصر من قصور اليمامة، وذهب أبوه عبد المطلب في حاجة وتركه عند متاعه وسيفه عند رأسه،

Zarqa had seen him^-as when he^-as had stayed in one of the palaces of Al Yamamah. His^-as  father^-as Abdul Muttalib^-as, had gone away to attend to a matter and had left him^-as with his^-as belongings, with his^-as sword placed near his^-as head.

فنزلت الزرقاء مسرعة، وفي يدها كيس من الورق، فوثبت عليه ثم قالت له: يا فتى حياك الله بالسلام، وجللك بالانعام، من أي العرب أنت ؟ فما رأيت أحسن منك وجها “،

Zarqa then descended quickly, carrying a small pouch made of paper, and she rushed toward him^-as. Then she came to him and said, ‘O young man, may Allah^-azwj Greet you with peace and cover you with blessings. From which of the Arabs are you? For I have never seen a face more beautiful than yours’.

قال: أنا عبد الله بن عبد المطلب بن هاشم بن عبدمناف، سيد الاشراف، ومطعم الاضياف، سادات الحرم، ومن لهم السابقة في القدم،

He said, ‘I^-as am Abdullah^-as son of Abdul Muttalib^-as son of Hashim^-as son of Abd Manaf^-as, the master of the noble, the one who feeds the guests, from the leaders of the Sacred Sanctuary, and among those who possess ancient honor and precedence’.

فقالت: فهل لك يا سيدي من فرحتين عاجلتين ؟

She said, ‘O my master, do you desire two immediate joys?’

قال: وما هما ؟

He^-as said: ‘What are these?’

قالت: تجامعني الساعة، وتأخذ هذه الدراهم، وأبذل لك مأة من الابل محملة تمرا ” وبسرا ” وسمنا “،

She said, ‘That you unite with me now, and that you take these coins. I will give you one hundred camels loaded with unripened dates, fresh dates, and clarified butter!’

فلما استتم كلامها قال: إليك عني، فما أقبح صورتك يا ويلك أما علمت أنا قوم لا نركب الاثام ، اذهبي،

When she had finished speaking, he^-as said: ‘Keep away from me! How ugly is your offer! May you be ruined! Do you not know that we are a people who do not commit sins? Go away!’

وتناول سيفا ” كان عنده فانهزمت ورجعت خائبة، فأقبل أبوه فوجده وسيفه مسلول وهو يقول شعرا “: أنرتكب الحرام بغير حل * ونحن ذووا المكارم في الانام إذا ذكر الحرام فنحن قوم * جوارحنا تصان عن الحرام

Then he^-as took hold of a sword that was beside him^-as, so she fled and returned disappointed. Then his^-as father^-as came and found him^-as with his^-as sword drawn and he^-as recited (a poem): ‘Shall we commit the unlawful without justification, While we are people of honor among mankind? When immorality is mentioned, we are a people whose limbs are guarded from what is forbidden’.

فقال له أبوه: يا ولدي ما جرى  عليك بعدي ؟

His^-as father^-as said to him: ‘My^-as son^-as, what happened to you^-as after I^-as left?’

فأخبره بخبره، ووصف له صفاتها فعرفها، وقال له: يا بني هذه زرقاء اليمامة قد نظرت إلى النور الذى في وجهك يلوح، فعرفت أنه الشرف الوكيد، والعز الذى لا يبيد، فأرادت أن تسلبه منك، والحمد لله الذي عصمك عنها،

He^-as told him^-as the news and described her characteristics, and he^-as recognised who she was. He^-as said to him^-as, ‘My^-as son^-as, this is Zarqa Al Yamamah. She saw the light (Noor) shining from your^-as face and knew that it signified certain honour and everlasting glory. She wanted to take it from you^-as, but praise be to Allah^-azwj Who protected you^-as from her!’

ثم رحل به إلى مكة، وزوجه بآمنة بنت وهب، فلما رأته الزرقاء عرفته، وعلمت أنه تزوج، فقالت: ألست صاحبي باليمامة في يوم كذا ؟

Then he^-as travelled with him^-as to Mecca and married him(s.a.) to Amina^-as Bint Wahb. When Zarqa saw him^-as, she recognised him^-as and realised that he^-as had got married. She said, ‘Are you^-as not the one I met in Al Yamamah on such and such a day?’

قال لها: نعم، فلا أهلا ” بك ولا سهلا “، يا ابنة اللخناء ،

He^-as replied, ‘Yes. You^-as are neither welcome nor greeted with ease, O daughter of the foul-smelling woman!’

قالت: أين نور الذى كان في غرتك ؟

She asked, ‘Where is the light Noor that was on your forehead?’

قال: في بطن زوجتي آمنة بنت وهب،

He said: ‘It is in the belly of my^-as wife, Aamina^-as Bint Wahb’.

قالت: لا شك أنها لذلك أهل،

She said, ‘There is no doubt that she^-as is worthy of it’.

ثم نادت برفيع صوتها: يا ذوي العز والمراتب إن الوقت متقارب، وإن الامر لواقع، ما له من دافع، فتفرقوا عني، فقد جاء المساء، وفي الصباح يسمع مني الاخبار، وأوقفكم على حقيقة الاثار،

Then she called out in a loud voice, ‘O people of honour and high rank! The appointed time is near, and the matter is certain to come to pass. There is no one who can avert it. Depart from me, for evening has come. In the morning you shall hear the news from me, and I will reveal to you the truth of these signs!’

فتفرقوا عنها

They dispersed and left her.

قال: فلما مضى من الليل شطره مضت إلى سطيح، وقد خرج من مكة فقالت له: ما ترى ؟

He (the narrator) said: ‘When half the night had passed, she went to Sateeḥ, who had already departed from Makkah. She said to him, ‘What do you see?’

قال: أرى العجب، والوقت قد قرب، وحدثها بما قد جرى من قريش،

He said, ‘I see a wondrous matter. The appointed time has drawn near!’ Then he told her what had occurred among Qureysh.

قالت له: ما تشير به علي ؟

She asked him, ‘What do you advise me to do?’

قال لها: أما أنا فقد كبر سني ولولا خيفة العار لامرت من يريحني من الحياة، ولكني سأذهب إلى الشام، واقيم بها حتى يأتيني الحمام، فإنه لا طاقة لي به، فإنه المؤيد المنصور، ومن يعاديه مقهور،

He said, ‘As for me, I have grown old. Were it not for fear of disgrace, I would order someone to relieve me of life. But instead I shall go to Syria and remain there until death comes to me, for I have no power against him^-saww. He^-saww is the one who is Divinely Supported and victorious, and whoever opposes him^-saww will be overcome’.

قالت: يا سطيح وأين أعوانك ؟ لم لا يساعدونك على هذا الامر، و يعينونك على هلاك آمنة قبل أن يخرج من الاحشاء ؟

She said, ‘O Sateeḥ, where are your helpers? Why do they not assist you in this matter and help you destroy Aamina^-as before what is in her womb comes forth?’

قال لها: يا زرقاء وهل يقدر أحد أن يتعرض لامنة، فإن من تعرض لها عاجله التدمير، من اللطيف الخبير، أما أنا وأصحابي فلا نتعرض لها، والان أنصحك، فإياك أن تصلي إلى آمنة، فإن حافظها رب السماوات والارض، فإن لم تقبلي، نصيحتي فدعيني وما أنا عليه، فلعلي أموت الليلة أو غدا “،

He replied, ‘O Zarq! Can anyone possibly dare to lay a hand upon Aamina^-as? Whoever attempts to harm her^-as will immediately be destroyed by the Subtle, the All Aware. As for me and my companions, we will not approach her^-as. Now I advise you, beware of going near Aamina^-as, for her^-as protector is the Lord^-azwj of the skies and the earth. But if you will not accept my advice, then leave me to my own affairs. Perhaps I shall die tonight or tomorrow’.

فلما سمعت مقالته أعرضت عنه، وباتت ليلتها ساهرة، فلما أصبح الصباح أقبلت إلى بني هاشم، وقالت: أنعم الله لكم الصباح، لقد أشرفت بكم المحافل ، ووفقتم، إذ ظهر فيكم المنعوت في التوراة والانجيل والزبور والفرقان، فياويل من يعاديه ، وطوبى لمن اتبعه

When she heard what he had said, she turned away from him and spent the night awake. Then, when morning came, she went to the clan of Hashim^-as and said, ‘May Allah^-azwj Grant you a Blessed morning! Gatherings have been honoured through you, and you have been granted success, for among you has appeared the one described in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Criterion. Woe to whoever opposes him^-saww, and blessed is he who follows him^-saww’.

فلم يبق أحد من بني هاشم إلا فرح بما ذكرت الزرقاء، ووعدوها بخير ، فقالت لهم: لست محتاجة إلى مال ولا رفاد، ولكن ماجئت من الاقطار إلا لاخبركم بحقيقة الاخبار ،

There was not one among the clan of Hashim^-as who did not rejoice at what Zarqa had said, and they promised her generous gifts. She said, ‘I have no need of wealth or hospitality. I have come from distant lands only to inform you of the true account of these events!’

فقال أبو طالب: قد وجب حقك علينا، فهل لك من حاجة ؟

Abu Talib^-as said, ‘You have earned a right over us. Do you have any request?’

قالت: نعم، اريد أن تجمع بيني وبين آمنة حتى أتحقق ما اخبركم به،

She said, ‘Yes. I wish you^-as to bring Aamina^-as and me together, so that I may verify what I have told you^-as’.

قال: سمعا ” وطاعة “،

He^-as said: ‘The listening and obedience’.

فجاء بها إلى منزل آمنة، فطرق الباب، فقامت آمنة لفتح الباب فلاح من وجهها نور ساطع، وضيآء لامع فسقطت  الزرقاء حسدا “، وأظهرت تجلدا “،

He^-as then brought her to the house of Aamina^-as and knocked at the door. Aamina^-as rose to open it, and from her^-as face there shone a brilliant light and a radiant splendour. At the sight of it, Zarqa (inwardly) collapsed in envy, though she outwardly maintained her composure.

فلما دخلت المنزل أتوها بطعام فلم تأكل، وقالت: سوف يكون لمولود كم هذا عجب عجيب، وسوف تسقط الاصنام، وتخمد الازلام، وينزل على عبادها الدمار، ويحل بهم البوار ،

When she entered the house, food was brought to her, but she refused to eat. She said, ‘Your child will be the cause of a most extraordinary wonder. The idols will fall, the divining arrows will become useless, destruction will descend upon those who worship them, and ruin will overtake them!’

ثم إنها خرجت من المنزل متفكرة في قتل آمنة، وكيف تعمل الحيلة، وجعلت تتردد إلى سطيح وتطلب منه المساعدة، فلم يلتفت إليها ولا إلى قولها،

She then left the house preoccupied with thoughts of killing Aamina^-as and devising a way to accomplish it. She repeatedly went to Sateeḥ, asking for his assistance, but he paid no attention either to her or to what she said.

فأقبلت حتى نزلت على امرأة من الخزرج اسمها تكنا وكانت ما شطة لامنة، فلما كان في بعض الليالي استيقظت تكنا فرأت عند رأس الزرقاء شخصا ” يحدثها، ويقول: كاهنة اليمامة * جاءت بذي تهامة ستدرك الندامة * إذا أتاها من له العمامة

After that, she went and stayed with a woman of the Khazraj named Takna, who served as a hairdresser for Aamina^-as. One night, Takna awoke and saw a figure standing at Zarqa’s head, speaking to her and saying (a poem), ‘O soothsayer of Al Yamamah, you have come against the one of Tihamah. You shall meet with regret when he who wears the turban comes to you’.

فلما سمعت الزرقاء ذلك، وثبت قائمة، وقالت له: لقد كنت صاحب الوفاء، فلم حبست نفسك عني هذه المدة، فإني في هموم متواترات، وأهوال وكربات،

When Zarqa heard those words, she sprang to her feet and said to him, ‘You were always faithful! Why have you kept yourself away from me all this time? I have been overwhelmed by one anxiety after another, and by terrors and afflictions!’

فقال لها: يا ويلك يا زرقاء لقد نزل بنا أمر عظيم، لقد كنا نصعد إلى السماء السابعة، ونسترق السمع، فلما كان في هذه الايام القليلة طردنا من السماء، وسمعنا مناديا ” ينادي في السماوات: إن الله قد أراد أن يظهر المكسر للاصنام، ومظهر عبادة الرحمن، فامتنعوا جملة الشياطين من السماء، وتحدرت علينا ملائكة بأيديهم شهب من نار، فسقطنا كأننا جذوع النخل، وقد جئتك لاحذرك،

He said, ‘Woe be to you, O Zarqa! A tremendous event has befallen us. We used to ascend to the seventh sky and eavesdrop on what was spoken there. But in these recent days we have been driven out of the skies. We heard a caller proclaim throughout the skies: ‘Allah^-azwj has Desired to bring forth the destroyer of idols and the one who will establish the worship of the Most Merciful!’ All the devils were barred from the skies, and Angels descended upon us carrying flaming meteors in their hands. We fell like the trunks of date palms. I have come to warn you!’

فلما سمعت كلامه قالت له: انصرف عني، فلابد أن أجتهد غاية المجهود، في قتل هذا المولود،

When she heard his words, she said to him, ‘Leave me! I must exert every possible effort to kill this child before he^-saww is born!’

فراح عنها وهو يقول: إني نصحتك بالنصيحة جاهدا ” * فخذي لنفسك واسمعي من ناصح لا تطلبي أمرا ” عليك وباله * فلقد أتيتك باليقين الواضح هيهات أن تصلى إلى ما تطلبي * من دون ذلك عظم أمر فادح فالله ينصر عبده ورسوله * من شر ساحرة وخطب فاضح عودي إلى أرض اليمامة واحذري * من شر يوم سوف يأتي كادح

He departed from her, saying, ‘I have given you sincere advice with all my effort, so take heed for yourself and listen to one who counsels you. Do not seek a matter whose consequence will fall upon you, for I have brought you clear and certain proof.

How far you are from reaching what you desire; beyond that lies a matter of tremendous consequence, for Allah^-azwj will Grant victory to His^-azwj servant and His^-azwj Messenger^-saww against the evil of a sorceress and a disgraceful affair. Return to the land of  Al Yamamah and beware of the harm of a difficult day that is surely to come’.

ثم إنه طار عنها، وتكنا تسمع ما جرى بينهما، وكأنها لم تسمع ما جرى، فلما أصبحت جلست بين يدي الزرقاء فقالت: ما لي أراك مغمومة ؟

Then he flew away from her, while Takna was listening to what had passed between them, though it was as if she had not heard any of it. When morning came, she sat before Zarqa and said, ‘Why do I see you sad?’

قالت لها: يا اختاه إن الذي نزل بي من الهموم والغموم لخروجي من الاوطان، وذهابي من البلدان، وتشتتي في كل مكان، وتفردي عن الخلان،

She said, ‘O my sister, the cause of the worries and griefs that have befallen me is my leaving my homeland, my journeying from land to land, my being scattered everywhere, and my separation from my companions’.

قالت لها: ولم ذلك ؟

She asked her, ‘And why is that?’

قالت لها: يا ويلك من حامل مولود ، يدعو إلى أكرم معبود، يكسر الاصنام، ويذل السحرة والكهان، يخرب الديار، ولا يترك بمكة أحدا ” من ذوي الابصار، وأنت تعلمين أن القعود على النار، أيسر من الذل والصغار، فلو وجدت من يساعدني على قتل آمنة بذلت له المنا، وأعطيته الغنا ،

Zarqa said, ‘Woe to you! It is because of the bearer of a child who will call people to the Most Noble One Who is worshipped. He^-saww will break the idols, humiliate the sorcerers and soothsayers, destroy the dwellings, and leave no one of insight in Makkah. You know that sitting upon fire is easier than humiliation and disgrace! If only I could find someone to help me kill Aamina^-as I would grant him wealth, reward him generously, and make him rich!’

وعمدت إلى كيس كان معها فأفرغته بين يدي تكنا ، وكان مالا ” جزيلا “،

Then she took a purse that she had with her and emptied it before Takna. It contained a great amount of money.

فلما نظرت تكنا  إلى المال لعب بقلبها، وأخذ بعقلها ، وقالت لها: يا زرقاء لقد ذكرت أمرا ” عظيما “، وخطبا ” جسيما “، والوصول إليه بعيد، وإني ماشطة لجملة نساء بني هاشم، ولا يدخل عليهن غيري، ولكن سوف افكر لك فيما ذكرت، وكيف اجسر على ما وصف، والوصول إلى ما ذكرت،

When Takna looked at the money, it captivated her heart and took hold of her mind. She said to her, ‘O Zarqa, you have mentioned a great matter and a grave affair. Reaching it is a difficult thing. I am the hairdresser of all the women of the clan of Hashim^-as, and no one else enters upon them except me. But I will think about what you have mentioned, how I might dare to do what you have described, and how to achieve what you seek!’

قالت الزرقاء: إذا دخلت على آمنة وجلست عندها فاقبضي على ذؤائبها، واضربيها بهذا الخنجر، فإنه مسموم، فإذا اختلط الدم بالسم هلكت، فإذا وقع عليك تهمة، أو وجب عليك دية فأنا أقوم بخلاصك، وأدفع عنك عشر ديات غير الذي دفعته إليك في وقتي هذا، فما أنت قائلة ؟

Zarqa said, ‘When you enter to see Aamina^-as and sit with her^-as, seize her^-as locks of hair and strike her^-as with this dagger, for it is poisoned. When the blood mixes with the poison, she^-as will perish. If suspicion falls upon you or wergild becomes required of you, I will secure your release and pay on your behalf ten wergilds, in addition to what I have given you at this moment. What do you say?’

قالت: إني اجبتك، لكن اريد منك الحيلة بأن تشغلي بني هاشم عني،

She said, ‘I have agreed to it, but I want you to devise a plan to keep the clan of Hashim^-as occupied and distracted from me’.

قالت الزرقاء: إني هذه الساعة آمر عبيدي أن يذبحوا الذبائح، ويعملوا الخمور، ويطرحوها في الجفان، فإذا أكلوا وشربوا من ذلك ظفرت بحاجتك،

Zarqa said, ‘At this very moment I will order my servants to slaughter animals and prepare wine, then place it in large vessels. When they have eaten and drunk from it, you will achieve what you need to’.

قالت لها تكنا الان تمت الحيلة، فافعلي ما ذكرت،

Takna said to her, ‘Now the plan is complete. Do what you have mentioned’.

فصنعت الزرقاء ما ذكرت، وأمرت عبيدها ينادون في شوارع مكة أن  يجمعوا الناس، فلم يبق أحد إلا وحضر وليمتها من أهل مكة، فلما أكلوا وشربوا وعلمت أن القوم قد خالط عقولهم الشراب أقبلت إلى تكنا وقالت: قومي إلى حاجتك،

Zarqa did as she had mentioned and ordered her servants to call out in the streets of Makkah, inviting the people to gather. There was no one among the people of Makkah who did not attend her feast. When they had eaten and drunk, and she knew that the drink had affected their minds, she came to Takna and said, ‘Rise and attend to your task’.

فقامت تكنا  و جاءت بالخنجر ورشت في جوانبه السم، ودخلت على آمنة فرحبت بها آمنة ، و سألتها عن حالها، وقالت: يا تكنا ما عودتيني بالجفاء

Takna rose, brought the dagger, and smeared its sides with poison. Then she entered upon Aamina^-as. Aamina^-as welcomed her and asked about her condition, saying, ‘O Takna! You have not accustomed me^-as to such coldness!’

فقالت: اشتغلت بهمي و حزني، ولولا أياديكم الباسطة علينا لكنا بأقبح حال، ولا أحد أعز علي منك، هلمي يا بنية إلي حتى ازينك،

She replied, ‘I have been pre^–occupied with my worries and my sorrow. Were it not for your helping hands extended toward us, we would be in the worst of conditions. No one is dearer to me than you^-as. Come, my daughter, let me adorn you!’

فجائت آمنة وجلست بين يدي تكنا، فلما فرغت من تسريح شعرها عمدت إلى الخنجر وهمت أن تضربها به، فحست تكنا كأن أحدا ” قبض على قلبها فغشى على بصرها، وكأن ضاربا ” ضرب على يدها فسقط الخنجر من يدها إلى الارض،

Aamina^-as came and sat before Takna. When Takna had finished arranging her^-as hair, she reached for the dagger and intended to strike her^-as with it. Then Takna felt as though someone had seized her heart, and her sight became clouded. It was as if someone had struck her hand, and the dagger fell from her grasp onto the ground.

فصاحت: واحزناه،

She cried out, ‘Alas for my grief!’

فالتفتت آمنة إليها وإذا الخنجر قد سقط من يد تكنا، فصاحت آمنة فتبادرت النسوان إليها، وقلن لها: ما دهاك  ؟

Aamina^-as turned toward her and saw that the dagger had fallen from Takna’s hand. Aamina^-as cried out, and the women rushed toward her and said, ‘What has happened to you^-as?’

قالت: يا ويلكن أما ترين ما جرى علي من تكنا، كادت أن تقتلني بهذا الخنجر،

She said, ‘Woe to you all! Do you not see what Takna has done to me^-as? She nearly killed me^-as with this dagger!’

فقلن: يا تكنا ما أصابك ؟ ويلك تريدين أن تقتلي آمنة على أي جرم ؟

They said, ‘O Takna! What has happened to you? Woe to you! Do you intend to kill Aamina? For what crime?’

فقالت: يا ويلكن قد أردت قتل آمنة، و الحمد لله الذي صرف عنها البلاء،

She said, ‘Woe to you! I intended to kill Aamina^-as, and Praise be to Allah^-azwj Who Turned the affliction away from her^-as!’

فقالت: الحمد لله على السلامة من كيدك يا تكنا،

(Syeda) Aamina^-as said, ‘Praise be to Allah^-azwj for the safety from your plot, O Takna!’

فقالت لها النساء: يا تكنا ما حملك على ذلك ؟

The women said to Takna, ‘O Takna, what carried you upon that?’

قالت: لا تلوموني ، حملني طمع الدنيا الغرور،

She answered, ‘Do not blame me. I was driven by the temptation of this deceptive worldly life!’

ثم أخبرتهن بالقصة، وقالت لهن: ويحكن دونكن الزرقاء اقتلنها قبل أن تفوتكن،

Then she told them the story and said to them, ‘Woe to you! There is Zarqa! Kill her before she escapes you!’

ثم سقطت ميتة، فصاحت النسوان صيحة عالية، فأقبل بنو هاشم إلى منزل آمنة، فإذا بتكنا  ميتة، وقد تجلل نور آمنة، ونظروا إلى الخنجر، وحكوا  لهم القصة،

Then she fell down dead. The women let out a loud cry, and the clan of Hashim^-as came to the house of Aamina^-as. They found Taknā dead, while a light had surrounded Aamina^-as. They looked at the dagger, and the women told them the story.

فخرج أبو طالب ينادي: أدركوا الزرقاء وقد وصلها الخبر، فخرجت هاربة فتبعها الناس من بني هاشم وغيرهم فلم يدركوها ولم يلحقوها،

Abu Ṭalib^-as went out calling, ‘Catch Zarqa!’ But the news had already reached her, so she fled. The people of the clan of Hashim and others pursued her, but they neither caught up with her nor reached her.

فسمع أبو جهل ذلك فقال: وددت أنها قتلت آمنة، ولكن حاد عنها أجلها، وأرجوا بسطيح أن يعمل أحسن مما عملت الزرقاء،

Aba Jahl^-la heard of this and said, ‘I^-la wish she had killed Aamina^-as, but her appointed time had passed her by. I hope that Sateeḥ will accomplish something greater than what Zarqa did!’

فلما سمع سطيح بخبر الزرقاء أمر غلمانه أن يحملوه على راحلته، وسافر إلى الشام.

When Sateeḥ heard of what had happened to Zarqa, he ordered his servants to carry him onto his mount, and he travelled to Syria.

فلما ولد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله لم يبق صنم إلا سقط وغارت بحيرة ساوة، وفاض وادي سماوة، وخمدت نيران فارس، وارتج إيوان كسرى وهو جالس، ووقع  منه أربع عشرة شرفة،

When Rasool-Allah^-saww, was born, not a single idol remained standing except that it fell. Lake Sawah sank, the valley of Samawah overflowed, the fires of Persia were extinguished, and the palace of Chosroe trembled while he was seated upon his throne. Fourteen of its balconies collapsed.

فلما أصبح كسرى نظر إلى ذلك وهاله، فدعا  بوزرائه وقال لهم: ما هذا الذي حدث في هذه البلاد ؟ فهل عندكم من علم ؟

When morning came, Chosroe looked upon what had happened and was greatly alarmed. He summoned his ministers and said to them, ‘What is this that has occurred in these lands? Do any of you have knowledge of it?’

فقال المؤبذان: أيها الملك العظيم الشأن لقد رأيت إبلا ” صعابا ” تقودها، خيل عراب، وقد خاضت في الوادي، وانتشرت في البلاد، وماذاك إلا لامر عظيم،

Al Mowbazan (Zaroastrian high priest) said, ‘O great king of mighty rank! I have seen wild camels being driven by Arabian horses. They have crossed through the valley and spread across the lands, and this can only be due to a great matter!’

فبينما هم كذلك إذا ورد عليهم كتاب بخمود النيران كلها، فزادهم هما ” وغما “، ثم أتاه بعد ذلك خبر البحيرة والوادي ، فأقبل على المؤبذان فقال: إنا لا نعلم أحدا ” من العلماء نسأله عن ذلك،

While they were in this state, a letter arrived informing them that all the fires had been extinguished. This increased their worry and grief. Then news came to him of the lake and the valley. Chosroe turned to Al Mowbazan and said, ‘We do not know of any scholar whom we can ask about this!’

فقال المؤبذان: إنا نكتب إلى النعمان بن المنذر كتابا ” لعله يعرف أحدا ” يعلم ذلك،

Al Mowbazan said, ‘We shall write to Al Numan Bin Al Munzir. Perhaps he knows someone who has knowledge of this matter’.

فكتب إلى النعمان كتابا ” فأرسل إليه رجلا اسمه عبد المسيح، وكان ابن اخت سطيح، فقال له كسرى: هل عندك علم مما أريد أن أسألك عنه ؟

He wrote a letter to Al Numan, who sent him a man named Abdul Maseeh, who was the son of Sateeḥ’s sister. Chosroe said to him, ‘Do you have any knowledge of what I wish to ask you about?’

فقال: لا، ولكن لي خال اسمه سطيح، يسكن في مشارف الشام، يعرف خبرك، ويعرف ما تريد،

He said, ‘No, but I have an uncle named Sateeḥ who lives in the outskirts of Syria. He knows about your matter and knows what you seek’.

فقال له كسرى: اخرج إليه واسأله عما اريد أن أسألك عنه، فإن أجاب عد إلي بالجواب، أجزل لك الجائزة والنوال،

Chosroe said to him, ‘Go to him and ask him about what I wish to ask you. If he gives an answer, return to me with it, and I will grant you a generous reward and gift’.

ثم خرج عبد المسيح إلى أن وصل إلى الشام، فوجد سطيحا ” يجود بنفسه، ويعالج سكرات الحمام، فسلم عليه، فلم يرد عليه السلام،

Then Abdul Maseeh set out until he reached Syria. He found Sateeḥ on the verge of death, struggling with the final moments of life. He greeted him, but Sateeḥ did not return the greeting.

فلما كان بعد ساعة فتح عينيه وقال: جاء عبدالمسيح، على جمل يسيح، من عند كسرى يصيح، بلسان فصيح، مرسولا إلى سطيح، سيد بني غسان، يسأل عن ارتجاع الايوان، وخمود النيران، ورؤيا المؤبذان، كان إبلا ” صعابا ” تقودها خيل عراب، وقد قطعت الوادي، وانتشرت في البلاد، ذلك والله ما كنا نتوقع من خروج السفاك، ومالك الاملاك،

After about an hour had passed, he opened his eyes and said (in prose), ‘Abd Al Maseeh has come, riding a swiftly traveling camel, sent by Chosroe, crying out in eloquent speech, Dispatched to Sateeḥ, chief of the clan of Gasaan, to ask about the trembling of the palace,
the extinguishing of the sacred fires, and the dream of Al Mowbazan of wild camels driven by noble Arabian horses, crossing the valley and spreading throughout the lands. By Allah^-azwj, this is what we expected from the coming forth of the destroyer, the sovereign of all kings.

يا عبدالمسيح أقول لك: قولا ” صحيحا ” إذا فاض وادي سماوة، وغارت بحيرة ساوة، فليست الشام لسطيح بشام، تظهر الدلالات ويملك منهم ملوك على عدد الشرفات المتساقطات، وكل ما هو آت آت ويكون الراحة لسطيح في الممات،

O Abdul Maseeh! I tell you a truthful word. When the Valley of Samawah overflows, and Lake Sawah sinks, then Syria will no longer be a home for Sateeḥ. The signs will appear,
and from among them kings will rule, their number equal to the balconies that have fallen.
Everything that is destined to come will surely come, and for Sateeḥ, rest lies only in death!’

ثم صرخ صرخة ومات،

Then he gave a great cry and died.

ثم إن عبدالمسيح خرج إلى كسرى فأخبره بما قاله سطيح، فأعطاه وأنعم عليه لما اخبر بأن يملك منهم أربعة عشر ملكا ”

Then Abdul Maseeh went out to Chosroe and inormed him with what Sateeh had said. He gave him (rewards) and bestowed favours upon him when he informed that fourteen kings from the (Persians) will rule’.

قال أبو الحسن البكري: حدثنا أشياخنا وأسلافنا الرواة لهذا الحديث، أنه لما تتابعت أشهر آمنة سمعت مناديا ” ينادي من السماء: مضى لحبيب الله كذا وكذا،

Abu Al-Hassan Al Bakry (the narrator) said, ‘Our elders and forefathers, the transmitters of this report, narrated to us that as the months of pregnancy of Aamina^-as passed one after another, she kept hearing a caller proclaiming from sky: ‘Such and such months have passed for the Beloved of Allah^-azwj!’

و كان تهتف بآمنة الهواتف في الليل والنهار، وتخبر زوجها عبد الله بذلك، فيقول لها: اكتمي أمرك عن كل أحد ،

Voices would call out to Aamina^-as night and day, and she^-as would tell her^-as husband, Abdullah^-as, about them. He^-as would say to her^-as, ‘Keep your condition hidden from everyone!’

فلما مضى لها ستة أشهر لم تجد ثقلا ، ولما كان الشهرالسابع دعا عبد المطلب ولده عبد الله وقال: يا بني إنه قرب ولادة آمنة، ونحن نريد أن نعمل وليمة، وليس عندنا شئ، فامض إلى يثرب واشترلنا منها ما يصلح لذلك،

When six months of her^-as pregnancy had passed, she^-as felt no heaviness. Then, when the seventh month arrived, Abdul Muttalib^-as summoned his^-as son Abdullah and said: ‘My^-as son^-as! The delivery of Aamina^-as is drawing near, and we wish to prepare a feast, but we have nothing. Go to Yasrib and buy for us whatever is needed for it!’

فخرج عبد الله من وقته، وسافر حتى وصل إلى يثرب، وطرقته حوادث الزمان فمات بها،

Abdullah^-as departed immediately and traveled until he reached Yasrib. There the events of time overtook him^-as, and he^-as passed away at it.

ووصل خبره إلى مكة، فعظم عليهم ذلك، وبكى أهل مكة جميعا ” عليه، واقيمت المآتم في كل ناحية، وناح عليه أبوه وآمنة وإخوته، وكان مصابا ” هائلا ” فظيعا “،

News of his^-as death reached Makkah, and the people were deeply grieved. All the people of Makkah wept for him. Mourning gatherings were held throughout every quarter of the city, and his^-as father^-as, Aamina^-as, and his^-as brothers lamented him^-as. It was a terrible and devastating loss.

فلما كان الشهر التاسع أراد الله تعالى خروج النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وهي لم يظهر لها أثر الحمل، ولا ما تعتاده النساء، وكانت تحدث نفسها كيف وضعي، ولم يعلم بي أحد من قومي ؟

When the ninth month arrived, Allah^-azwj the Exalted Wanted that the Prophet^-saww to come forth, and yet no sign of pregnancy had appeared upon Aamina^-as, nor did she^-as experience what women ordinarily tend toexperience. She^-as said to herself, ‘How will I^-as give birth when no one among my^-as people even knows of it?’

وكانت دار آمنة  وحدها، فبينما هي كذلك إذ سمعت وجبة عظيمة ففزعت من ذلك، فإذا قد دخل عليها طير أبيض، ومسح بجناحه على بطنها، فزال عنها ما كانت تجده من الخوف،

Aamina^-as was alone in her^-as house. While she^-as was in that state, she^-as suddenly heard a tremendous sound and was frightened. Then a white bird entered, passed its wing over her^-as belly, and the fear she^-as had been feeling left her.

فبينما هي كذلك إذ دخل عليها نسوان طوال يفوح منهن رائحة المسك و العنبر و قد تنقبن بأطمارهن‏ و كانت من العبقري الأحمر و بأيديهن أكواب من البلور الأبيض

While she was still in that state, tall women entered. The fragrance of musk and amber emanated from them. They were veiled in splendid garments of red brocade, and in their hands were cups of white crystal.

قالت آمنة فقلن لي اشربي يا آمنة من هذا الشراب

(Syeda) Aamina^-as said: ‘They said to me^-as: ‘Drink Aamina^-as, from this drink!’

فلما شربت أضاء نور وجهي و علاه نور ساطع و ضياء لامع و جعلت أقول من أين دخلن علي هذه النسوة و كنت قد أغلقت الباب

When I^-as drank it, my^-as face shone with light, and a brilliant radiance and dazzling splendor covered it. I^-as began saying to myself, ‘How did these women enter when I had locked the door?’

فجعلت أنظر إليهن و لم أعرفهن ثم قلن يا آمنة اشربي من هذا الشراب و أبشري بسيد الأولين و الآخرين محمد المصطفى ص

I^-as looked at them, but I did not recognise them. Then they said, ‘Aamina^-as! Drink from this drink and rejoice in the glad tidings of Muḥammad^-saww the Chosen one the master of the former ones and the latter ones!’

وسمعت قائلا يقول: صلى الاله وكل عبد صالح * والطيبون على السراج الواضح المصطفى خير الانام محمد * الطاهر العلم الضيآء اللائح زين الانام المصطفى علم الهدى * الصادق البر التقي الناصح صلى عليه الله ما هب الصبا * وتجاوبت ورق الحمام النائح

And I heard a voice saying: ‘May Allah^-azwj, and every righteous servant, and the pure ones, send blessings upon the radiant lamp; the Chosen One, the best of all mankind, Muḥammad^-saww, the pure banner, the shining light, the adornment of humanity, the Chosen One, the banner of guidance, the truthful, the righteous, the pious, the sincere adviser. May Allah^-azwj Bless him as long as the east wind blows, and as long as the mourning doves answer one another with their calls’.

ثم قمن النسوة وخرجن، فإذا أنا بأثواب من الديباج قد نشرت بين السماء والارض وسمعت قائلا ” يقول: خذوه وغيبوه عن أعين الناظرين والحاسدين، فإنه ولي  رب العالمين،

Then the women rose and departed. After that, I^-as saw garments of brocade spread between the sky and the earth, and I^-as heard a voice saying: ‘Take him^-saww and conceal him^-saww from the eyes of those who look upon him^-saww with envy, for he^-saww is the beloved of Lord^-azwj of the worlds!’

قالت آمنة: فداخلني الجزع والفزع، وإذا أنا بخفقان أجنحة الملائكة، وإذا بهاتف قد نزل، وسمعت تسبيحا ” وتقديسا ” وأرياشا ” مختلفة  هذا ولم يكن في البيت أحد إلا أنا،

Aamina^-as said: ‘Fear and awe entered my heart. Then I heard the beating of the Angel’s wings. A caller descended, and I^-as heard words of glorification and sanctification, while I^-as saw feathers of many different kinds. There was no one in the house except me^-as.

فبينما أنا أقول في نفسي: أنا نائمة أو يقظانة ؟ إذ لمع نور أضاء لاهل السماء والارض حتى شق سقف البيت، وسمعت تسبيح الملائكة،

As I^-as wondered to myself, ‘Am I asleep or awake?’, a brilliant light suddenly shone, illuminating both the inhabitants of skies and those of earth, until it split open the roof of the house. I^-as heard the Angels glorifying Allah^-azwj.

فبينما أنا متعجبة من ذلك إذ وضعت ولدي محمدا ” صلى الله عليه وآله،

While I^-as was still astonished by all of this, I^-as gave birth to my^-as son Muḥammad^-saww.

فلما سقط إلي الارض سجد تلقاء الكعبة رافعا ” يديه إلى السماء كالمتضرع إلى ربه، وسمعت من داخل البيت جلبة عظيمة، وقائلا ” يقول شعرا “: كم آية من أجله ظهرت فما * تخفى وزادت في الانام ظهورا

When he^-saww fell to the ground, he prostrated himself facing the Kabah, raising his^-saww hands toward the sky as one who supplicates his^-saww Lord^-azwj. I^-as heard a great commotion inside the house, and a voice reciting poetry said: ‘How many signs have appeared because of him^-saww, signs that cannot be hidden, and they have increased in their manifestation among mankind’.

ورأته آمنة يسبح ساجدا ” * عند الولادة للسماء مشيرا

And Aamina^-as saw him^-saww glorifying Allah^-azwj while prostrating at his^-saww birth, pointing toward the skies.

قالت آمنة: وسمعت أصواتا ” مختلفة، وإذا بسحابة بيضاء قد نزلت على ولدي، فأخذته وغيبته عني، فلم أره فصحت خوفا ” على ولدي،

Aamina^-as said: ‘I heard different voices, and then a white cloud descended upon my^-saww child. It took him^-saww away and concealed him^-saww from me^-as, so I^-as could not see him^-saww. I^-as cried out in fear for my^-as child.

وإذا بقائل يقول لي: لا تخافي، و سمعت قائلا ” يقول: طوفوا بمحمد مشارق  الارض ومغاربها، وبرها، وبحرها، ووعرها ، واعرضوه على الجن والانس، ليعرفوا نعته،

There was a speaker saying to me^-as, ‘Do not be afraid’, and I^-as heard a speaker saying, ‘Take Muḥammad^-sawwaround the eastern and western parts of the earth, its lands and seas, its rugged places and its plains, and present him to the Jinn and mankind, so that they may know his description!’

قالت آمنة: كان ما بين غيبته ورجوعه أسرع من طرفة عين، وإذا هو قد جاؤا به إلي وهو مدرج في ثوب أبيض من صوف وهو قابض على مفاتيح ثلاثة، ورجل قائم على رأسه وهو يقول: قبض محمد على مفاتيح النصر، و مفاتيح النبوة، ومفاتيح الكعبة،

(Syeda) Aamina^-as said: ‘The time between his^-saww disappearance and his^-saww return was quicker than the blink of an eye. Then he^-saww was brought back to me^-as wrapped in a white woolen cloth, holding three keys. A man was standing by his^-saww head saying: ‘Muḥammad^-saww has taken hold of the keys of victory, the keys of Prophet-hood, and the keys of the Kabah’.

فبينا أنا كذلك وإذا أنا بسحابة اخرى أعظم من الاولى، وسمعت منها تسبيحا ” وخفقان أجنحة الملائكة، فنزلت وأخذت ولدي فدمعت عيني، ورجف قلبي،

While I^-as was in that state, another cloud appeared, larger than the first. From it I^-as heard words of glorification and the beating of an Angel’s wings. He descended and took my^-as child. My^-as eyes shed tears, and my^-as heart trembled.

وإذا أنا بقائل يقول: طوفوا بمحمد على مولد النبيين، وأعرضوه على سائر المرسلين، واعطوه صفوة آدم عليه السلام، ورأفة نوح عليه السلام، وحلم إبراهيم عليه السلام، ولسان إسماعيل عليه السلام، وجمال يوسف عليه السلام، وصبر أيوب عليه السلام ، وصوت داود عليه السلام، وزهد يحي عليه السلام، وكرم عيسى عليه السلام، وشجاعة موسى عليه السلام، وأعطوه من أخلاق الانبياء،

Then I heard a voice saying: ‘Carry Muḥammad^-saww around the birthplaces of the Prophets^-as and present him^-saww to all the Messengers^-as. Grant him^-saww the purity of Adam^-as, the compassion of Noah^-as, the forbearance of Ibrahim^-as, the eloquence of Ismail^-as, the beauty of Yusuf^-as, the patience of Ayoub^-as, the voice of Dawood^-as, the asceticism of Yahya^-as, the generosity of Isa^-as, and the courage of Musa^-as. Grant him^-saww the mannerisms of the Prophets^-as!’

قالت آمنة: ورأيته قابضا ” على حريرة بيضاء مطوية طيا ” شديدا “، والماء يخرج منها، وقائل يقول: قبض محمد على الدنيا بأسرها، ولم يبق شيئا ” إلا وقد دخل في قبضته،

(Syeda) Aamina^-as said: ‘I^-as saw him^-saww holding a white piece of silk, tightly folded, with water flowing from it. A voice was saying: ‘Muḥammad^-saww has taken hold of the entire world, and nothing remains except that it has entered into his^-saww grasp!’

قالت: فبينما أنا كذلك وإذا أنا بثلاثة نفر قد دخلوا علي والنور يظهر من وجوههم، يكاد نورهم يخطف الابصار، في يد أحدهم إبريق من فضة، وفي يد آخر طست من زبرجد أخضر، فوضع الطست بين يديه وقال له: يا حبيب الله اقبض من حيث شئت،

She^-as said: ‘While I was in that state, suddenly three men entered upon me. Light shone from their faces, and their radiance was so intense that it almost dazzled the eyes. In the hand of one of them was a silver ewer, and in the hand of another was a basin made of green chrysolite. They placed the basin before him^-saww and said: ‘O Beloved of Allah^-azwj, take hold from wherever you^-saww desire to!’

قالت آمنة: فنظرت إلى موضع قبضته، فإذا هو قد قبض على وسطها، قالت: فسمعت قائلا ” يقول: قبض محمد على الكعبة وما حولها،

(Syeda) Aamina^-as said: ‘I^-as looked at the place where he grasped, and I^-as saw that he had taken hold of its middle. Then I^-as heard a voice saying: ‘Muḥammad^-saww has taken hold of the Kabah and all that surrounds it!’

ورأيت في يد الثالث حريرة مطوية، وإذا بخاتم من نور يشرق كالشمس، ثم حمل ولدي فناوله صاحب الطست، وصب عليه الاخر من الابريق سبع مرات، ثم ختم بذلك الخاتم بين كتفيه، ثم لفه تحت جناحه، وغيبه عني، وكان ذلك رضوان خازن الجنان،

I saw that the third man held a folded piece of silk, and there was a seal of light upon it, shining like the sun. Then he took my^-as child and handed him^-saww to the one holding the basin. The other poured water from the ewer over him^-sawwseven times. Then he branded him^-saww between his^-saww shoulders with that seal. After that, he wrapped him^-saww beneath his wing and concealed him^-saww from me^-as . This was Rizwan, the keeper of Paradise.

ثم أخرجه وتكلم في اذنه بكلام لا أفهمه، ثم قبله، وقال: أبشر يا محمد فإنك سيد الاولين والاخرين، وأنت الشفيع فيهم يوم الدين،

Then he brought him^-saww out and whispered words into his^-saww ear that I^-as could not understand. He kissed him^-saww and said: ‘Rejoice, O Muḥammad^-saww, for you^-saww are the master of the former ones and the latter ones, and you^-saww are the intercessor for them on the Day of Qiyamah!’

ثم خرجوا و تركوه،

Then they went out and left him.

ثم رأيت ثلاثة أعلام منصوبة: واحد بالمشرق، وواحد بالمغرب، والثالث على الكعبة، وتلك الاعلام من النور مثل قوس السحاب.

Then I^-as saw three banners raised^– one in the east, one in the west, and the third above the Kabah. Those banners were made of light, like the arc of a cloud in the sky’.

قالت آمنة: ثم رأيت بعد ذلك غمامة بيضاء قد نزلت من السماء على ولدي، و غيبته عني ساعة طويلة، فلم أره، فحن عليه قلبي، وقد حيل بيني وبينه، وكأني نائمة مما جرى عليه،

(Syeda) Aamina^-as said: ‘After that, I^-as saw a white cloud descend from the heavens upon my^-as child. It concealed him^-saww from me^-as for a long time, and I^-as could not see him. My^-as heart yearned for him^-saww, and I^-as was prevented from reaching him^-as. Because of what had happened to him^-saww, it was as though I^-as had fallen asleep.

فبينا أنا كذلك وإذا بولدي قد ردوه علي، وإذا به مكحول مقمط بقماط من حرير الجنة، تفوح منه رائحة المسك الاذفر.

While I^-as was in that state, my^-as child was returned to me^-as. He^-saww was adorned with kohl around his eyes and wrapped in a swaddling cloth made from the silk of Paradise. A fragrance of yellow musk emanated from him^-saww’.

قال عبد المطلب: كنت في الساعة التي ولد فيها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أطوف بالكعبة، وإذا ” بالاصنام قد تساقطت وتناثرت، والصنم الكبير سقط على وجهه، وسمعت قائلا ” يقول: الان آمنة قد ولدت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله،

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘At the time when Rasool-Allah^-saww was born, I^-as was performing Tawaaf of the Kabah. I^-as saw that the idols had fallen down and were scattered, and the great idol had fallen upon its face. I^-as heard a voice saying: ‘Now Aamina^-as has given birth to Rasool-Allah^-saww!’

فلما رأيت ما حل بالاصنام تلجلج لساني، وتحير عقلي، وخفق فؤادي حتى صرت لم أستطع الكلام، فخرجت مسرعا ” اريد باب بني شيبة،

When I^-as saw what had happened to the idols, my^-as tongue faltered, my^-as mind became bewildered, and my^-as heart trembled, until I^-as was unable to speak. I^-as hurried out, seeking the gate of of the clan of Shayba.

وإذا الصفا والمروة يركضان بالنور فرحا “، ولم أزل مسرعا ” إلى أن قربت من منزل آمنة، وإذا ” بغمامة بيضاء قد عمت منزلها، فقربت من الباب وإذا روائح المسك الاذفر والند والعنبر قد عبقت بكل مكان حتى عمتني الرائحة،

Then I^-as saw Al-Safa and Al-Marwa moving with light, rejoicing. I^-as continued hastening until I^-as came near the house of Aamina^-as. I^-as saw a white cloud covering her^-as house. I^-as approached the door, and the fragrances of pure musk, perfume, and amber filled every place, until the scent dazzled me^-as.

فدخلت على آمنة وإذا بها قاعدة، وليس عليها أثر النفاس، فقلت: أين مولودك اريد أن أنظر إليه ؟

I^-as entered upon Aamina^-as and found her^-as sitting there, with no sign of childbirth upon her^-as. I^-as said: ‘Where is your^-as newborn child? I^-as wish to look at him^-saww!’

قالت: قد حيل بيني وبينه، ولقد سمعت مناديا ” ينادي: لا تخافي على مولودك، وسيرد عليك بعد ثلاثة أيام ،

She said: ‘He^-saww has been taken away from me^-as, and I^-as heard a caller proclaiming: ‘Do not fear for your^-as child, he^-saww will be returned to you^-as after three days!’

فسل عبد المطلب سيفه وقال اخرجي لي ولدي هذه الساعة وإلا علوتك به،

Then Abdul Muttalib^-saww drew his^-as sword and said: ‘Bring out my^-as son^-saww to me^-as at this very moment, or I^-as will pain you^-as with it!’

فقالت: إنهم قد دخلوا به هذه الدار،

She^-as said: ‘They have taken him^-saww into this house’.

قال عبد المطلب: فهممت بالدخول إلى الدار إذ برزلي شخص من داخل الدار كأنه النخلة السحوق، لم أر أهول منه، وبيده سيف وقال لي: ارجع ليس لك إلى ذلك من سبيل، ولا لغيرك حتى تنقضي زيارة الملائكة،

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘I^-as intended to enter the house, but then a figure emerged from within. He was like a tall, towering palm tree. I^-as had never seen anyone more awe^–inspiring than him. In his hand was a sword, and he said to me^-as: ‘Return! You^-as have no way to reach him^-saww, nor does anyone else, until the visitations of the Angels are completed!’

فخرجت خائفا ” مما رأيت من الاهوال.

I^-as came out, frightened by the terrifying things I^-as had witnessed’.

قال صاحب الحديث: بلغنا أن الساعة التي ولد فيها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله طردت الشياطين والمردة هاربين، ومنهم من غمي عليه ، ومنهم من مات،

The narrator of the report said, ‘We have been informed that at the hour when Rasool-Allah^-saww, was born, the devils and rebellious spirits were driven away in flight. Some of them were overcome and fell unconscious, and some of them died.

وأما سطيح ووشق فماتا في تلك الليلة، وأما زرقاء اليمامة فإنها كانت جالسة مع خدمها وجواريها إذ صرخت صرخة عظيمة وغشي عليها،

As for Sateeḥ and Shiqq, they both died on that very night. As for Zarqa Al Yamamah, she was sitting with her servants and attendants when she suddenly gave a tremendous cry and fell unconscious.

فلما أفاقت أنشأت تقول: أما المحال فقد مضى لسبيله * ومضت كهانة معشر الكهان جاء البشير فكيف لي بهلاكه * هيهات جاء الوحي بالاعلان

When she regained consciousness, she began to say (a poem), ‘As for falsehood, it has gone on its way, and the soothsaying of the people of soothsayers has passed away. The bringer of glad tidings has come. How can I hope for his^-saww destruction? Never! Revelation has come with its proclamation’.

فلما تمت له ثلاثة أيام دخل عليه جده عبد المطلب فلما نظر إليه قبله، وقال: الحمد لله الذي أخرجك إلينا، حيث وعدنا  بقدومك، فبعد هذا اليوم لا ابالي أصابني الموت أم لا،

When three days had passed, his^-saww grandfather Abdul Muttalib^-as, entered to see  him^-saww. When he^-as saw him^-saww, kissed him^-saww and said: ‘Praise be to Allah^-azwj Who has brought you^-saww forth to us  as He(s.w.t.) had Promised us of your^-saww coming. After this day, I^-as no longer care whether death overtakes me^-as or not!’

ثم دفعه إلى آمنة فجعل يهش  ويضحك لجده وامه، كأنه ابن سنة،

Then he^-as handed him to Aamina^-as. The child began smiling and laughing at his^-as grandfather^-as and his^-saww mother^-as, as though he^-saww was already one year old.

قال عبد المطلب: يا آمنة احفظي ولدي هذا، فسوف يكون له شأن عظيم،

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘O Aamina^-as! Protect this child of mine, for great importance for him^-saww!’

وأقبل الناس من كل فج عميق يهنؤن عبد المطلب، وجائت جملة النساء إلى آمنة وقلن لها: لم لم ترسلي إلينا ؟

People came from every distant place to congratulate Abdul Muttalib^-as. A group of women came to Aamina^-as and said to her, ‘Why did you not send for us?’

فهنؤنها بالمولود وقد عبقت بهن جمع رائحة المسك، فكان يقول الرجل لزوجته: من أين لك هذا ؟ فتقول: هذا من طيب مولود آمنة،

They congratulated her^-as on the newborn child, and a fragrance of musk spread among them from him^-as . A man would say to his wife, ‘Where did you get this fragrance?’ She would say, ‘This is from the perfume of Aamina^-as’s newborn child’.

فأقبلت القوابل ليقطعن سرته فوجدنه مقطوع السرة، فقلن لامنة ما كفاك إنك وضعت به حتى قطعت سرته بنفسك ؟

The midwives came to cut his^-saww umbilical cord, but they found that it had already been cut. They said to Aamina^-as, ‘Is it not enough that you^-as gave birth to him^-saww, but that you^-as also cut his^-saww cord yourself?”

فقالت لهن: والله لم أره إلا على هذه الحالة ،

She^-as said to them: ‘By Allah^-azwj! I^-as did not see him^-saww except in this condition’.

فتعجبت القوابل من ذلك، وكانت تأتيها القوابل بعد ذلك وإذا ” به مكحولا، مقموطا ” ، فيتعجبن منه،

The midwives were amazed by this. After that, whenever midwives came to her^-as, they would find him^-saww with kohl around his^-saww eyes and already swaddled, and they would marvel at him^-saww.

فلما مضى له من الوضع سبعة أيام أولم عبد المطلب وليمة عظيمة وذبح الاغنام، ونحر الابل، وأكل الناس ثلاثة أيام، ثم التمس له مرضعة تربيه على عادة أهل مكة

When seven days had passed after his birth, Abdul Muttalib^-as prepared a great feast, slaughtered sheep, and sacrificed camels. The people ate for three days. Then he^-as sought for him^-saww a wet nurse to raise him^-saww according to the custom of the people of Makkah’.[37]

Note –

The narrator is the sheykh Abu Al-Hassan Al-Bakri, a non-Shia medival biographer story-teller.

باب 4 منشئه و رضاعه و ما ظهر من إعجازه عند ذلك إلى نبوته ص‏

CHAPTER 4 – HIS^-saww GROWING AND HIS^-saww BREASTFEEDING AND WHAT APPEARED FROM HIS^-saww MIRACLES DURING THAT UP TO HIS^-saww PROPHET-HOOD

1^– يج، الخرائج و الجرائح رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص قَدِمَتْ حَلِيمَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ فِي نِسْوَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ تَلْتَمِسُ الرُّضَعَاءَ بِمَكَّةَ

‘Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Jaraih’ –

It is reported that when the Prophet^-saww was born, Haleema Bint Abu Zuweyb proceeded among the women of the clan of Saida Bin Bkar seeking to nurse (infants) at Makkah.

قَالَتْ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُنَّ عَلَى أَتَانٍ وَ مَعِي زَوْجِي وَ مَعَنَا شَارِفٌ لَنَا مَا بَيَّضَ‏ بِقَطْرَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَ مَعَنَا وَلَدٌ مَا نَجِدُ فِي ثَدْيَيَّ مَا نُعَلِّلُهُ بِهِ وَ مَا نَامَ لَيْلَنَا جُوعاً

She said, ‘I went out with them upon a female donkey and my husband was with me, and with us was an old camel which had not produced a single drop of milk, and with us was our own infant, but there was not enough milk in my breasts to satisfy him, and because of his hunger none of us slept through the night.

فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا مَكَّةَ لَمْ تَبْقَ مِنَّا امْرَأَةٌ إِلَّا عُرِضَ عَلَيْهَا مُحَمَّدٌ فَكَرِهْنَاهُ فَقُلْنَا يَتِيمٌ وَ إِنَّمَا يُكْرِمُ الظِّئْرَ الْوَالِدُ

When we arrived at Makkah there did not remain any woman from us except Muhammad^-saww was presented to her. We said, ‘An orphan, and rather the father tends to pay for the breast-feeding!’

فَكُلُّ صَوَاحِبِي أَخَذْنَ رَضِيعاً وَ لَمْ آخُذْ شَيْئاً فَلَمَّا لَمْ أَجِدْ غَيْرَهُ رَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ الرَّحْلَ‏ فَأَمْسَيْتُ وَ أَقْبَلَ ثَدْيَايَ بِاللَّبَنِ حَتَّى أَرْوَيْتُهُ وَ أَرْوَيْتُ وَلَدِي أَيْضاً

Every one of my companions took an infant to feed and I did not take anything (anyone). When I could not find anyone else, I took him^-saww. I came with him^-saww to the camp. By evening my breasts had been filled with milk until I satisfied him^-saww and satisfied my own son as well.

وَ قَامَ زَوْجِي إِلَى شَارِفِنَا تِلْكَ يَلْمِسُهَا بِيَدِهِ فَإِذَا هِيَ حَافِلٌ فَحَلَبَهَا وَ أَرْوَانِي مِنْ لَبَنِهَا وَ رَوَّى الْغِلْمَانَ فَقَالَ يَا حَلِيمَةُ لَقَدْ أَصَبْنَا نَسَمَةً مُبَارَكَةً

Then my husband went to our old she^–camel and felt her with his hand. To his surprise, she was full of milk. He milked her, gave me enough of her milk to drink until I was satisfied, and the children were satisfied. He said, ‘O Haleema! We have achieved a Blessed person!’

فَبِتْنَا بِخَيْرٍ وَ رَجَعْنَا فَرَكِبْتُ أَتَانِي‏ ثُمَّ حَمَلْتُ مُحَمَّداً مَعِي فَوَ الَّذِي نَفْسُ حَلِيمَةَ بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ طُفْتُ بِالرَّكْبِ حَتَّى إِنَّ النِّسْوَةَ يَقُلْنَ يَا حَلِيمَةُ أَمْسِكِي عَلَيْنَا أَ هَذِهِ أَتَانُكِ الَّتِي خَرَجْتِ عَلَيْهَا

We spent the night with goodness and returned. I rode my female donkey, then carried Muhammad^-saww. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Haleema! I rode all around the caravan until the other women began saying, ‘O Haleema, slow down for us! Is this really the same donkey that you rode upon when you left?’

قُلْتُ نَعَمْ مَا شَأْنُهَا

I said, ‘Yes, and what is its concern?’

قُلْنَ حَمَلْتِ غُلَاماً مُبَارَكاً

They said, ‘You have carried a Blessed boy!’

وَ يَزِيدُنَا اللَّهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَ لَيْلَةٍ خَيْراً وَ الْبِلَادُ قَحْطٌ وَ الرُّعَاةُ يَسْرَحُونَ ثُمَّ يُرِيحُونَ فَتَرُوحُ أَغْنَامُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ جِيَاعاً وَ تَرُوحُ غَنَمِي شِبَاعاً بِطَاناً حُفَلَاءَ فَتُحْلَبُ وَ تُشْرَبُ‏

And Allah^-azwj Increased us every day in goodness, and the land was suffering from drought. The shepherds would take their flocks out to graze and then bring them back in the evening. The sheep of the clan of Sa’ad would return hungry, while my sheep always came back well^–fed, with full bellies and udders swollen with milk. They would be milked, and everyone would drink from them’.[38]

2^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب‏ ذَكَرَتْ حَلِيمَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ‏ مِنْ مُضَرَ زَوْجَةُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى‏ الْمُضَرِيِّ أَنَّ الْبَوَادِيَ أَجْدَبَتْ وَ حَمَلَنَا الْجَهْدُ عَلَى دُخُولِ الْبَلَدِ فَدَخَلْتُ مَكَّةَ وَ نِسَاءُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ قَدْ سَبَقْنَ إِلَى مَرَاضِعِهِنَّ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub –

‘It was mentioned by Haleema Bint Abu Zuweyb Abdullah Bin Al Haris from (the tribe of) Muzar, wife of Al-Haris Bin Abdul Uzza Al-Muzarry, that the desert lands had become barren, and hardship compelled us to enter the city. I came to Mecca, but the women of the clan of Sa’ad had already arrived before me and had taken the infants they were to nurse.

فَسَأَلْتُ مُرْضَعاً فَدَلُّونِي عَلَى عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ ذُكِرَ أَنَّ لَهُ مَوْلُوداً يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى مُرْضِعٍ لَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا هَذِهِ عِنْدِي بُنَيٌّ لِي يَتِيمٌ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ

I asked around for an infant to nurse. They pointed me to Abdul Muttalib^-as and they mentioned that there had been a new-born for him needy to a wet-nurse for him^-saww. I came to him^-as. He^-as said: ‘O you! There is an orphaned grandsom for me^-as, his^-saww name is ‘Muhammad’!’

فَحَمَلْتُهُ فَفَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ لِيَنْظُرَ إِلَيَّ بِهِمَا فَسَطَعَ مِنْهُمَا نُورٌ فَشَرِبَ مِنْ ثَدْيِيَ الْأَيْمَنِ سَاعَةً وَ لَمْ يَرْغَبْ فِي الْأَيْسَرِ أَصْلًا وَ اسْتَعْمَلَ فِي رَضَاعِهِ عَدْلًا فَنَاصَفَ فِيهِ شَرِيكَهُ وَ اخْتَارَ الْيَمِينُ الْيَمِينَ وَ كَانَ ابْنِي لَا يَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يَشْرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

I carried him^-as. He^-saww opened his^-saww eyes to look at me^-saww with them. Noor (light) shone from them. He^-saww drank from my right breast for a while and did not desire regarding the left at all, and in his^-saww feeding he^-saww utilised fairness. He^-saww was equal participant and chose the right, and my son would not drink until Rasool-Allah^-saww had drunk (first).

فَحَمَلْتُهُ عَلَى الْأَتَانِ وَ كَانَتْ قَدْ ضَعُفَتْ عِنْدَ قُدُومِي مَكَّةَ فَجَعَلَتْ تُبَادِرُ سَائِرَ الْحُمُرِ إِسْرَاعاً قُوَّةً وَ نَشَاطاً وَ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ الْكَعْبَةَ وَ سَجَدْتُ لَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ قَالَتْ بَرَأْتُ مِنْ مَرَضِي وَ سَلِمْتُ مِنْ غَثِّي وَ عَلَيَّ سَيِّدُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ خَيْرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ

I carried him^-saww upon the donkey, and it had become weak at my arrival at Makkah, but now it outpaced all the other donkeys in speed, strength, and vigour, and I faced the Kabah and it prostrated to it three times and said, ‘I have been cured from my illness and am safe from my weakness, and upon me is chief of the Messengers^-as and last of the Prophets^-as, and best of the former ones and the latter ones!’

فَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهَا وَ مِنْ سِمَنِي وَ بَرْئِي وَ دَرِّ لَبَنِي فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى غَارٍ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ يَتَلَأْلَأُ نُورُهُ إِلَى عَنَانِ السَّمَاءِ وَ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَكَّلَنِي بِرِعَايَتِهِ

The people were astonished by it and by my own healthy appearance after my illness, and at the abundance of my milk.  When we ended to a cave, a man emerged, his radiance shining to the horizons of the sky, and greeted unto him^-saww and said: ‘Allah^-azwj the Exalted has Allocated me with taking care of him^-saww!’

وَ قَابَلَنَا ظِبَاءٌ وَ قُلْنَ يَا حَلِيمَةُ لَا تَعْرِفِينَ مَنْ تُرَبِّينَ هُوَ أَطْيَبُ الطَّيِّبِينَ وَ أَطْهَرُ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ مَا عَلَوْنَا تَلْعَةً وَ لَا هَبَطْنَا وَادِياً إِلَّا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفْتُ‏ الْبَرَكَةَ وَ الزِّيَادَةَ فِي مَعَاشِنَا وَ رِيَاشِنَا حَتَّى أَثْرَيْنَا وَ كَثُرَتْ مَوَاشِينَا وَ أَمْوَالُنَا

And gazzelles came over and said, ‘O Haleema! Do you not recognise whom you are nourishing. He^-saww is purest of the pure and cleanest of the clean!’ – and we did not ascend any hill nor go down a valley except they greeted unto him^-saww. I recognised the Blessings and the increase in our livelihoods and our possessions until we were affluent and our livestock and our wealth multiplied.

وَ لَمْ يُحْدِثْ فِي ثِيَابِهِ وَ لَمْ تَبْدُ عَوْرَتُهُ وَ لَمْ يَحْتَجْ فِي يَوْمٍ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَ كَانَ مَسْرُوراً مَخْتُوناً وَ كُنْتُ أَرَى شَابّاً عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ يَعْدِلُهُ ثِيَابَهُ

And he^-saww did not soil his^-saww clothes and did not expose his^-saww private parts, and did not have the need except once a day, and he^-saww was with the umbilical cord having been cut, circumcised. I would often see a handsome young man by his^-saww bed, arranging his^-saww clothes.

فَرَبَّيْتُهُ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ وَ يَوْمَيْنِ فَقَالَ لِي يَوْماً أَيْنَ يَذْهَبُ إِخْوَانِي كُلَّ يَوْمٍ

I raised him^-saww for five years and two days. One day he^-saww said to me: ‘Where do my^-saww brothers go every day?’

قُلْتُ يَرْعَوْنَ غَنَماً

I said, ‘To graze the sheep’.

فَقَالَ إِنَّنِي الْيَوْمَ أُوَافِقُهُمْ

He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww shall go out with them today’.

فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ مَعَهُمْ أَخَذَهُ مَلَائِكَةٌ وَ عَلَوْهُ عَلَى قُلَّةِ جَبَلٍ وَ قَامُوا بِغَسْلِهِ وَ تَنْظِيفِهِ فَأَتَانِيَ ابْنِي وَ قَالَ أَدْرِكِي مُحَمَّداً فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ سُلِبَ

When he^-saww went with them, Angels took him^-saww and arose on the top of a mountain and stayed washing him^-saww and cleaning him^-saww. My son came to me and said, ‘Go quickly to Muhammad^-saww for he^-saww has been taken away!’

‏ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِنُورٍ يَسْطَعُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَقَبَّلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَصَابَكَ

I went to him^-saww, and there he^-saww was, with light spreading in the sky. I kissed him^-saww. I said, ‘What afflicted you^-saww?’

قَالَ لَا تَحْزَنِي إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا وَ قَصَّ عَلَيْهَا قِصَّتَهُ

He^-saww said: ‘Do not grieve, Allah^-azwj is with us!’ – and related his^-saww story to her.

فَانْتَشَرَ مِنْهُ فَوْحُ مِسْكٍ أَذْفَرَ وَ قَالَ النَّاسُ غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ مَا أَصَابَنِي شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ مَا عَلَيَّ مِنْ بَأْسٍ

Fragrance of yellow Musk spread from him^-saww, and the people said, ‘The devils have overcome upon him^-saww and he^-saww is saying, ‘Nothing has affected me^-saww and there is no problem upon me^-saww’.

فَرَآهُ كَاهِنٌ وَ صَاحَ وَ قَالَ هَذَا الَّذِي يَقْهَرُ الْمُلُوكَ وَ يُفَرِّقُ الْعَرَبَ‏

A soothsayer saw him^-saww and sighed and said, ‘This is the one who will subdue the kings and divide the Arabs!’’[39]

3^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب رُوِيَ عَنْ حَلِيمَةَ أَنَّهُ جَلَسَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَ لَعِبَ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ تِسْعَةٍ وَ طَلَبَ مِنِّي أَنْ يَسِيرَ مَعَ الْغَنَمِ يَرْعَى وَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَشَرَةٍ وَ نَاضَلَ‏ الْغِلْمَانَ بِالنَّبَلِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَ صَارَعَ الْغِلْمَانَ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ ثَلَاثِينَ ثُمَّ رَدَدْتُهُ إِلَى جَدِّهِ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub –

It is reported from Haleema, ‘Muhammad^-saww, was seated when he^-saww was three months old, and played with the young boys when he^-saww was nine (months old), and sought from me to travel with the sheep for grazing when he^-saww was ten, and competed with the boys in archery at fifteen, and wrestled the boys when he^-as was thirty. Then I returned him^-saww to his^-saww grandfather^-as.

ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ‏ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُقَرَّبُ إِلَى الصِّبْيَانِ تَصْبِيحُهُمْ فَيَخْلِسُونَ‏ وَ يَكُفُّ وَ يُصْبِحُ الصِّبْيَانُ غُمْصاً رُمْصاً وَ يُصْبِحُ صَقِيلًا دَهِيناً

Ibin Abbas –‘People would bring their children close to him in the morning, and he^-saww would touch them. The children would snatch at him^-saww, yet he^-saww would refrain, and by morning the children would awaken with bleary, discharge^–filled eyes, while he would awaken bright^–faced, clean, and anointed with oil.

وَ نَادَى شَيْخٌ عَلَى الْكَعْبَةِ يَا عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنَّ حَلِيمَةَ امْرَأَةٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ وَ قَدْ فَقَدَتِ ابْناً اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ

Then an old man called out by the Kabah, ‘O Abdul Muttalib^-as! Haleema an Arab woman, has lost a son named ‘Muhammad’!’

فَغَضِبَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ كَانَ إِذَا غَضِبَ خَافَ‏ النَّاسُ مِنْهُ فَنَادَى يَا بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ يَا بَنِي غَالِبٍ ارْكَبُوا فُقِدَ مُحَمَّدٌ

Abdul Muttalib^-as became angry, and whenever he^-as became angry, people feared him^-as. He^-as called out, O clan of Hashim^-as! O clan of Ghalib! Mount your rides! Muhammad^-saww has been lost!’

وَ حَلَفَ أَنْ لَا أَنْزِلَ حَتَّى أَجِدَ مُحَمَّداً أَوْ أَقْتُلَ أَلْفَ أَعْرَابِيٍّ وَ مِائَةَ قُرَشِيٍّ

And he^-as swore: ‘I^-as will not dismount until I^-as find Muhammad^-saww or I^-as will kill a thousand Bedouins and one hundred Qureysh!’

وَ كَانَ يَطُوفُ حَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ يُنْشِدُ أَشْعَاراً مِنْهَا

يَا رَبِّ رُدَّ رَاكِبِي مُحَمَّداً		رُدَّ إِلَيَّ وَ اتَّخِذْ عِنْدِي يَداً
يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً لَنْ يُوجَدَا		تُصْبِحُ قُرَيْشٌ كُلُّهُمْ مُبَدَّداً

He then circumambulated the Kabah, reciting verses of poetry, including: ‘O Lord^-azwj! Return to me^-as my^-as rider, Muhammad^-saww. Return him^-saww to me^-as and earn a favour from me^-as! O Lord^-azwj! If Muhammad^-saww is not found, at all. All of Qureysh will awaken scattered and destroyed!’

فَسَمِعَ نِدَاءً أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُضَيِّعُ مُحَمَّداً

He^-as heard a call: ‘Allah^-azwj will not let Muhammad^-saww to be lost!’

فَقَالَ أَيْنَ هُوَ

He^-as said: ‘Where is he^-saww?’

قَالَ فِي وَادِي فُلَانٍ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ أُمِّ غَيْلَانَ

He said: ‘In so and so valley beneath a tree of Umm Gaylan!’

Bin Masoud said (please see note below)

فيه وهم ظاهر، لان ابن مسعود مات في سنة 32( أو) 33، و كان عمره يوم توفى بضعا و ستين سنة، فعليه فكان عمر النبيّ حين ولد ابن مسعود قريبا من عشرين سنة، فكيف رأى النبيّ و هو صلّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلم كان طفلا؟.

(There is an obvious error in this report, because Bin Masoud died in the year 32 or 33 AH, and he was in his early sixties when he died. Accordingly, when Bin Mas’ud was born, the Prophet^-saww was about twenty years old. How could Bin Masoud have seen the Prophet^-saww while he^-saww was still a child?)

قَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَأَتَيْنَا الْوَادِيَ فَرَأَيْنَاهُ يَأْكُلُ الرُّطَبَ مِنْ أُمِّ غَيْلَانَ وَ حَوْلَهُ شَابَّانِ فَلَمَّا قَرُبْنَا مِنْهُ ذَهَبَ الشَّابَّانِ وَ كَانَا جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ ع فَسَأَلْنَاهُ مَنْ أَنْتَ وَ مَا ذَا تَصْنَعُ

‘We came to the valley and saw him^-as the dates from Umm Gaylan and there were two youths around him^-saww. The youths went away, and they were Jibraeel^-as and Mikaeel^-as. We asked him^-saww: ‘Who are you^-saww, and what is that which you^-saww are doing?’

قَالَ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ

He^-as said: ‘I^-saww am a son^-saww of Abdullah^-as Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as’.

فَحَمَلَهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَلَى عُنُقِهِ وَ طَافَ بِهِ حَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ كَانَتِ النِّسَاءُ اجْتَمَعْنَ عِنْدَ آمِنَةَ عَلَى مُصِيبَتِهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا تَمَسَّكَ بِهَا وَ مَا الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ

Abdul Muttalib^-as carried him^-saww upon his^-as neck and rotated with him^-saww around the Kabah; and the women had gathered in the presence of (Syeda) Aamina^-as upon his^-saww difficulty. When he^-saww saw her^-as, stuck with her^-as and did not turn to anyone.

وَ كَانَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى رُعَاتِهِ فِي إِبِلٍ قَدْ نَدَّتْ لَهُ‏ يَجْمَعُهَا فَلَمَّا أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ نَفَذَ وَرَاءَهُ فِي كُلِّ طَرِيقٍ وَ كُلِّ شِعْبٍ وَ أَخَذَ بِحَلْقَةِ بَابِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنْ تَهْلِكْ‏ آلَكَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَأَمْرٌ مَا بَدَا لَكَ

And Abdul Muttalib^-as had sent Rasool-Allah^-saww to his^-as shepherds regarding the camels which had strayed, to collect them. When he^-saww was delayed upon it, he^-as went behind him^-saww in every road and every mountain pass, and grabbed the ring of the door of the Kabah and sad: ‘O Lord^-azwj! If You^-azwj are to Destroy Your^-azwj people, then Do so for the matter is up to You^-azwj!’

فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْإِبِلِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَخَذَهُ فَقَبَّلَهُ فَقَالَ بِأَبِي لَا وَجَّهْتُكَ بَعْدَ هَذَا فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ تُغْتَالَ فَتُقْتَلَ‏

Rasool-Allah^-saww came with the camels. When he^-as saw him^-saww, held him^-saww and kissed him^-saww. He^-as said: ‘By my^-as father^-as! After this, I^-as will not send your regarding anything for I^-as fear that you^-saww might be abducted and killed!’’[40]

4^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ لِأَخِيهِ يَا عَبَّاسُ أُخْبِرُكَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنِّي ضَمَمْتُهُ فَلَمْ أُفَارِقْهُ سَاعَةً مِنْ لَيْلٍ أَوْ نَهَارٍ فَلَمْ آتَمِنْ أَحَداً حَتَّى نَوَّمْتُهُ فِي فِرَاشِي فَأَمَرْتُهُ أَنْ يَخْلَعَ ثِيَابَهُ وَ يَنَامَ مَعِي

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub – from Bin Abbas,

‘Abu Talib^-as said to his^-as brother: ‘O Abbas! I^-as inform you about Muhammad^-saww. I^-as hugged him^-saww and did not separate from him^-saww for even an hour of a night or day. I^-as did not trust anyone to the extent that I^-as would make him^-saww sleep in my^-as bed, and for him^-saww to take off his^-saww clothes and sleep with me^-as.

فَرَأَيْتُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْكَرَاهِيَةَ فَقَالَ يَا عَمَّاهْ اصْرِفْ بِوَجْهِكَ عَنِّي حَتَّى أَخْلَعَ ثِيَابِي وَ أَدْخُلَ فِرَاشِي

I^-as saw the abhorrence in his^-saww face. He^-saww said: ‘O uncle! Turn your^-as face away from me^-saww until I^-saww take off my^-saww clothes and enter my^-saww bed!’

فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَ لِمَ ذَاكَ

I^-as said to him^-saww: ‘And why is that?’

فَقَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى جَسَدِي

He^-saww said: ‘It is not befitting for anyone to look at my^-saww body!’

فَتَعَجَّبْتُ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ وَ صَرَفْتُ بَصَرِي عَنْهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِرَاشَهُ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُ أَنَا الْفِرَاشَ إِذَا بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُ ثَوْبٌ

I^-as was surprised at his^-saww words and turned my^-as face away from him^-saww until he^-saww entered his^-saww bed. When I^-as entered the bed, there was a cloth between me^-as and him^-saww.

وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْخَلْتُهُ فِي فِرَاشِي فَأَمَسُّهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ أَلْيَنُ ثَوْبٍ ثُمَّ شَمِمْتُهُ كَأَنَّهُ غُمِسَ فِي مِسْكٍ وَ كُنْتُ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتُ فَقَدْتُ الثَّوْبَ فَكَانَ هَذَا دَأْبِي وَ دَأْبَهُ وَ كُنْتُ كَثِيراً مَا أَفْتَقِدُهُ فِي فِرَاشِي فَإِذَا قُمْتُ لِأَطْلُبَهُ بَادَرَنِي مِنْ فِرَاشِي هَا أَنَا ذَا يَا عَمِّ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى مَكَانِكَ

By Allah^-azwj! I had not entered into my bed and touched it, and behold it was the softest of the clothes. Then I^-as smelt it. It was as if it had been immersed in Musk, and whenever I^-as woke up in the morning, the cloth would be missing. This was my^-as and his^-saww practice, and I^-as would frequently miss him^-saww in my^-as bed. Whenever I^-as stood up to seek him^-saww, he^-saww would rush to me^-as to my^-as bed: ‘Here I^-saww am, O uncle, so return to your^-as place!’

وَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَأْتِي زَمْزَمَ فَيَشْرَبُ مِنْهَا شَرْبَةً فَرُبَّمَا عَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو طَالِبٍ الْغَدَاءَ فَيَقُولُ لَا أُرِيدُهُ أَنَا شَبْعَانُ

The Prophet^-saww would come to Zamzam and drink a sip from it. Sometimes Abu Talib^-as would present lunch to him^-saww. He^-saww would say: ‘I^-saww don’t want it. I^-saww am already satiated!’

وَ كَانَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُعَشِّيَ أَوْلَادَهُ أَوْ يُغَدِّيَهُمْ يَقُولُ كَمَا أَنْتُمْ حَتَّى يَحْضُرَ ابْنِي فَيَأْتِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَيَأْكُلُ مَعَهُمْ فَيَبْقَى الطَّعَامُ‏

And it was so, whenever Abu Talib^-as wanted to provide dinner to his^-as children, or lunch, he^-as would say: ‘Stay as you are until my^-asws son^-saww arrives!’ Rasool-Allah^-saww would come and eat with them. The food would (still) remain’.[41]

5^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب الْقَاضِي الْمُعْتَمَدُ فِي تَفْسِيرِهِ قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ‏ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ كَثِيراً مَا أَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ إِذَا ذَهَبَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ كَلَاماً يُعْجِبُنِي وَ كُنَّا لَا نُسَمِّي عَلَى الطَّعَامِ وَ لَا عَلَى الشَّرَابِ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الْأَحَدِ ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيراً

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Bin Shehr Ashoub – The reliable judge in his Tafseer,

Abu Talib^-as said: ‘I^-as used to frequently hear speech from him^-saww when part of the night had passed, and we did not use to Name (Allah^-azwj) upon the food nor upon the drink until I^-as heard him^-saww saying: ‘In the Name of Allah^-azwj the One!’, then he^-saww would eat. When he^-saww was free from his^-saww meal, he^-saww said: ‘The abundant Praise is for Allah^-azwj’.

فَتَعَجَّبْتُ مِنْهُ وَ كُنْتُ رُبَّمَا أَتَيْتُ غَفْلَةً فَأَرَى مِنْ لَدُنْ رَأْسِهِ نُوراً مَمْدُوداً قَدْ بَلَغَ السَّمَاءَ

I^-as was amazed by him^-saww. At times, I^-as would come upon him^-saww unexpectedly and I^-as would see, from the direction of his^-saww head, a light extending upwards until it reached the sky.

ثُمَّ لَمْ أَرَ مِنْهُ كَذِبَةً قَطُّ وَ لَا جَاهِلِيَّةً قَطُّ وَ لَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَضْحَكُ فِي مَوْضِعِ‏ الضَّحِكِ وَ لَا وَقَفَ مَعَ صِبْيَانٍ فِي لَعِبٍ وَ لَا الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَ كَانَ الْوَحْدَةُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ وَ التَّوَاضُعُ

Then I^-asnever saw from him^-saww a single lie, nor any act of ignorance or foolishness. I^-as never saw him^-saww laugh in a place where laughter was inappropriate, nor did I^-as ever see him^-saww stand with children in their play, nor turn his^-saww attention toward them, and the solitude and humility were more beloved to him^-saww.

وَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ابْنَ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ فَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَجَدْنَا فِي كُتُبِنَا أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً يُجَنِّبُهُ رَبُّهُ مِنَ الْحَرَامِ وَ الشُّبُهَاتِ

And the Prophet^-saww was seven years old. The Jews said, ‘We found in our Books that Muhammad^-saww would be such that his^-saww Lord^-azwj would Keep him^-saww away fom the Prohibitions and the suspect matters!’

فَجَرَّبُوهُ فَقَدَّمُوا إِلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ دَجَاجَةً مُسْمَنَةً فَكَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْهَا وَ الرَّسُولُ تَعْدِلُ يَدُهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالُوا مَا لَكَ

They tested him^-saww. They forwarded a poisoned (grilled) chicken to Abu Talib^-as. Qureysh were eating from it and the Rasool^-saww would keep his^-saww hand away from it. They said, ‘What is the matter with you^-saww?’

قَالَ أَرَاهَا حَرَاماً يَصُونُنِي رَبِّي عَنْهَا

He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww view it as forbidden. My^-saww Lord^-azwj has Fortified me^-saww from it’.

فَقَالُوا هِيَ حَلَالٌ فَنُلْقِمُكَ

They said, ‘It is Permissible, so we shall give you^-saww a morsel!’

قَالَ فَافْعَلُوا إِنْ قَدَرْتُمْ

He^-saww said: ‘Do it if you are able!’

فَكَانَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ يُعْدَلُ بِهَا إِلَى الْجِهَاتِ فَجَاءُوهُ بِدَجَاجَةٍ أُخْرَى قَدْ أَخَذُوهَا لِجَارٍ لَهُمْ غَائِبٍ عَلَى أَنْ يُؤَدُّوا ثَمَنَهَا إِذَا جَاءَ فَتَنَاوَلَ مِنْهَا لُقْمَةً فَسَقَطَتْ مِنْ يَدِهِ

Their hands kept turning to different directions. They came to him^-saww with another chicken which they had taken from a neighbour of theirs upon the conditions that they would pay him its price. When it came, he^-saww took a morsel from it, but it fell from his^-saww hand.

فَقَالَ ع وَ مَا أَرَاهَا إِلَّا مِنْ شُبْهَةٍ يَصُونُنِي رَبِّي عَنْهَا

He^-saww said: ‘And I^-saww don’t view it except from suspect matters. My^-saww Lord^-azwj has Fortified me^-saww from it’.

فَقَالُوا نُلْقِمُكَ مِنْهَا

They said, ‘We will feed you^-saww from it!’

فَكُلَّمَا تَنَاوَلُوا مِنْهَا ثَقُلَتْ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ فَقَالُوا لِهَذَا شَأْنٌ عَظِيمٌ

Every time they took from it, it was heavy in their hands. They said, ‘There is a mighty importance for this!’

وَ لَمَّا ظَهَرَ أَمْرُهُ ص عَادَاهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَ جَمَعَ صِبْيَانَ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ وَ قَالَ أَنَا أَمِيرُكُمْ وَ انْعَقَدَ صِبْيَانُ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ قَالُوا أَنْتَ الْأَمِيرُ

And when his^-saww matter appeared Abu Jahl^-la was inimical to him^-saww and gathered the young boys of the clan of Makhzoum and sid, ‘I^-la am your leader!’ And in response the young boys of the clan of Hashim^-as and the clan of Abdul Muttalib^-as rallied around the Prophet^-saww and said, ‘You^-saww are the leader!’

قَالَتْ أُمُّ عَلِيٍّ ع وَ كَانَ فِي صَحْنِ دَارِي شَجَرَةٌ قَدْ يَبِسَتْ وَ خَاسَتْ وَ لَهَا زَمَانٌ يَابِسَةً فَأَتَى النَّبِيُّ ص يَوْماً إِلَى الشَّجَرَةِ فَمَسَّهَا بِكَفِّهِ فَصَارَتْ مِنْ وَقْتِهَا وَ سَاعَتِهَا خَضْرَاءَ وَ حَمَلَتِ الرُّطَبَ فَكُنْتُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ أَجْمَعُ لَهُ الرُّطَبَ فِي دَوْخَلَّةٍ

The mother^-as of Ali^-asws said: ‘There was a tree in the courtyard of my house that had dried up and withered. It had remained lifeless for a long time. One day, the Prophet^-saww came to the tree and touched it with the palm of his^-saww hand. Immediately, from that very moment and hour, it became green again and bore fresh ripe dates. From then on, every day I^-as would gather fresh dates for him^-saww in a small palm^–leaf basket.

فَإِذَا كَانَتْ وَقْتُ ضَاحِي النَّهَارِ يَدْخُلُ يَقُولُ يَا أُمَّاهْ أَعْطِينِي دِيوَانَ الْعَسْكَرِ وَ كَانَ يَأْخُذُ الدَّوْخَلَّةَ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ وَ يَقْسِمُ الرُّطَبَ عَلَى صِبْيَانِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ

When it reached the middle of the day, he^-saww would come in and say: ‘Mother^-as, give me^-saww the register of the army!’^– By this he^-saww meant the small basket. He^-saww would take the basket, go out, and distribute the fresh dates among the boys of the clan of Hashim^-as.

فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْضُ الْأَيَّامِ دَخَلَ وَ قَالَ يَا أُمَّاهْ أَعْطِينِي دِيوَانَ الْعَسْكَرِ فَقُلْتُ يَا وَلَدِيَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ النَّخْلَةَ مَا أَعْطَتْنَا الْيَوْمَ شَيْئاً

Then one day he^-saww came in and said: ‘Mother^-as, give me^-saww the register of the army!’ I^-as said: My^-as son^-saww! Know that today the palm tree has not given us anything!’

قَالَتْ فَوَ حَقِّ نُورِ وَجْهِهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَ قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ نَحْوَ النَّخْلَةِ وَ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَاتٍ وَ إِذَا بِالنَّخْلَةِ قَدِ انْحَنَتْ حَتَّى صَارَ رَأْسُهَا عِنْدَهُ فَأَخَذَ مِنَ الرُّطَبِ مَا أَرَادَ ثُمَّ عَادَتِ النَّخْلَةُ إِلَى مَا كَانَتْ

She^-as said: ‘By the radiance (Noor) of his^-saww face! I^-as him (s.a.w walk toward the palm tree and speak a few words. At once, the palm tree bent down until its top was level with him^-saww. He^-saww took from its fresh dates whatever he^-saww desirted to, and then the palm tree returned to its former position.

فَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاءِ ارْزُقْنِي وَلَداً ذَكَراً يَكُونُ أَخاً لِمُحَمَّدٍ

From that day, I said, ‘O Allah^-azwj, Lord^-azwj of the sky! Grant me^-as a son who will be a brother to Muhammad^-saww!’

فَفِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ وَاقَعَنِي أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَحَمَلْتُ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَرُزِقْتُهُ فَمَا كَانَ يَقْرَبُ صَنَماً وَ لَا يَسْجُدُ لِوَثَنٍ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ بِبَرَكَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص‏

Durin that night, Abu Talib^-as slept with me^-as and I^-as conceived Ali Bin Abu Talib^-as. I^-as was Graced him^-asws. He^-asws wouud not go near any idol nor prostrated to any image. All that was by the Blessing of Muhammad^-saww!’’[42]

6^– قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب كِتَابُ الْعَرُوسِ وَ تَارِيخِ الطَّبَرِيِ‏ أَنَّهُ أَرْضَعَتْهُ ثُوَيْبَةُ مَوْلَاةُ أَبِي لَهَبٍ بِلَبَنِ ابْنِهَا مَسْرُوحٍ أَيَّاماً وَ تُوُفِّيَتْ مُسْلِمَةً سَنَةَ سَبْعٍ مِنَ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ مَاتَ ابْنُهَا قَبْلَهَا

‘Manaqib’ o Bin Shehr Ashoub, ‘Kitab Al Arous’ and ‘Tareekh’ o Al-Tabari –

‘The Prophet^-saww was nursed for a few days by Suweyba, the freedwoman of Abu Lahab^-la, with the milk of her son Masruh. She died as a Muslim in the seventh year after the Hijrah, and her son had died before her.

ثُمَّ أَرْضَعَتْهُ حَلِيمَةُ السَّعْدِيَّةُ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ وَ كَانَتْ أَرْضَعَتْ قَبْلَهُ حَمْزَةَ وَ بَعْدَهُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ الْمَخْزُومِيَّ

After that, he^-saww was nursed by Halimah Al Sadiya, and he^-saww remained with her people for five years. Before nursing him^-saww, she had nursed Hamza^-ra Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as, and after him^-ra she nursed Abu Salamah Al Makhzumi.

وَ خَرَجَ مَعَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي تِجَارَتِهِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ تِسْعِ سِنِينَ وَ يُقَالُ ابْنُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً

He^-saww accompanied Abu Talib Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as on one of his^-as trading journeys when he^-saww was nine years old. It is also said that he^-saww was twelve years old.

وَ خَرَجَ إِلَى الشَّامِ فِي تِجَارَةٍ لِخَدِيجَةَ وَ لَهُ خَمْسٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً

And he^-saww went out to Syria regarding trading or Khadeeja^-as, and there were twenty^–five years for him^-saww. [43]

7^– كا، الكافي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ قُرَيْشاً فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ هَدَمُوا الْبَيْتَ فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوا بِنَاءَهُ حِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَهُ وَ أُلْقِيَ فِي رُوعِهِمْ‏ حَتَّى قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ لَيَأْتِي كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ بِأَطْيَبِ مَالِهِ وَ لَا تَأْتُوا بِمَالٍ اكْتَسَبْتُمُوهُ مِنْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ أَوْ حَرَامٍ فَفَعَلُوا فَخُلِّيَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ بِنَائِهِ

‘Al Kafi’^– Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Numan, from Saeed Bin Abdullah Al A’raj,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘The Quraysh had demolished the House (Kabah) during the Pre-Islamic period. When they intended to build it, there was an impediment between them and it, and the awe (fear) was prevalent among them to the extent that a speaker from them said, ‘Let each man from you come with the best of his wealth, and he should not come with wealth he has earned from cutting^–off of relationships or prohibited means’. They did it, and there was a loosening between them and building it.

فَبَنَوْهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَوْا إِلَى مَوْضِعِ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ فَتَشَاجَرُوا فِيهِمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَضَعُ الْحَجَرَ الْأَسْوَدَ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ شَرٌّ فَحَكَّمُوا أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

They built it to the extent that they ended up to the place of the Black Stone. They quarrelled with regards to it, which of them should be placing the Black Stone in its place, to the extent that evil almost occurred between them. They decided that it would be the first one to enter from the door of the Masjid. Rasool-Allah^-saww entered.

فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُمْ أَمَرَ بِثَوْبٍ فَبَسَطَ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ الْحَجَرَ فِي وَسَطِهِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَتِ الْقَبَائِلُ بِجَوَانِبِ الثَّوْبِ فَرَفَعُوهُ ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَهُ ص فَوَضَعَهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ فَخَصَّهُ اللَّهُ بِهِ‏

When they came to him^-saww, he^-as ordered them with a cloth which he^-saww spread out, then placed the Stone in its middle, then the tribes grabbed with the sides of the cloth, so they raised it. Then he^-saww took it, so he^-saww placed it in its place. Thus, Allah^-azwj Specialised him^-saww with it’’.[44]

8^– كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ غَيْرُهُ بِأَسَانِيدَ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ رَفَعُوهُ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا هَدَمَتْ قُرَيْشٌ‏ الْكَعْبَةَ لِأَنَّ السَّيْلَ كَانَ يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ أَعْلَى مَكَّةَ فَيَدْخُلُهَا فَانْصَدَعَتْ وَ سُرِقَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَةِ غَزَالٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ رِجْلَاهُ جَوْهَرٌ وَ كَانَ حَائِطُهَا قَصِيراً وَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ مَبْعَثِ النَّبِيِّ ص بِثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً فَأَرَادَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَنْ يَهْدِمُوا الْكَعْبَةَ وَ يَبْنُوهَا وَ يَزِيدُوا فِي عَرْصَتِهَا ثُمَّ أَشْفَقُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ خَافُوا إِنْ وَضَعُوا فِيهَا الْمَعَاوِلَ أَنْ تَنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ عُقُوبَةٌ

‘Al Kafi’^– Ali Bin Ibrahim, and someone else, by different chains, raising it, said,

‘But rather, the Quraysh demolished the Kabah because the torrents used to come to them from the high grounds of Makkah, and it would enter it, so it would crack it; and a gazelle made of gold and its legs of jewels was stolen from the Kabah, and its walls were short, and that was before the Sending of the Prophet^-saww by thirty years. The Quraysh intended to demolish the Kabah and re^–build it, and increase in its floor area. Then they refrained from that and feared that if they were to place the digging tools in it, the Punishment might descend upon them.

فَقَالَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ دَعُونِي أَبْدَأْ فَإِنْ كَانَ لِلَّهِ رِضًى لَمْ يُصِبْنِي شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ كَفَفْتُ‏ فَصَعِدَ عَلَى الْكَعْبَةِ وَ حَرَّكَ مِنْهَا حَجَراً فَخَرَجَتْ عَلَيْهِ حَيَّةٌ وَ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ذَلِكَ بَكَوْا وَ تَضَرَّعُوا وَ قَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا لَا نُرِيدُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاحَ فَغَابَتْ عَنْهُمُ الْحَيَّةُ فَهَدَمُوهُ وَ نَحَّوْا حِجَارَتَهُ حَوْلَهُ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا الْقَوَاعِدَ الَّتِي وَضَعَهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع

Waleed Bin Al-Mugheira said, ‘Leave me to begin, so if there was Pleasure of Allah^-azwj, nothing would hit me, and if it was other than that, we shall refrain’. He ascended upon the Kabah and moved a stone from it, and a snake appeared to him, and the sun was eclipsed. When they saw that, they wailed and supplicated, and said, ‘O Allah^-azwj We are not intending except for the repairing!’ The snaked disappeared from them, and they demolished it, and placed the stones around it until they reached the foundations which (Prophet) Ibrahim^-as had placed.

فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَزِيدُوا فِي عَرْصَتِهِ وَ حَرَّكُوا الْقَوَاعِدَ الَّتِي وَضَعَهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع أَصَابَتْهُمْ زَلْزَلَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ وَ ظُلْمَةٌ فَكَفُّوا عَنْهُ وَ كَانَ بُنْيَانُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع الطُّولُ ثَلَاثُونَ ذِرَاعاً وَ الْعَرْضُ اثْنَانِ وَ عِشْرُونَ ذِرَاعاً وَ السَّمْكُ‏ تِسْعَةُ أَذْرُعٍ فَقَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ نَزِيدُ فِي سَمْكِهَا فَبَنَوْهَا فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْبِنَاءُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ تَشَاجَرَتْ قُرَيْشٌ فِي وَضْعِهِ قَالَ‏ كُلُّ قَبِيلَةٍ نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِهِ وَ نَحْنُ نَضَعُهُ

When they intended that they increase in its floor area and moved the foundation which (Prophet) Ibrahim^-as had placed it, an intense tremor hit them, and there was darkness. They refrained from it. And the building of Ibrahim^-as was of the length of thirty cubits, and the width was of twenty-two cubits, and the ceiling was at nine cubits. The Quraysh said, ‘We should increase in its ceiling’. They build it. When the construction reached up to the place of the Black Stone, the Quraysh quarrelled with regards to placing it and every tribe said, ‘We are the highest with it. We should be placing it’.

فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ بَيْنَهُمْ تَرَاضَوْا بِقَضَاءِ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ بَابِ بَنِي شَيْبَةَ فَطَلَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا هَذَا الْأَمِينُ قَدْ جَاءَ فَحَكَّمُوهُ فَبَسَطَ رِدَاءَهُ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ كِسَاءٌ طَارُونِيٌّ كَانَ لَهُ

When (the quarrelling) became a lot among them, they agreed with fulfilling it by the one who entered from the door of the Clan of Shayba (of the Masjid). Rasool-Allah^-saww emerged, and they said, ‘This is the trustworthy one who has come’. They made him^-as the judge, and he^-saww spread his^-saww cloak’, and one of them said, ‘This is a Taraouniyuun (a type of clothing) cloak which was his^-saww’.

وَ وَضَعَ الْحَجَرَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَأْتِي مِنْ كُلِّ رَبْعٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ رَجُلٌ فَكَانُوا عُتْبَةَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ مِنْ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ وَ الْأَسْوَدَ بْنَ الْمُطَّلِبِ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى وَ أبو [أَبَا] حُذَيْفَةَ بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ وَ قَيْسَ بْنَ عَدِيٍّ مِنْ بَنِي سَهْمٍ فَرَفَعُوهُ وَ وَضَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص فِي مَوْضِعِهِ

And he^-saww placed the Stone in it, then said: ‘There should come a man from every group of Quraysh’. It was Utba Bin Rabi’e from the Clan of Abd Al-Shams, and Al-Aswad Bin Al-Muttalib from the Clan of Asad Bin Abdul Uzza, and Abu Huzeyfa Bin Al-Mugheira from the Clan of Makhzoum, and Qays Bin Adayy from the Clan of Sahm. They raised it, and the Prophet^-saww placed it in its place’.

وَ قَدْ كَانَ بَعَثَ مَلِكُ الرُّومِ بِسَفِينَةٍ فِيهَا سُقُوفٌ وَ آلَاتٌ وَ خُشُبٌ وَ قَوْمٌ مِنَ الْفَعَلَةِ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ لِيُبْنَى لَهُ‏ هُنَاكَ بِيعَةً فَطَرَحَتْهَا الرِّيحُ إِلَى سَاحِلِ الشَّرِيعَةِ فَبُطِحَتْ فَبَلَغَ قُرَيْشاً خَبَرُهَا فَخَرَجُوا إِلَى السَّاحِلِ فَوَجَدُوا مَا يَصْلُحُ لِلْكَعْبَةِ مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَ زِينَةٍ وَ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَابْتَاعُوهُ وَ صَارُوا بِهِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَوَافَقَ ذَلِكَ ذَرْعُ الْخَشَبِ الْبِنَاءَ مَا خَلَا الْحَجَرَ فَلَمَّا بَنَوْهَا كَسَوْهَا الْوَصَائِلَ‏ وَ هِيَ الْأَرْدِيَةُ

And a king of Roman had sent a ship wherein were tools, and roofing, and wood, and a group of builders, to Ethiopia in order to build a synagogue for him over there. The wind cast it to the coast grounded. The news of it reached the Quraysh, and they went out to the coast. They found what was correct for the Kabah, from the wood, and decorations, and other than that. They bought these and went with it to Makkah. That material was compatible with the construction except for the Stone. When they built it, they clothed it with Al-Wasaaid, and these were the fabrics’’.[45]

9^– كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سِرْحَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص سَاهَمَ قُرَيْشاً فِي بِنَاءِ الْبَيْتِ فَصَارَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِنْ بَابِ الْكَعْبَةِ إِلَى النِّصْفِ مَا بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ الْيَمَانِيِّ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ

‘Al Kafi’^– Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Dawood Bin Sirhan,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww was shared with the Quraysh in building the House (Kabah). So there came to be for Rasool-Allah^-saww, from the door of the Kabah up to the middle of what is between the Al-Yamany corner to the Black Stone’.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى كَانَ لِبَنِي هَاشِمٍ مِنَ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ إِلَى الرُّكْنِ الشَّامِيِ‏

And in another report, ‘It was for the Clan of Hashim^-asws, from the Black Stone up to the Syrian corner’’.[46]

10^– كا، الكافي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‏ لَا تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا وَ لَا عَلَى خَالَتِهَا وَ لَا عَلَى أُخْتِهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Bin Mahboub, from Bin Raib, from Abu Ubeyda who said,

‘I heard Abu Abdullah^-asws saying: ‘Do not marry the woman (as an additional wife) upon her paternal aunt nor upon her maternal aunt from the breastfeeding’.

وَ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع ذَكَرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ابْنَةَ حَمْزَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ عَمُّهُ حَمْزَةُ ع قَدْ رَضَعَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ

And he^-asws said: ‘Ali^-asws mentioned to Rasool-Allah^-saww a daughter of Hamza^-as. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘But don’t you^-asws know that she is a daughter of my^-saww brother from the breastfeeding’. And Rasool-Allah^-saww and his^-saww uncle Hamza^-as had both been breastfed from a woman’’.[47]

11^– كا، الكافي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُعَلَّى عَنْ أَخِيهِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ دُرُسْتَ بْنِ أَبِي مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص مَكَثَ أَيَّاماً لَيْسَ لَهُ لَبَنٌ فَأَلْقَاهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ عَلَى ثَدْيِ نَفْسِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ لَبَناً فَرَضَعَ مِنْهُ أَيَّاماً حَتَّى وَقَعَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ عَلَى حَلِيمَةَ السَّعْدِيَّةِ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهَا

Al Kafi’^– Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Sa’ad Bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Saqafy, from Ali Bin Al Moala, from his brother Muhammad, from Dorost bin Abu Mansour, from Ali Bin Abu hamza, from Abu Baseer,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘When the Prophet^-saww was born, he^-saww remained for days, there wasn’t any milk for him^-saww. Abu Talib^-asws cast him^-saww upon his^-as own breast and Allah^-azwj Sent down milk in it, and he^-saww breastfed from him^-as for days until Abu Talib^-asws came to Haleema Al Sa’diya and handed him^-saww over to her’’.[48]

12^– د، العدد القوية قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ السَّعْدِيَّةُ كَانَتْ فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ شَجَرَةٌ يَابِسَةٌ مَا حَمَلَتْ قَطُّ فَنَزَلْنَا يَوْماً عِنْدَهَا وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي حَجْرِي فَمَا قُمْتُ حَتَّى اخْضَرَّتْ وَ أَثْمَرَتْ بِبَرَكَةٍ مِنْهُ وَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي جَلَسْتُ مَوْضِعاً قَطُّ إِلَّا كَانَ لَهُ أَثَرٌ إِمَّا نَبَاتٌ وَ إِمَّا خِصْبٌ

‘Al Adad Al-Qawiya’ –

Haleema Al-Sadiya said, ‘There was a dry tree among the people of clan of Sa’d that had never borne fruit. One day, we stopped near it while Rasool-Allah^-saww was in my lap. I had not arisen until the tree became green and produced fruit, by a blessing that came through him^-saww. I do not remember ever sitting in a place except that it left an effect there, either by bringing forth vegetation or by increasing its fertility.

وَ لَقَدْ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ مِسْكِينٍ وَ كَانَتْ سَيِّئَةَ الْحَالِ فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَأَدْخَلَتْهُ مَنْزِلَهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ أَخْصَبَتْ وَ حَسُنَ حَالُهَا فَكَانَتْ تَجِي‏ءُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَتُقَبِّلُ رَأْسَهُ

I once entered to see a woman from clan of Sa’d named Umm Miskin. She was in a poor and difficult condition. She carried him^-saww and brought him^-saww into her home, and suddenly her circumstances improved and her situation became prosperous. After that, she would come every day and kiss his^-saww head’.

قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مَا نَظَرْتُ فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ نَائِمٌ إِلَّا وَ رَأَيْتُ عَيْنَيْهِ مَفْتُوحَتَيْنِ كَأَنَّهُ يَضْحَكُ وَ كَانَ لَا يُصِيبُهُ حَرٌّ وَ لَا بَرْدٌ

Haleema said, ‘I never looked at the face of Rasool-Allah^-saww while he^-saww was asleep except that I saw his^-saww eyes open, as if he^-saww were smiling. He^-saww was never affected by heat or cold’.

قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مَا تَمَنَّيْتُ شَيْئاً قَطُّ فِي مَنْزِلِي إِلَّا أُعْطِيتُهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ وَ لَقَدْ أَخَذَ ذِئْبٌ عُنَيْزَةً لِي فَتَدَاخَلَنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ حُزْنٌ شَدِيدٌ فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص رَافِعاً رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَمَا شَعَرْتُ إِلَّا وَ الذِّئْبُ وَ الْعُنَيْزَةُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ قَدْ رَدَّهَا عَلَيَّ مَا عَقَرَ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً

Haleema said, ‘I never wished for anything in my home except that it would be granted to me by the following day. Once, a wolf took one of my young goats, and I was overcome with great sadness because of it. I saw the Prophet^-saww raise his^-saww head toward the sky. Then, before I knew it, the wolf had returned the goat to me while carrying it on its back, and it had not injured it at all.

قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مَا أَخْرَجْتُهُ قَطُّ فِي شَمْسٍ إِلَّا وَ سَحَابَةٌ تُظِلُّهُ وَ لَا فِي مَطَرٍ إِلَّا وَ سَحَابَةٌ تَكُنُّهُ‏ مِنَ الْمَطَرِ

Haleema said, ‘I never took him^-saww out into the sun except that a cloud shaded him^-saww, and I never took him^-saww out in the rain except that a cloud protected him from the rain’.

قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ فَمَا زَالَ مِنْ خَيْمَتِي نُورٌ مَمْدُودٌ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ لَقَدْ كَانَ النَّاسُ يُصِيبُهُمُ الْحَرُّ وَ الْبَرْدُ فَمَا أَصَابَنِي حَرٌّ وَ لَا بَرْدٌ مُنْذُ كَانَ عِنْدِي

Haleema said, ‘There always remained a continuous light extending from my tent between the skies and the earth. People would suffer from heat and cold, but from the time he^-saww was with me, I never experienced neither heat nor cold.

وَ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ يَوْماً أَنْ أَغْسِلَ رَأْسَهُ فَجِئْتُهُ وَ قَدْ غُسِلَ رَأْسُهُ وَ دُهِّنَ وَ طُيِّبَ وَ مَا غَسَلْتُ لَهُ ثَوْباً قَطُّ وَ كُلَّمَا هَمَمْتُ بِغَسْلِ ثَوْبِهِ سُبِقْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَوَجَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْباً غَيْرَهُ جَدِيداً

One day, I intended to wash his^-saww head. When I came to him^-saww, I found that his^-saww head had already been washed, his^-saww hair had been oiled, and he^-saww had been perfumed. I never washed a garment of his^-saww. Whenever I intended to wash his^-saww clothes, I would be preceded in doing so, and I would find that he^-saww was already wearing another new garment.

قَالَتْ مَا كُنْتُ أُخْرِجُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ثَدْيِي إِلَّا وَ سَمِعْتُ لَهُ نَغْمَةً وَ لَا شَرِبَ قَطُّ إِلَّا وَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَنْطِقُ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ فَتَعَجَّبْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى إِذَا نَطَقَ وَ عَقَدَ كَانَ يَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ إِذَا أَكَلَ وَ فِي آخِرِ مَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ وَ شُرْبِهِ يَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ

She said, ‘Whenever I offered Muhammad^-saww my feed, I heard a sound from him^-saww, and he^-saww never drank except that I heard him^-saww utter something, which amazed me. Then, when he^-saww began to speak clearly and had reached the age of understanding, he^-saww was saying: ‘In the Name of Allah^-azwj Lord^-azwj of Muhammad^-saww’; and in the end of being free from his^-saww eating and drinking, he^-saww said: ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj, Lord^-azwj of Muhammad^-saww’’.[49]

13 يل، الفضائل لابن شاذان قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيِ‏ فَلَمَّا أَتَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ مَاتَتْ أُمُّهُ آمِنَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَبَقِيَ ص بِلَا أَبٍ وَ لَا أُمٍّ وَ هُوَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ فَبَقِيَ يَتِيماً فِي حَجْرِ جَدِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ

‘Al Fazai’ of Bin Shazan –

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When four months had come upon Rasool-Allah^-saww, his^-saww mother^-as passed away, so he^-saww remained without a father and not mother while he^-saww was a boy four months old. He^-saww remained in the lap of his^-saww grandfather Abdul Muttalib^-as.

فَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ‏ مَوْتُ آمِنَةَ لِيُتْمِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَ لَمْ يَشْرَبْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَبَعَثَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِلَى بِنْتَيْهِ عَاتِكَةَ وَ صَفِيَّةَ وَ قَالَ لَهُمَا خُذَا مُحَمَّداً ص‏ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص لَا يَزْدَادُ إِلَّا بُكَاءً وَ لَا يَسْكُنُ وَ كَانَتْ عَاتِكَةُ تُلْعِقُهُ‏ عَسَلًا صَافِياً مَعَ الثَّرِيدِ وَ هُوَ لَا يَزْدَادُ إِلَّا تَمَادِياً فِي الْبُكَاءِ

The expiry of Aamina^-as was severe upon him^-as due to the orphan Muhammad^-saww, and he^-as did not eat and did not drink for three days. Abdul Muttalib^-as sent for his^-as daughters Aatika and Safiyya and said to them: ‘Take Muhammad^-saww!’, and the Prophet^-saww did not increae except in crying and would not calm down. Aatika fed him^-saww licks of clear honey with Sareed, and he^-saww did not increae except persistence in the crying’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَضَجِرَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ‏ فَقَالَ لِعَاتِكَةَ فَلَعَلَّهُ يَقْبَلُ ثَدْيَ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ وَ يُرْضِعْنَ وَلَدِي وَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنِي

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Abdul Muttalib^-as was distressed and said to Aatika: ‘Perhaps he^-saww will accept the feed of one of them, and my^-as son and delight of my^-as eyes would be fed!’

فَبَعَثَتْ عَاتِكَةُ بِالْجَوَارِي وَ الْعَبِيدِ نَحْوَ نِسَاءِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ دَعَتْهُنَّ إِلَى رَضَاعِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَجِئْنَ إِلَى عَاتِكَةَ وَ اجْتَمَعْنَ عِنْدَهَا فِي أَرْبَعِمِائَةٍ وَ سِتِّينَ جَارِيَةً مِنْ بَنَاتِ صَنَادِيدِ قُرَيْشٍ‏

Aatikah then sent her servant girls and servants to the women of the clan of Hashim^-as and Qureysh, inviting them to nurse the Prophet^-saww. They came to Aatikah, and four hundred and sixty young women, the daughters of the leading men of Quraysh, gathered before her.

فَتَقَدَّمَتْ كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ وَ وَضَعْنَ ثَدْيَهُنَّ فِي فَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَمَا قَبِلَ مِنْهُنَّ أَحَداً وَ بَقِينَ مُتَحَيِّرَاتٍ وَ كَانَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ جَالِساً فَأَمَرَ بِإِخْرَاجِهِنَّ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص لَا يَزْدَادُ إِلَّا بُكَاءً وَ حُزْناً

Each one stepped forward and offered her feed to Rasool-Allah^-saww, but he^-saww did not accept any of them. They remained bewildered. Abdul Muttalib^-as was sitting there, and he^-as ordered that they be dismissed. The Prophet^-saww only continued to cry and grieve.

فَخَرَجَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ مَهْمُوماً وَ قَعَدَ عِنْدَ سِتَارَةِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ رَأْسُهُ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ امْرَأَةٌ ثَكْلَاءُ

Deeply troubled, Abdul Muttalib^-as went out and sat beside the covering of the Kabah, with his^-as head between his^-as knees, like a bereaved mother overwhelmed with sorrow.

وَ إِذَا بِعَقِيلِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ وَ هُوَ شَيْخُ قُرَيْشٍ وَ أَسَنُّهُمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ مَغْمُوماً قَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مَغْمُوماً

Then Aqil Bin Abu Waqqas, who was one of the elders of Qureysh and the oldest among them, approached. When he saw Abdul Muttalib^-as gloomy, said to him^-as, ‘O Abu Al Haris! What is the matter I see you^-as sad?’

قَالَ يَا سَيِّدَ قُرَيْشٍ إِنَّ نَافِلَتِي يَبْكِي وَ لَا يَسْكُنُ شَوْقاً إِلَى اللَّبَنِ مِنْ حِينَ مَاتَتْ أُمُّهُ وَ أَنَا لَا أَتَهَنَّأُ بِطَعَامٍ وَ لَا شَرَابٍ‏ وَ عَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ نِسَاءَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ ثَدْيَ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَ‏ فَتَحَيَّرْتُ وَ انْقَطَعَتْ حِيلَتِي

He^-as said: ‘O chief of Qureysh! My^-as grandson continues to weep and cannot be consoled. Since his^-saww mother died, he^-saww has longed for milk. I^-as can no longer enjoy food or drink. I^-as presented to him(s.a.w.) the women of Quraysh and the clan of Hashim^-as, but he^-saww would not accept the feed of any of them. I^-as have become bewildered, and every means available to me^-as has been cut off’.

فَقَالَ عَقِيلٌ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ فِي أَرْبَعَةٍ وَ أَرْبَعِينَ صِنْدِيداً مِنْ صَنَادِيدِ الْعَرَبِ امْرَأَةً عَاقِلَةً هِيَ أَفْصَحُ لِسَاناً وَ أَصْبَحُ وَجْهاً وَ أَرْفَعُ‏ حَسَباً وَ نَسَباً وَ هِيَ حَلِيمَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُخْنَةَ بْنِ نَاصِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرِ بْنِ زَهْرِ بْنِ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ غَيْلَانَ‏ بْنِ مُضَرَ بْنِ نِزَارِ بْنِ مَعَدِّ بْنِ عَدْنَانَ بْنِ أكدد [أُدَدَ] بْنِ يشخب [يَشْجُبَ‏] بْنِ يَعْرُبَ بْنِ نَبْتِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ الرَّحْمَنِ‏

Aqil replied, ‘O Abu Al Haris! I know of a woman among the noble families of the Arabs. She is intelligent, the most eloquent in speech, the most radiant in appearance, and of the highest lineage and ancestry. She is Haleema, daughter of Abu Zuayb, Abdullah Bin Al Haris Bin Sukhnah Bin Nasir Bin Sa’d Bin Bakr Bin Zahr Bin Mansur Bin Ikrimah Bin Qays Bin Ghaylan Bin Mudar Bin Nizar Bin Ma’add Bin Adnan Bin Udad Bin Yashjub Bin Ya’rub Bin Nabt Bin Ismai^-as, the son of Ibrahim^-as Friend of the Beneficent’.

فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ يَا سَيِّدَ قُرَيْشٍ لَقَدْ نَبَّهْتَنِي لِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ وَ فَرَّجْتَ عَنِّي

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘O chief of Qureysh, you have reminded me of something of great importance and relieved me^-as of my^-as distress.

ثُمَّ دَعَا عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ بِغُلَامٍ اسْمُهُ شَمَرْدَلٌ وَ قَالَ لَهُ قُمْ يَا غُلَامُ وَ ارْكَبْ نَاقَتَكَ وَ اخْرُجْ نَحْوَ حَيِّ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ وَ ادْعُ لِي أَبَا ذُؤَيْبٍ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الْعَدَوِيَّ

Then Abdul Muttalib^-as summoned a servant whose name was Shamardal and said to him: ‘Arise O boy and ride your she^–camel and go out toward the tribe of the clan of Sa’ad Bin Bakr and call Ab Zeyb Abdllah Bin Al Haris Al Adawy to me^-as’.

فَذَهَبَ الْغُلَامُ وَ اسْتَوَى عَلَى ظَهْرِ نَاقَتِهِ وَ كَانَ حَيُّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ مِنْ مَكَّةَ عَلَى ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ مِيلًا فِي طَرِيقِ جُدَّةَ

The servant went and sat eveny pon the back of his she^–camel, and the trib of the clan of Sa’ad was eighteen miles from Makkah in the main road’.

قَالَ فَذَهَبَ الْغُلَامُ نَحْوَ حَيِّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَلَحِقَ بِهِمْ وَ إِذَا خَيْمَتُهُمْ مِنْ مِسْحٍ‏ وَ خُوصٍ وَ كَذَلِكَ خِيَمُ الْأَعْرَابِ وَ الْبَوَادِي فَدَخَلَ شَمَرْدَلٌ الْحَيَّ وَ سَأَلَ عَنْ خَيْمَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ فَأَعْطَوْهُ الْأَثَرَ

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘The servant went toward the tribe of the clan of Sa’ad. He got to them and their encampments were were made of coarse woolen cloth and palm leaves, as were the tents of the desert Arabs and the Bedouins. Shamardal enteed the tribe and asked about the tent of Abdullah Bin Al Haris. They tracked him to it.

فَذَهَبَ شَمَرْدَلٌ إِلَى الْخَيْمَةِ فَإِذَا بِخَيْمَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ وَ إِذَا عَلَى بَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ غُلَامٌ أَسْوَدُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ شَمَرْدَلٌ فِي الدُّخُولِ‏ فَدَخَلَ الْغُلَامُ وَ قَالَ أَنْعِمْ صَبَاحاً يَا أَبَا ذُؤَيْبٍ

Shamardal went to the tent and behold it was a large tent, and there was a black servant at the entrance of the tent. Shamardal sought permission to tent. The servant entered. He (Shamardal) said, ‘Good morning O Abu Zuweyb!’’

قَالَ فَحَيَّاهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ قَالَ لَهُ مَا الْخَبَرُ يَا شَمَرْدَلُ

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘Abdullah greeted him and sid to him, ‘What is the news, O Shamardal?’

فَقَالَ اعْلَمْ يَا سَيِّدِي أَنَّ مَوْلَايَ أَبَا الْحَارِثِ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَدْ وَجَّهَنِي نَحْوَكَ وَ هُوَ يَدْعُوكَ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ يَا سَيِّدِي أَنْ تُجِيبَهُ فَافْعَلْ

He said, ‘Know my chief, that my master Abu Al Haris Abdul Muttalib^-as has sent me toward you and he is calling you. If you view fit, O my chief, to go to him^-saww, then do so’.

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ السَّمْعَ وَ الطَّاعَةَ وَ قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ وَ دَعَا بِمِفْتَاحِ الْخِزَانَةِ فَأُعْطِيَ الْمِفْتَاحَ فَفَتَحَ بَابَ الْخِزَانَةِ وَ أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا جَوْشَنَهُ فَأَفْرَغَهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَ أَخْرَجَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دِرْعاً فَاضِلًا فَأَفْرَغَهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَوْقَ جَوْشَنِهِ وَ اسْتَخْرَجَ بَيْضَةً عَادِيَةً فَقَلَّبَهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَ تَقَلَّدَ بِسَيْفَيْنِ وَ اعْتَقَلَ رُمْحاً وَ دَعَا بِنَجِيبٍ فَرَكِبَهُ وَ جَاءَ نَحْوَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ

Abdullah said, ‘The listening and the obedience’ – and Abdullah stood up immediately and called for the key of the treasures. He was given the key. He opened the door of the treasure and extracted an armour and placed it upon himself, and after that he extracted a sturdy helmet and put it upon himself above his armour. He girded himself with two swords, took up a spear, called for a noble riding camel, mounted it, and rode toward Abdul Muttalib^-as.

فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ تَقَدَّمَ شَمَرْدَلٌ وَ أَخْبَرَ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ‏ وَ كَانَ جَالِساً مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ مَكَّةَ مِثْلِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ وَ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ وَ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَلَمَّا رَأَى عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ قَامَ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ وَ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ وَ عَانَقَهُ وَ صَافَحَهُ وَ أَقْعَدَهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ وَ أَلْزَقَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ بِرُكْبَتَيْهِ وَ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ حَتَّى اسْتَرَاحَ

When he entered, Shamardal proceeded and informed Abdul Muttalib^-as, and he^-as was seated with the chies of Makkah like utba Bin Rabie, and Al waleed Bni Utba, and Uqba Bin Abu Mueet, and a group of Qureysh. When Abdul Muttali^-as saw Abdullah, he^-saww stood upon his^-as feet and received him and hugged him and shook his hand and seated him to his^-as side, and adhered his^-as knee with his knee and did not talk until he had rested.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ يَا أَبَا ذُؤَيْبٍ أَ تَدْرِي بِمَا دَعَوْتُكَ

Then Abdul Muttalib^-as said to him: ‘O Abu Zuweyb! Do you know what I^-as have called you for?’

قَالَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَ سَيِّدَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ رَئِيسَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَتَّى تَقُولَ فَأَسْمَعَ مِنْكَ وَ أَعْمَلَ بِأَحْسَنِهِ

He said, ‘O my chief and chie of Qureysh and chief of the clan of Hashim^-as, not until you^-as say it so I can hear it from you^-as and work with its best!’

قَالَ اعْلَمْ يَا أَبَا ذُؤَيْبٍ أَنَّ نَافِلَتِي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَاتَ أَبُوهُ وَ لَمْ يَبِنْ عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُهُ ثُمَّ مَاتَتْ أُمُّهُ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَ هُوَ لَا يَسْكُنُ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ عَيْمَةً إِلَى اللَّبَنِ وَ قَدْ أَحْضَرْتُ عِنْدَهُ‏ أَرْبَعَمِائَةٍ وَ سِتِّينَ جَارِيَةً مِنْ أَشْرَفِ‏ وَ أَجَلِّ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ مِنْ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ لَبَناً

He^-as said: ‘Know, O Abu Zuweyb! My^-as grandson Muhammad^-saww son of Abdullah^-as, his^-saww father^-as passed away and his^-as impact wasn’t upon him^-saww. Then his^-saww mother^-as passed away when he^-saww was four months old and he was not calming down from the crying longing for the milk, and I have presented to him^-saww four hundred and sixty slave girls from the nobles and most majestic of the clan of Hashim, but he^-saww did not accept milk from anyone of them.

وَ الْآنَ سَمِعْنَا أَنَّ لَكَ بِنْتاً ذَاتَ لَبَنٍ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تُنْفِذَهَا لِتُرْضِعَ وَلَدِي مُحَمَّداً فَإِنْ قَبِلَ لَبَنَهَا فَقَدْ جَاءَتْكَ الدُّنْيَا بِأَسْرِهَا وَ عَلَيَّ غِنَاكَ وَ غِنَى أَهْلِكَ وَ عَشِيرَتِكَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ تَرَى مِمَّا رَأَيْتَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ غَيْرِهَا فَافْعَلْ

And now we have heard there is a daughter with milk. If you see fit, send her so that she may nurse my^-as son Muhammad^-saww. If he^-saww accepts her milk, then the whole world has come to you, and I^-as will provide wealth for you, your family, and your clan, and if it was other than that, you can see from whatever women you can see other than her, then do so’.

فَفَرِحَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَرَحاً شَدِيداً ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ إِنَّ لِي بِنْتَيْنِ فَأَيَّتَهُمَا تُرِيدُ

Abdullah rejoiced with great joy, then said, ‘O Abu Al Haris! I have two daughters. Which of them do you want?’

قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ أُرِيدُ أَكْمَلَهُمَا عَقْلًا وَ أَكْثَرَهُمَا لَبَناً وَ أَصْوَنَهُمَا عِرْضاً

Abdul Muttalib^-as sad: ‘I want the one who is the most intelligent, has the most abundant milk, and is the most protective of her honour’.

فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ هَاتِيكَ حَلِيمَةُ لَمْ تَكُنْ كَأَخَوَاتِهَا بَلْ خَلَقَهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَكْمَلَ عَقْلًا وَ أَتَمَّ فَهْماً وَ أَفْصَحَ لِسَاناً وَ أَثَجَّ لَبَناً وَ أَصْدَقَ لَهْجَةً وَ أَرْحَمَ قَلْباً مِنْهُنَّ جُمَعَ

Abdullah^-as said, ‘That is Haleema. She is not like her sisters. Rather, Allah (s. w.t.) the Exalted Created her with the greatest intelligence, the fullest understanding, the most eloquent tongue, the most abundant milk, the most truthful speech, and the most compassionate heart among them all’’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنِّي وَ رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ مَا أُرِيدُ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ

Al-Waqidi said, ‘Then Abdul Muttalib^-as said, ‘By the Lord of the sky! I don’t want except that one’.

فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ السَّمْعَ وَ الطَّاعَةَ

Abdullah said, ‘I hear and obey!’

فَقَامَ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ وَ اسْتَوَى عَلَى مَتْنِ جَوَادِهِ وَ أَخَذَ نَحْوَ بَنِي سَعْدٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَضَافَهُ فَلَمَّا أَنْ وَصَلَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ دَخَلَ عَلَى ابْنَتِهِ حَلِيمَةَ وَ قَالَ لَهَا أَبْشِرِي فَقَدْ جَاءَتْكِ الدُّنْيَا بِأَسْرِهَا

He immediately rose, mounted his horse, and set out toward the clan of Sa’d after he^-as had hosted hm as a guest. When he reached his home, he entered to see his daughter Haleema and said to her, ‘Rejoice, for the whole world has come to you its quickness!’

فَقَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مَا الْخَبَرُ

Haleema said, ‘What is the news?’

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ اعْلَمِي أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ رَئِيسَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ سَيِّدَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ سَأَلَنِي إِنْفَاذَكِ إِلَيْهِ لِتُرْضِعِي وَلَدَهُ وَ تُبَشِّرِي بِالْعَطَاءِ الْجَزِيلِ

Abdullah^-as said: ‘Know that Abdul Muttalib^-as head o Qureysh and chief of the clan of Hashim^-as has asked me to send you to him^-as for feeding his^-as son^-as, and he will reward immensely!’

فَفَرِحَتْ حَلِيمَةُ بِذَلِكَ وَ قَامَتْ مِنْ وَقْتِهَا وَ سَاعَتِهَا وَ اغْتَسَلَتْ وَ تَطَيَّبَتْ وَ تَبَخَّرَتْ وَ فَرَغَتْ مِنْ زِينَتِهَا فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ نِصْفُهُ قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ زَيَّنَ نَاقَتَهُ فَرَكِبَتْ عَلَيْهَا حَلِيمَةُ وَ رَكِبَ‏ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَرَسَهُ وَ كَذَلِكَ زَوْجُهَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّعْدِيُّ وَ خَرَجُوا مِنْ دَارِهِمْ فِي دَاجٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ

Haleema rejoiced at this. She immediately rose, bathed herself, applied perfume, vapored herself with incense, and completed her adornment. When half the night had passed, Abdullah arose and prepared his she^–camel. Haleema mounted it, while Abdullah mounted his horse. Likewise, her husband, Bakr Bin Sa’ad Al Sa’adi, mounted his own mount, and they departed from their home in the darkness of the night.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا كَانُوا عَلَى بَابِ مَكَّةَ وَ دَخَلُوهَا وَ ذَهَبَتْ‏ إِلَى دَارِ عَاتِكَةَ وَ كَانَتْ تُلَاطِفُ مُحَمَّداً وَ تُلْعِقُهُ الْعَسَلَ وَ الزُّبْدَ الطَّرِيَّ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتِ الدَّارَ وَ سَمِعَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ بِمَجِيئِهَا جَاءَ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ وَ دَخَلَ الدَّارَ وَ وَقَفَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ حَلِيمَةَ

When it was morning they were at the gate of Makkah and she entered it and went to the house of Aatika, and she was caring or Muhammad^-saww and giving him^-saww morsels of honey and fresh butter. When she entered the house and Abdul Muttalib^-as heard of her arrival, he^-as came immediately and entered the house and stood in front of Haleema^-as.

فَفَتَحَتْ حَلِيمَةُ جَيْبَهَا وَ أَخْرَجَتْ ثَدْيَهَا الْأَيْسَرَ وَ أَخَذَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حَجْرِهَا وَ وَضَعَتْ ثَدْيَهَا فِي فَمِهِ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص تَرَكَ ثَدْيَهَا الْأَيْسَرَ وَ اضْطَرَبَ إِلَى ثَدْيِهَا الْأَيْمَنِ فَأَخَذَتْ حَلِيمَةُ ثَدْيَهَا الْأَيْمَنَ مِنْ يَدِ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ وَضَعَتْ ثَدْيَهَا الْأَيْسَرَ فِي فَمِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ ثَدْيَهَا الْأَيْمَنَ كَانَ جَهَاماً لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ لَبَنٌ وَ خَافَتْ حَلِيمَةُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص إِذَا مَصَّ الثَّدْيَ‏ وَ لَمْ يَجِدْ فِيهِ شَيْئاً لَا يَأْخُذُ بَعْدَهُ الْأَيْسَرَ فَيَأْمُرَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ بِإِخْرَاجِهَا مِنَ الدَّارِ

Haleema opened her blouse and brought out her left breast and held placed him^-saww in her lap, and offered him^-saww her breast. The Prophet^-saww neglected her left breast and turned toward her right breast instead. Haleema gently took the right breast away from him^-saww and put her left breast back into his^-saww mouth, because her right breast was dry and contained no milk. She feared that if the Prophet^-saww suckled from the right breast and found no milk in it, he^-saww would refuse to take the left breast afterward, and that Abdul Muttalib would then order her to be turned out of the house.

فَلَمَّا أَلَحَّتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص أَنْ يَأْخُذَ الْأَيْسَرَ وَ النَّبِيُّ يَمِيلُ إِلَى الْأَيْمَنِ فَصَاحَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَالَتْ يَا وَلَدِي مُصَّ الْأَيْمَنَ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ جَهَامٌ يَابِسٌ لَا شَيْ‏ءَ فِيهِ

When she kept insisting that the Prophet (s.a.w) take the left breast, while the Prophet (s.a.w) inclined toward the right, she called out to him (s.a.w) and said, ‘My son (s.a.w), suckle from the right breast so that you (s.a.w) may know that it is dry and barren, with nothing in it’.

قَالَ فَلَمَّا مَصَّ النَّبِيُّ الْأَيْمَنَ امْتَلَأَ فَانْفَتَحَ بِاللَّبَنِ حَتَّى مَلَأَ شِدْقَيْهِ‏ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ بِبَرَكَتِهِ

The narrator said: ‘When the Prophet^-saww suckled from the right breast, it became full and opened with milk until it filled both sides of his (s.a.w) mouth, by the Command of Allah^-azwj the Exalted, and through by His^-saww Blessing.

فَضَجَّتْ حَلِيمَةُ وَ قَالَتْ وَا عَجَبَاهْ مِنْكَ يَا وَلَدِي وَ حَقِّ رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ رَبَّيْتُ بِثَدْيِ الْأَيْسَرِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَلَداً وَ مَا ذَاقُوا مِنْ ثَدْيِيَ الْأَيْمَنِ شَيْئاً وَ الْآنَ قَدِ انْفَتَحَ بِبَرَكَتِكَ

Haleema cried out in amazement and said, ‘How astonishing you are, my son! By the Lord^-azwj of the sky! I have nursed twelve children from my left breast, and none of them ever tasted anything from my right breast. But now it has flowed with milk because of your^-saww blessing!’

وَ أَخْبَرَتْ بِذَلِكَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ فَأَمَرَهَا بِكِتْمَانِ ذَلِكَ

She then informed Abdullah of what had happened, and he instructed her to conceal that.

فَقَالَ‏ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ تَكُونِينَ عِنْدِي فَآمُرُ لَكِ بِإِفْرَاغِ قَصْرٍ بِجَنْبِ قَصْرِي وَ أُعْطِيكِ كُلَّ شَهْرٍ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ بِيضٍ وَ دَسْتَ ثِيَابٍ رُومِيَّةٍ وَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ عَشَرَةَ أَمْنَانِ خُبْزٍ حُوَّارَى وَ لَحْماً مَشْوِيّاً

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘Be in my^-as presence. I^-as shal order for my building to be freed for you and^-as shall give you a thousand silver Dirhams every month, and finest Roman garments, and every day ten loaves of finest white bread and grilled meat!’

قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَبُوهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ أَوْحَى لَهَا أَنْ لَا تُقِيمِي عِنْدَهُ قَالَتْ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ لَوْ جَعَلْتَ لِي مَالَ الدُّنْيَا مَا أَقَمْتُ عِنْدَكَ وَ لَا تَرَكْتُ الزَّوْجَ وَ الْأَوْلَادَ

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘When her father heard that, he inspired her not to stay with him^-as. She said, ‘O Abu Al Haris! Even if you were to make wealth of the world for me, I will not stay with you^-as, nor will I neglect my husband and children!’

قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَإِنْ كَانَ هَكَذَا فَأَدْفَعُ إِلَيْكَ مُحَمَّداً عَلَى شَرْطَيْنِ

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘If it was like that, I^-as will hand Muhammad^-saww over to you upon two conditions’.

قَالَتْ وَ مَا الشرطين [الشَّرْطَانِ‏]

She said, ‘And what are the two conditions?’

قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَنْ تُحْسِنِي إِلَيْهِ وَ تُنَوِّمِيهِ إِلَى جَنْبِكَ وَ تُدَثِّرِيهِ‏ بِيَمِينِكِ وَ تُوَسِّدِيهِ بِيَسَارِكِ وَ لَا تَنْبِذِيهِ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِكِ

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘That you treat him^-saww kindly, and you let him^-saww sleep beside you, and you cover him^-saww with your right side, and you support his^-saww head with your left arm, and you never cast him behind your back!’

قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ وَ حَقِّ رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ إِنِّي مُنْذُ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ نَظَرِي قَدْ ثَبَتَ حُبُّهُ فِي فُؤَادِي فَلَكَ السَّمْعُ وَ الطَّاعَةُ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ

Haleemah said, ‘By the Lord^-azwj of the sky! Since my eyes fell upon him^-saww, love for him^-saww became firmly established in my heart. For you^-as is the listening and the obedience, O Abu Al Haris!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ أَمَّا الشَّرْطُ الثَّانِي أَنْ تَحْمِلِيهِ إِلَيَّ فِي كُلِّ جُمْعَةٍ حَتَّى أَتَمَتَّعَ بِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنِّي لَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَى مُفَارَقَتِهِ

Then he^-as said: ‘And as for the second condition, you will carry him^-saww to me^-as in every Friday until his^-saww feeding is completed, for I^-as am not able upon separating from him^-saww’.

قَالَتْ أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى

She said, ‘I shall do that, if Allah^-azwj the Exalted so Desires’.

فَأَمَرَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَنْ تَغْسِلَ رَأْسَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَغَسَلَتْ رَأْسَهُ وَ لَفَّفَتْهُ فِي خِرَقِ السُّنْدُسِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ دَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهَا وَ أَخَذَ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ قَالَ لَهَا يَا حَلِيمَةُ نَمْضِي إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى أُسَلِّمَهُ إِلَيْكِ فِيهِ

Abdul Muttalib^-as instructed for the head of Muhammad^-saww to be washed. His^-saww head was washed and he^-saww was wrapped in a brocade cloth. Then Abdul Muttalib^-saww handed him^-saww to her and took four thousand Dirhams and said to her: ‘O Haleema^-as! Let us go to the House of Allah^-azwj until I^-as submit him^-saww to you in it!’

فَحَمَلَهُ عَلَى سَاعِدِهِ وَ دَخَلَ وَ طَافَ بِالنَّبِيِّ ص سَبْعاً وَ هُوَ عَلَى سَاعِدِهِ مُلَفَّفاً بِخِرَقِ السُّنْدُسِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ دَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهَا وَ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ بِيضٍ وَ أَرْبَعِينَ ثَوْباً مِنْ خَوَاصِّ كِسْوَتِهِ وَ وَهَبَ لَهَا أَرْبَعَ جَوَارٍ رُومِيَّةٍ وَ حُلَلَ سُنْدُسٍ

He^-as carried him^-saww upon his^-as arm and entered and performed Tawaaf of the House with the Prophet^-saww of seven circuits while he^-saww was upon his^-as arm wrapped in a brocade cloth. Then he^-as handed him^-saww to her, and four thousand silver Dirhams, and fourgarments from his^-as special clothes, and gifted to her four Byzantine slave girls, and silk garments.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ أَتَى بِالنَّاقَةِ فَرَكِبَتْهَا حَلِيمَةُ وَ أَخَذَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فِي حَجْرِهَا وَ شَيَّعَهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِلَى خَارِجِ مَكَّةَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَتْ حَلِيمَةُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى جَنْبِهَا مِنْ دَاخِلِ خِمَارِهَا

Then Abdullah Bin Al Haris came with the she^–camel and Haleema rode it and took Rasool-Allah^-saww in her lap, and Abdul Muttalib^-as escorted her to outside of Makkah. Then Haleema took Rasool-Allah^-saww to her side from inside her scarf.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَتْ حَلِيمَةُ حَيَّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ كَشَفَتْ عَنْ وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَأَبْرَقَ مِنْ وَجَنَاتِهِ نُورٌ فَارْتَفَعَ فِي الْهَوَاءِ طُولًا وَ عَرْضاً إِلَى أَعْنَانِ السَّمَاءِ

When Haleema reached the tribe of the clan of Sa’ad, she uncovered from the face of Rasool-Allah^-saww. A radiant light shone forth from his^-saww cheeks, rising through the air in length and breadth until it reached the heights of the skies’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْخَلْقُ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَبْقَ فِي حَيِّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ صَغِيرٌ وَ لَا كَبِيرٌ وَ لَا شَيْخٌ وَ لَا شَابٌّ إِلَّا اسْتَقْبَلُوا حَلِيمَةَ وَ هَنَّئُوهَا بِمَا رَزَقَهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنَ الْكَرَامَةِ الْكُبْرَى

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When the people witnessed this, not a single person remained in the settlement of the clan Sa’d, whether young or old, elderly or youth, except that they came out to welcome Haleema and congratulate her for the great honour that Allah^-azwj the Exalted, had Bestowed upon her.

فَذَهَبَتْ حَلِيمَةُ إِلَى بَابِ خَيْمَتِهَا وَ بَرَكَتِ النَّاقَةُ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص فِي حَجْرِهَا فَمَا وَضَعَتْهُ عِنْدَ الصَّغِيرِ إِلَّا حَمَلَهُ الْكَبِيرُ وَ مَا وَضَعَتْهُ عِنْدَ الْكَبِيرِ إِلَّا وَ أَخَذَهُ الصَّغِيرُ وَ ذَلِكَ كُلُّهُ لِمَحَبَّةِ النَّبِيِّ ص

Haleema then came to the entrance of her tent, and the she^–camel knelt while the Prophet^-saww was in her lap. Whenever she placed him^-saww with one of the younger children, one of the older ones would immediately take him^-saww up, and whenever she placed him^-saww with one of the older ones, one of the younger ones would take him^-saww instead. All of this was because of their love for the Prophet^-saww.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَبَقِيَ النَّبِيُّ ص عِنْدَ حَلِيمَةَ تُرْضِعُهُ وَ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ يَا وَلَدِي وَ رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ إِنَّكَ لَعِنْدِي أَعَزُّ مِنْ وَلَدَيَّ ضَمْرَةَ وَ قُرَّةَ [قُرَّةُ] عَيْنِي أَ تَرَى أَعِيشُ حَتَّى أَرَاكَ كَبِيراً كَمَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَغِيراً

Al-Waqidy said, ‘The Prophet^-saww remained with Haleemah, and she nursed him^-saww. She would say, ‘My son, by the Lord^-azwj of the sky! You are indeed more precious to me than my own children, Zamrah and delight of my eye. Do you think I shall live until I see you^-saww grown up, just as I have seen you^-saww when you^-saww were little?”

وَ كَانَتْ تُؤْثِرُ مُحَمَّداً عَلَى أَوْلَادِهَا جِدّاً وَ لَا تُفَارِقُهُ سَاعَةً

She preferred Muhammad^-saww over her own children and never parted from him^-saww for even a single hour’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ وَ اللَّهِ مَا غَسَلْتُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ثَوْباً مِنْ بَوْلٍ وَ لَا غَائِطٍ بَلْ كَانَ إِذَا جَاءَ وَقْتُ حَاجَتِهِ يَنْقَلِبُ مِنْ جَنْبٍ إِلَى جَنْبٍ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ حَلِيمَةُ بِذَلِكَ وَ تَأْخُذُهُ وَ تَخْدُمُهُ حَتَّى تَقْضِيَ‏ حَاجَتَهُ وَ لَا شَمِمْتُ وَ رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَائِحَةَ النَّتْنِ قَطُّ بَلْ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ قُبُلِهِ أَوْ دُبُرِهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ يَفُوحُ مِنْهُ رَائِحَةُ الْمِسْكِ وَ الْكَافُورِ

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Haleemah said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! I never washed a garment of Muhammad^-saww because of urine or feces. Rather, when the time came for him^-saww to relieve himself, he^-saww would turn from one side to the other until Halimah became aware of it. Then she would take him and care for him^-saww until he had fulfilled his^-saww need. And by the Lord^-azwj of the sky!, I never smelled any unpleasant odour from Muhammad^-saww at all. Instead, whenever anything came from him^-saww, whether from the front or the back, a fragrance of musk and camphor would emanate from him^-saww’.

قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ فَلَمَّا أَتَى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص تِسْعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ مَا رَأَيْتُ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ دُبُرِهِ‏ لِأَنَّ الْأَرْضَ كَانَتْ تَبْتَلِعُ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ فَلِهَذَا لَمْ أَرَهُ

Haleema said: ‘When the Prophet^-saww reached nine months of age, I never saw what came out from his^-saww backside, because the groud would absorb whatever came from him^-saww. For this reason, I never saw it’’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ وَ لَمَّا كَمَلَتْ لَهُ عَشَرَةُ أَشْهُرٍ قَامَتْ حَلِيمَةُ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ وَ قَعَدَتْ عَلَى بَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ مُنْتَظِرَةً لِانْتِبَاهِ النَّبِيِّ ص لِتُزَيِّنَهُ وَ تَحْمِلَهُ إِلَى عِنْدِ جَدِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When the Prophet^-saww had completed ten months of age, Haleema rose on a Thursday and sat at the entrance of the tent, waiting for the Prophet^-saww to wake up, so that she could adorn him^-saww and take him^-saww to his^-saww grandfather, Abdul Muttalib^-as’.

قَالَ فَلَمْ يَنْتَبِهِ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ أَبْطَأَ الْخُرُوجُ مِنَ الْخَيْمَةِ إِلَى حَلِيمَةَ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَّا بَعْدَ أَرْبَعِ سَاعَاتٍ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مَغْسُولَ الرَّأْسِ مُسَرَّحَ الذَّوَائِبِ وَ قَدْ زُوِّقَ جَبِينُهُ وَ ذَقَنُهُ وَ عَلَيْهِ أَلْوَانُ الثِّيَابِ مِنَ السُّنْدُسِ وَ الْإِسْتَبْرَقِ فَتَعَجَّبَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مِنْ زِينَةِ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ مِنْ لِبَاسِهِ مِمَّا رَأَتْ عَلَيْهِ

He (Al-Waqidy) said: ‘The Prophet^-saww did not awaken, and his^-saww coming out of the tent to Haleema  was delayed. He^-saww did not come out until after four hours had passed. Rasool-Allah^-saww then came out with his^-saww head washed, his^-saww locks combed, his^-saww forehead and chin adorned, and wearing garments of various colors made from fine silk and brocade. Haleema  was amazed by the Prophet^-saww’s adornment and clothing when she saw what he^-saww was wearing.

فَقَالَتْ يَا وَلَدِي مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكَ هَذِهِ الثِّيَابُ الْفَاخِرَةُ وَ الزِّينَةُ الْكَامِلَةُ

She said, ‘My son^-saww, where did you^-saww get these magnificent clothes and this complete adornment?’

فَقَالَ لَهَا مُحَمَّدٌ ص أَمَّا الثِّيَابُ فَمِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَ أَمَّا الزِّينَةِ فَمِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ

Muhammad^-saww replied, ‘As for the clothes, they are from Paradise, and as for the adornment, it is from the Angels’.

قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ عَجَباً شَدِيداً ثُمَّ حَمَلَتْهُ إِلَى جَدِّهِ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ وَ اعْتَنَقَهُ وَ أَخَذَهُ إِلَى حَجْرِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا وَلَدِي مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكَ هَذِهِ الثِّيَابُ الْفَاخِرَةُ وَ الزِّينَةُ الْكَامِلَةُ

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘Haleemah was greatly astonished by this. Then, on Friday, she carried him^-saww to his^-saww grandfather. When Abdul Muttalib^-as saw him^-saww, he^-saww stood up, embraced him^-saww, and took him^-saww into his^-as lap. He^-as said to him^-saww, ‘My^-as son! Where did you^-saww get these magnificent clothes and this complete adornment?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص يَا جَدِّ اسْتَخْبِرْ ذَلِكَ مِنْ حَلِيمَةَ

The Prophet^-saww said to him^-as: ‘O grandfather^-as, ask Haleema about that!’

فَكَلَّمَتْهُ حَلِيمَةُ وَ قَالَتْ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَفْعَالِنَا

Haleemah spoke to him^-as and said, ‘This is not from anything we have done!’

فَأَمَرَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ حَلِيمَةَ أَنْ تَكْتُمَ ذَلِكَ وَ أَمَرَ لَهَا بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ بِيضٍ وَ عَشَرَةِ دُسُوتِ‏ ثِيَابٍ وَ جَارِيَةٍ رُومِيَّةٍ فَخَرَجَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَرِحَةً مَسْرُورَةً إِلَى حَيِّهَا.

Then Abd Al-Muttalib ordered Haleema to keep this matter secret. He^-as granted her one thousand silver dirhams, ten sets of garments, and a Byzantine slave girl. Haleema then left his^-as presence happy and delighted, returning to her own tribe’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَلَمَّا أَتَى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْراً كَانَ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاظِرُ يَتَوَهَّمُ أَنَّهُ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ خَمْسِ سِنِينَ لِإِتْمَامِ وَقَارَةِ جِسْمِهِ وَ مَلَاحَةِ بَدَنِهِ

Al Waaidy said, ‘When fifteen months came to the Prophet^-saww, it was such that whenever a beholder looked at him^-as, he would imagine that he^-saww was from the five year old boys due to the complete dignity of his^-saww physique and stature of his^-saww body’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَلَمَّا حَمَلَتْ حَلِيمَةُ النَّبِيَّ ص إِلَى حَيِّهَا حِينَ أَخَذَتْهُ مِنْ عِنْدِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ كَانَ لَهَا اثْنَانِ وَ عِشْرُونَ رَأْساً مِنَ الْمَوَاشِي فَوَضَعَتْ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ كُلُّ شَاةٍ تَوْأَماً بِبَرَكَةِ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِهَا وَ لَهَا أَلْفٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ رَأْساً مِنَ الشَّاغِيَةِ وَ الرَّاغِيَةِ

Al Waliqy said, ‘When Haleema carried the Prophet^-saww to her tribe when she took him^-saww from Abdul Muttalib^-as, there were tens heads of livestock for her. In that year each ewe gave brth to twins due to the blessings of the Prophet^-saww, and (when) he^-saww When he^-saww departed from her care, she possessed one thousand and thirty head of livestock, both the quiet ones and the bleating ones.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ وَ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِخْوَةٌ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ يَخْرُجُونَ بِالنَّهَارِ إِلَى الرِّعَايَةِ وَ يَعُودُونَ بِاللَّيْلِ إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمْ فَرَجَعُوا ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مَغْمُومِينَ فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا الدَّارَ قَالَتْ لَهُمْ حَلِيمَةُ مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ مَغْمُومِينَ

Al-Waqidy said, Rasool-Allah^-saww had foster brothers who would go out during the day to tend the livestock and would return to their homes at night. One night, they returned distressed. When they entered the house, Halema said to them, ‘Why do I see you troubled?’

قَالُوا يَا أُمَّنَا إِنَّ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ جَاءَ ذِئْبٌ وَ أَخَذَ شَاتَيْنِ مِنْ شِيَاهِنَا وَ ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا

They said, ‘O our mother! Today a wolf came and took two of our sheep and carried them away!’

فَقَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ الْخَلَفُ وَ الْخَيْرُ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى

Haleema said, ‘The replacement and goodness are up to Allah^-azwj the Exalted’.

فَسَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ قَوْلَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لَا عَلَيْكُمْ فَإِنِّي أَسْتَرْجِعُ الشَّاتَيْنِ مِنَ الذِّئْبِ بِمَشِيَّةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى

The Prophet^-saww heard what they said and told them, ‘Do not worry, for by the Will of Allah^-azwj the Exalted, I^-sawwwill retrieve the two sheep from the wolf’.

فَقَالَ ضَمْرَةُ وَا عَجَبَا مِنْكَ يَا أَخِي قَدْ أَخَذَهُمَا بِالْأَمْسِ فَكَيْفَ تَسْتَرْجِعُهُمَا بِالْيَوْمِ

Zamrah said, ‘How astonishing you are, my brother! It took them yesterday, so how will you bring them back today?’

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِنَّهُ صَغِيرٌ فِي قُدْرَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى

The Prophet^-saww replied, ‘Indeed, it is something insignificant in the Power of Allah^-azwj the Exalted’.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا قَامَ ضَمْرَةُ وَ أَخَذَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص مُرَّ بِي إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي أَخَذَ الذِّئْبُ فِيهِ الشَّاتَيْنِ

When morning came, Zamrah stood up and carried Rasool-Allah^-saww on his shoulder. The Prophet^-saww said, ‘Take me to the place where the wolf took the two sheep’.

قَالَ فَذَهَبَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ نَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص عَنْ كَتِفِ أَخِيهِ ضَمْرَةَ وَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ قَالَ إِلَهِي وَ سَيِّدِي وَ مَوْلَايَ تَعْلَمُ حَقَّ حَلِيمَةَ عَلَيَّ وَ قَدْ تَعَدَّى ذِئْبٌ عَلَى مَوَاشِيهَا فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُلْزِمَ الذِّئْبَ بِرَدِّ الْمَوَاشِي إِلَيَّ

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘He took Rasool-Allah^-saww to that place. There, the Prophet^-saww descended from the shoulder of his brother Zamrah, prostrated before Allah^-azwj the Exalted, and said: ‘My God^-azwj, my^-saww Master and my^-saww Lord^-azwj! You know the right that Haleema has over me^-saww. A wolf has wronged her by taking her livestock, so I^-saww ask You^-azwj to Compel the wolf to return the animals to me^-saww!’

قَالَ فَمَا اسْتَتَمَّ دُعَاءَهُ حَتَّى أَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى الذِّئْبِ أَنْ يَرُدَّ الْمَوَاشِيَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهَا

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘He^-saww had not yet completed his^-sawwsupplication when Allah^-azwj the Exalted, Revealed to the wolf that it should return the livestock to their owner.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ إِنَّ الذِّئْبَ لَمَّا ذَهَبَ بِالشَّاتَيْنِ حِينَ أَخَذَهُمَا نَادَى مُنَادٍ يَا أَيُّهَا الذِّئْبُ احْذَرِ اللَّهَ وَ بَأْسَهُ‏ وَ عُقُوبَتَهُ وَ احْفَظِ الشَّاتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ أَخَذْتَهُمَا حَتَّى تَرُدَّهُمَا عَلَى خَيْرِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ص

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When the wolf took the two sheep after seizing them, a caller proclaimed: O wolf, beware of Allah^-azwj, His^-azwj Might, and His^-azwj Punishment. Guard the two sheep that you have taken until you return them to the best of the Prophets^-as and Messengers^-as, Muhammad^-saww son of Abdullah^-as son of Abd Al-Muttalib^-as!’

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الذِّئْبُ النِّدَاءَ تَحَيَّرَ وَ دَهِشَ وَ وَكَّلَ بِهِمَا رَاعِياً يَرْعَاهُمَا إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ

When the wolf heard the call, it became bewildered and astonished. It appointed a shepherd to watch over the two sheep until morning.

فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ النَّبِيُّ ع وَ دَعَا بِدُعَائِهِ قَامَ الذِّئْبُ وَ رَدَّهُمَا وَ قَبَّلَ قَدَمَ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اعْذِرْنِي فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُمَا لَكَ

When the Prophet^-saww arrived and made his^-saww supplication, the wolf stood up, returned the two sheep, kissed the Prophet^-saww’s feet, and said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww, forgive me, for I did not know that they belonged to you^-saww!’

فَأَخَذَ ضَمْرَةُ الشَّاتَيْنِ وَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْ مِنْهُمَا شَيْ‏ءٌ فَقَالَ ضَمْرَةُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا أَعْجَبَ شَأْنَكَ وَ أَنْفَذَ أَمْرَكَ

Damrah then took the two sheep, and nothing had been lost from them. Damrah said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww, how wondrous is your^-saww affair and how effective is your^-saww command!’

فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِكِتْمَانِهِ فَكَتَمُوهُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَحْسُدَهُ قُرَيْشٌ

News of this reached Abdul Muttalib^-as, he^-as instructed them to keep it secret. They concealed it, fearing that Qureysh might become envious of him^-saww.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَبَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص سَنَتَيْنِ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى حَلِيمَةَ وَ قَالَ لَهَا مَا لِي لَا أَرَى إِخْوَتِي بِالنَّهَارِ وَ أَرَاهُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww remained with Halimah for two years. One day he^-saww looked at her and said, ‘Why is it that I^-saww do not see my brothers during the day, but I^-saww see them at night?’

فَقَالَتْ لَهُ يَا سَيِّدِي سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ إِخْوَتِكَ وَ هُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ فِي النَّهَارِ إِلَى الرِّعَاءِ

She said, ‘My chief! You^-saww asked me about your^-saww brothers. They go out during the day to pasture the flocks’.

فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ص يَا أُمَّاهْ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مَعَهُمْ إِلَى الرِّعَاءِ وَ أَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْبَرِّ وَ السَّهْلِ وَ الْجَبَلِ وَ أَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ تَشْرَبُ اللَّبَنَ مِنْ أُمَّهَاتِهَا وَ أَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْقَطَائِعِ‏ وَ إِلَى عَجَائِبِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ أَعْتَبِرَ مِنْ ذَلِكِ وَ أَعْرِفَ الْمَنْفَعَةَ مِنَ الْمَضَرَّةِ

The Prophet^-saww said to her: ‘My^-saww mother! I^-saww would like to go out with them to the pasture, to look upon the open land, the plains, and the mountains to watch the young camels drink milk from their mothers, to observe the herds, to behold the wonders of Allah^-azwj the Exalted, in His^-azwj earth, to reflect upon them and to learn what is beneficial and what is harmful’.

فَقَالَتْ لَهُ حَلِيمَةُ أَ فَتُحِبُّ يَا وَلَدِي ذَلِكَ

Haleema said to him, ‘My son, do you^-saww truly like that?

قَالَ نَعَمْ

He said: ‘Yes’.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا الْيَوْمَ الثَّانِيَ قَامَتْ حَلِيمَةُ فَغَسَلَتْ رَأْسَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ سَرَّحَتْ شَعْرَهُ وَ دَهَنَتْهُ وَ مَشَطَتْهُ وَ أَلْبَسَتْهُ ثِيَاباً فَاخِرَةً وَ جَعَلَتْ فِي رِجْلَيْهِ نَعْلَيْنِ مِنْ حِذَاءِ مَكَّةَ وَ عَمَدَتْ إِلَى سَلَّةٍ وَ جَعَلَتْ فِيهَا أَطْعِمَةً جَيِّدَةً وَ بَعَثَتْهُ مَعَ أَوْلَادِهَا

The next morning, Haleema arose, washed Muhammad^-saww‘s head, combed and oiled his^-saww hair, dressed it neatly, clothed him^-saww in fine garments, and put on his^-saww feet a pair of sandals made in Makkah. She then prepared a basket, filled it with good food, and sent him^-saww with her own children.

وَ قَالَتْ لَهُمْ يَا أَوْلَادِي أُوصِيكُمْ بِسَيِّدِي مُحَمَّدٍ ص أَنْ تَحْفَظُوهُ وَ إِذَا جَاعَ فَأَطْعِمُوهُ وَ إِذَا عَطِشَ فَاسْقُوهُ فَإِذَا عَيَ‏ فَأَقْعِدُوهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَرِيحَ

And she said to them, ‘My children, I entrust my master Muhammad^-saww to your care. Protect him^-saww. If he^-saww becomes hungry, feed him^-saww. If he^-saww becomes thirsty, give him^-saww something to drink, and if he^-saww becomes tired, let him^-saww  sit down and rest until he^-saww has rested.

فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ضَمْرَةُ وَ قُرَّةُ قُدَّامَهُ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص بَيْنَهُمْ كَالْبَدْرِ بَيْنَ النُّجُومِ

The Prophet^-saww went out and on his^-saww right was Abdullah Bin Al-Haris, and on his^-saww left was Zamrah and Qurrah was ahead of him^-saww, and the Prophet^-saww was between them like the full moon between the stars.

فَمَا بَقِيَ حَجَرٌ وَ لَا مَدَرٌ إِلَّا وَ هُمْ يُنَادُونَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَحْمَدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَامِدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَحْمُودُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْقَوْلِ الْعَدْلِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ طُوبَى لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِكَ وَ الْوَيْلُ لِمَنْ كَفَرَ بِكَ وَ رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ حَرْفاً تَأْتِي بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّكَ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامَ وَ قَدْ تَحَيَّرَ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ مِمَّا يَرَوْنَ مِنَ الْعَجَائِبِ

There neither remained at stone nor clog except and they were calling out: ‘The greeting be upon you^-as O Muhammad^-saww! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Ahmad^-saww! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Hamid! The greeting be upon you^-as O Mahmoud! The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the just word! There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj! Beatitude is for the one who believes in you^-saww and the woe is for the one who disbelieves you^-saww and rejects a single letter upon you^-saww have come with from the Presence of your^-saww Lord^-azwj!’ – and the Prophet^-saww responded the greeting upon them, and those who were with him were confused from the wonders what they saw.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص أَصَابَهُ حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى إِسْتِحْيَائِيلَ أَنْ مُدَّ فَوْقَ رَأْسِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص سَحَابَةً بَيْضَاءَ فَمَدَّهَا

Then the Prophet^-saww felt the heat of the sun. Allah^-azwj the Exalted Revealed to Istiyaheel (Angel) that he should extend a white cloud above the head of Muhammad^-saww, so he spread it over him^-saww.

فَأَرْسَلَتْ عَزَالِيَهَا كَأَفْوَاهِ الْقِرَبِ وَ رَشَّ الْقَطْرُ عَلَى السَّهْلِ وَ الْجَبَلِ وَ لَمْ تَقْطُرْ عَلَى رَأْسِ‏ مُحَمَّدٍ ص قَطْرَةٌ وَ سَالَتْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَطَرِ الْأَوْدِيَةُ وَ صَارَ الْوَحَلُ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَا خَلَا طَرِيقَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ مِنْ تِلْكَ السَّحَابَةِ رِيشُ الزَّعْفَرَانِ وَ سَنَابِلُ الْمِسْكِ

The cloud let down its rain like the mouths of water skins pouring forth, and raindrops fell upon the plains and the mountains. Yet not a single drop fell upon the head of Muhammad^-saww. The valleys filled with the rainwater, and the ground became muddy everywhere except along the path of Muhammad^-saww. From that cloud there also descended saffron^–colored petals and ear^–pods of musk.

وَ كَانَ فِي تِلْكَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ نَخْلَةٌ يَابِسَةٌ عَادِيَةٌ قَدْ يَبِسَتْ أَغْصَانُهَا وَ تَنَاثَرَتْ أَوْرَاقُهَا مُنْذُ سَنَتَيْنِ فَاسْتَنَدَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِلَيْهَا فَأَوْرَقَتْ وَ أَرْطَبَتْ وَ أَثْمَرَتْ وَ أَرْسَلَتْ ثِمَارَهَا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَجْنَاسٍ أَخْضَرَ وَ أَحْمَرَ وَ أَصْفَرَ وَ قَعَدَ النَّبِيُّ ص هُنَالِكَ يُكَلِّمُ إِخْوَتَهُ وَ رَأَى النَّبِيُّ ص رَوْضَةً خَضْرَاءَ

In that wilderness there stood an ancient  dried^–up date palm whose branches had withered and whose leaves had fallen away for two years. The Prophet^-saww leaned against it, whereupon it put forth leaves, became fresh again, bore fruit, and produced dates of three varieties^– green, red, and yellow. The Prophet^-saww then sat there speaking with his^-saww foster brothers, and he^-saww saw a plush garden.

فَقَالَ يَا إِخْوَتِي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَمُرَّ بِهَذِهِ الرَّوْضَةِ

He^-saww said, ‘My^-saww brothers, I^-saww wish to pass through this garden!’

وَ كَانَ وَرَاءَ الرَّوْضَةِ تَلٌّ كَئُودٌ وَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْوَاعُ‏ النَّبَاتَاتِ فَقَالَ يَا إِخْوَتِي مَا ذَلِكَ التَّلُّ

Beyond the garden there was a steep hill covered with many kinds of vegetation. The Prophet^-saww asked, ‘My^-saww brothers, what is that hill?’

فَقَالُوا لَهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ التَّلِّ الْبَرَارِي وَ الْمَفَاوِزُ

They said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Beyond that hill lie the wildernesses and the desolate open lands’.

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِنِّي قَدِ اشْتَهَيْتُ أَنْ أَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ

The Prophet^-saww said, ‘I^-saww have a desire to look at it’.

فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ نَحْنُ نَمْضِي مَعَكَ إِلَيْهِ

The others said, ‘We will go with you^-saww to it’.

فَقَالَ لَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ص بَلِ اشْتَغِلُوا أَنْتُمْ بِأَعْمَالِكُمْ وَ أَنَا أَمْضِي وَحْدِي وَ أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكُمْ سَرِيعاً إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى

But the Prophet^-saww said to them, ‘Rather, you should attend to your own work. I^-saww will go by myself^-saww and return to you quickly, if Allah^-azwj the Exalted so Desires’.

فَقَالُوا جَمِيعاً مُرَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَإِنَّ قُلُوبَنَا مُتَفَكِّرَةٌ بِسَبَبِكَ

They all said, ‘Go ahead, O Muhammad^-saww, although our hearts will remain anxious for of you^-saww’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص مَرَّ فِي تِلْكَ الرَّوْضَةِ وَحْدَهُ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى تِلْكَ الْبَرَارِي وَ الْمَفَاوِزِ وَ هُوَ يَعْتَبِرُ وَ يَتَعَجَّبُ مِنَ الرَّوْضَةِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ التَّلَّ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى جَبَلٍ شَاهِقٍ فِي الْهَوَاءِ كَالْحَائِطِ وَ لَا يَتَهَيَّأُ لَهُ صُعُودُهُ لِاعْتِدَالِهِ وَ ارْتِفَاعِهِ فِي الْهَوَاءِ

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Then the Prophet^-saww passed through that garden by himself^-saww and looked upon those wildernesses and desolate expanses, reflecting and marveling at what he^-saww saw, until he^-saww reached the hill. There he^-saww beheld a lofty mountain rising into the sky like a wall. Because of its sheer steepness and great height, it was impossible for him^-saww to climb.

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص فِي نَفْسِهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَصْعَدَ هَذَا التَّلَّ فَأَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَا وَرَاءَهُ مِنَ الْعَجَائِبِ

The Prophet^-saww said to himself^-saww: ‘I wish to climb this hill so that I^-saww may see the wonders that lie beyond it’.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَأَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ ص أَنْ يَصْعَدَ الْجَبَلَ فَلَمْ يَتَهَيَّأْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ لِاسْتِوَائِهِ فِي الْهَوَاءِ

Al-Waqidy said, ‘The Prophet^-saww wanted to climb the mountain, but he^-saww was unable to do so because of its sheer uprightness and elevation in the air.

فَصَاحَ إِسْتِحْيَائِيلُ فِي الْجَبَلِ صَيْحَةً أَرْعَشَتْهُ فَاهْتَزَّ اهْتِزَازاً وَ قَالَ لَهُ أَيُّهَا الْجَبَلُ وَيْحَكَ أَطِعْ مُحَمَّداً ص خَيْرَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ فَإِنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ عَلَيْكَ

Then Istihyaeel cried out to the mountain with a cry that caused it to tremble. The mountain shook violently, and he said to it: ‘O mountain, woe to you! Obey Muhammad^-saww, the best of the messengers, for he^-saww wishes to ascend you’.

فَفَرِحَ الْجَبَلُ وَ تَرَاكَمَ بَعْضُهُ إِلَى بَعْضٍ كَمَا يَتَرَاكَمُ الْجِلْدُ فِي النَّارِ فَصَعِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص أَعْلَاهُ وَ كَانَتْ تَحْتَ‏ هَذَا الْجَبَلِ حَيَّاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِنْ أَلْوَانٍ شَتَّى وَ عَقَارِبُ كَالْبِغَالِ

The mountain rejoiced and parts of it piled upon one another, just as leather folds and curls when placed in fire. The Prophet^-saww then climbed to its summit. Beneath this mountain were many snakes of various colors and scorpions as large as mules.

فَلَمَّا هَمَّ النَّبِيُّ ص بِالنُّزُولِ إِلَى تَحْتِ الْجَبَلِ صَاحَ الْمَلَكُ إِسْتِحْيَائِيلُ صَيْحَةً عَظِيمَةً وَ قَالَ أَيَّتُهَا الْحَيَّاتُ وَ الْعَقَارِبُ غَيِّبُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ فِي جُحُورِكُمْ‏ وَ تَحْتَ صُخُورِكُمْ لَا يَرَاكُمْ سَيِّدُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ

When the Prophet^-saww intended to descend to the base of the mountain, the angel Istihyaeel gave a mighty cry and said: ‘O snakes and scorpions, hide yourselves in your holes and beneath your rocks, so that the master of the former ones and the latter ones does not see you!’

فَسَارَعَ الْحَيَّاتُ وَ الْعَقَارِبُ إِلَى مَا أَمَرَهُمْ إِسْتِحْيَائِيلُ وَ غَيَّبُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي كُلِّ جُحْرٍ وَ تَحْتَ كُلِّ حَجَرٍ

The snakes and scorpions immediately obeyed what Istihyaeel commanded them and concealed themselves in every hole and beneath every stone.

وَ نَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَرَأَى عَيْنَ مَاءٍ بَارِدٍ أَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ الزُّبْدِ فَقَعَدَ النَّبِيُّ ص عِنْدَ الْعَيْنِ فَنَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ وَ مِيكَائِيلُ وَ إِسْرَافِيلُ وَ دَرْدَائِيلُ

And the Prophet^-saww descended from the mountain. He^-saww saw a spring of water sweeter than the honey and softer than the butter. The Prophet^-saww sat by the spring. Jibraeel^-as descended in that place and so did Mikaeel^-as, and Israfeel^-as, and Dardaeel^-as.

فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَحْمَدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَامِدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَحْمُودُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا طه‏ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ‏ يا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلِيحُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا طَابُ [يَا] طَابُ‏ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدُ يَا سَيِّدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فَارِقْلِيطُ

Jibraeel^-as said: ‘The greeting be upon you^-saww O Muhammad^-saww! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Ahmad^-saww! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Hamid! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Mahmoud! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Ta Ha! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Al Muddasir!  The greeting be upon you^-saww O Al Maleeh! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Talib! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Chief! O chief! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Paracletes!

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا طس‏ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا طسم‏ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَمْسَ الدُّنْيَا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَمَرَ الْآخِرَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَمْسَ الْقِيَامَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا زُهْرَةَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَفِيعَ الْمُذْنِبِينَ‏

The greeting be upon you^-saww O Ta Seen! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Ta Seen Meem! The greeting be upon you^-saww O sun of the world! The greeting be upon you^-saww O moon of the Hereafter! The greeting be upon you^-saww O Noor of the world and the Hereafter! The greeting be upon you^-saww O sun of the Qiyamah! The greeting be upon you^-saww O last of the Prophets^-as! The greeting be upon you^-saww O blossom of the Angels! The greeting be upon you^-saww O intercessor of the sinners!

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ التَّاجِ وَ الْهِرَاوَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ النَّاقَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْحَجِّ وَ الزِّيَارَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ السَّيْفِ الْقَاطِعِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الرُّمْحِ الطَّاعِنِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ السَّهْمِ النَّافِذِ

The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the crown  (of Suleyman^-as) and the staff (of Musa^-as)! The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the Quran and the she^–camel (of Salih^-as)! The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the Hajj and the Ziyarat! The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the (Yemeni) corner and the standing place (of Ibrahim^-as)! The greeting be upon you^-as O owner of the sharp sword (Zulfiqar)! The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the stabbing sword! The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the penetrating arrow!

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْمَسَاعِي السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مِفْتَاحَ الْجَنَّةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مِصْبَاحَ الدِّينِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْحَوْضِ الْمَوْرُودِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَائِدَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُبْطِلَ عِبَادَةِ الْأَوْثَانِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَائِدَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the noble endeavours! The greeting be upon you^-saww O the key to Paradise! The greeting be upon you^-saww of the lamp of religion! The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the fountain of resource! The greeting be upon you^-saww O leader of the Muslims! The greeting be upon you^-saww O invalidator of the idol worship! The greeting be upon you^-saww O leader of the Messengers^-as!

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُظْهِرَ الْإِسْلَامِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ قَوْلِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ طُوبَى لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِكَ وَ الْوَيْلُ لِمَنْ كَفَرَ بِكَ وَ رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ حَرْفاً مِمَّا تَأْتِي بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّكَ

The greeting be upon you^-saww O manifestor of Islam! The greeting be upon you^-saww O owner of the word: ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasoo^–Allah (s.a w.)! Beatitude is for the one who believes you^-saww, and the woe be for the one who disbelieves you^-saww and rejects to you^-saww a single letter from what you^-saww come with from the Presence of your^-saww Lord (s. w.t.)!’

وَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَنْ‏ أَنْتُمْ

And the Prophet^-saww returned the greeting to them. Then he^-saww said to them, ‘Who are you?’

قَالُوا نَحْنُ عِبَادُ اللَّهِ وَ قَعَدُوا حَوْلَهُ

They said, ‘We are the servants of Allah^-azwj, and they sat down around him^-saww.

قَالَ فَنَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِلَى جَبْرَائِيلَ ع قَالَ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ

He (Al-Waqidy) said: ‘The Prophet^-saww looked at Jibraeel^-as and said, ‘What is your^-as name?’ He replied, ‘Abdullah (servant of Allah^-azwj’.

وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى إِسْرَافِيلَ وَ قَالَ لَهُ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ اسْمِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ

Then he^-saww looked at Israfeel^-as and said to him^-as: ‘What is your^-as name?’ He^-as said: ‘My name is Abdullah (servant of Allah^-azwj)’.

وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى مِيكَائِيلَ وَ قَالَ لَهُ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ

Then he^-saww looked at Mikaeel^-as and said to him^-as: ‘What is your^-as name?’ He^-as said: ‘Abdul Jabbar (servant of the Subduer)!’

وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى دَرْدَائِيلَ وَ قَالَ لَهُ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ

Then he^-saww looked at Dardaeel^-as and said: ‘What is your^-as name?’ He^-as sad: ‘Abdul Raḥman’.

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص كُلُّنَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ

Then the Prophet^-saww said, ‘We are all servants of Allah^-azwj’.

وَ كَانَ مَعَ جَبْرَئِيلَ طَسْتٌ مِنْ يَاقُوتٍ أَحْمَرَ وَ مَعَ مِيكَائِيلَ إِبْرِيقٌ مِنْ يَاقُوتٍ أَخْضَرَ وَ فِي الْإِبْرِيقِ مَاءٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ

Jibraeel^-as had with him^-as a basin made of red ruby, and Mikaeel^-as had with him^-as a pitcher made of green ruby, and in the pitcher was water from the Paradise.

فَتَقَدَّمَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع وَ وَضَعَ فَمَهُ عَلَى فَمِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص إِلَى أَنْ ذَهَبَتْ ثَلَاثُ سَاعَاتٍ مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اعْلَمْ وَ افْهَمْ مَا بَيَّنْتُهُ لَكَ

The Jibraeel^-as came forward and placed his^-as mouth upon the mouth of Muhammad^-saww until three hours of the day had passed. Then he^-as said: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Know and understand what I^-as have explained to you^-as!’

قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى

He^-saww said: ‘Yes, if Allah^-azwj the Exalted so Desires’.

وَ قَدْ مَلَأَ جَوْفَهُ عِلْماً وَ فَهْماً وَ حُكْماً وَ بُرْهَاناً وَ زَادَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي نُورِ وَجْهِهِ سَبْعَةً وَ سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفاً فَلَمْ يَتَهَيَّأْ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَمْلَأَ بَصَرَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

His^-saww inner being was then filled with knowledge, understanding, wisdom, and proof. Allah^-azwj the Exalted, increased the light of his face seventy^–sevenfold, so that no one was able to gaze fully upon Rasool-Allah^-saww.

فَقَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَائِيلُ ع لَا تَخَفْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ

Jibraeel^-as then said to him^-saww: ‘Do not fear, O Muhammad^-saww!’

فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ مِثْلِي مَنْ يَخَافُ وَ عِزَّةِ رَبِّي وَ جَلَالِهِ وَ جُودِهِ وَ كَرَمِهِ وَ ارْتِفَاعِهِ فِي عُلُوِّ مَكَانِهِ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ شَيْئاً دُونَ جَلَالِ عَظَمَتِهِ لَقُلْتُ لَمْ أَعْرِفْ رَبِّي قَطُّ قَالَ

The Prophet^-saww replied, ‘And the likes of me^-saww, who would he fear? By the Might of my Lord^-azwj, His^-azwj Majesty, His^-azwj Generosity, His^-azwj Nobility, and His^-azwj Exaltedness in the Loftiness of His^-azwj Station! If I^-saww had known anything less than the Majesty of His^-azwj Greatness, I^-saww would have said: ‘I^-saww have not recognised my^-saww Lord^-azwj at all!’

وَ نَزَلَ جَبْرَائِيلُ‏ إِلَى مِيكَائِيلَ وَ قَالَ حَقٌّ لِرَبِّنَا أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ مِثْلَ هَذَا حَبِيباً وَ يَجْعَلَهُ سَيِّدَ وُلْدِ آدَمَ

Then Jibraeel^-as descended to Mikaeel^-as and said: ‘It is only fitting for our Lord^-azwj to Take one such as this as His^-azwj Beloved and to make him^-saww the master of the children of Adam^-as!’

ثُمَّ إِنَّ جَبْرَائِيلَ ع أَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَ رَفَعَ أَثْوَابَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص مَا تُرِيدُ تَصْنَعُ يَا أَخِي جَبْرَائِيلُ

Then Jibraeel^-as laid Rasool-Allah^-saww upon his^-saww back and raised his^-saww clothes. The Prophet^-saww said to him^-as: ‘What are you^-as intending to do, O my^-saww brother Jibraeel^-as?’

فَقَالَ جَبْرَائِيلُ لَا بَأْسَ عَلَيْكَ

Jibraeel^-as said: ‘There is no problem upon you^-as!’

فَأَخْرَجَ جَنَاحَهُ‏ وَ شَقَّ بَطْنَ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ أَدْخَلَ جَنَاحَهُ فِي بَطْنِهِ وَ خَرَقَ قَلْبَهُ وَ شَقَّ المقلبة وَ أَظْهَرَ نُكْتَةً سَوْدَاءَ فَأَخَذَهَا جَبْرَائِيلُ ع فَغَسَلَهَا وَ مِيكَائِيلُ يَصُبُّ الْمَاءَ عَلَيْهِ

He^-as brought out his^-as wing and pierced the belly of the Prophet^-saww and inserted his^-as wing in his^-saww belly and extracted his^-saww heart and split his^-saww membrane and a black spot appeared. Jibraeel^-as seized it and washed it while Mikaeel^-as was pouring the water upon him^-as.

فَنَادَى مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يَقُولُ يَا جَبْرَائِيلُ لَا تَقْشِرْ قَلْبَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَتُوجِعَهُ وَ لَكِنِ اغْسِلْهُ بِزَغَبِكَ وَ الزَّغَبُ هُوَ الرِّيشُ الَّذِي تَحْتَ الْجَنَاحِ فَأَخَذَ جَبْرَئِيلُ زَغَبَةً وَ غَسَلَ بِهَا قَلْبَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص ثُمَّ رَدَّ المقلبة إِلَى الْقَلْبِ وَ الْقَلْبَ إِلَى الصَّدْرِ

A caller called out from the sky saying: ‘O Jibraeel^-as! Do not scrape the heart of Muhammad^-saww as it would pain him^-saww, but wash him^-saww with your^-as soft down!’ (And the down, it is the feather which is beneath the wing). Jibraeel^-as took the down and washed the heart of Muhammad^-saww with it, then returned the membrane to the heart and the heart to the chest.

فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص قَدْ بَلَغَ مَبْلَغَ الرِّجَالِ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص بِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ غُسِلَ قَلْبُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ

Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas said one day, and the Prophet^-saww had reached the maturity of the men, ‘I asked the Prophet^-saww, ‘With which thing was your^-saww heart washed, O Rasool-Allah^-saww, and from which thing?’

قَالَ غُسِلَ مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَ الْيَقِينِ لَا مِنَ الْكُفْرِ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ كَافِراً قَطُّ لِأَنِّي كُنْتُ مُؤْمِناً بِاللَّهِ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي صُلْبِ آدَمَ ع‏

He^-saww said: ‘Washed from the doubt and the certainty, not from the Kufr, for I^-saww have not been a disbeliever at all because I^-saww was a believer in Allah^-azwj before I^-saww existed in the ‘Sulb’ of Adam^-as’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ مَتَى نُبِّئْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

Umar Bin Al-Khattab said to him^-saww, ‘When did you^-saww become a Prophet O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’

قَالَ يَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ نُبِّئْتُ وَ آدَمُ بَيْنَ الرُّوحِ وَ الْجَسَدِ

He^-saww said: ‘O Abu Al-Hafs! I^-saww was a Prophet^-saww while Adam^-as was between the spirit and the body!’

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَقَالَ إِسْرَافِيلُ‏ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ص مَا اسْمُكَ يَا فَتَى

Al-Waqidy said, ‘Then Israfeel^-as said to Muhammad^-saww, ‘What is your name, young man?’

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ هَاشِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ وَ لِيَ اسْمٌ غَيْرُ هَذَا

The Prophet^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am Muhammad^-saww the son of Abdullah^-as the son of Abdul Muttalib^-as the son of Hashim^-as the son of Abd Manaf^-as. I^-saww also have another name besides this’.

قَالَ إِسْرَافِيلُ صَدَقْتَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ لَكِنِّي أُمِرْتُ بِأَمْرٍ فَأَفْعَلُ

Israfeel^-as said, ‘You^-saww have spoken the truth, O Muhammad^-saww. However, I^-as have been commanded to carry out a matter, and so I^-as shall do it’.

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص افْعَلْ مَا أُمِرْتَ بِهِ

The Prophet (s.a. w.) said, ‘Do what you^-as have been commanded!’

فَقَامَ إِسْرَافِيلُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ حَلَّ أَزْرَارَ قَمِيصِهِ وَ أَلْقَاهُ عَلَى قَفَاهُ‏ وَ أَخْرَجَ خَاتَماً كَانَ مَعَهُ وَ عَلَيْهِ سَطْرَانِ الْأَوَّلُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ الثَّانِي مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

Then Israfeel^-as arose to Rasool-Allah^-saww, unfastened the buttons of his^-saww shirt, and drew it back over his^-saww shoulders. He^-as then brought out a seal that he^-as had with him^-as, upon which were two lines of inscription. The first read: ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj’. The second read: ‘Muhammad^-saww is the Messenger of Allah^-azwj’.

وَ ذَلِكَ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ فَوَضَعَ الْخَاتَمَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَصَارَ الْخَاتَمُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ كَالْهِلَالِ الطَّالِعِ بِجِسْمِهِ وَ اسْتَبَانَ السَّطْرَانِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ كَالشَّامَةِ يَقْرَؤُهُمَا كُلُّ عَرَبِيٍّ كَاتِبٍ‏

And that was the Seal of Prophethood. Israfeel^-as placed the seal between the Prophet^-saww‘s shoulders, where it became fixed like a rising crescent upon his^-saww body. The two inscriptions became clearly visible between his shoulders like a birthmark, and every literate Arab was able to read them.

ثُمَّ دَنَا دَرْدَائِيلُ وَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ تَنَامُ السَّاعَةَ

Then Dardaeel^-as approached and said: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Can you^-saww sleep for a while?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ

He^-saww said to him^-as: ‘Yes’.

فَوَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ص رَأْسَهُ فِي حَجْرِ دَرْدَائِيلَ وَ غَفَا غَفْوَةً فَرَأَى فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّ شَجَرَةً نَابِتَةٌ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ وَ عَلَى الشَّجَرَةِ أَغْصَانٌ غِلَاظٌ مُسْتَوِيَاتٌ كُلُّهَا وَ عَلَى كُلِّ غُصْنٍ مِنْ أَغْصَانِهَا غُصْنٌ وَ غُصْنَانِ وَ ثَلَاثَةُ وَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَغْصَانٍ

The Prophet^-as placed his^-saww head in the lap of Dardaeel^-as and slept a light sleep. He^-saww saw a dream during his^-saww sleep as if there was a tree growing above his^-saww head, and upon the tree there were thick evenly spread branches. From every branch extended one, two, three, or four more branches.

وَ رَأَى عِنْدَ سَاقِ الشَّجَرَةِ مِنَ الْحَشِيشِ مَا لَا يَتَهَيَّأُ وَصْفُهُ وَ كَانَتِ الشَّجَرَةُ عَظِيمَةً غَلِيظَةَ السَّاقِ ذَاهِبَةً فِي الْهَوَاءِ ثَابِتَةَ الْأَصْلِ بَاسِقَةَ الْفَرْعِ‏

At the base of the tree was vegetation and grass of such beauty and abundance that it could not be adequately described. The tree itself was immense, with a thick trunk, stretching high into the sky while firmly rooted in the ground. Its branches rose loftily upward.

فَنَادَى مناديا [مُنَادٍ] يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَ تَدْرِي مَا هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةُ

Then a caller proclaimed, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Do you know what this tree is?’

فَقَالَ‏ النَّبِيُّ ص لَا يَا أَخِي

The Prophet^-saww said: ‘No, my^-saww brother!’

قَالَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ أَنْتَ وَ الْأَغْصَانَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ وَ الَّذِي تَحْتَهَا مُحِبُّوكَ وَ مَوَالِيكَ فَأَبْشِرْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ الْأَثِيرَةِ وَ الرِّئَاسَةِ الْخَطِيرَةِ

He^-as said: ‘Know that this tree is you^-saww, and its branches are People (a.s) of your^-saww Household. Those beneath it are ones loving you^-saww and those devoted to you^-saww. Rejoice, O Muhammad^-saww, in the distinguished Prophethood and the momentous leadership!’

ثُمَّ إِنَّ دَرْدَائِيلَ أَخْرَجَ مِيزَاناً عَظِيماً كُلُّ كِفَّةٍ مِنْهُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَ النَّبِيَّ ص وَ وَضَعَهُ فِي كِفَّةٍ وَ وَضَعَ مِائَةً مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي كِفَّةٍ فَرَجَحَ بِهِمُ النَّبِيُّ ص

Then Dardaeel^-as brought forth a great scale, each of whose pans stretched from the sky to the earth. He^-as took the Prophet^-saww and placed him in one pan of the scale, and placed one hundred of his^-saww companions in the other pan. The Prophet^-saww outweighed them.

ثُمَّ عَمَدَ إِلَى أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ خَوَاصِّ أُمَّتِهِ فَوَضَعَهُمْ فِي الْكِفَّةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَرَجَحَ بِهِمُ النَّبِيُّ ص

Then he^-as took one thousand men from the elite of his^-saww community and placed them in the other pan, yet the Prophet^-saww still outweighed them. Then he^-as proceeded to take four thousand men from his^-saww community and placed them in the pan of the scale, but the Prophet^-saww outweighed them.

ثُمَّ عَمَدَ إِلَى أَرْبَعَةِ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ فَوَضَعَهُمْ فِي الْكِفَّةِ فَرَجَحَ بِهِمُ النَّبِيُّ ص ثُمَّ عَمَدَ إِلَى نِصْفِ أُمَّتِهِ فَرَجَحَ بِهِمُ النَّبِيُّ ثُمَّ عَمَدَ إِلَى أُمَّتِهِ كُلِّهِمْ ثُمَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ثُمَّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ كُلِّهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ثُمَّ الْجِبَالِ وَ الْبِحَارِ ثُمَّ الرِّمَالِ ثُمَّ الْأَشْجَارِ ثُمَّ الْأَمْطَارِ ثُمَّ جَمِيعِ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى

Then he^-as took half of his^-saww community, and the Prophet^-saww outweighed them as well. Then he^-as took his^-saww entire community, then the Prophets^-as and Messengers^-as, then all the Angels altogether, then the mountains and the seas, then the sands, then the trees, then the rains, and then everything that Allah^-azwj the Exalted, has Created.

فَوَزَنَ بِهِمُ النَّبِيَّ ص فَلَمْ يَعْدِلُوهُ وَ رَجَحَ النَّبِيُّ ص بِهِمْ فَلِهَذَا قَالَ خَيْرُ الْخَلْقِ مُحَمَّدٌ ص لِأَنَّهُ رَجَحَ بِالْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ وَ هَذَا كُلُّهُ يَرَاهُ بَيْنَ النَّوْمِ وَ الْيَقَظَةِ

He^-as weighed all of these against the Prophet^-saww, but they did not equal his^-saww weight. Rather, the Prophet^-saww outweighed them all. Because of this, it was said: ‘Muhammad^-saww is the best of creation, for he^-saww has outweighed all of creation!’^– All of this was witnessed by him in a state between sleep and wakefulness.

فَقَالَ دَرْدَائِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ طُوبَى لَكَ ثُمَّ طُوبَى لَكَ وَ لِأُمَّتِكَ وَ حُسْنُ مَآبٍ وَ الْوَيْلُ كُلُّ الْوَيْلِ لِمَنْ كَفَرَ بِكَ وَ رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ حَرْفاً مِمَّا تَأْتِي بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ

Then Dardaeel^-as said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Glad tidings to you^-saww, and again glad tidings to you^-saww and to your^-saww community. You^-saww shall have a beautiful final return. But there is complete ruin and woe for the one who disbelieves in you^-saww and rejects even a single word of what you bring from your^-saww Lord^-azwj’. Then the Angels ascended to the sky.

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فَلَمَّا طَالَ مَكْثُ النَّبِيِّ طَلَبَهُ فِي تِلْكَ الْمَفَاوِزِ إِخْوَتُهُ أَوْلَادُ حَلِيمَةَ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى حَلِيمَةَ فَأَعْلَمُوهَا بِقِصَّتِهِ

Al-Waqidy said, ‘When the Prophet^-saww’s absence became prolonged, his^-saww (step) brothers, the sons of Halema, searched for him^-saww in those vast and desolate regions, but they could not find him^-saww. They returned to Haleema and informed her of what had happened.

فَقَامَتْ ذَاهِلَةَ الْعَقْلِ تَصِيحُ فِي حَيِّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَوَقَعَتِ الصَّيْحَةُ فِي حَيِّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً قَدِ افْتُقِدَ

She rose overwhelmed and out of her senses, crying out throughout the encampment of the clan of Sa’d. The cry spread among the people of the clan of Sa’d that Muhammad^-saww had gone missing.

فَقَامَتْ حَلِيمَةُ وَ مَزَّقَتْ أَثْوَابَهَا وَ خَدَشَتْ وَجْهَهَا وَ كَشَفَتْ شَعْرَهَا وَ هِيَ تَعْدُو فِي الْبَرَارِي وَ الْمَفَاوِزِ وَ الْقِفَارِ حَافِيَةَ الْقَدَمِ وَ الشَّوْكُ يَدْخُلُ فِي رِجْلَيْهَا وَ الدَّمُ يَسِيلُ مِنْهُمَا وَ هِيَ تُنَادِي وَا وَلَدَاهْ وَا قُرَّةَ عَيْنَاهْ وَا ثَمَرَةَ فُؤَادَاهْ

Haleema stood up, tore her garments, scratched her face, uncovered her hair, and ran through the open lands, deserts, and barren wilderness barefoot. Thorns entered her feet and blood flowed from them. She was calling out, ‘Aah, my son! Aah, delight of my eyes! Ah, fruit of my heart!’

وَ مَعَهَا نِسَاءُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ يَبْكِينَ مَعَهَا مُكَشَّفَاتِ الشُّعُورِ مُخَدَّشَاتِ الْوُجُوهِ وَ حَلِيمَةُ تَسْقُطُ مَرَّةً وَ تَقُومُ أُخْرَى وَ مَا بَقِيَ فِي الْحَيِّ شَيْخٌ وَ لَا شَابٌّ وَ لَا حُرٌّ وَ لَا عَبْدٌ إِلَّا يَعْدُو فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ فِي طَلَبِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ هُمْ يَبْكُونَ كُلُّهُمْ بِقَلْبٍ مُحْتَرِقٍ

And with her were the women of the clan of Sa’d, weeping alongside her, their hair uncovered and their faces scratched. Haleema would fall down at tmes and rise again, and there remained no elder, young person, free person, or servant in the settlement except that they ran through the wilderness searching for Muhammad^-saww. They were all weeping, with hearts consumed by grief.

وَ رَكِبَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَ رَكِبَ مَعَهُ آلُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَ حَلَفَ إِنْ لَا وَجَدْتُ مُحَمَّداً ص السَّاعَةَ وَضَعْتُ سَيْفِي فِي آلِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَ غَطَفَانَ وَ أَقْتُلُهُمْ عَنْ آخِرِهِمْ وَ أَطْلُبُ بِدَمِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص

And Abdullah Bin Al Haris mounted his ride, and the people of the clan of Sa’d accompanied him. He swore, saying, ‘By Allah^-azwj! If I do not find Muhammad^-saww this very hour, I will unsheathe my sword against the clan of Sa’d and Ghatafan, kill them all to the last of them, and seek vengeance for the blood of Muhammad^-saww’.

وَ ذَهَبَتْ حَلِيمَةُ عَلَى حَالَتِهَا مَعَ نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ نَحْوَ مَكَّةَ وَ دَخَلَهَا وَ كَانَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَاعِداً عِنْدَ أَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ

Haleema continued in her state of distress with the women of clan of Sa’d toward Makkah. When they entered it, they found that Abdul Muttalib^-as was sitting near the curtains of the Kabah with the leaders of Qureysh and the clan of Hashim^-as.

فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَى حَلِيمَةَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالَةِ ارْتَعَدَتْ فَرَائِصُهُ وَ صَاحَ وَ قَالَ مَا الْخَبَرُ

Then, when Abdul Muttalib^-as saw Haleema in that state, he^-as began to tremble violently. He^-as cried out, ‘What is the news?’

فَقَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً قَدْ فَقَدْنَاهُ مُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَ قَدْ تَفَرَّقَ آلُ سَعْدٍ فِي طَلَبِهِ

Haleema replied, ‘Know that we have lost Muhammad^-saww! He^-saww has been missing since yesterday, and the people of the clan of Sa’d have dispersed in search of him^-saww!’

قَالَ فَغُشِيَ عَلَيْهِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ وَ قَالَ كَلِمَةً لَا يُخْذَلُ قَائِلُهُا لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

Upon hearing this, Abdul^–Muttalib^-as lost consciousness for a time. When he^-as regained his^-as senses, he^-as uttered words whose speaker is never forsaken: ‘There is no power and no strength except through Allah^-azwj the Most Exalted, the Most Magnfcent!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا غُلَامُ هَاتِ فَرَسِي وَ سَيْفِي وَ جَوْشَنِي

Then he^-as said, ‘Boy, bring me^-as my horse, my^-as sword, and my^-as armour!’

فَقَامَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ صَعِدَ إِلَى أَعْلَى الْكَعْبَةِ وَ نَادَى يَا آلَ غَالِبٍ يَا آلَ عَدْنَانَ يَا آلَ فِهْرٍ يَا آلَ نِزَارٍ يَا آلَ كِنَانَةَ يَا آلَ مُضَرَ يَا آلَ مَالِكٍ

Abdul Muttalib^-as then rose and climbed to the top of the Kabah. He^-as called out: ‘O descendants of Ghalib! O descendants of Adnan! O descendants of Fihr! O descendants of Nizar! O descendants of Kinana! O descendants of Muzar! O descendants of Malik!’

فَاجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ بُطُونُ الْعَرَبِ وَ رُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ قَالُوا لَهُ مَا الْخَبَرُ يَا سَيِّدَنَا

The clans of the Arabs and the chiefs of the clan of Hashim^-as gathered around him^-as and said, ‘What is the news, our master?’

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً ص لَا يُرَى مُنْذُ أَمْسِ فَارْكَبُوا وَ تَسَلَّحُوا

Abdul Muttalib^-as replied, ‘Muhammad^-saww has not been seen since yesterday. Mount your horses and arm yourselves!’

فَرَكِبَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ مَعَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَشَرَةُ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ فَبَكَى الْخَلْقُ كُلُّهُمْ رَحْمَةً لِعَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ قَامَتِ الصَّيْحَةُ وَ الْبُكَاءُ فِي كُلِّ جَانِبٍ حَتَّى الْمُخَدَّرَاتُ خَرَجْنَ مِنَ السُّتُورِ مُرَافَقَةً لِعَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَى حَيِّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَ سَائِرِ الْأَطْرَافِ

Al-Waqidy said, ‘On that day, ten thousand men mounted their horses and rode with Abdul Muttalib^-as. All the people wept out of compassion for Abdul Muttalib^-as. Cries of grief and lamentation arose from every direction, until even the secluded women emerged from behind their veils to accompany Abdul Muttalib^-as and the people on their way to the settlement of the clan of Sa’d and the surrounding regions.

وَ انْجَذَبَ‏ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ نَحْوَ حَيِّ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ بَاكِينَ الْعُيُونُ مُمَزَّقِينَ الثِّيَابُ

And Abdul Muttalib^-as made his way toward the camp of Abdullah Bin Al Haris and his companions. Their eyes were filled with tears, and their garments were torn (in grief).

فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالْبُكَاءِ وَ قَالَ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ وَ اللَّاتِ وَ الْعُزَّى وَ أثاف [إِسَافٍ‏] وَ نَائِلَةَ إِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ مُحَمَّداً وَضَعْتُ سَيْفِي فِي حَيِّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَ غَطَفَانَ وَ أَقْتُلُهُمْ عَنْ آخِرِهِمْ

Then, when Abdullah^-as saw Abdul Muttalib^-as, he^-as raised his^-as voice in weeping and said: ‘O Abu Al Haris! By Al-Laat, Al-Uzza, Isaf and Na’ila! (worshipped idols). If I^-as do not find Muhammad^-saww, I^-as will draw my^-as sword against the people of the clan of Sa’ad and Ghatafan and kill them to the last of them!’

قَالَ فَرَقَّ قَلْبُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَلَى حَيِّ آلِ سَعْدٍ وَ قَالَ ارْجِعُوا أَنْتُمْ إِلَى حَيِّكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ مُحَمَّداً السَّاعَةَ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَ لَا أَدَعُ فِيهَا يَهُودِيّاً وَ لَا يَهُودِيَّةً وَ لَا أَحَداً مِمَّنْ أَتَّهِمُهُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ فَأَمُدُّهُمْ‏ تَحْتَ سَيْفِي مَدّاً طَلَباً لِدَمِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص

At this, Abdul Muttalib^-as’s heart was moved with compassion for the people of the clan of Sa’d, and he^-as said: ‘You return to your settlement. If I^-as do not find Muhammad^-saww this very hour, I^-as shall return to Makkah, and I will not leave there any Jewish man, any Jewish woman, or anyone whom I suspect in connection with Muhammad^-saww, but I^-as will strike them down with my^-as sword in pursuit of vengeance for the blood of Muhammad^-saww!’

قَالَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ وَ أَقْبَلَ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ وَ وَرَقَةُ بْنُ نَوْفَلٍ وَ عَقِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَ جَازُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ الَّذِي فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ ص وَ إِذَا بِشَجَرَةٍ نَابِتَةٍ فِي الْوَادِي فَقَالَ وَرَقَةُ لِأَبِي مَسْعُودٍ إِنِّي سَلَكْتُ هَذَا الطَّرِيقَ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَ مَا رَأَيْتُ قَطُّ هَاهُنَا هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ

Al-Waqidy said, ‘And Abu Masoud Al Saqai, and Waraqah Bin Nowal, and Aqeel Bin Abu Waqas were coming back from Al Yemen and they passed upon the road in which was Muhammad^-saww, and there was a tree growing in the valley. Waraqa said to Abu Masoud, ‘I have travelled this road thirty times and I have not seen this tree being here at all!’

قَالَ عَقِيلٌ صَدَقْتَ فَمُرُّوا بِنَا حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ مَا هِيَ

Aqeel said, ‘You speak the truth! Come with us until we look what it is’.

قَالَ فَذَهَبُوا جَمِيعاً وَ تَرَكُوا الطَّرِيقَ الْأَوَّلَ فَلَمَّا قَرُبُوا مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ رَأَوْا تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ غُلَاماً أَمْرَدَ مَا رَأَى الرَّاءُونَ مِثْلَهُ كَأَنَّهُ قَمَرٌ

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘They all went and left the first road. When they were near to the tree they saw beneath the tree a beadles boy. The beholders had not seen the likes of him, as if he was a moon.

فَقَالَ عَقِيلٌ وَ وَرَقَةُ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا جِنِّيٌّ

Aqeel and Waraqa said, ‘He cannot be except a Jinn!’

فَقَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ

Abu Masoud said, ‘He isn’t except from the Angels!’

وَ هُمْ يَقُولُونَ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَسْمَعُ كَلَامَهُمْ فَاسْتَوَى قَاعِداً فَرَأَى الْقَوْمَ وَرَاءَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ مَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلَامُ أَ جِنِّيٌّ أَنْتَ أَمْ إِنْسِيٌّ

And they were saying and the Prophet^-saww was hearing their speech. He^-saww sat up straight. He^-saww saw the group behind him^-saww. Abu Masoud said, ‘Who are you^-saww O boy? Are you^-saww a Jinn or a human?’

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص بَلْ أَنَا إِنْسِيٌّ

The Prophet^-saww said: ‘But I^-saww am human!’

فَقَالَ مَا اسْمُكَ

He said, ‘What is your^-saww name?’

قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ هَاشِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ

He^-saww said: ‘Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-as Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as Bin Hashim^-as Bin Abd Manaf^-as’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ أَنْتَ نَافِلَةُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ

Abu Masoud said, ‘Are you^-saww the foster child of Abdul Muttalib^-as?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ

He^-saww said: ‘Yes’.

قَالَ كَيْفَ وَقَعْتَ هَاهُنَا

He said, ‘How did you^-saww get to be here?’

فَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقِصَّةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا فَنَزَلَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ ظَهْرِ نَاقَتِهِ وَ قَالَ لَهُ أَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ أَمُرَّ بِكَ إِلَى جَدِّكَ

He^-saww narrated the story to them, from its beginning to its end. Abu Masoud descended from the back of his she^–camel and said to him^-saww, ‘Do you^-saww want me to take you^-saww to your^-saww grandfather^-as?’

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص نَعَمْ

The Prophet^-saww said: ‘Yes’.

فَأَخَذَهُ عَلَى قَرَبُوسِ سَرْجِهِ وَ مَرُّوا جَمِيعاً حَتَّى بَلَغُوا قَرِيباً مِنْ حَيِّ بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَنَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ ص فِي الْبَرِيَّةِ فَرَأَى جَدَّهُ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ أَصْحَابُهُ لَا يَرَوْنَهُ فَقَالُوا يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّا لَا نَرَاهُ

He took him^-saww upon the back of his saddle and they all went together until they reached near to the settlement of the clan of Sa’ad. Then the Prophet^-saww looked across the wilderness and saw his^-saww grandfather, Abdul Muttalib^-as, while his^-saww companions could not see him^-saww. They said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww, we do not see him^-as!’

وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ نَظْرَتَهُ نَظْرَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ع فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مُرُّوا حَتَّى أَرَاكُمْ

This was because his^-saww sight was the sight of the Prophets^-as. He^-saww said to them, ‘Go ahead until I^-saww show him^-as to you’.

فَمَرُّوا وَ إِذَا عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ مُقْبِلٌ هُوَ وَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَثَبَ عَنْ فَرَسِهِ وَ أَخَذَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى سَرْجِهِ وَ قَالَ لَهُ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ يَا وَلَدِي وَ قَدْ كُنْتُ عَزَمْتُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَ أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ جَمِيعاً

They continued, and suddenly Abdul Muttalib^-as appeared, coming toward them with his^-as companions. When Abdul Muttalib^-as saw Muhammad^-saww, he^-as leapt down from his^-saww horse and took Rasool-Allah^-saww onto his saddle. He^-as said to him^-saww: ‘Where have you been, my^-as son^-saww? I^-as had resolved to kill all the people of Makkah!’

فَقَصَّ النَّبِيُّ ص الْقِصَّةَ عَلَى جَدِّهِ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا فَفَرِحَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَرَحاً شَدِيداً وَ خَرَجَ مِنْ خَيْلِهِ وَ رَجِلِهِ وَ دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ وَ دَفَعَ إِلَى أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ خَمْسِينَ نَاقَةً وَ إِلَى وَرَقَةَ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ وَ عَقِيلٍ سِتِّينَ نَاقَةً

The Prophet^-saww then told his^-saww grandfather^-as the story from its beginning to its end. Abdul Muttalib^-as became extremely joyful. He^-as departed with his^-as cavalry and infantry and entered Makkah. He^-as gave Abu Masoud fifty she^–camels, and he gave Waraqa Bin Nawfal and Aqel sixty she^–camels’.

قَالَ وَ ذَهَبَتْ حَلِيمَةُ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ قَالَتْ لَهُ ادْفَعْ إِلَيَّ مُحَمَّداً ص

He (Al-Waqidy) said, ‘Haleema went to Abdul Muttalib^-as and said to him^-as, ‘Return Muhammad (s.a.w) to me!’

فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ يَا حَلِيمَةُ إِنِّي أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ تَكُونِي مَعَنَا بِمَكَّةَ وَ إِلَّا مَا كُنْتُ بِالَّذِي أُسَلِّمُهُ إِلَيْكِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى

Abdul Muttalib^-as said, ‘O Haleema! I^-as would like you to remain with us in Makkah. Otherwise, I^-as am not someone who would hand him^-saww back to you again!’

فَوَهَبَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ أَبِيهَا أَلْفَ مِثْقَالِ ذَهَبٍ أَحْمَرَ وَ عَشَرَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ بِيضٍ وَ وَهَبَ لِبَكْرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ جُمْلَةً بِغَيْرِ وَزْنٍ وَ وَهَبَ لِإِخْوَانِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَوْلَادِ حَلِيمَةَ وَ هُمَا ضَمْرَةُ وَ قُرَّةُ أَخَوَاهُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مِائَتَيْ نَاقَةٍ وَ أَذِنَ لَهُمْ بِالرُّجُوعِ إِلَى حَيِّهِمْ‏

Then he^-as gifted to Abdullah Bin Al Haris, her father, one thousand misqals of pure red gold and ten thousand silver Dirhams. He^-as also gave Bakr Bin Sa’d a large amount without weighing it. He^-as gifted the Prophet^-saww‘s foster brothers, the sons of Haleema, namely Zamrah and Qurrah, his two milk^–brothers, two hundred she^–camels, and gave them permission to return to their settlement’.[50]

14^– د، العدد القوية عَنْ آمِنَةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ السَّهْمِيِّ قَالَتْ‏ امْتَنَعَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ مِنْ إِتْيَانِ اللَّاتِ‏ وَ الْعُزَّى بَعْدَ رُجُوعِهِ مِنَ الشَّامِ فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى وَقَعَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ قُرَيْشٍ كَلَامٌ كَثِيرٌ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبُو طَالِبٍ إِنَّهُ لَا يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أُفَارِقَ هَذَا الْغُلَامَ وَ لَا مُخَالَفَتُهُ وَ إِنَّهُ يَأْبَى أَنْ يَصِيرَ إِلَيْهِمَا وَ لَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ بِذِكْرِهِمَا وَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ آتِيَهُمَا أَنَا

‘Al Adad Al-Qawiya’ – From Aamina Bint Abi Saeed Al Sahmi, who said,

‘After returning from Syria on his first journey, Abu Talib^-as refused to visit Al-Laat and Al-Uzza (two worshipped idols). This led to much dispute between him and Qureysh. Abu Talib^-as said to them, ‘It is impossible for me^-as to part from this boy or to go against him^-saww. He^-saww absolutely refuses to go to those two idols. He^-saww cannot bear even to hear them mentioned, and he^-saww dislikes my^-as going to them as well!’

قَالُوا فَلَا تَدَعْهُ وَ أَدِّبْهُ حَتَّى يَفْعَلَ وَ يَعْتَادَ عِبَادَتَهُمَا

They replied, ‘Then do not leave him^-saww as he^-saww is. Discipline him^-saww until he^-saww does so and becomes accustomed to worshipping them’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ هَيْهَاتَ مَا أَظُنُّكُمْ تَجِدُونَهُ وَ لَا تَرَوْنَهُ يَفْعَلُ هَذَا أَبَداً ‏

Abu Talib^-as said: ‘Far from it! I^-as do not think you will ever find him^-saww doing such a thing’.

قَالُوا وَ لِمَ ذَاكَ

They said, ‘And why is that so?’

قَالَ لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ بِالشَّامِ جَمِيعَ الرُّهْبَانِ يَقُولُونَ هَلَاكُ الْأَصْنَامِ عَلَى يَدِ هَذَا الْغُلَامِ

He^-as said, ‘Because in Syria I^-as heard all the monks saying that the destruction of the idols would come at the hands of this boy’.

قَالُوا فَهَلْ رَأَيْتَ يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً غَيْرَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَحْكِيهِ عَنِ الرُّهْبَانِ فَإِنَّهُ غَيْرُ كَائِنٍ أَبَداً أَوْ نُهْلَكَ جَمِيعاً

They said, ‘Have you^-as seen anything else from him^-saww, Abu Talib^-as, besides what you^-saww relate from the monks, for what they say will never happen unless we all perish!’

قَالَ نَعَمْ نَزَلْنَا تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ يَابِسَةٍ فَاخْضَرَّتْ وَ أَثْمَرَتْ فَلَمَّا ارْتَحَلْنَا وَ سِرْنَا نَثَرَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ جَمِيعَ ثَمَرِهَا وَ نَطَقَتْ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ شَجَرَةً قَطُّ تَنْطِقُ قَبْلَهَا وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ يَا أَطْيَبَ النَّاسِ فَرْعاً وَ أَزْكَاهُمْ عُوداً امْسَحْ بِيَدَيْكَ الْمُبَارَكَتَيْنِ عَلَيَّ لِأَبْقَى خَضْرَاءَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

He said, ‘Yes. We had camped beneath a dried^–up tree, and it became green and bore fruit. When we departed and continued on our journey, it scattered all its fruit over his^-saww head. Then it spoke. Never before had I seen a tree speak. It said: ‘O noblest of people in lineage and purest in origin! Pass your^-saww blessed hands over me so that I may remain green until the Day of Qiyamah’.

قَالَ فَمَسَحَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا فَازْدَادَتِ الضِّعْفَ نُوراً وَ خُضْرَةً فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا لِلِانْصِرَافِ وَ مَرَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا وَ نَزَلْنَا تَحْتَهَا فَإِذَا كُلُّ طَيْرٍ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْأَرْضِ لَهُ فِيهَا عُشٌ‏ وَ فَرْخٌ وَ لَهَا بِعَدَدِ كُلِّ صِنْفٍ مِنَ الطَّيْرِ أَغْصَانٌ كَأَعْظَمِ الْأَشْجَارِ عَلَى ظُهُورِ الْأَرَضِينَ

He^-saww then passed his hand over it, and it became twice as radiant and plush. When we returned on our way back and passed by it again, we camped beneath it. Every bird upon the face of the earth had a nest and young chicks in that tree. It had branches corresponding to every kind of bird, as though it were among the greatest of all trees upon the earth.

قَالَ فَمَا بَقِيَ طَيْرٌ إِلَّا اسْتَقْبَلَهُ يَمُدُّ جَنَاحَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ

He^-as said, ‘Not a single bird remained except that it came to greet him, stretching its wings above his head.

قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً مِنْ فَوْقِهَا وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ بِبَرَكَتِكَ يَا سَيِّدَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ قَدْ صَارَتْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةُ لَنَا مَأْوًى

Then I^-as heard a voice from above the tree saying: ‘Through your blessing, O Master of the Prophets^-as and the Messengers^-as! This tree has become a refuge for us!’

فَهَذَا مَا رَأَيْتُ

This is what I saw’.

فَضَحِكَتْ قُرَيْشٌ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَ هُمْ يَقُولُونَ أَ تَرَى يَطْمَعُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ ابْنُ أَخِيهِ مَلِكَ هَذَا الزَّمَانِ

At this, Qureysh laughed in his^-as face and said, ‘Does Abu Talib^-as really imagine that his^-as nephew will become the king of this age?’’[51]

15^– د، العدد القوية عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَاقِرِ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا أَتَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص اثْنَانِ وَ عِشْرُونَ شَهْراً مِنْ يَوْمِ وِلَادَتِهِ رَمِدَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ لِأَبِي طَالِبٍ اذْهَبْ بِابْنِ أَخِيكَ إِلَى عَرَّافِ الْجُحْفَةِ وَ كَانَ بِهَا رَاهِبٌ طَبِيبٌ فِي صَوْمَعَتِهِ

‘Al Adad Al-Qawiya’^– From Abu Ja’far Muhammad Al-Baqir^-asws having said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww was twenty-two months old, his^-saww eyes had conjunctivitis, so Abdul Muttalib^-asws said to Abu Talib^-asws: ‘Go with the son^-saww of your^-as brother^-as to the plains of Al-Juhfa’. And there was at it a physician, a monk in his monastery.

فَحَمَلَهُ غُلَامٌ لَهُ فِي سَفَطٍ هِنْدِيٍّ حَتَّى أَتَى بِهِ الرَّاهِبَ فَوَضَعَهُ تَحْتَ الصَّوْمَعَةِ ثُمَّ نَادَاهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ يَا رَاهِبُ فَأَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَظَرَ حَوْلَ الصَّوْمَعَةِ إِلَى نُورٍ سَاطِعٍ وَ سَمِعَ حَفِيفَ أَجْنِحَةِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ جِئْتُكَ بِابْنِ أَخِي لِتُدَاوِيَ عَيْنَهُ

He^-as carried the boy^-saww in an Indian basket and came to the monk. He^-as placed him^-saww beneath the monastery, then Abu Talib^-asws called him: ‘O Monk?’ He came out overlooking upon him^-as and he looked around the monastery to the shining light, and heard the swishing of the wings of the Angels. He said to him^-as, ‘Who are you^-as?’ He^-as said: ‘Abu Talib^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws. I^-as have come to you with the son^-saww of my^-as brother^-as to cure his^-saww eyes’.

فَقَالَ وَ أَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فِي السَّفَطِ قَدْ غَطَّيْتُهُ مِنَ الشَّمْسِ قَالَ اكْشِفْ عَنْهُ فَكَشَفَ عَنْهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِنُورٍ سَاطِعٍ‏ فِي وَجْهِهِ قَدْ أَذْعَرَ الرَّاهِبَ فَقَالَ لَهُ غَطِّهِ فَغَطَّاهُ

He said, ‘And where is he^-saww?’ He^-as said: In the basket. I^-as have covered him^-saww from the sun’. He said, ‘Uncover from him^-saww’. He^-as uncovered from him^-saww’. And there he was with Noor shining in his face, which alarmed the monk. He said to him^-as, ‘Cover him^-saww’. He^-as covered him^-saww’.

ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ الرَّاهِبُ رَأْسَهُ فِي صَوْمَعَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقّاً حَقّاً وَ أَنَّكَ الَّذِي بُشِّرَ بِهِ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَ الْإِنْجِيلِ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى وَ عِيسَى ع فَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُهُ

Then the monk entered his head into his monastery, and he said, ‘I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and you^-saww are a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj truly, and you^-saww are the one who was given as glad tidings in the Torah and the Evangel, upon the tongues of Musa^-as and Isa^-as, and I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and you^-saww are His^-azwj Rasool^-saww’.

ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ رَأْسَهُ وَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ انْطَلِقْ بِهِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ بَأْسٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَيْلَكَ يَا رَاهِبُ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ قَوْلًا عَظِيماً فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ شَأْنُ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ أَعْظَمُ مِمَّا سَمِعْتَ مِنِّي وَ أَنْتَ مُعِينُهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَ مَانِعُهُ مِمَّنْ يُرِيدُ قَتْلَهُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ

Then he brought his head out and said, ‘O my son^-as, come with him^-saww, for there is no problem with him^-saww’. Abu Talib^-asws said to him: ‘Woe be unto you, O monk! I^-as have heard a mighty word from you’. He said, ‘O my son^-as! The occupation of the son^-saww of your^-as brother^-as is magnificent from what you^-as heard from me, and you^-as will be assisting him^-saww upon that, and defending him^-saww from the ones who want to kill him^-saww from the Quraysh’.

قَالَ فَأَتَى أَبُو طَالِبٍ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ اسْكُتْ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا يَسْمَعْ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ مِنْكَ أَحَدٌ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا يَمُوتُ مُحَمَّدٌ حَتَّى يَسُودَ الْعَرَبَ وَ الْعَجَمَ‏

He^-asws said: ‘Abu Talib^-asws came to Abdul Muttalib^-asws and informed him^-as of that. Abdul Muttalib^-asws said to him^-as: ‘Keep it quiet O my^-as son^-as! No one should hear this speech from you^-as, for by Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww will not die until he^-saww prevails over the Arabs and the non-Arabs’’.[52]

16^– د، العدد القوية حَدَّثَ بَكْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ عَنْ آبَائِهِ قَالُوا خَرَجَ سَنَةَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الشَّامِ عَبْدُ مَنَافِ بْنُ كِنَانَةَ وَ نَوْفَلُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ تُجَّاراً إِلَى الشَّامِ فلقاهما [فَلَقِيَهُمَا] أَبُو الْمُوَيْهِبِ الرَّاهِبُ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا مَنْ أَنْتُمَا قَالا نَحْنُ تُجَّارٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْحَرَمِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ لَهُمَا مِنْ أَيِّ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَخْبَرَاهُ

‘Al Adad Al-Qawiya’ Bakr Bin Abdullah Al Ashjaie, from his forefathers who said,

‘In the year Rasool-Allah^-saww went out to Syria, Abd Manaf Bin Kanan, and Nowfal Bin Muawiya Bin Urwa went out as traders to Syria, and Abu Al-Muweyhib the monk met them and said to them both, ‘Who are you?’ They said, ‘We are traders from the people of the Sanctuary (Hurrum) from Quraysh’. He said to them, ‘From which Quraysh?’ They informed him.

فَقَالَ لَهُمَا هَلْ قَدِمَ مَعَكُمَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ غَيْرُكُمَا قَالا نَعَمْ شَابٌّ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْمُوَيْهِبِ إِيَّاهُ وَ اللَّهِ أَرَدْتُ فَقَالا وَ اللَّهِ مَا فِي قُرَيْشٍ أَخْمَلُ ذِكْراً مِنْهُ إِنَّمَا يُسَمُّونَهُ يَتِيمَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ هُوَ أَجِيرٌ لِامْرَأَةٍ مِنَّا يُقَالُ لَهَا خَدِيجَةُ فَمَا حَاجَتُكَ إِلَيْهِ

He said to them, ‘Has anyone else from Quraysh proceeded along with you two?’ They said, ‘A youth from the Clan of Hashim^-asws, his^-saww name is ‘Muhammad’’. Abu Al-Muweyhib said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! It is him^-saww I want’. They said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! There is none among Quraysh of more of a more beautiful mention than him^-saww. But rather he^-saww is named as ‘Orphan of Quraysh’, and he^-saww is an employee of a woman from us called (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws. What is your need to him^-saww?’

فَأَخَذَ يُحَرِّكُ رَأْسَهُ وَ يَقُولُ هُوَ هُوَ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا تَدُلَّاَّنِّي عَلَيْهِ فَقَالا تَرَكْنَاهُ فِي سُوقِ بُصْرَى فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ فِي الْكَلَامِ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ هُوَ هَذَا فَخَلَا بِهِ سَاعَةً يُنَاجِيهِ وَ يُكَلِّمُهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ يُقَبِّلُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَ أَخْرَجَ شَيْئاً مِنْ كُمِّهِ لَا نَدْرِي مَا هُوَ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَأْبَى أَنْ يُقَبِّلَهُ

He grabbed his moving head and said, ‘Him^-saww! Him^-saww’. He said to them, ‘Point me to him^-saww’. They said, ‘We left him^-saww in the market of Basra’. While they were in the speech when Rasool-Allah^-saww emerged, so he said, ‘He^-saww is this one!’ They left him alone for a while, whispering to him^-saww and speaking to him^-saww. Then he went on to kiss between his^-saww eyes and brought out something from his sleeve; we do not know what it was, and Rasool-Allah^-saww refused to accept it.

فَلَمَّا فَارَقَهُ قَالَ لَنَا تَسْمَعَانِ مِنِّي هَذَا وَ اللَّهِ نَبِيُّ هَذَا الزَّمَانِ سَيَخْرُجُ إِلَى قَرِيبٍ يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَى شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ

When he separated to him^-saww, he said to us, ‘Will you two listen to me? By Allah^-azwj! This is a Prophet^-saww of this time period. Very soon he^-saww will be coming out inviting the people to the testimony that there is no god except Allah^-azwj, so when you see that, then follow him^-saww’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ وُلِدَ لِعَمِّهِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَلَدٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ فَقُلْنَا لَا قَالَ إِمَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ وُلِدَ أَوْ يُولَدُ فِي سَنَتِهِ وَ هُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ نَعْرِفُهُ وَ إِنَّا لَنَجِدُ صِفَتَهُ عِنْدَنَا فِي الْوَصِيَّةِ كَمَا نَجِدُ صِفَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ وَ إِنَّهُ سَيِّدُ الْعَرَبِ وَ رَبَّانِيُّهَا وَ ذُو قَرِنَيْهَا يُعْطِي السَّيْفَ حَقَّهُ

Then he said, ‘Is there a son for his^-saww uncle Abu Talib^-asws called ‘Ali’?’ We said, ‘No’. He said, ‘Either he^-asws already happens to be born, or he^-asws will be born during his^-saww year, and he^-asws will be the first one to believe in him^-saww. We do recognise him^-asws, and rather we find his^-asws description with us regarding successor^–ship, just as we find the description of Muhammad^-saww with the Prophet-hood, and he^-asws is the Chief of the Arabs and their lords and with their reins. He^-asws will give the sword its right.

اسْمُهُ فِي الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَى عَلِيٌّ هُوَ أَعْلَى الْخَلَائِقِ يَوْمَ‏ الْقِيَامَةِ بَعْدَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ذِكْراً وَ تُسَمِّيهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْبَطَلَ الْأَزْهَرَ الْمُفْلِحَ لَا يَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَى وَجْهٍ إِلَّا أَفْلَحَ وَ ظَفِرَ وَ اللَّهِ لَهُوَ أَعْرَفُ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ مِنَ الشَّمْسِ الطَّالِعَةِ

His^-asws name among the High Assembly is ‘Ali’. He^-asws will be of the loftiest of the people on the Day of Qiyamah to be mentioned, and the Angels have named him^-asws as the shining successful hero. One will not diver to his^-asws face except that he would be successful and win. By Allah^-azwj! He^-asws is more well-known between his^-asws companions in the skies than the emerging sun’.

وَ حَدَّثَ الْعَبَّاسُ عَنْ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ‏ يَا عَبَّاسُ أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ص بِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ إِنِّي ضَمَمْتُهُ إِلَيَّ فَلَمْ أُفَارِقْهُ فِي لَيْلٍ وَ لَا نَهَارٍ وَ كُنْتُ أُنَوِّمُهُ فِي فِرَاشِي وَ آمُرُهُ أَنْ يَخْلَعَ ثِيَابَهُ وَ يَنَامَ مَعِي فَرَأَيْتُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْكَرَاهَةَ وَ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُخَالِفَنِي

And Al-Abbas narrated from Abu Talib^-asws. Abu Talib^-asws said: ‘O Abbas! Shall I^-as inform you about Muhammad^-saww with what I^-as have seen from him^-saww?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He^-as said, ‘I^-as kept him^-saww near me^-as and did not separate from him^-saww, neither during a night nor a day, and I^-as was sleeping him^-saww in my^-as bed, and I^-as instructed him^-saww to take off his^-saww clothes and sleep with me^-as. Then, I^-as saw abhorrence in his^-saww face, and he^-saww disliked to oppose me^-as.

فَقَالَ يَا عَمَّاهْ اصْرِفْ وَجْهَكَ عَنِّي حَتَّى أَخْلَعَ ثِيَابِي وَ أَدْخُلَ فِرَاشِي قُلْتُ لَهُ وَ لِمَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى جَسَدِي

He^-saww said: ‘O uncle^-as! Turn your^-as face away until I^-saww take off my^-saww cloths and enter into my^-saww bed’. I^-as said to him^-saww: ‘And why is that so?’ He^-saww said: ‘It is not befitting for anyone from the people that he looks at my^-saww body’.

قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ صَرَفْتُ بَصَرِي عَنْهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِرَاشَهُ فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتُ أَنَا الْفِرَاشَ إِذَا بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُ ثَوْبٌ أَلْيَنُ ثَوْبٍ مَسِسْتُهُ قَطُّ ثُمَّ شَمِمْتُهُ فَإِذَا كَأَنَّهُ قَدْ غُمِسَ فِي الْمِسْكِ فَكُنْتُ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتُ افْتَقَدْتُ الثَّوْبَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَكَانَ هَذَا دَأْبِي وَ دَأْبَهُ فَجَهَدْتُ وَ تَعَمَّدْتُ أَنْ أَنْظُرَ إِلَى جَسَدِهِ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَهُ جَسَداً

He^-as said, ‘I^-as was astounded by that and turned my sight away from him^-saww until he^-saww entered into his^-saww bed. When I^-as entered into the bed, there was between me^-as and him^-saww a soft cloth, I^-as never touched it. Then I^-as smelt him^-saww and it was as if he^-saww was immersed in musk. When it was morning, I^-as removed the cloth but could not find him^-saww. It was as if it was my^-as heart and his^-saww heart. I^-as struggled and deliberated to look at his^-saww body, but by Allah^-azwj, I^-as did not see a body for him^-saww.

وَ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ كَثِيراً مَا أَسْمَعُ إِذَا ذَهَبَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ شَيْ‏ءٌ كَلَاماً يُعْجِبُنِي وَ كُنْتُ رُبَّمَا آتَيْتُهُ غَفْلَةً فَأَرَى مِنْ لَدُنْ رَأْسِهِ نُوراً مَمْدُوداً قَدْ بَلَغَ السَّمَاءَ فَهَذَا مَا رَأَيْتُ يَا عَبَّاسُ

And I^-as used to frequently hear speech when something from the night had passed, which made me wonder, and sometimes I^-as would come to him^-saww suddenly and saw Noor extending from his^-saww head which had reached the sky. This is what I^-as saw O Abbas!’

قَالَ لَيْثُ بْنُ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي عَنْ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ: كُنَّا لَا نُسَمِّي عَلَى الطَّعَامِ وَ لَا عَلَى الشَّرَابِ وَ لَا نَدْرِي مَا هُوَ حَتَّى ضَمَمْتُ مُحَمَّداً ص إِلَيَّ فَأَوَّلُ مَا سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الْأَحَدِ ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيراً فَتَعَجَّبْنَا مِنْهُ

Lays Bin Abu Naeem said, ‘My father narrated to me from my grandfather, from Abu Talib^-asws having said: ‘The (Arabs) did not use to name (Allah^-azwj) upon the food nor upon the drink, nor did we know what it is until I^-as combined Muhammad^-saww to me^-as, so the first of what I^-as heard him^-saww saying; ‘In the Name of Allah^-azwj the One’, then he^-saww ate. When he^-saww was free from his^-saww food, he^-saww said: ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj, a lot’. People were surprised by him^-saww’.

وَ كَانَ يَقُولُ مَا رَأَيْتُ جَسَدَ مُحَمَّدٍ قَطُّ وَ كَانَ لَا يُفَارِقُنِي اللَّيْلَ وَ النَّهَارَ وَ كَانَ يَنَامُ مَعِي فِي فِرَاشِي فَأَفْقِدُهُ مِنْ فِرَاشِهِ فَإِذَا قُمْتُ لِأَطْلُبَهُ بَادَرَنِي مِنْ فِرَاشِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَا أَنَا يَا عَمِّ ارْجِعْ إِلَى مَكَانِكَ

And he^-as said: ‘I^-as did not see the body of Muhammad^-saww at all, and he^-saww did not separate from me^-as night and day, and he^-saww used to sleep with me^-as in my^-as bed. I^-as missed him^-saww from my^-as bed, and when I^-as got up to seek him^-saww, he^-as was in his^-saww bed and said: ‘I^-saww am here O Uncle^-as! Return to your^-as place’.

وَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ ذِئْباً يَوْماً قَدْ جَاءَهُ وَ شَمَّهُ وَ بَصْبَصَ‏ حَوْلَهُ ثُمَّ رَبَضَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ وَ لَقَدْ دَخَلَ لَيْلًا الْبَيْتَ فَأَضَاءَ مَا حَوْلَهُ وَ لَمْ أَرَ مِنْهُ نَجْواً قَطُّ وَ لَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَضْحَكُ فِي غَيْرِ مَوْضِعِ الضَّحِكِ وَ لَا وَقَفَ مَعَ صِبْيَانٍ فِي لَعِبٍ وَ لَا الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَ كَانَ الْوَحْدَةُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ وَ التَّوَاضُعُ

And I^-as saw a wolf one day which had come to him^-as, and smelt him^-saww and swished its tail around him^-saww. Then it crouched in front of him^-saww, then left from him^-saww. And I^-as had entered the house at night and there was illumination around it, and I^-as did not see unpleasant odour from him^-saww at all, nor did I^-as see him^-saww laughing in other than a place of the laughter, nor did he^-saww pause with the children regarding the playing nor did he^-saww turn towards them, and being alone used to be most beloved to him^-as and the humbleness.

وَ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى أَحْيَاناً رَجُلًا أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ وَجْهاً يَجِي‏ءُ حَتَّى‏ يَمْسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَ يَدْعُوَ لَهُ ثُمَّ يَغِيبُ وَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا فِي أَمْرِهِ مَا رَأَيْتُهَا قَطُّ رَأَيْتُهُ وَ كَانَ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ سِيقَتْ إِلَيْهِ وَ جَمِيعُ النَّاسِ يَذْكُرُونَهُ وَ رَأَيْتُهُ وَ قَدْ رُفِعَ فَوْقَ النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ وَ هُوَ يَدْخُلُ فِي السَّمَاءِ

And I^-as have seen sometimes a man, most handsome of the people of face, come until he wiped upon his^-saww head and supplicate for him^-saww, then disappear; and I^-as have seen a dream regarding his^-saww matter I^-as have not seen (like it) at all. I^-as saw him^-saww and it is as if the world had stooped to him^-saww, and the entirety of the people were mentioning him^-saww and I^-saww saw him^-saww to have raised above the people, all of them, and he^-saww was entering into the sky.

وَ لَقَدْ غَابَ عَنِّي يَوْماً فَذَهَبْتُ فِي طَلَبِهِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ يَجِي‏ءُ وَ مَعَهُ رَجُلٌ لَمْ أَرَ مِثْلَهُ قَطُّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا بُنَيَّ أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ نَهَيْتُكَ أَنْ تُفَارِقَنِي فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا فَارَقَكَ كُنْتُ أَنَا مَعَهُ أَحْفَظُهُ فَلَمْ أَرَ مِنْهُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ إِلَّا مَا أُحِبُّ حَتَّى شَبَّ وَ خَرَجَ يَدْعُو إِلَى الدِّينِ‏

And he^-saww was absent from me^-as one day, so I^-as went to seek him^-saww, and there he^-saww was coming over and with him^-saww was a man I^-as had not seen the like of him at all’. I^-as said to him^-saww, ‘O my^-as son^-saww! Haven’t I^-as forbidden you^-saww from separating from me^-as?’ The man said, ‘Whenever he^-saww separates from you^-as, I would be with him^-saww, protecting him^-saww’. Thus, I^-as did not see from him^-saww during every day except what I^-as loved until he^-saww was a youth, and went out inviting to the Religion’’.[53]

17^– سر، السرائر مِنْ جَامِعِ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ يَقُولَانِ‏ حَجَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً مُسْتَسِرّاً مِنْهَا عَشَرَةُ حِجَجٍ أَوْ قَالَ سَبْعَةٌ الْوَهْمُ مِنَ الرَّاوِي قَبْلَ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ صَلَّى قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعِ سِنِينَ وَ هُوَ مَعَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي أَرْضِ بُصْرَى وَ هُوَ مَوْضِعٌ كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَتَّجِرُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَكَّةَ

‘Al Saraair’Jamie’ of Al Bazanty, from Zurara who said,

‘I heard Abu Ja’far^-asws and Abu Abdullah^-asws both saying: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww performed twenty Hajj secretly. From these ten (or said, ‘Seven’ – the uncertainty is from the reporter), were before the Prophet-hood, and he^-saww used to pray Salat before that while he^-saww was a boy of four years; and he^-saww was with Abu Talib^-asws in the land of Basra, and it is a place which the Quraysh used to trade to from Makkah’’.[54]

18^– نهج، نهج البلاغة فِي وَصْفِ الرَّسُولِ ص‏ وَ لَقَدْ قَرَنَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مِنْ لَدُنْ كَانَ فَطِيماً أَعْظَمَ مَلَكٍ مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِهِ يَسْلُكُ بِهِ طَرِيقَ الْمَكَارِمِ وَ مَحَاسِنَ أَخْلَاقِ الْعَالَمِ لَيْلَهُ وَ نَهَارَهُ وَ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ مَعَهُ أَتَّبِعُهُ اتِّبَاعَ الْفَصِيلِ‏ أَثَرَ أُمِّهِ يَرْفَعُ لِي فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ عَلَماً مِنْ أَخْلَاقِهِ‏ وَ يَأْمُرُنِي بِالاقْتِدَاءِ بِهِ

Nahj (Al-Balagah), in the description of Rasool-Allah^-saww – ‘From the time of his weaning, Allah^-azwj had put a mighty angel with him to take him along the path of high character and good behaviour through day and night, while I used to follow him like a young camel following in the footprints of its mother. Every day he would show me in the form of a banner some of his high traits and commanded me to follow it.

وَ لَقَدْ كَانَ يُجَاوِرُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ بِحِرَاءَ فَأَرَاهُ وَ لَا يَرَاهُ غَيْرِي وَ لَمْ يَجْمَعْ بَيْتٌ وَاحِدٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ غَيْرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ خَدِيجَةَ وَ أَنَا ثَالِثُهُمَا أَرَى نُورَ الْوَحْيِ وَ الرِّسَالَةِ وَ أَشَمُّ رِيحَ النُّبُوَّةِ

Every year he used to go in seclusion to the hill of Hira’, where I saw him but no one else saw him. In those days Islam did not exist in any house except that of the Prophet of Allah^-saww peace and blessing of Allah^-azwj be upon him^-saww and his descendants^-asws and Syeda Khadijah^-asws, while I was the third after these two. I used to see and watch the effulgence of divine revelation and message, and breathed the scent of Prophet-hood’’.[55]

أَقُولُ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرِ ع سَأَلَهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى‏ إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضى‏ مِنْ رَسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْلُكُ مِنْ بَيْنِ‏ يَدَيْهِ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ رَصَداً

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘Abdul Hameed Bin Abu Al-Hadeed reported that one of the companions of Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Ali Al-Baqir^-asws asked him^-asws about the Words of Allah^-azwj: Except one He Chooses from a Rasool, for He would Make a guard to travel in front of him and from behind him [72:27].

فَقَالَ ع يُوَكِّلُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِأَنْبِيَائِهِ مَلَائِكَةً يُحْصُونَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَ يُؤَدُّونَ إِلَيْهِمْ تَبْلِيغَهُمُ الرِّسَالَةَ وَ وَكَّلَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ مَلَكاً عَظِيماً مُنْذُ فُصِلَ عَنِ الرَّضَاعِ يُرْشِدُهُ إِلَى الْخَيْرَاتِ وَ مَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَ يَصُدُّهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَ مَسَاوِي الْأَخْلَاقِ

He^-asws said: ‘Allah^-azwj the Exalted Appoints angels over His^-azwj Prophets^-as who record their deeds and faithfully convey to them the Revelation of their^-as Message. He^-azwj also Appointed over Muhammad^-saww a mighty Angel from the time he^-saww was weaned. This Angel guided him^-saww to acts of goodness and noble character, and kept him^-saww away from evil and base morals.

وَ هُوَ الَّذِي كَانَ يُنَادِيهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ هُوَ شَابٌّ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ دَرَجَةَ الرِّسَالَةِ بَعْدُ فَيَظُنُّ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْحَجَرِ وَ الْأَرْضِ فَيَتَأَمَّلُ فَلَا يَرَى شَيْئاً

It was this Angel who would call out to him, ‘Greeeting be upon you, O Muhammad^-saww, O Rasool-Allah!’, while he^-saww was still a young man and had not yet reached the stage of receiving the Prophetic mission. Muhammad^-saww would think that this voice was coming from a stone or from the ground. He^-saww would look around carefully, but he^-saww would see nothing’.

وَ رَوَى الطَّبَرِيُّ فِي التَّارِيخِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ مَا هَمَمْتُ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ مِمَّا كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَعْمَلُونَ بِهِ غَيْرَ مَرَّتَيْنِ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَحُولُ اللَّهُ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ مَا هَمَمْتُ بِسُوءٍ حَتَّى أَكْرَمَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ

Al-Tabari reported in his history, from Muhammad Bin Al-Hanafiyyah, from his father Ali^-asws who said: ‘I^-asws heard Rasool-Allah^-saww say: ‘I^-saww never intended to do anything that the people of the Pre-Islamic perid used to do except on two occasions. Each time, Allah^-azwj Intervened between me^-saww and what I^-saww had intended. After that, I^-saww never contemplated any wrongdoing until Allah^-azwj Honored me with His^-azwj Message.

قُلْتُ لَيْلَةً لِغُلَامٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ كَانَ يَرْعَى مَعِي بِأَعْلَى مَكَّةَ لَوْ أَبْصَرْتَ لِي غَنَمِي حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ مَكَّةَ فَأَسْمُرَ بِهَا كَمَا يَسْمُرُ الشَّبَابُ

One night I^-saww said to a young man from Qureysh who used to herd sheep with me^-saww in the upper part of Makkah: ‘Watch my sheep for me so that I^-saww may enter Makkah and spend the evening (in discussion) as the young men do’.

فَخَرَجْتُ أُرِيدُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا جِئْتُ أَوَّلَ دَارٍ مِنْ دُورِ مَكَّةَ سَمِعْتُ عَزْفاً بِالدَّفِّ وَ الْمَزَامِيرِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا

I^-saww set out intending to do that. When I^-saww reached the first house in Makkah, I^-saww heard the sound of tambourines and flutes. I^-saww asked, ‘What is this?’

قَالُوا هَذَا فُلَانٌ تَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ فُلَانٍ

They said, ‘So and so has married the daughter of so and so’.

فَجَلَسْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أُذُنِي فَكُنَّتْ فَمَا أَيْقَظَنِي إِلَّا مَسُّ الشَّمْسِ

I^-saww sat down to watch them. Then Allah^-azwj Caused me^-saww to become deaf to it (fell asleep), and I^-saww did not awaken until I^-saww felt the heat of the sun.

فَجِئْتُ‏ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلْتَ

I returned to my companion, and he asked, ‘What did you^-saww do?’

فَقُلْتُ مَا صَنَعْتُ شَيْئاً ثُمَّ أَخْبَرْتُهُ الْخَبَرَ

I said, ‘I did not do anything’ and then I informed him the news.

ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ لَيْلَةً أُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ افْعَلْ

Then I^-saww said to him on another night similar to that. He said, ‘Do it!’

فَخَرَجْتُ فَسَمِعْتُ حِينَ دَخَلْتُ مَكَّةَ مِثْلَ مَا سَمِعْتُ حِينَ دَخَلْتُهَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَجَلَسْتُ أَنْظُرُ فَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أُذُنِي فَمَا أَيْقَظَنِي إِلَّا مَسُّ الشَّمْسِ

I^-saww set out. When I^-saww entered Makkah, I^-saww heard the same kind of sounds that I^-saww had heard the previous night. I^-saww sat down to watch, but Allah^-azwj again Caused me^-saww to become deaf to it (fell asleep), and I^-saww did not awaken until I^-saww felt the heat of the sun.

فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ الْخَبَرَ

I^-saww returned to my companion and informed him the news.

ثُمَّ مَا هَمَمْتُ بَعْدَهَا بِسُوءٍ حَتَّى أَكْرَمَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ

After that, I^-sawwnever again intended any wrongdoing until Allah^-azwj Honoured me^-saww with His^-azwj Message’’. (This is not Hadeeth but a fabricated illusion against Prophet^-saww)

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ فِي أَمَالِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ أَذْكُرُ وَ أَنَا غُلَامٌ ابْنُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ وَ قَدْ بَنَى ابْنُ جُذْعَانَ دَاراً لَهُ بِمَكَّةَ فَجِئْتُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ نَأْخُذُ التُّرَابَ وَ الْمَدَرَ فِي حُجُورِنَا فَنَنْقُلُهُ فَمَلَأْتُ حَجْرِي تُرَاباً فَانْكَشَفَتْ عَوْرَتِي

And it is reported by Muhammad Bin Habeeb in his ‘Amaali’, said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww remember and I^-saww was a boy of seven years, and Ibn Juz’an had build a house for himsel at Makkah. I^-saww came with the boys to take the soil and the muds in our laps to transfer it. My^-saww lap was filled with soil and my^-saww private parts were exposed.

فَسَمِعْتُ نِدَاءً مِنْ فَوْقِ رَأْسِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَرْخِ إِزَارَكَ

I^-saww heard a caller calling out from above my^-saww head: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Loosen your^-saww waist cloth!’

فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَلَا أَرَى شَيْئاً إِلَّا أَنِّي أَسْمَعُ الصَّوْتَ فَتَمَاسَكْتُ لَمْ أُرْخِهِ فَكَأَنَّ إِنْسَاناً ضَرَبَنِي عَلَى ظَهْرِي فَخَرَرْتُ لِوَجْهِي وَ انْحَلَّ إِزَارِي وَ سَقَطَ التُّرَابُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى دَارِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَمِّي وَ لَمْ أَعُدْ

I^-saww went on to raise my^-saww head but could not see anything except I^-saww heard the voice. I^-saww held on and did not loosen it. It was as if a person had struck me^-saww upon my^-saww back and I^-saww fell on my^-saww face and the waist cloth was loosened and the soil fell to the ground. I^-saww stood up to go to the house of my^-saww uncle Abu Talib^-as and did not return’’. (This is not Hadeeth but a fabricated illusion against Prophet^-saww)

فَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ مُجَاوَرَتِهِ ص بِحِرَاءَ فَمَشْهُورٌ وَ قَدْ وَرَدَ فِي الْكُتُبِ الصِّحَاحِ‏ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُجَاوِرُ فِي حِرَاءَ مِنْ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ شَهْراً وَ كَانَ يُطْعِمُ فِي ذَلِكَ الشَّهْرِ مَنْ جَاءَهُ مِنَ الْمَسَاكِينِ فَإِذَا قَضَى جِوَارَهُ مِنْ حِرَاءَ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا يَبْدَأُ بِهِ إِذَا انْصَرَفَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بَابَ الْكَعْبَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَيْتَهُ فَيَطُوفُ بِهَا سَبْعاً أَوْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ

As for the Hadeeth of his^-saww seclusion in (the cave of) Hira, it is well-known, and it has been referred to in the correct books that he^-saww would be secluded in Hira for a month every year, and during that month he^-saww would give to the needy ones. When he^-saww completed his^-saww retreat at Hira and returned, the first thing he^-saww would do before entering his^-saww home was to go to the door of the Kabah and peform Tawaaf of it seven times, or as many times as Allah^-azwj so Desired. Then he^-saww would return to his^-saww house.

حَتَّى جَاءَتِ السَّنَةُ الَّتِي أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهَا بِالرِّسَالَةِ فَجَاوَرَ فِي حِرَاءَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ مَعَهُ أَهْلُهُ خَدِيجَةُ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ خَادِمٌ لَهُمْ فَجَاءَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ بِالرِّسَالَةِ

This continued until the year in which Allah^-azwj the Exalted, Honored him^-saww with the Message. In that year, he^-saww made his^-saww retreat to Hira during the month of Ramazan. With him^-saww were his^-saww wife Khadijah and Ali^-asws Bin Abi Talib^-asws, and a servant of theirs. Jibraeel^-as came to him^-saww with the Message’.

He^-saww said: ‘He^-as came to me^-saww while I^-saww was asleep with a container wherein was a Book. He^-as said: ‘Read!’ I^-saww said: ‘What shall I^-as read?’

قَالَ ص جَاءَنِي وَ أَنَا نَائِمٌ بِنَمَطٍ فِيهِ كِتَابٌ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ قُلْتُ مَا أَقْرَأُ فَفَتَّنِي‏ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ الْمَوْتُ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ‏ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ‏ عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسانَ ما لَمْ يَعْلَمْ‏

He^-as choked me^-saww until I^-saww thought it was death. Then he^-saww released me^-saww. He^-as said: ‘Read in the Name of your Lord Who Created! [96:1] – up to His^-azwj Words: Taught the human being what he did not know [96:5].

فَقَرَأْتُهُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنِّي فَهَبَبْتُ‏ مِنْ نَوْمِي وَ كَأَنَّمَا كُتِبَ فِي قَلْبِي كِتَابٌ وَ ذَكَرَ تَمَامَ الْحَدِيثِ

I^-saww read it. Then he^-saww departed from me^-saww. I^-saww awoke from my^-saww sleep, and it was as if a Book had been written in my^-saww heart’ – and he (the narrator mentioned the complete Hadeeth’.

وَ رَوَى الطَّبَرِيُّ فِي تَارِيخِهِ عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ وَ يَذْكُرُ مَا جَرَى لَهُ وَ هُوَ طِفْلٌ فِي أَرْضِ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ

Al-Tabari narrated in his history from Shaddad Bin Aws, who said, ‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww speak about himself^-saww and recount what happened to him^-saww when he^-saww was a child in the land of the clan of Sa’d Bin Bakr.

قَالَ لَمَّا وُلِدْتُ اسْتَرْضَعْتُ فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مُنْتَبِذاً مِنْ أَهْلِي فِي بَطْنِ وَادٍ مَعَ أَتْرَابٍ‏ لِي مِنَ الصِّبْيَانِ نَتَقَاذَفُ بِالْجَلَّةِ إِذْ أَتَانِي رَهْطٌ ثَلَاثَةٌ مَعَهُمْ طَسْتٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوَّةٌ ثَلْجاً فَأَخَذُونِي مِنْ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِي

He^-saww said, ‘When I^-saww was born, I^-saww was nursed among the clan of Sa’d. One day, while I^-saww was apart from my^-saww family in the middle of a valley with some boys my^-saww own age, we^-saww were throwing dried dung at one another in play. Suddenly, three men came to me^-saww carrying a golden basin filled with snow. They took hold of me^-saww from among my companions.

فَخَرَجَ أَصْحَابِي هُرَّاباً حَتَّى انْتَهَوْا إِلَى شَفِيرِ الْوَادِي ثُمَّ عَادُوا إِلَى الرَّهْطِ فَقَالُوا مَا رَابَكُمْ إِلَى هَذَا الْغُلَامِ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَّا هَذَا ابْنُ سَيِّدِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ هُوَ مُسْتَرْضِعٌ فِينَا غُلَامٌ يَتِيمٌ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَبٌ فَمَا ذَا يَرُدُّ عَلَيْكُمْ قَتْلُهُ وَ مَا ذَا تُصِيبُونَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ لَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا بُدَّ قَاتِلِيهِ فَاخْتَارُوا مِنَّا أَيَّنَا شِئْتُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُ مَكَانَهُ وَ دَعُوا هَذَا الْغُلَامَ فَإِنَّهُ يَتِيمٌ

My companions fled in terror until they reached the edge of the valley. Then they returned to the men and said, ‘Why are you interested in this boy? He^-saww is not one of us! He^-saww is the son of the chief of Qureysh. He^-saww is only being nursed among us. He^-saww is an orphan with no father. What benefit would you gain by killing him^-saww? If you absolutely must kill someone, then choose one of us instead and kill him in his^-saww place. Leave this boy alone, for he^-saww is an orphan!’

فَلَمَّا رَأَى الصِّبْيَانُ أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ لَا يُحِيرُونَ لَهُمْ جَوَاباً انْطَلَقُوا هُرَّاباً مُسْرِعِينَ إِلَى الْحَيِّ يؤذنوهم [يُؤْذِنُونَهُمْ‏] وَ يَسْتَصْرِخُونَهُمْ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَعَمَدَ أَحَدُهُمْ فَأَضْجَعَنِي إِضْجَاعاً لَطِيفاً ثُمَّ شَقَّ مَا بَيْنَ مَفْرَقِ صَدْرِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى عَانَتِي وَ أَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ لِذَلِكَ مَسّاً ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ‏ أَحْشَاءَ بَطْنِي فَغَسَلَهَا بِذَلِكَ الثَّلْجِ فَأَنْعَمَ غَسْلَهَا ثُمَّ أَعَادَهَا مَكَانَهَا

When the boys saw that the men gave them no reply, they ran as fast as they could to the settlement, calling for help and urging the people to come. One of the three gently laid me^-saww down. Then he split open my^-saww body from the upper part of my^-saww chest down to the end of my pubic region while I^-saww watched him, yet I^-saww felt no pain. He took out the organs of my^-saww abdomen and washed them thoroughly with that snow before returning them to their place.

ثُمَّ قَامَ الثَّانِي مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ تَنَحَّ فَنَحَّاهُ عَنِّي ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي جَوْفِي وَ أَخْرَجَ قَلْبِي وَ أَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَصَدَعَهُ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ مُضْغَةً سَوْدَاءَ فَرَمَاهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ يَمْنَةً مِنْهُ وَ كَأَنَّهُ يَتَنَاوَلُ شَيْئاً فَإِذَا فِي يَدِهِ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ نُورٍ تَحَارُ أَبْصَارُ النَّاظِرِينَ دُونَهُ فَخَتَمَ بِهِ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ أَعَادَهُ مَكَانَهُ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ ذَلِكَ الْخَاتَمِ فِي قَلْبِي دَهْراً

Then the second of them stood and said to the first, ‘Step aside!’ and he moved away. The second inserted his hand into my^-saww chest, took out my^-saww heart while I watched, split it open, removed from it a black clot of flesh, and threw it away. Then he stretched out his right hand as though taking hold of something, and suddenly there was in his hand a seal of light so brilliant that the eyes of anyone looking at it would be dazzled. He sealed my^-saww heart with it and then returned it to its place. For a long time afterward, I^-saww can still feel the coolness of that seal within my^-saww heart.

ثُمَّ قَالَ الثَّالِثُ لِصَاحِبِهِ تَنَحَّ عَنْهُ فَأَمَرَّ يَدَهُ مَا بَيْنَ مَفْرَقِ صَدْرِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى عَانَتِي فَالْتَأَمَ ذَلِكَ الشَّقُّ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَأَنْهَضَنِي مِنْ مَكَانِي إِنْهَاضاً لَطِيفاً 

Then the third said to the second, ‘Move aside from him^-saww!’ He passed his hand over the incision from the top of my^-saww chest to the end of my^-saww pubic region, and the wound closed completely. He then took me^-saww gently by the hand and raised me to my^-saww feet.

وَ قَالَ لِلْأَوَّلِ الَّذِي شَقَّ بَطْنِي زِنْهُ بِعَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ فَوَزَنَنِي بِهِمْ فَرَجَحْتُهُمْ فَقَالَ دَعُوهُ فَلَوْ وَزَنْتُمُوهُ بِأُمَّتِهِ كُلِّهَا لَرَجَحَهُمْ

And he said to the first man who had opened my^-saww body, ‘Weigh him against ten of his^-saww community’. I^-saww was weighed against ten of my^-saww nation, and I^-saww outweighed them. Then he said, ‘Leave him^-saww. Even if you were to weigh him^-saww against his^-saww entire community, he^-saww would outweigh them all!’

ثُمَّ ضَمُّونِي إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ وَ قَبَّلُوا رَأْسِي وَ مَا بَيْنَ عَيْنَيَّ وَ قَالُوا يَا حَبِيبُ‏ لَا تَرُعْ إِنَّكَ لَوْ تَدْرِي مَا يُرَادُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ لَقَرَّتْ عَيْنَاكَ

Then they embraced me^-saww, kissed my^-saww head and the space between my^-saww eyes, and said, ‘Beloved one, do not be afraid! If you^-saww only knew the good that is intended for you^-saww, your eyes would be delighted.

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا أَنَا بِالْحَيِّ قَدْ جَاءُوا بِحَذَافِيرِهِمْ وَ إِذَا أُمِّي وَ هِيَ ظِئْرِي أَمَامَ الْحَيِّ تَهْتِفُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهَا وَ تَقُولُ يَا ضَعِيفَاهْ فَانْكَبَّ عَلَيَّ أُولَئِكَ الرَّهْطُ فَقَبَّلُوا رَأْسِي وَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيَّ وَ قَالُوا حَبَّذَا أَنْتَ مِنْ ضَعِيفٍ

While this was happening, all the people of the settlement arrived. My^-saww foster mother was at their head, crying out at the top of her voice, ‘My weak little one!’ The three men bent over me^-saww, kissed my^-saww head and the place between my^-saww eyes, and said, ‘How excellent a weak one you^-saww are!’

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ ظِئْرِي يَا وَحِيدَاهْ فَانْكَبُّوا عَلَيَّ وَ ضَمُّونِي إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ وَ قَبَّلُوا رَأْسِي وَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيَّ ثُمَّ قَالُوا حَبَّذَا أَنْتَ مِنْ وَحِيدٍ وَ مَا أَنْتَ بِوَحِيدٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ مَعَكَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ

Then my^-saww foster mother cried, ‘My lonely one!’ Again they embraced me^-saww, kissed my^-saww head and the space between my eyes, and said, “’How excellent a lonely one you^-saww are! Yet you are not alone. Allah^-azwj, His^-azwj Angels, and the believers on earth are with you^-saww!’

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ ظِئْرِي يَا يَتِيمَاهْ اسْتُضْعِفْتَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصْحَابِكَ فَقُتِلْتَ لِضَعْفِكَ فَانْكَبُّوا عَلَيَّ وَ ضَمُّونِي إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ وَ قَبَّلُوا رَأْسِي وَ مَا بَيْنَ عَيْنَيَّ وَ قَالُوا حَبَّذَا أَنْتَ مِنْ يَتِيمٍ مَا أَكْرَمَكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَوْ تَعْلَمُ مَا يُرَادُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ

Then my^-saww foster mother cried, ‘My orphan! Because you^-saww were weak among your^-saww companions, you^-saww are been killed!’ Once more they embraced me^-saww, kissed my^-saww head and the place between my^-saww eyes, and said, ‘How excellent an orphan you^-saww are! How honored you^-saww are before Allah^-azwj. If only you^-saww knew the good that is intended for you^-saww!’

قَالَ فَوَصَلَ الْحَيُّ إِلَى شَفِيرِ الْوَادِي فَلَمَّا بَصُرَتْ بِي أُمِّي وَ هِيَ ظِئْرِي قَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا أَرَاكَ حَيّاً بَعْدُ فَجَاءَتْ حَتَّى انْكَبَّتْ عَلَيَّ وَ ضَمَّتْنِي إِلَى صَدْرِهَا فَوَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَفِي حَجْرِهَا قَدْ ضَمَّتْنِي إِلَيْهَا وَ إِنَّ يَدِي لَفِي يَدِ بَعْضِهِمْ فَجَعَلْتُ أَلْتَفِتُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ يُبْصِرُونَهُمْ فَإِذَا هُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَهُمْ

The people reached the edge of the valley. When my^-saww foster mother saw me^-saww, she said, ‘My^-saww son! I did not think I would see you^-saww alive again!’ She came, threw herself over me^-saww, and embraced me^-saww to her chest. By Him^-azwj in whose hand is my^-saww soul, while she was holding me^-saww, my^-saww hand was still in the hand of one of those men. I^-saww kept turning toward them, thinking the people could see them, but they could not.

فَيَقُولُ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ إِنَّ هَذَا الْغُلَامَ قَدْ أَصَابَهُ لَمَمٌ أَوْ طَائِفٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَانْطَلِقُوا بِهِ إِلَى كَاهِنِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ وَ يُدَاوِيَهُ

Some of the people said, ‘This boy has been afflicted by madness or touched by a Jinn. Take him^-saww to the soothsayer of such and such a tribe so that he may examine and treat him^-saww’.

فَقُلْتُ مَا بِي شَيْ‏ءٌ مِمَّا يَذْكُرُ إِنَّ نَفْسِي سَلِيمَةٌ وَ إِنَّ فُؤَادِي صَحِيحٌ لَيْسَتْ بِي قَلَبَةٌ

I^-saww said, ‘There is nothing wrong with me^-saww as they claim. My^-saww soul is sound, my^-saww heart is healthy, and I^-saww have no illness’.

فَقَالَ أَبِي وَ هُوَ زَوْجُ ظِئْرِي أَ لَا تَرَوْنَ كَلَامَهُ صَحِيحاً إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ عَلَى ابْنِي بَأْسٌ

My^-saww foster father, the husband of my^-saww foster mother, said, ‘Do you not hear how sensible his^-saww speech is? I hope that nothing is wrong with my^-saww son!’

فَاتَّفَقُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَذْهَبُوا بِي إِلَى الْكَاهِنِ فَاحْتَمَلُونِي حَتَّى ذَهَبُوا بِي إِلَيْهِ فَقَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ قِصَّتِي فَقَالَ اسْكُتُوا حَتَّى أَسْمَعَ مِنَ الْغُلَامِ فَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِأَمْرِهِ مِنْكُمْ

Nevertheless, they agreed to take me^-saww to the soothsayer. They carried me to him^-saww and told him my^-saww story. He said, ‘Be quiet until I hear from the boy himself, for he^-saww knows his^-saww own condition better than you!’

فَسَأَلَنِي فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرِي وَ أَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ ابْنُ خَمْسِ سِنِينَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ قَوْلِي وَثَبَ وَ قَالَ يَا لَلْعَرَبِ اقْتُلُوا هَذَا الْغُلَامَ فَهُوَ وَ اللَّاتِ وَ الْعُزَّى لَئِنْ عَاشَ لَيُبْدِلَنَّ دِينَكُمْ وَ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ أَمْرَكُمْ وَ لَيَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ بِمَا لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا بِهِ قَطُّ

He questioned me^-saww, and I^-saww related everything that had happened. At that time I^-saww was five years old. When he heard my^-saww account, he leaped up and exclaimed, ‘People of Arabia! Kill this boy! By Al-Laat and Al-Uzza, if he^-saww lives, he^-saww will surely change your religion, oppose your way, and bring you something the like of which you have never heard of at all!’

فَانْتَزَعَتْنِي ظِئْرِي مِنْ حَجْرِهِ وَ قَالَتْ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ‏ أَنَّ هَذَا يَكُونُ مِنْ قَوْلِكَ مَا أَتَيْتُكَ بِهِ‏

My^-saww foster mother snatched me^-saww from his lap and said, ‘Had I known this is what you would say, I would never have brought him^-saww to you!’

ثُمَّ احْتَمَلُونِي فَأَصْبَحْتُ وَ قَدْ صَارَ فِي جَسَدِي أَثَرُ الشَّقِّ مَا بَيْنَ صَدْرِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى عَانَتِي كَأَنَّهُ الشِّرَاكُ

Then they carried me^-saww away. From that day onward, there remained upon my^-saww body the mark of the incision running from my^-saww chest to the end of my^-saww pubic region, like the trace left by a leather strap’’.[56] (Non-Shia sources – Tareekh Al-Tabari and Sharh Nahj Al Balagah by Ibn Abi Al Hadeed Al Mutazali)

19^– د، العدد القوية كِتَابُ التَّذْكِرَةِ وُلِدَ ص مَخْتُوناً مَسْرُوراً فَأَعْجَبَ جَدُّهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ قَالَ لَيَكُونَنَّ لِابْنِي هَذَا شَأْنٌ فَكَانَ لَهُ أَعْظَمُ شَأْنٍ

‘Al Adad Al-Qawiya’, ‘Kitab Al Tazkira’ –

‘The Prophet^-saww was born circumcised, with his^-saww umbilical cord already cut. This amazed his^-saww grandfather, Abdul Muttalib^-as, who said, ‘For this grandson of mine there is importance!’ Indeed, he^-saww did attain mighty importance.

وَ أَرْفَعُهُ أُمُّهُ آمِنَةُ بِنْتُ وَهْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَافِ بْنِ زُهَيْرِ بْنِ كِلَابِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ لُؤَيِّ بْنِ غَالِبٍ

His^-saww mother was Aamina Bint Wahb Bin Abd Manaf Bin Aminah bint Wahb ibn Abd Manaf Bin Zuhayr Bin Kilab Bin Murrah Bin Ka’ab Bin Luay Bin Ghalib.

شَهِدَ الْفِجَارَ وَ هِيَ حَرْبٌ كَانَتْ بَيْنَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ قَيْسٍ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً

He^-saww witnessed the Sacrilegious War (Harb Al Fijar), which was fought between Quryysh and Qays, when he^-saww was twenty years old.

وَ بُنِيَتِ الْكَعْبَةُ بَعْدَ الْفِجَارِ بِخَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَرَضِيَتْ بِهِ قُرَيْشٌ فِي نَصْبِ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ وَ كَانَ طُولُ الْكَعْبَةِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ تِسْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ تُسْقَفُ فَبَنَتْهَا قُرَيْشٌ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ذِرَاعاً وَ سَقَفَتْهَا

The Kabah was rebuilt fifteen years after the Fijar War. Qureysh accepted his^-saww judgment concerning the placement of the Black Stone. Before that time, the Kabah had been nine cubits high and had no roof. Qureysh rebuilt it to a height of eighteen cubits and roofed it.

وَ كَانَ يُدْعَى فِي قُرَيْشٍ بِالصَّادِقِ الْأَمِينِ

Among Qureysh, he^-saww was known as ‘The Truthfu’ (Al-Sadiq) and ‘The Trustworthy’ (Al-Ameen).

وَ خَرَجَ مَعَ عَمِّهِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي تِجَارَةٍ إِلَى الشَّامِ وَ لَهُ تِسْعُ سِنِينَ وَ قِيلَ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ بَحِيرَاءُ الرَّاهِبُ فَقَالَ احْفَظُوا بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ

He^-saww traveled with his^-saww uncle Abu Talib^-as on a trading journey to Syria when he^-saww was nine years old, though it is also said that he^-saww was twelve. The monk Baheera saw him^-saww and said, ‘Take care of this boy, for he^-saww is a Prophet’.

وَ خَرَجَ إِلَى الشَّامِ فِي تِجَارَةٍ لِخَدِيجَةَ بِنْتِ خُوَيْلِدٍ وَ لَهُ خَمْسٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً وَ تَزَوَّجَهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِشَهْرَيْنِ‏ وَ أَيَّامٍ

At the age of twenty^–five, he^-saww again traveled to Syria on a commercial expedition on behalf of Khadeejah^-saww Bint Khuwaylid. Two months and a few days after returning, he^-saww married her.

وَ دَفَعَهُ جَدُّهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِلَى الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ السَّعْدِيِّ زَوْجِ حَلِيمَةَ الَّتِي أَرْضَعَتْهُ وَ هِيَ بِنْتُ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وَ أُخْتُهُ أَسْمَاءُ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحْضُنُهُ وَ سُبِيَتْ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ

His^-saww grandfather Abd Al-Muttalib^-as entrusted him^-saww to Al Haris Bin Abd Al-Uzza Bin Rifa’ah Al Sa’di, the husband of Haleema, who had nursed him^-saww. Haleema was the daughter of Abu Zuayb Abdullah Bin Al Haris. Her sister Asma was the one who cared for him^-saww in his^-saww early childhood, and she was later taken captive on the Day of (battle of Hunayn).

وَ مَاتَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ لَهُ ثَمَانُ سِنِينَ وَ أَوْصَى بِهِ إِلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ دَخَلَ الشِّعْبَ مَعَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ بَعْدَ خَمْسِ سِنِينَ مِنْ مَبْعَثِهِ وَ قِيلَ بَعْدَ سَبْعٍ لَمَّا حَصَرَتْهُمْ قُرَيْشٌ وَ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ سَنَةَ تِسْعٍ مِنْ مَبْعَثِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فِي جِوَارِ مَطْعَمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ

When the Prophet^-saww was eight years old, Abdul Muttalib^-as passed away  and entrusted his^-saww care to Abu Talib^-as. Five years after the beginning of his^-saww mission, though some say seven years, he^-saww entered the mountain pass (Shi’b Abu Talib^-as) with the clan of Hashim^-as when Qureysh imposed a boycott upon them. He^-saww emerged from it in the ninth year of his^-saww mission. He^-saww then returned to Makkah under the protection of Mut’im Bin Ady.

ثُمَّ كَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ الْعَقَبَةِ مَعَ الْأَنْصَارِ ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنْ حَدِيثِهَا أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ فِي مَوْسِمٍ مِنَ الْمَوَاسِمِ يَعْرِضُ نَفْسَهُ وَ يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَلَقِيَ سِتَّةَ نَفَرٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ هُمْ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ ناي وَ قُطْنَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ وَ عَوْنُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَ رَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

Afterward came the Pledge of Al Aqabah with the Al Ansaar. The account is that during one of the Hajj seasons, he^-saww went out presenting himself^-saww to the tribes and calling people to Islam. He^-saww met six men from the Ansar – Abu Umama Asad Bin Zurarah, Uqbah Bin Aamir Bin Nayi, Qutnah Bin Aamir, Awn Bin Al Haris, Rafee Bin Malik, and Jabir Bin Abdullah^-ra.

ثُمَّ كَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ الْعَقَبَةِ الْأُولَى بَايَعَهُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ بَيْعَةُ الْعَقَبَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ وَ كَانُوا سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا وَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ

Then came the First Pledge of Al-Aqabah, in which twelve men pledged allegiance to him^-saww. After that came the Second Pledge of Al-Aqabah, attended by seventy men and two women.

وَ اخْتَارَ ص مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً لِيَكُونُوا كُفَلَاءَ قَوْمِهِ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ وَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ حِزَامٍ وَ أَبُو سَاعِدَةَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَ الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَ رَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْعَجْلَانُ وَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ وَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بْنُ التَّيِّهَانِ حَلِيفُ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ خُثَيْمَةَ

The Prophet^-saww selected twelve captains from among them to act as guarantors for their people – Jabir Bin Abdullah^-ra, Al Bara’a Bin Marour, Ubadah Bin Al-Samit, Abdullah Bin Amr Bin Hizam, Abu Saida Sa’ad Bin Ubadah, Al Munzir Bin Amr, Abdullah Bin Rawaha, Sa’ad Bin Al-Rabie, Rafie Bin Malik Al-Ajlan, Abu Abdul Ashal Usayd Bin Hudeyr, Abu Al-Haysam Bin Al-Tayihan an ally of the clan of Am Bin Awf, and Sa’ad Bin Khusayma.

فَكَانُوا تِسْعَةً مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ ثَلَاثَةً مِنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ بَايَعَ مِنْهُمُ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ ثُمَّ تَبَايَعَ النَّاسُ

Nine of these leaders were from (the tribes of) Al-Khazaj and three from the Aws. The first among them to pledge allegiance was Al-Bara’a Bin Marour, after which the others also pledged.

ثُمَّ هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ مَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عَامِرُ بْنُ فِهْرٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُرَيْقِطٍ وَ خَلَفَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ آخِرَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ صَفَرٍ وَ أَقَامَ فِي الْغَارِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَ دُخُولُهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ لِاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً خَلَتْ مِنْ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ فَنَزَلَ بِقُبَاءَ فِي بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ عَلَى كُلْثُومِ بْنِ الهرم‏ [الْهِدْمِ‏] فَأَقَامَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ

The Prophet^-saww then emigrated to Medina accompanied by Abu Bakr, Amir ibn Fuhayrah (the freed slave of Abu Bakr), and Abdullah Bin Urayqit. He^-saww left Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-as behind on the final night of Safar. He^-saww remained in the Cave for three days, and they entered Medina on a Monday, after twelve nights had passed in the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal. He^-saww stayed at Quba among the clan of Amr Bin Awf in the house of Kulsum Bin Al-Hidm (or Al-Haram, according to another reading), remaining there until Friday.

وَ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَجَمَّعَ‏ فِي بَنِي سَالِمٍ فَكَانَتْ أَوَّلَ جُمُعَةٍ جَمَّعَهَا ص فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ يُقَالُ‏ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مِائَةَ رَجُلٍ وَ يُقَالُ بَلْ كَانُوا أَرْبَعِينَ

He^-saww then entered Medina and led the Friday congregational Salat among the clan of Salim. This was the first Friday Salad he^-saww led in Islam. It is said that one hundred men attended it, while others say there were only forty.

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ عَلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهُ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ بَنَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَكَانَ يَبْنِيهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ يَبْنِي مَعَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَ الْأَنْصَارُ ثُمَّ بَنَى الْبُيُوتَ

He^-saww then stayed with Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari for seven days. After that he^-saww built the mosque. He^-saww personally participated in its construction, together with the Muhajiroun (emgants) and the Ansar (Helpers). He^-saww then built the houses.

وَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي حِينَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأَمَرَ بِإِتْمَامِ أَرْبَعٍ لِلْمُقِيمِ وَ ذَلِكَ فِي يَوْمِ الثَّلَاثَاءِ لِاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً خَلَتْ مِنْ رَبِيعٍ الثَّانِي بَعْدَ مَقْدَمِهِ بِشَهْرٍ

When he^-saww first arrived in Medina, he^-saww performed the prescribed Salats as two units each. Then the Command was Given that a resident should perform four units. This occurred on a Tuesday, after twelve nights had passed in the month of Rabbi Al Sani, one month after his^-saww arrival in Medina’.[57]

P.s. No 20 is a commentary.

21^– أَقُولُ رَوَى الْكَازِرُونِيُّ فِي الْمُنْتَقَى عَنْ بَرَّةَ قَالَ: أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَرْضَعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص ثُوَيْبَةُ بِلَبَنِ ابْنٍ لَهَا يُقَالُ لَهُ مَسْرُوحٌ أَيَّاماً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْدَمَ حَلِيمَةُ وَ كَانَتْ قَدْ أَرْضَعَتْ قَبْلَهُ حَمْزَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ أَرْضَعَتْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْأَسَدِ الْمَخْزُومِيَّ

I say, ‘Al Kazaruni narrated in Al-Muntaqa from Barrah, who said, ‘The first woman to nurse Rasool-Allah^-saww was Suweyba, using the milk of her son, whose name was Masrouh, for a few days before Haleema arrived. Before nursing him^-saww, she had nursed Hamzah^-ra Bin Abdul Muttalib, and after him^-ra she nursed Abu Salamah Bin Abd Al Asad Al Makhzumi.

وَ كَانَتْ تَدْخُلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَيُكْرِمُهَا وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهَا بَعْدَ الْهِجْرَةِ بِكِسْوَةٍ

She used to visit Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he^-saww would honour and show kindness to her. After the Hijrah Rasool-Allah^-saww would send her garments as a gift’.[58]

22^– وَ أَوْرَدَ الْحَافِظُ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُ‏ فِي دَلَائِلِ النُّبُوَّةِ مُسْنَداً عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعَانِي إِلَى الدُّخُولِ فِي دِينِكَ أَمَارَةٌ لِنُبُوَّتِكَ رَأَيْتُكَ فِي الْمَهْدِ تُنَاغِي‏ الْقَمَرَ وَ تُشِيرُ إِلَيْهِ بِإِصْبَعِكَ فَحَيْثُ أَشَرْتَ إِلَيْهِ مَالَ قَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُحَدِّثُهُ وَ يُحَدِّثُنِي وَ يُلْهِينِي عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ وَ أَسْمَعُ وَجْبَتَهُ يَسْجُدُ تَحْتَ الْكُرْسِيِ‏

And it is reported by the memoriser Abu Al Qasim Al Isbahany in (the book) ‘Dalail Al Naqbuwwah’, attributed from,

‘Al-Abbas Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws having said: ‘I^-as said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! The signs of your^-saww Prophet-hood called me to enter into your^-saww Religion. I saw you^-saww speaking in the cradle to the moon, gesturing with your^-saww fingers towards it’. When I indicated to him^-saww, he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww used to discuss with it, and it discussed with me^-saww and calmed me^-saww from the crying, and I^-saww heard it doing Sajdah to the Kursy’’.[59]

23^– وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَ قَدْ تَنَازَعَتِ الظِّئْرُ فِي رَضَاعِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص

And it is reported from Mujahid (Non-Shia) who said,

‘I said to Ibn Abbas, ‘And had the wet nurses competed regarding the nursing of Muhammad^-saww?’

قَالَ إِي وَ اللَّهِ وَ كُلُّ نِسَاءِ الْجِنِّ وَ ذَلِكَ لَمَّا رُدَّ إِلَى آمِنَةَ مِنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ نَادَى الْمَلَكُ فِي سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ سَيِّدُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَطُوبَى لِثَدْيٍ أَرْضَعَتْهُ فَتَنَافَسَتِ الطَّيْرُ وَ الْجِنُّ فِي رَضَاعِهِ

He said, ‘Yes, by Allah^-azwj, and so did women of the Jinn, and that was when he^-saww was returned to Aamina^-as from the skies, the Angels in the sky of the world called out: ‘This is Muhammad^-saww, chief of the Prophets^-as! Beatitude is to that which feeds him^-saww!’ The birds and the Jinn competed for nursing him^-saww’.

قَالَ فَنُودِيَتْ كُلُّهَا أَنْ كُفُّوا فَقَدْ أَجْرَى اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَيْدِي الْإِنْسِ

He (Ibn Abbas) said, ‘All of them were called out at: ‘Refrain! Allah^-azwj has Flowed that upon the hands of human beings!’

فَخَصَّ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ حَلِيمَةَ

Allah^-azwj Particularised Haleema with that’ (a non-Shia source).[60]

24^– وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا مَضَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص شَهْرَانِ وَ هُوَ عِنْدَ حَلِيمَةَ تُرْضِعُهُ خَرَجَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَأَتَى إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا ادْفَعِي إِلَيَّ ابْنِي

‘It has been narrated that when two months had passed after Rasool-Allah^-saww was with Haleema, and she was nursing him^-saww, Abdul Muttalib^-as went out and came to her. He^-as said to her, ‘Give my^-as son back to me!’

فَقَالَتْ لَهُ جَعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ يَا عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ دَعْهُ عِنْدِي فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَلِفَنِي

She said, ‘May Allah^-azwj Make me a ransom for you^-as, O Abdl Muttalib^-as, leave him with me^-saww, for he^-saww has become accustomed and attached to me!’

قَالَ كَيْفَ لَمْ تُرِيدِيهِ قَبْلَ الْيَوْمِ وَ تَمْتَسِكِينَ بِهِ الْآنَ

He^-as said, ‘How come you did not want him^-saww before today, but now you are holding on to him^-saww?’

قَالَتْ لِأَنَّهُ وَ اللَّهِ نَسَمَةٌ مُبَارَكَةٌ قَدْ بُورِكَ لَنَا فِي جَمِيعِ أَبْدَانِنَا وَ أَمْوَالِنَا فَدَعْهُ عِنْدِي لَا أُرِيدُ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئاً أَبَداً

She said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, he^-saww is a blessed soul. Blessings have come to us in all of our bodies and our possessions because of him^-saww. Leave him^-saww with me. I do not want anything from you^-as for him^-saww ever’.

فَتَرَكَهُ عِنْدَهَا وَ انْصَرَفَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَمَكَثَتْ حَلِيمَةُ لَا تَدْخُلُ فِي اللَّيْلِ إِلَى بَيْتِهَا إِلَّا وَ نَظَرَتْ إِلَى السِّتْرِ قَدِ انْفَجَرَ وَ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَمَرُ يُنَاغِيهِ فَيَقُولُ زَوْجُهَا إِنَّ لِهَذَا الْغُلَامِ لَشَأْناً عَظِيماً لَيَسُودَنَّ الْعَرَبَ كُلَّهَا

He^-as left him^-saww with her and Abdl Muttalib^-as departed. Haleema continued that she would not enter her house at night without seeing that the curtain had opened and that the moon had descended upon him^-saww, speaking gently and affectionately with him^-saww. Her husband would say, ‘Indeed, this boy has a great destiny. He^-saww will surely become the leader of all the Arabs!’ (non-shia source)[61]

25^– وَ رُوِيَ حَدِيثُ حَلِيمَةَ بِرِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ‏ أَوْرَدْتُهَا أَيْضاً لِفَوَائِدَ فِيهَا وَ هِيَ أَنَّهُ رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ سَبَبِهَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَجْدَبَ الْبِلَادَ وَ الزَّمَانَ فَدَخَلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى عَامَّةِ النَّاسِ وَ كَانَتْ حَلِيمَةُ تُحَدِّثُ عَنْ زَمَانِهَا وَ تَقُولُ كَانَ النَّاسُ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي جَهْدٍ شَدِيدٍ وَ كُنَّا أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ مُجْدِبِينَ وَ كُنْتُ امْرَأَةً طَوَّافَةً أَطُوفُ الْبَرَارِيَ وَ الْجِبَالَ أَلْتَمِسُ الْحَشِيشَ وَ النَّبَاتَ

And the Hadeeth by Haleema has been reported by another report from Ibn Abbas. I am referring it as well due to the benefits therein, and it is that it has been reported that the reason behind it was that Allah^-azwj had Dried the land and there was drought for a time. That entered upon the general people, and Haleema narrated about he times and said, ‘During the era of Rasool-Allah^-saww the people were in severe hardship and we were from a household afflicted by drought, and I was a wandering woman wandering the wilderness and the mountains seeking the grass and the vegetation.

فَكُنْتُ لَا أَمَرُّ عَلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنَ النَّبَاتِ إِلَّا قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ بِي هَذَا الْجَهْدَ وَ الْبَلَاءَ وَ لَمَّا وُلِدَ النَّبِيُّ ص خَرَجْتُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةِ مَكَّةَ وَ لَمْ أَكُنْ ذُقْتُ شَيْئاً مُنْذُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَ كُنْتُ أَلْتَوِي كَمَا تَلْتَوِي الْحَيَّةُ وَ كُنْتُ وَلَدْتُ لَيْلَتِي تِلْكَ غُلَاماً فَلَمْ أَدْرِ أَ جَهْدَ الْوِلَادَةِ أَشْكُو أَمْ جَهْدَ نَفْسِي

I would not pass by anything from the vegetation except I would say, ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj Who Descended this hardship and affliction upon me!’ And when the Prophet^-saww was born, I went out to the aread of Makkah, and I had not tasted anything (food) for the last three days, I was folding like the folding of a snake, and that night I had given birth to a boy. I did not know whether to complain of the hardship of birth or hardship of myself.

فَلَمَّا بِتُّ لَيْلَتِي تِلْكَ أَتَانِي رَجُلٌ فِي مَنَامِي فَحَمَلَنِي حَتَّى قَذَفَنِي فِي مَاءٍ أَشَدَّ بَيَاضاً مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَ قَالَ يَا حَلِيمَةُ أَكْثِرِي مِنْ شُرْبِ هَذَا الْمَاءِ لِيَكْثُرَ لَبَنُكِ فَقَدْ أَتَاكِ الْعِزُّ وَ غَنَاءُ الدَّهْرِ تَعْرِفِينَنِي

When I slept my night, a man came to me in my dream. He carried me until he threw me into water more intensely whiter than the milk, and said, ‘Drink abundantly rom this water, your milk would be abundant, for the honour is coming to you along with riches of the times. Do you recognise me?’

قُلْتُ لَا

I said, ‘No’.

قَالَ أَنَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كُنْتِ تَحْمَدِينَهُ فِي سَرَّائِكِ وَ ضَرَّائِكِ فَانْطَلِقِي إِلَى بَطْحَاءِ مَكَّةَ فَإِنَّ لَكِ فِيهَا رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً اكْتُمِي شَأْنَكِ وَ لَا تُخْبِرِي أَحَداً

He said, ‘I am (the phrase) The Praise is for Allah^-azwj’ which you used to praise during your prosperity and your adversity. Go to the valley of Makkah for therein is capacious your sustenance. Conceal your affairs and do not inform anyone!’

ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِي فَقَالَ أَدَرَّ اللَّهُ لَكِ اللَّبَنَ وَ أَكْثَرَ لَكِ الرِّزْقَ

Then he struck his hand upon my chest. He said, ‘May Allah^-azwj Cause the milk to flow for you and your sustenance to be abundant!’

فَانْتَبَهْتُ وَ أَنَا أَجْمَلُ نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ لَا أُطِيقُ أَنْ أُسْبِلَ‏ ثَدْيَيَّ كَأَنَّهُمَا الْجَرُّ الْعَظِيمُ يَتَسَيَّبُ‏ مِنْهُمَا لَبَنٌ

I awoke, and I had become the most beautiful of the women of the clan of Sa’ad. My breasts had become so full that I could scarcely bear their weight, as though they were great water skins, with milk flowing freely from them.

وَ أَرَى النَّاسَ حَوْلِي مِنْ نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَ رِجَالِهِمْ فِي جَهْدٍ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَرَى الْبُطُونَ لَازِقَةً بِالظُّهُورِ وَ الْأَلْوَانَ شَاحِبَةً مُتَغَيِّرَةً لَا نَرَى فِي الْجِبَالِ الرَّاسِيَاتِ شَيْئاً وَ لَا فِي الْأَرْضِ شَجَراً وَ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ أَنِيناً كَأَنِينِ الْمَرْضَى وَ كَادَتِ الْعَرَبُ أَنْ تَهْلِكَ هُزَالًا وَ جُوعاً

Around me I saw the men and women of the clan of Sa’ad living in severe hardship. We saw only bellies clinging to backs from hunger, and faces pale and altered. We saw nothing upon the towering mountains, nor any trees upon the earth. From every direction we heard groaning like the groaning of the sick. The Arabs were on the verge of perishing from emaciation and hunger’.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَتْ حَلِيمَةُ وَ إِنَّهَا لَفِي جَهْدٍ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ وَ تَغَيُّرٍ مِنَ الْحَالِ وَ قَدْ أَصْبَحَتِ الْيَوْمَ تُشْبِهُ بَنَاتِ الْمُلُوكِ قُلْنَ إِنَّ لَهَا شَأْناً عَظِيماً

When morning came, Haleema who until then had been living in extreme poverty and whose condition had greatly deteriorated, had become, on that very day, like one of the daughters of kings. The people said, ‘Indeed, there is a great importance for her!’

ثُمَّ أَحْدَقْنَ بِي يَسْأَلْنَنِي عَنْ قِصَّتِي فَكُنْتُ لَا أُحِيرُ جَوَاباً فَكَتَمْتُ شَأْنِي لِأَنِّي بِذَلِكَ كُنْتُ أُمِرْتُ وَ لَمْ تَبْقَ امْرَأَةٌ فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ ذَاتُ زَوْجٍ إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ غُلَاماً وَ رَأَيْتُ الرُّءُوسَ الْمُشْتَعِلَةَ بِالشَّيْبِ قَدْ عَادَتْ سُوداً لِبَرَكَةِ مَوْلِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

‘Then the women gathered around me, asking about what had happened to me, but I could give them no answer. I concealed my affair, because I had been commanded to do so. There was not a married woman among the clan of Sa’ad except that she gave birth to a son. I also saw heads that had been white with grey hair return to black, through the blessing of the birth of Rasool-Allah^-saww.

فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْنَا صَوْتاً يُنَادِي أَلَا إِنَّ قُرَيْشاً قَدْ وَضَعَتِ الْعَامَ كُلُّ بُطُونِهَا وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ حَرَّمَ عَلَى نِسَاءِ الْعَامِ أَنْ يَلِدْنَ الْبَنَاتِ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَوْلِدٍ فِي قُرَيْشٍ وَ شَمْسِ النَّهَارِ وَ قَمَرِ اللَّيْلِ فَطُوبَى لِثَدْيٍ أَرْضَعَتْهُ أَلَا فَبَادِرْنَ إِلَيْهِ يَا نِسَاءَ بَنِي سَعْدٍ

While we were in that state, we heard a voice calling out: ‘Behold! This year every pregnant woman among Qureysh has given birth. Allah^-azwj has Forbidden the women this year from bearing daughters because of a birth among Qureysh isthe sun of the day and the moon of the night. Blessed is the breast that nurses him! Hasten to him, O women of the clan of Sa’ad!’

قَالَتْ فَنَزَلْنَا فِي جَبَلٍ وَ عَزَمْنَا عَلَى الْخُرُوجِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَخَرَجَ نِسَاءُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ عَلَى جَهْدٍ مِنْهُنَّ وَ مَخْمَصَةٍ وَ خَرَجْتُ أَنَا مَعَ بُنَيٍّ لِي عَلَى أَتَانٍ لِي مِعْنَاقٍ‏ تُسْمَعُ لَهَا فِي جَوْفِهَا خَضْخَضَةٌ قَدْ بَدَا عِظَامُهَا مِنْ سُوءِ حَالِهَا وَ كَانَتْ تَخْفِضُنِي طَوْراً وَ تَرْفَعُنِي آخَرَ وَ مَعِي زَوْجِي

She said, ‘We settled on a mountain and resolved to set out for Makkah. The women of the clan of Sa’ad went forth despite their hardship and severe hunger. I also set out with my little son, riding upon my she^–donkey, which was swift^–moving. A rattling sound could be heard from inside its body, and its bones were visible because of its poor condition. At times it would lower me, and at other times it would raise me due to itse weakness. My husband was with me.

فَكُنْتُ فِي طَرِيقِي أَسْمَعُ الْعَجَائِبَ مِنْ كُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ لَا أَمُرُّ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ إِلَّا اسْتَطَالَ إِلَيَّ فَرَحاً وَ قَالَ لِي طُوبَى لِثَدْيِكِ يَا حَلِيمَةُ انْطَلِقِي فَإِنَّكِ سَتَأْتِينَ بِالنُّورِ السَّاطِعِ وَ الْهِلَالِ الْبَدْرِيِّ فَاكْتُمِي شَأْنَكِ وَ كُونِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْقَوْمِ فَقَدْ نَزَلَتْ بِشَارَاتُكِ

As I travelled along the road, I heard wonderous things from every direction. Whenever I passed by anything, it would turn toward me with joy and say, ‘Blessed is your breast, O Haleemah! Proceed, for you will come with the shining light and the full radiant moon. Conceal your affair and remain behind the people, for your glad tidings have arrived!’

قَالَتْ فَكُنْتُ أَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِي تَسْمَعُ مَا أَسْمَعُ

She said, ‘I said to my companion, ‘Do you hear what I hear?’

فَيَقُولُ لَا مَا لِي أَرَاكِ كَالْخَائِفَةِ الْوَجِلَةِ تَلْتَفِتِينَ يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً مُرِّي أَمَامَكِ فَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ نِسَاءُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَسْبِقَنِي إِلَى كُلِّ مَوْلُودٍ بِمَكَّةَ

He said, ‘No. Why do I see you as though you are frightened and anxious, looking to your right and your left? Continue ahead of you, for the women of the clan of Sa’ad have gone ahead. I fear that they may reach the newborn in Makkah before I do’.

قَالَتْ فَجَعَلْنَا نَجِدُّ فِي الْمَسِيرِ وَ الْأَتَانُ كَأَنَّهَا تَنْزِعُ حَوَافِرَهَا مِنَ الظَّهْرِ نَزْعاً فَبَيْنَا أَنَا فِي مَسِيرِي إِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلٍ فِي بَيَاضِ الثَّلْجِ وَ طُولِ النَّخْلَةِ الْبَاسِقَةِ يُنَادِي مِنَ الْجَبَلِ يَا حَلِيمَةُ مُرِّي أَمَامَكِ فَقَدْ أَمَرَنِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ أَدْفَعَ عَنْكِ كُلَّ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ

She said, ‘We went on to hurry in the travelling, and the she^–donkey was as if she were pulling her hooves out of the ground with great effort. While I was travelling, suddenly I saw a man whose whiteness was like snow and whose height was like a tall, towering palm tree. He was calling out from the mountain: ‘O Haleema! Continue ahead of you, for Allah^-azwj the Mighty and Majestic, has Commanded me to ward off from you every accursed devil!’

قَالَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا صِرْنَا عَلَى فَرْسَخَيْنِ مِنْ مَكَّةَ بِتْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا تِلْكَ فَرَأَيْتُ فِي مَنَامِي كَأَنَّ عَلَى رَأْسِي شَجَرَةً خَضْرَاءَ قَدْ أَلْقَتْ بِأَغْصَانِهَا حَوْلِي وَ رَأَيْتُ فِي فُرُوعِهَا شَجَرَةً كَالنَّخْلَةِ قَدْ حَمَلَتْ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الرُّطَبِ

She said, ‘When we had come within two Farsakhs (approximately six miles) of Makkah, we spent that night there. I saw in my dream as though a green tree was above my head, spreading its branches around me. In its branches I saw a tree like a palm tree, bearing different kinds of fresh dates.

وَ كَانَ جَمِيعُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مَعِي مِنْ نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ حَوْلِي فَقُلْنَ يَا حَلِيمَةُ أَنْتِ الْمَلِكَةُ عَلَيْنَا

All those from among the women of the clan of Sa’ad who had travelled with me were gathered around me, and they said, ‘O Halimah, you are our queen over us!’

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَقَطَتْ مِنْ تِلْكَ الشَّجَرَةِ فِي حَجْرِي تَمْرَةٌ فَتَنَاوَلْتُهَا وَ وَضَعْتُهَا فِي فَمِي فَوَجَدْتُ لَهَا حَلَاوَةً كَحَلَاوَةِ الْعَسَلِ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَجِدُ طَعْمَ ذَلِكَ‏ فِي فَمِي حَتَّى فَارَقَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ كَتَمْتُ شَأْنِي قُلْتُ إِنْ قَضَى اللَّهُ لِي أَمْراً فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ

While I was like that when a fruit from that tree fell into my lap. I took it and placed it in my mouth. I found sweetness for it like the sweetness of honey. I did not cease feeling the taste of that in my mouth until Rasool-Allah^-saww had separated from me. In the morning I concealed my affair. I said, ‘If Allah^-azwj Decrees a matter for me, soon it would take place’.

ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلْنَا حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ وَ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي نِسَاءُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَ كَانَ الصَّبِيُّ الَّذِي مَعِي قَدْ وَلَدْتُهُ لَا يَبْكِي وَ لَا يَتَحَرَّكُ وَ لَا يَطْلُبُ لَبَناً فَكُنْتُ أَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِي هَذَا الصَّبِيُّ مَيِّتٌ‏ لَا مَحَالَةَ

Then we departed until we descended at Makkah on the day of Monday, and women of the clan of Sa’ad had preceded me, and the young child whom I had given birth to was neither crying, nor stirring nor seeking milk. At first I said to my comopanion, ‘This child has died undoubtedly!’

فَكُنْتُ إِذَا قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَيَّ الصَّبِيُّ فَيَفْتَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَ يَضْحَكُ فِي وَجْهِي وَ أَنَا مُتَعَجِّبَةٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا تَوَسَّطْنَا مَكَّةَ قُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي سَلْ مَنْ أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ قَدْراً بِمَكَّةَ فَسَأَلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ

When I had said that, the child turned to me, opened its eyes and smiled in my face, and I was surprised at that. When we were in the midst of Makkah I said to my companion, ‘Ask around who is the one greatest worth from the people of Makkah!’ He asked about that. It was said to him, ‘Abdul Muttalib^-as Bin Hashim^-as’.

فَقُلْتُ لَهُ سَلْ مَنْ أَعْظَمُ قُرَيْشٍ مِمَّنْ وُلِدَ لَهُ فِي عَامِهِ هَذَا فَقِيلَ لِي آلُ مَخْزُومٍ

I said to him, ‘Ask who is from the mightiest of Qureysh to whom a son has been born this year!’ He said to me, ‘The family of Makhzoum’.

قَالَتْ فَأَجْلَسْتُ صَاحِبِي فِي الرَّحْلِ وَ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِجَمِيعِ نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ قَدْ سَبَقْنَنِي إِلَى كُلِّ مَوْلُودٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَبَقِيتُ لَا أَدْرِي مَا أَقُولُ وَ نَدِمْتُ عَلَى دُخُولِي مَكَّةَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا بِعَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ جُمَّتُهُ‏ تَضْرِبُ مَنْكِبَهُ يُنَادِي بِنَفْسِهِ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ هَلْ بَقِيَ مِنَ الرُّضَّاعِ أَحَدٌ فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي بُنَيّاً لِي يَتِيماً وَ مَا عِنْدَ الْيَتِيمِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ إِنَّمَا يُلْتَمَسُ كَرَامَةُ الْآبَاءِ

She (Haleema) said, ‘I sat my companion in the mount and went to the clan of Makhzoum. There I was with all the women of the clan of Sa’ad who had preceded me to every new-born of Makkah. While I was like that when there was Abdul Muttalib^-as in his^-as long  hair striking his^-as shoulder calling out by himself^-as at the top of his^-as voice: ‘Does anyone from the wet-nurses remain, for there is a son^-saww of mine^-as with me, an orphan, and there is no goodness with an orphan. But rather, the honour of the foefatheris is being sought here!’’

قَالَتْ فَوَقَفْتُ لِعَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ هُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ كَالنَّخْلَةِ طُولًا فَقُلْتُ أَنْعِمْ صَبَاحاً أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ الْمُنَادِي عِنْدَكَ رَضِيعٌ أُرْضِعُهُ

She (Haleema) said, ‘I paused by Abdul Muttalib^-as and one that day he^-as was like a talk palm tree. I said, ‘Good morning O king, the caller, there is a neborn in your^-as possession I can feed?’

فَقَالَ هَلُمِّي فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لِي مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتِ فَقُلْتُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَقَالَ لِي إِيهِ إِيهِ‏ كَرَمٌ وَ زَجْرٌ

He^-as sad: ‘Come!’ I went near him^-as. He^-as said to me: ‘Where are you from?’ I said, ‘A woman from the clan of Sa’ad’. He^-as said: ‘Indeed! Indeed honour and good omen!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي مَا اسْمُكِ فَقُلْتُ حَلِيمَةُ فَضَحِكَ وَ قَالَ بَخْ بَخْ خَلَّتَانِ حَسَنَتَانِ سَعْدٌ وَ حِلْمٌ هَاتَانِ خَلَّتَانِ فِيهَا غِنَى الدَّهْرِ وَيْحَكِ يَا حَلِيمَةُ عِنْدِي بُنَيٌّ لِي يَتِيمٌ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ قَدْ عَرَضْتُهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَأَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَقْبَلْنَهُ وَ أَنَا أَرْجُو أَنْ تَسْعَدِي بِهِ

Then he^-as said to me: ‘What is your name?’ I said, ‘Haleema’. He^-as smiled and said: ‘Congratulations! Congratulation! Two excellent qualities – ‘Sa’ad’ (good fortune) and ‘Hilm’ (forbearance). In these two qualities there is richness of life. O Haleema! In my^-as possession is a (grand) son of mine^-as, an orphan. His^-saww name is Muhammad^-saww, and I^-as have presented him to all the women of the clan of Sa’ad, but he^-saww refused to accept it, and I hope that you will be fortunate with him^-saww’’.

قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي مُنْطَلِقَةٌ إِلَى صَاحِبِي وَ مُشَاوَرَتِهِ فِي ذَلِكَ

She (Haleema) She said, ‘I said to him, ‘I am going to consult my husband about that!’

قَالَ لِي إِنَّكِ لَتُرْضِعِينَ غَيْرَ كَارِهَةٍ

He^-as said to me, ‘You will nurse him^-saww willingly, not reluctantly!’’

قَالَتْ قُلْتُ بِاللَّهِ لَأَرْجِعَنَّ إِلَيْكَ

She (Haleema) sad, ‘I said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, I will certainly come back to you^-as!’’

قَالَتْ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرْتُهُ الْخَبَرَ كَأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ قَذَفَ فِي قَلْبِهِ فَرَحاً ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا حَلِيمَةُ بَادِرِي إِلَيْهِ لَا يَسْبِقْكِ إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

She (Haleema) said, ‘I went back to my husband, and when I told him what had happened, it was as though Allah^-azwj had Cast joy into his heart. Then he said to me, ‘O Haleema, hasten to him^-as before someone else reaches him^-as first!’’

قَالَتْ وَ كَانَ مَعِيَ ابْنُ أُخْتٍ لِي يَتِيمٌ قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ إِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ لَا تُصِيبُونَ فِي سَفَرِكُمْ هَذَا خَيْراً هَؤُلَاءِ نِسَاءُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ يَرْجِعْنَ بِالرَّضَاعِ وَ الشَّرَفِ وَ تَرْجِعُونَ أَنْتُمْ بِالْيَتِيمِ

She (Haleema) said: ‘My orphaned nephew, the son of my sister, was with me. He said, ‘Far be it! I do not think you will gain any good from this journey. The women of the clan of Sa’ad will return with nursing children and honor, while you will return with an orphan!’’

قَالَتْ فَأَرَدْتُ وَ اللَّهِ لِأَرْجِعَ‏ إِلَيْهِ فَكَأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَذَفَ فِي قَلْبِي إِنْ فَارَقَكِ مُحَمَّدٌ لَا تُفْلِحِينَ

She (Haleema) said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, I was about to turn away from him^-saww, but it was as though Allah^-azwj Cast into my heart the thought, “If Muhammad^-saww slips away from you, you will never succeed”.

وَ أَخَذَتْنِي الْحَمِيَّةُ وَ قُلْتُ هَؤُلَاءِ نِسَاءُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ يَرْجِعْنَ بِالرَّضَاعِ وَ الشَّرَفِ وَ أَرْجِعُ أَنَا بِلَا رَضَاعٍ وَ اللَّهِ لَآخُذَنَّهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ يَتِيماً فَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ فِيهِ خَيْراً

Then a sense of resolve came over me, and I said: ‘The women of the clan of Sa’ad will return with nursing children and honor, while I return without even a child to nurse? By Allah^-azwj, I will certainly take him^-saww, even if he^-saww is an orphan. Perhaps Allah^-azwj will Place goodness in him^-saww’.

قَالَتْ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ‏ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ الْكَرِيمُ هَلُمَّ الصَّبِيَّ

She said, ‘I returned to Abdul Muttalib^-as and said to him^-as, ‘O noble chief, bring me the child!’

قَالَ هَلْ نَشِطْتِ لِأَخْذِهِ

He^-as said, ‘Have you truly become eager to take him^-saww?’

قَالَتْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ

She (Haleema) said, ‘I said, ‘Yes’.

فَخَرَّ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ سَاجِداً وَ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ الْمَرْوَةِ وَ الْحَطِيمِ أَسْعِدْهَا بِمُحَمَّدٍ

At that, Abdul Muttalib^-as fell down in prostration. Then he^-as raised his^-as head toward the sky and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj, Lord^-azwj of Al-Marwah and Al Hatim! Bless her and Grant her good fortune through Muhammad^-saww!’

ثُمَّ مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ يَجُرُّ حُلَّتَهُ فَرَحاً حَتَّى دَخَلَ بِي عَلَى آمِنَةَ أُمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَإِذَا أَنَا بِامْرَأَةٍ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِي الْآدَمِيِّينَ أَجْمَلَ وَجْهاً مِنْهَا هِلَالِيَّةً بَدْرِيَّةً فَلَمَّا نَظَرَتْ إِلَيَّ ضَحِكَتْ فِي وَجْهِي وَ قَالَتِ ادْخُلِي يَا حَلِيمَةُ

Then he^-as walked before me, dragging his^-as cloak along in joy, until he^-as brought me to Aamina^-as, the mother^-as of Rasool-Allah^-saww. There I saw a woman more beautiful in face than any human being I had ever seen, her countenance like the crescent moon, indeed like the full moon. When she looked at me, she smiled at me and said, ‘Come in, O Haleema!’

فَدَخَلْتُ الدَّارَ فَأَخَذَتْ بِيَدِي فَأَدْخَلَتْنِي بَيْتاً كَانَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ وَ وَجْهُهُ كَالشَّمْسِ إِذَا طَلَعَتْ فِي يَوْمِ دَيْجَانِهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الصِّفَةِ اسْتَدَرَّ كُلُّ عِرْقٍ فِي جَسَدِي بِالضَّرَبَانِ

I entered the house. She took me by the hand and led me into a room where Rasool-Allah^-saww was. There he^-saww was, his^-saww face like the sun when it rises on a brilliantly clear day. When I saw him^-saww in that state, every vein in my body began to throb and pulse.

فَنَاوَلَتْنِي النَّبِيَّ ص فَلَمَّا أَنْ وَضَعْتُهُ فِي حَجْرِي فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ لِيَنْظُرَ إِلَيَّ فَسَطَعَ مِنْهُمَا نُورٌ كَنُورِ الْبَرْقِ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ خِلَالِ السَّحَابَ فَأَلْقَمْتُهُ ثَدْيِيَ الْأَيْمَنَ فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ حَوَّلْتُهُ إِلَى الْأَيْسَرِ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْهُ وَ جَعَلَ يَمِيلُ إِلَى الْيُمْنَى

She said, ‘Then she handed the Prophet^-saww to me. When I placed him in my lap, he^-saww opened his^-saww eyes and looked at me. A light shone forth from them like the flash of lightning emerging from between the clouds. I put him to my^-saww right breast, and he suckled from it for a while. Then I moved him^-saww to the left breast, but he would not accept it. Instead, he kept turning toward the right’.

فَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ أُلْهِمَ الْعَدْلَ فِي رَضَاعِهِ عَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ شَرِيكاً فَنَاصَفَهُ عَدْلًا

Ibn Abbas had said, ‘He^-saww was Divinely Inspired with fairness even in his^-saww nursing. He^-saww knew that he^-saww had a partner, so he^-saww shared justly with him’.

وَ كَانَتِ الثَّدْيُ الْيُمْنَى تَدِرُّ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ الثَّدْيُ الْيُسْرَى تَدِرُّ لِابْنِي وَ كَانَ ابْنِي لَا يَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ص قَدْ شَرِبَ وَ كُنْتُ كَثِيراً مَا أُسْبَقُ إِلَى مَسْحِ شَفَتَيْهِ فَكُنْتُ أُسْبَقُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ

(Haleema said), ‘The right breast produced milk for Rasool-Allah^-saww, while the left breast produced milk for my own son. My son would not drink until he had first looked to see that Muhammad^-saww had already drunk. Many times, I would try to be the first to wipe his^-saww blessed lips, but I would always find that someone had already preceded to that.

فَنَامَ فِي حَجْرِي فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ فَرَأَيْتُ عَيْنَيْهِ مَفْتُوحَتَيْنِ وَ هُوَ كَالنَّائِمِ فَلَمْ أَتَمَالَكْ فَرَحاً وَ أَخَذَتْنِي الْعَجَلَةُ بِالرُّجُوعِ إِلَى صَاحِبِي

Then he fell asleep in my lap. I gazed at his face and noticed that his^-saww eyes remained open, even though he^-saww appeared to be asleep. I could scarcely contain my joy, and I became eager to return quickly to my companion (husband)’.

فَلَمَّا أَنْ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ صَاحِبِي لَمْ يَتَمَالَكْ أَنْ قَامَ وَ سَجَدَ وَ قَالَ يَا حَلِيمَةُ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِي الْآدَمِيِّينَ أَجْمَلَ وَجْهاً مِنْ هَذَا

‘When my companion looked at him^-saww, he could not contain himself. He stood up and prostrated, then said, ‘O Haleema! I have never seen among human beings a face more beautiful than this!’

قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَ طَابَ النَّوْمُ وَ هَدَأَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ انْتَبَهْتُ فَإِذَا بِهِ وَ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ نُورٌ مُتَلَأْلِئٌ وَ إِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلٍ قَائِمٌ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ أَخْضَرُ فَأَنْبَهْتُ صَاحِبِي وَ قُلْتُ وَيْحَكَ أَ لَا تَرَى إِلَى هَذَا الْمَوْلُودِ

She said, ‘When it was night, and sleep had become pleasant, and the voices had grown quiet, I awoke and saw that a radiant light was emanating from him^-saww. Then I saw a man standing at his^-saww head, wearing a green garment. I woke my companion and said, ‘Woe to you! Do you not see this newborn child?’’

قَالَتْ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لِي يَا حَلِيمَةُ اكْتُمِي شَأْنَهُ فَقَدْ أَخَذْتِ شَجَرَةً كَرِيمَةً لَا يَذْهَبُ رَسْمُهَا أَبَداً

She (Haleema) said, ‘He raised his head, and when he looked at him^-saww, he said to me, ‘O Haleema! Conceal his^-saww affair, for you have taken hold of a noble tree whose trace will never disappear!’’

قَالَتْ فَأَقَمْنَا بِمَكَّةَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ بِلَيَالِيهِنَّ مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ إِلَّا وَ أَنَا أَدْخُلُ عَلَى آمِنَةَ فَلَمَّا عَزَمْنَا عَلَى الْخُرُوجِ دَعَتْنِي آمِنَةُ فَقَالَتْ لَا تَخْرُجِي مِنْ بَطْحَاءِ مَكَّةَ حَتَّى تُعْلِمِينِي فَإِنَّ لِي فِيكِ وَصَايَا أُوصِيكِ بِهَا

She (Haleema) said, ‘We remained in Makkah for seven days with their nights. There was not a single day except that I would enter to see Aamina^-as. Then, when we decided to depart, Aamina called me and said: ‘Do not leave the valley of Makkah until you inform me^-as, for I^-as have some instructions and advice for you regarding him^-saww’’.

قَالَتْ فَبِتْنَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ انْتَبَهْتُ لِأَقْضِيَ حَاجَةً فَإِذَا بِرَجُلٍ عَلَيْهِ ثِيَابٌ خُضْرٌ قَاعِدٌ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ يُقَبِّلُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ فَأَنْبَهْتُ صَاحِبِي رُوَيْداً فَقُلْتُ انْظُرْ إِلَى الْعَجَبِ الْعَجِيبِ

She (Haleema) said, ‘we spent the night. Then, during part of the night, I awoke to relieve myself, and there was a man wearing green garments sitting by his^-saww head, kissing him^-saww between his^-saww eyes. I gently woke my companion and said, ‘Look at this amazing and wondrous thing!’

قَالَ اسْكُتِي وَ اكْتُمِي شَأْنَكِ فَمُنْذُ وُلِدَ هَذَا الْغُلَامُ قَدْ أَصْبَحَتْ أَحْبَارُ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى أَقْدَامِهَا قِيَاماً لَا يَهْنَئُهَا عَيْشُ النَّهَارِ وَ لَا نَوْمُ اللَّيْلِ وَ مَا رَجَعَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْبِلَادِ أَغْنَى مِنَّا

He said, ‘Be quiet and conceal your affair. Since this boy was born, the learned scholars of the world have been standing on their feet (in awe), unable to find comfort in the life of the day or the sleep of the night. No one has returned from the lands with greater wealth than we have’.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا مِنَ الْغَدِ وَ عَزَمْنَا عَلَى الْخُرُوجِ رَكِبْتُ أَتَانِي وَ حَمَلْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مُحَمَّداً ص وَ خَرَجَتْ مَعِي آمِنَةُ تُشَيِّعُنِي فَجَعَلَتِ الْأَتَانُ تَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهَا وَ رِجْلِهَا الْأَرْضَ وَ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَرِحَةً مُسْتَبْشِرَةً

Then, when morning came the next day and we resolved to depart, I mounted my she^–donkey and placed Muhammad^-saww before me. Aamina^-as came out with me to see me off. The she^–donkey began striking the ground with her front and back legs and raising ts head toward the sky, joyful and full of happiness.

ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلَتْ بِي نَحْوَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَسَجَدْتُ ثَلَاثَ سَجَدَاتٍ حَتَّى اسْتَوَيْنَا مَعَ الرَّكْبِ سَبَقَتِ الْأَتَانُ كُلَّ دَوَابِّهِمْ فَقَالَتْ نِسَاءُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ يَا بِنْتَ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ أَ لَيْسَ هَذَا أَتَانَكِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَخْفِضُكِ طَوْراً وَ تَرْفَعُكِ آخَرَ

Then t turned me toward the direction of the Kabah, and I prostrated three times. When we reached the riders, the she^–donkey had surpassed all of their animals. The women of the clan of Sa’ad said, ‘O daughter of Abu Zu’ayb, is this not the same she^–donkey of yours that used to lower you at one time and raise you at another (out of weakness)?’

فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ

I replied, ‘Yes’.

فَقُلْنَ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ لَهَا لَشَأْناً عَظِيماً

They said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, this animal truly has a remarkable matter!’

فَكُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ الْأَتَانَ تَقُولُ إِي وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي لَشَأْناً ثُمَّ شَأْناً أَحْيَانِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بَعْدَ مَوْتِي وَ رَدَّ عَلَيَّ سِمَنِي بَعْدَ هُزَالِي

I heard the she^–donkey saying, ‘Yes, by Allah^-azwj, I certainly have a remarkable matter, and then another remarkable matter. The Mighty and Majestic Allah^-azwj Gave me life after my death and returned my strength and flesh to me after my emaciation.

وَيْحَكُنَّ يَا نِسَاءَ بَنِي سَعْدٍ إِنَّكُنَّ لَفِي غَفْلَةٍ أَ تَدْرِينَ مَنْ حَمَلْتُ حَمَلْتُ سَيِّدَ الْعَرَبِ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ‏ هَذَا رَبِيعُ الدُّنْيَا وَ زَهْرَةُ الْآخِرَةِ

Woe to you, O women of the clan of Sa’d! Indeed, you are unaware. Do you know whom I am carrying? I am carrying the leader of the Arabs, Muhammad^-saww, the Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj, the Lord^-azwj of the worlds. He^-saww is the springtime of this world and the flower of the Hereafter.

وَ أَنَا أُنَادَى مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ اسْتَغْنَيْتِ يَا حَلِيمَةُ آخِرَ دَهْرِكِ فَأَنْتِ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ

I am being called out to from every direction: ‘You have become free of need, O Haleema, for the remainder of your life. You are now the leader and foremost among the women of the clan of Sa’ad!’’

قَالَتْ فَمَرَرْتُ بِرَاعٍ يَرْعَى غَنَماً لَهُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَتِ الْغَنَمُ إِلَيَّ جَعَلْنَ يَسْتَقْبِلْنَ وَ تَعْدُو إِلَيَّ كَمَا تَعْدُو سِخَالُهَا

She (Haleema) said, ‘I passed by a shepherd who was tending his flock of sheep. When the sheep saw me, they began coming toward me and running to me, just as their young ones run.

فَسَمِعْتُ مِنْ بَيْنِهَا قَائِلًا يَقُولُ أَقَرَّ اللَّهُ عَيْنَكِ يَا حَلِيمَةُ أَ تَدْرِينَ مَا حَمَلْتِ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ إِلَى كُلِّ وُلْدِ آدَمَ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ

‘I heard from among them a voice saying: ‘May Allah^-azwj Grant you comfort and joy, O Haleema! Do you know whom you are carrying? This is Muhammad^-saww, the Messenger^-saww of the Lord^-azwj of the worlds, to all the children of Adam^-as, from the from the former ones and the latter ones’’.

قَالَتْ فَشَيَّعَتْنِي أُمُّهُ سَاعَةً وَ أَوْصَتْنِي فِيهِ بِوَصَايَا وَ رَجَعَتْ كَالْبَاكِيَةِ قَالَتْ وَ لَيْسَ كُلُّ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ فِي طَرِيقِي أُحْسِنُ وَصْفَهُ إِلَّا أَنِّي لَمْ أَنْزِلْ مَنْزِلًا إِلَّا أَنْبَتَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيهِ عُشْباً وَ خَيْراً كَثِيراً وَ أَشْجَاراً قَدْ حَمَلَتْ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الثَّمَرِ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بِهِ مَنْزِلَ بَنِي سَعْدٍ

She (Haleema) said, ‘His mother accompanied me for a while and gave me some advice regarding him^-saww. Then she turned back like a woman who was weeping. She said, ‘I am unable to properly describe everything I witnessed on my journey. However, whenever I stopped at any place, Allah^-azwj the Mighty and Majestic, caused grass and abundant goodness to grow there, and trees bearing various kinds of fruit to appear, until I arrived with him^-saww at the dwellings of the clan of Sa’ad.

وَ مَا نَعْلَمُ وَ اللَّهِ أَنَّ أَرْضاً كَانَتْ أَجْدَبَ مِنْهَا وَ لَا أَقَلَّ خَيْراً وَ كَانَتْ لَنَا غُنَيْمَاتٌ دَبِرَاتٌ‏ مَهْزُولَاتٌ

By Allah^-azwj! we did not know of any land that was more barren than it, nor one with less goodness. We only had a few small sheep that were weak, emaciated, and suffering from illness.

فَلَمَّا صَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي مَنْزِلِي صَارَتْ غَنَمِي تَرُوحُ شِبَاعاً حَافِلَةً تَحْمِلُ وَ تَضَعُ وَ تَدِرُّ وَ تُحْلَبُ وَ لَا تَدِرُّ فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ غَيْرِي

When Rasool-Allah^-saww came to my home, my sheep began returning in the evening full and with abundant milk. They became pregnant, gave birth, produced milk, and were milked. No one among the clan of Sa’ad had milk flowing from their animals except me.

فَجَمَعَتْ بَنُو سَعْدٍ رُعَاتَهَا وَ قَالُوا لَهُمْ مَا بَالُ أَغْنَامِ حَلِيمَةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ تَحْمِلُ وَ تَضَعُ وَ تَدِرُّ وَ تُحْلَبُ وَ أَغْنَامُنَا لَا تَحْمِلُ وَ لَا تَضَعُ وَ لَا تَأْتِي بِخَيْرٍ اسْرَحُوا حَيْثُ تَسْرَحُ رُعَاةُ بِنْتِ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ حَتَّى تَرُوحَ غَنَمُكُمْ‏ شِبَاعاً حَافِلَةً

The clan of Sa’ad gathered their shepherds and said to them, ‘What is the matter with the sheep of Haleema, daughter of Abu Zu’ayb? They become pregnant, give birth, produce milk, and are milked, while our sheep neither become pregnant nor give birth, nor do they bring any goodness. Graze your flocks in the same places where the shepherds of Abu Zu’ayb’s daughter graze, so that your sheep may return in the evening full and with abundant milk!’

قَالَتْ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ نَتَعَرَّفُ مِنَ اللَّهِ الزِّيَادَةَ وَ الْبَرَكَةَ وَ الْفَضْلَ وَ الْخَيْرَ بِبَرَكَةِ النَّبِيِّ ص حَتَّى كُنَّا نَتَفَضَّلُ عَلَى قَوْمِنَا وَ صَارُوا يَعِيشُونَ فِي أَكْنَافِنَا

She (Haleema) said, ‘We continued to receive from Allah^-azwj increase, blessing, favour, and goodness through the blessing of the Prophet^-saww, until we became superior to our people and they came to live under our care.

فَكُنْتُ أَرَى مِنْ يَوْمِهِ‏ عَجَباً مَا رَأَيْتُ لَهُ بَوْلًا قَطُّ وَ لَا غَسَلْتُ لَهُ وُضُوءاً قَطُّ طَهَارَةً وَ نَظَافَةً وَ ذَلِكَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُسْبَقُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ

From the very first day, I witnessed things about him^-saww that amazed me. I never saw him^-saww urinate, nor did I^-saww ever have to wash him^-saww after relieving himself^-saww, due to his^-saww purity and cleanliness. The reason was that I would always be preceded in attending to that.

وَ كَانَ لَهُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَقْتٌ وَاحِدٌ يَتَوَضَّأُ فِيهِ وَ لَا يَعُودُ إِلَى وَقْتِهِ مِنَ الْغَدِ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْ‏ءٌ أَبْغَضَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يُرَى جَسَدُهُ مَكْشُوفاً فَكُنْتُ إِذَا كَشَفْتُ عَنْ جَسَدِهِ يَصِيحُ حَتَّى أَسْتُرَ عَلَيْهِ

He^-saww had a specific time each day in which he^-saww would perform ablution, and he^-saww would not return to that time the following day. There was nothing he^-saww disliked more than having his^-saww body exposed. Whenever I uncovered any part of his^-saww body, he would cry out until I covered him^-saww again.

فَانْتَبَهْتُ لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلَامٍ لَمْ أَسْمَعْ كَلَاماً قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ يَقُولُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ قُدُّوساً قُدُّوساً وَ قَدْ نَامَتِ الْعُيُونُ وَ الرَّحْمَنُ‏ لا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَ لا نَوْمٌ‏

One night, I awoke and heard him^-saww speaking with words the like of which I had never heard anything more beautiful. He^-saww was saying: ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj the Most Holy, the Most Holy! The eyes have fallen asleep, but the Most Merciful is not overcome by drowsiness or sleep!’

وَ هُوَ عِنْدَ أَوَّلِ مَا تَكَلَّمَ فَكُنْتُ أَتَعَجَّبُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ كَانَ يَشِبُّ شَبَاباً لَا يُشْبِهُ الْغِلْمَانَ وَ لَمْ يَبْكِ قَطُّ وَ لَمْ يُسِئْ خُلُقَهُ وَ لَمْ يَتَنَاوَلْ بِيَسَارِهِ وَ كَانَ يَتَنَاوَلُ بِيَمِينِهِ

This was at the very beginning of the time when he^-saww began to speak, and I was amazed by it. He^-saww grew and developed in a way unlike other children. He^-saww never cried, he^-saww never behaved badly nor took anything with his^-saww left hand. He would always take things with his^-saww right hand.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْمَنْطِقَ لَمْ يَمَسَّ شَيْئاً إِلَّا قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَكُنْتُ مَعَهُ فِي كُلِّ دَعَةٍ وَ عَيْشٍ وَ سُرُورٍ وَ كُنْتُ قَدِ اجْتَنَبْتُ الزَّوْجَ لَا أَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ هَيْبَةً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى تَمَّتْ لَهُ سَنَتَانِ كَامِلَتَانِ

When he^-saww reached the age of speech, he^-saww would not touch anything except that he^-saww would say, ‘In the name of Allah^-azwj’. I lived with him^-saww in complete comfort, ease, and happiness. I had abstained from my husband and did not perform ghusl from him, out of reverence and awe for Rasool-Allah^-saww, until he^-saww had completed two full years.

وَ قَدْ ثَمَّرَ اللَّهُ لَنَا الْأَمْوَالَ وَ أَكْثَرَ لَنَا مِنَ الْخَيْرِ فَكَانَتْ تَحْمِلُ لَنَا الْأَغْنَامُ وَ تَنْبُتُ لَنَا الْأَرْضُ وَ قَدْ أَلْقَى اللَّهُ مَحَبَّتَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ رَآهُ

By then, Allah^-azwj had Caused our wealth to flourish and had increased us in goodness. Our sheep were producing offspring for us, and the earth was growing crops for us. Allah^-azwj had Placed his^-saww love upon everyone who saw him^-saww.

فَبَيْنَا هُوَ قَاعِدٌ فِي حَجْرِي إِذَا مَرَّتْ‏ بِهِ غُنَيْمَاتِي فَأَقْبَلَتْ شَاةٌ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ حَتَّى سَجَدَتْ لَهُ وَ قَبَّلَتْ رَأْسَهُ فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى صُوَيْحِبَاتِهَا

While he^-saww was sitting in my lap, my little sheep passed by him^-saww. One of the sheep came forward until it prostrated before him^-saww and kissed his^-saww head, then returned to its companions.

وَ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ نُورٌ كَنُورِ الشَّمْسِ فَيَغْشَاهُ ثُمَّ يَنْجَلِي عَنْهُ

Every day a light like the light of the sun would descend upon him^-saww, enveloping him^-saww, and then it would depart from him^-saww’.

وَ كَانَ أَخَوَاهُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ يَخْرُجَانِ فَيَمُرَّانِ بِالْغِلْمَانِ فَيَلْعَبَانِ مَعَهُمْ وَ إِذَا رَآهُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ ص اجْتَنَبَهُمْ وَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ أَخَوَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمَا إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا

His^-saww two foster brothers would go out and pass by the children, playing with them. Whenever Muhammad^-saww saw them, he^-saww, would avoid them and take the hands of his^-saww, two brothers. Then he^-saww, would say to them: ‘We were not created for this!’

فَلَمَّا تَمَّ لَهُ ثَلَاثُ سِنِينَ قَالَ لِي يَوْماً يَا أُمَّاهْ مَا لِي لَا أَرَى أَخَوَيَّ بِالنَّهَارِ

When he^-saww, had reached the age of three years, he^-saww, said to me one day: ‘O mother, why do I^-saww, not see my^-saww, brothers during the daytime?’

قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّهُمَا يَرْعَيَانِ غُنَيْمَاتٍ

I said to him, ‘My son^-saww, they both go out to tend our sheep’.

قَالَ فَمَا لِي لَا أَخْرُجُ مَعَهُمَا

He^-saww, said: ‘What is the matter I^-saww don’t go out with them?’

قُلْتُ لَهُ تُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ

I said to him^-saww, ‘Would you like that?

قَالَ نَعَمْ

He^-saww said: ‘Yes’.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ دَهَّنْتُهُ وَ كَحَلْتُهُ وَ عَلَّقْتُ فِي عُنُقِهِ خَيْطاً فِيهِ جَزْعٌ يَمَانِيَّةٌ

When morning came, I applied oil to him^-saww, put kohl on his^-saww eyes, and hung around his^-saww neck a thread containing a Yemeni bead.

فَنَزَعَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي مَهْلًا يَا أُمَّاهْ فَإِنَّ مَعِي مَنْ يَحْفَظُنِي

He^-saww removed it, then he^-saww said to me, ‘Wait, O mother, for there is someone with me^-saww who protects me^-saww!’’

قَالَتْ ثُمَّ دَعَوْتُ بِابْنَيَّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا أُوصِيكُمَا بِمُحَمَّدٍ خَيْراً لَا تُفَارِقَاهُ وَ لْيَكُنْ نُصْبَ أَعْيُنِكُمَا

She (Haleema) said, ‘Then I called my two sons and said to them, ‘I entrust Muhammad^-saww to your care. Treat him^-saww well, do not leave him^-saww, and let him^-saww always remain before your eyes’.

قَالَتْ فَخَرَجَ مَعَ أَخَوَيْهِ فِي الْغَنَمِ فَبَيْنَا هُمْ يَتَرَامَوْنَ بِالْجَلَّةِ يَعْنِي الْبَعْرَ إِذْ هَبَطَ جَبْرَائِيلُ وَ مِيكَائِيلُ وَ مَعَهُمَا طَسْتٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ وَ ثَلْجٌ

She (Haleema) said, ‘He^-saww went out with his^-saww two brothers to tend the sheep. While they were throwing clumps of dung at one another (meaning animal droppings), suddenly Jibraeel^-as and Mikaeel^-as descended. With them^-as was a golden basin containing water and snow.

فَاسْتَخْرَجَاهُ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ وَ الصَّبِيَّةِ فَأَضْجَعَاهُ وَ شَقَّا بَطْنَهُ وَ شَرَحَا صَدْرَهُ فَاسْتَخْرَجَا مِنْهُ نُكْتَةً سَوْدَاءَ وَ غَسَلَاهُ بِذَلِكَ الْمَاءِ وَ الثَّلْجِ وَ حَشَيَا بَطْنَهُ نُوراً وَ مَسَحَا عَلَيْهِ فَعَادَ كَمَا كَانَ

They took him^-saww away from among the sheep and the children. They laid him^-saww down, split open his^-saww abdomen, and opened his^-saww chest. They removed from him^-saww a black spot and washed him^-saww with that water and snow. Then they filled his^-saww abdomen with light and wiped over him^-saww and he^-saww returned to how he^-saww had been’.

قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَخَوَاهُ ذَلِكَ أَقْبَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا اسْمُهُ ضَمْرَةُ يَعْدُو وَ قَدْ عَلَاهُ النَّفَسُ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أُمَّهْ أَدْرِكِي أَخِي مُحَمَّداً وَ مَا أَرَاكِ تُدْرِكِينَهُ

She (Haleema) said, ‘When his^-saww two brothers saw that, one of them, whose name was Zamrah, came running, breathless, and said, ‘O mother! Hurry and attend to my brother Muhammad^-saww for I do not think you will be able to reach him^-saww in time!’’

قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ وَ مَا ذَاكَ

She (Haleema) said, ‘I said, ‘And what happened?’

قَالَ أَتَاهُ رَجُلَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا ثِيَابٌ خُضْرٌ فَاسْتَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا وَ بَيْنِ الْغَنَمِ فَأَضْجَعَاهُ وَ شَقَّا بَطْنَهُ وَ هُمَا يَتَوَطَّئَانِهِ

He said, ‘Two men came to him^-saww, wearing green garments. They took him^-saww from between us and the sheep, laid him^-saww down, and split open his^-saww abdomen. They were trampling upon him’’.

قَالَتْ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبُوهُ وَ نِسْوَةٌ مِنَ الْحَيِّ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ قَائِماً يَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَأَنَّ الشَّمْسَ تَطْلُعُ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ فَالْتَزَمْتُهُ وَ الْتَزَمَهُ أَبُوهُ وَ وَ اللَّهِ لَكَأَنَّمَا غُمِسَ فِي الْمِسْكِ غَمْسَةً وَ قَالَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ يَا بُنَيَّ مَا لَكَ

She (Haleema) said, ‘I went out, along with his father and some women from the tribe. There he^-saww was, standing and looking toward the sky, as though the sun was rising from his^-saww face. I embraced him^-saww, and his^-saww (foster) father embraced him^-saww as well. By Allah^-azwj it was as though he^-saww had been dipped into musk and then taken out. His^-saww (foster) father said to him^-saww, ‘My son^-saww, what happened to you^-saww?’

قَالَ خَيْرٌ يَا أَبَهْ أَتَانِي رَجُلَانِ انْقَضَّا عَلَيَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ كَمَا يَنْقَضُّ الطَّيْرُ فَأَضْجَعَانِي وَ شَقَّا بَطْنِي وَ حَشَيَاهُ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ كَانَ مَعَهُمَا مَا رَأَيْتُ أَلْيَنَ مِنْهُ وَ لَا أَطْيَبَ رِيحاً وَ مَسَحَا عَلَى بَطْنِي فَعُدْتُ كَمَا كُنْتُ

He^-saww said: ‘It is good, O my^-saww father. Two men came to me^-saww, descending upon me^-saww from the sky, just as birds swoop down. They laid me^-saww down, split open my^-saww abdomen, and filled it with something that they had with them. I^-saww had never seen anything softer than it or more pleasant in fragrance. Then they wiped over my^-saww abdomen, and I returned to the way I^-saww had been.

ثُمَّ وَزَنَانِي بِعَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي فَرَجَحْتُهُمْ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا فَلَوْ وَزَنْتَهُ بِأُمَّتِهِ كُلِّهَا لَرَجَحَ وَ طَارَا كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى دَخَلَا السَّمَاءَ

Then they weighed me^-saww against ten people from my^-saww community, and I^-saww outweighed them. One of them said: ‘Even If you were to weigh him^-saww against his^-saww entire community, he^-saww would still outweigh them!’ Then they flew away like that until they entered the sky’’.

قَالَتْ فَحَمَلْنَاهُ إِلَى خِيَمٍ لَنَا فَقَالَ النَّاسُ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى كَاهِنٍ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ وَ يُدَاوِيَهُ

She (Haleema) said, ‘We carried him(s.a.w.)  back to our tents. The people said, ‘Take him^-saww to a soothsayer so that he may examine him^-saww and treat him^-saww!’

فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ مَا بِي شَيْ‏ءٌ مِمَّا تَذْكُرُونَ وَ إِنِّي أَرَى نَفْسِي سَلِيمَةً وَ فُؤَادِي صَحِيحاً بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ ‏

But Muhammad^-saww said: ‘There is nothing wrong with me^-saww of what you are mentioning. I^-saww see myself^-saww to be sound, and my^-saww heart is healthy by the praise of Allah^-azwj!’

فَقَالَ النَّاسُ أَصَابَهُ لَمَمٌ أَوْ طَائِفٌ‏ مِنَ الْجِنِ

The people said, ‘He^-saww has been afflicted by a touch of madness or by something from the Jinn!’

قَالَتْ فَغَلَبُونِي عَلَى رَأْيِي حَتَّى انْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ إِلَى كَاهِنٍ فَقَصَصْتُ قِصَّتَهُ قَالَ دَعِينِي أَنْ أَسْمَعَ مِنَ الْغُلَامِ فَإِنَّ الْغُلَامَ أَبْصَرُ بِأَمْرِهِ مِنْكُمْ تَكَلَّمْ يَا غُلَامُ

She (Haleema) said, ‘They overpowered me in my opinion until I went with him^-saww to a soothsayer. I told him his story. He said, ‘Let me hear from the boy himself, for the boy understands his^-saww own affair better than you do. Speak, O boy!’’

قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ فَقَصَّ ابْنِي مُحَمَّدٌ ص قِصَّتَهُ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا فَوَثَبَ الْكَاهِنُ قَائِماً عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ وَ ضَمَّهُ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ وَ نَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ يَا آلَ الْعَرَبِ يَا آلَ الْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرٍّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ اقْتُلُوا هَذَا الْغُلَامَ وَ اقْتُلُونِي مَعَهُ فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ وَ أَدْرَكَ مُدْرَكَ الرِّجَالِ لَيُسَفِّهَنَّ أَحْلَامَكُمْ وَ لَيُبْدِلَنَّ أَدْيَانَكُمْ وَ لَيَدْعُوَنَّكُمْ إِلَى رَبٍّ لَا تَعْرِفُونَهُ وَ دِينٍ تُنْكِرُونَهُ

Haleema said: ‘My son Muhammad^-saww related his^-saww story from beginning to end. The soothsayer immediately sprang to his feet, embraced him^-saww against his chest, and cried out at the top of his voice, ‘O people of Arabia! O people of Arabia! A great danger has drawn near. Kill this boy, and kill me along with him(s.a.w.)! For if you leave him^-saww and he reaches the age of manhood, he^-saww will surely make fools of your judgments, replace your religions, and call you to a Lord^-azwj Whom you do not know and to a religion that you will reject!’’

قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُ مَقَالَتَهُ انْتَزَعْتُهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ أَعْتَهُ‏ وَ أَجَنُّ مِنِ ابْنِي وَ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ هَذَا يَكُونُ مِنْكَ مَا أَتَيْتُكَ بِهِ اطْلُبْ لِنَفْسِكَ مَنْ يَقْتُلُكَ فَإِنَّا لَا نَقْتُلُ مُحَمَّداً

She (Haleema) said, ‘When I heard what he said, I pulled him^-saww away from his hands and said, ‘You are more foolish and more insane than my son^-saww. Had I known that this would be what you would do, I would never have brought him^-saww to you. Find someone for yourself to kill you, for we will not kill Muhammad^-saww!’

فَاحْتَمَلْتُهُ وَ أَتَيْتُ بِهِ مَنْزِلِي فَمَا بَقِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ بَيْتٌ إِلَّا وَ وُجِدَ مِنْهُ رِيحُ الْمِسْكِ وَ كَانَ يَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ طَيْرَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ يَغِيبَانِ فِي ثِيَابِهِ وَ لَا يَظْهَرَانِ

I carried him^-saww and brought him^-saww back to my home. From that day, there was not a single house among the clan of Sa’ad except that the scent of musk was found coming from it. ‘He^-saww would have two white birds swoop down upon him^-saww every day. They would disappear into his^-saww clothing and then not be seen again.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَبُوهُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لِي يَا حَلِيمَةُ إِنَّا لَا نَأْمَنُ عَلَى هَذَا الْغُلَامِ وَ قَدْ خَشِيتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ تُبَّاعِ‏ الْكَهَنَةِ فَأَلْحِقِيهِ بِأَهْلِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصِيبَهُ عِنْدَنَا شَيْ‏ءٌ

When his^-saww (foster) father saw that, he said to me, ‘O Haleema! We do not feel safe regarding this boy. I fear for him^-saww from the followers of the soothsayers. Return him^-saww to his^-saww family before something happens to him^-saww while he^-saww is with us!’’

قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا عَزَمْتُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ يُنَادِي ذَهَبَ رَبِيعُ الْخَيْرِ وَ أَمَانُ بَنِي سَعْدٍ هَنِيئاً لِبَطْحَاءِ مَكَّةَ إِذَا كَانَ مِثْلُكَ فِيهَا يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَالْآنَ قَدْ أَمِنَتْ أَنْ تَخْرَبَ أَوْ يُصِيبَهَا بُؤْسٌ بِدُخُولِكَ إِلَيْهَا يَا خَيْرَ الْبَشَرِ

She (Haleema) said, ‘When I resolved to do that, I heard a voice in the middle of the night calling out: ‘The springtime of goodness has departed, and the safety of the clan of Sa’ad has gone. Blessed is the valley of Makkah when one like you^-saww is in it, O Muhammad^-saww! For now it is safe from being ruined or from being afflicted with hardship because of your^-saww arrival there, O best of creation!’’

قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ رَكِبْتُ أَتَانِي وَ وَضَعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فَلَمْ أَكُنْ أَقْدِرُ أُفَارِقُهُ مِمَّا كُنْتُ أُنَادَى يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَى الْبَابِ الْأَعْظَمِ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ مَكَّةَ وَ عَلَيْهِ جَمَاعَةٌ مُجْتَمِعُونَ

She (Haleema) said, ‘When morning came, I mounted my she^–donkey and placed the Prophet^-saww before me. I was unable to separate from him^-saww because of what I kept hearing, being called from my right and my left, until I reached the largest gate of the gates of Makkah. A group of people were gathered there.

فَنَزَلْتُ لِأَقْضِيَ حَاجَةً وَ أَنْزَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص فَغَشِيَتْنِي كَالسَّحَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَ سَمِعْتُ وَجْبَةً شَدِيدَةً فَفَزِعْتُ وَ جَعَلْتُ أَلْتَفِتُ يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً وَ نَظَرْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ النَّبِيَّ ص فَصِحْتُ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ الْغُلَامَ الْغُلَامَ

I dismounted to relieve myself and set the Prophet^-saww down. Then a white cloud enveloped me, and I heard a great, thunderous sound. I became frightened and began looking to my right and my left. I looked, but I did not see the Prophet^-saww. I cried out, ‘O people of Qureysh! The boy! The boy!’

قَالُوا وَ مَنِ الْغُلَامُ

They said, ‘And which boy?’

قُلْتُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آمِنَةَ

I said, ‘Muhammad^-saww, the son of Aamina^-as!’

قَالُوا وَ مِنْ أَيْنَ كَانَ مَعَكِ مُحَمَّدٌ لَعَلَّكِ تَحْلُمِينَ‏ أَوْ مِنْكِ هَذَيَانٌ

They said, ‘How could Muhammad^-saww have been with you? Perhaps you are dreaming, or you are overcome by confusion’.

قُلْتُ لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا حَلَمْتُ وَ إِنِّي لَفِي يَقِينٍ مِنْ أَمْرِي

I said, ‘No, by Allah^-azwj! I have not been dreaming, and I am certain of my^-saww affair’.

فَجَعَلْتُ أَبْكِي وَ أُنَادِي وَا مُحَمَّدَاهْ

Then I began to weep and call out, ‘Oh Muhammad^-saww! Oh Muhammad^-saww!’

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا أَنَا بِشَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ فَقَالَ لِي أَيَّتُهَا السَّعْدِيَّةُ إِنَّ لَكِ لَقِصَّةً عَجِيبَةً

‘While I was in that state, suddenly an elderly man came to me and said, ‘O woman of the clan of Sa’ad, yours is indeed a remarkable story!’’

قَالَتْ قُلْتُ إِي وَ اللَّهِ لَقِصَّتِي عَجِيبَةٌ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آمِنَةَ أَرْضَعْتُهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْوَالٍ‏ لَا أُفَارِقُهُ لَيْلَهُ وَ نَهَارَهُ فَنَعَشَنِيَ‏ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَ أَنْضَرَ وَجْهِي‏ وَ مَنَّ عَلَيَّ وَ أَفْضَلَ بِبَرَكَتِهِ

She (Haleema) said, ‘I replied, ‘Yes, by Allah^-azwj! My story is indeed remarkable. I nursed Muhammad^-saww the son of Aamina^-as, for three years. I never left him^-saww by night or by day. Through him^-saww Allah^-azwj Revived and Strengthened me, Made my face radiant, bestowed His^-azwj Favour upon me, and Granted me abundant blessings through his^-saww blessings.

حَتَّى إِذَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ بَلَغْتُ بِهِ الْغَايَةَ أَدَّيْتُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ الْأَمَانَةَ لِأَخْرُجَ مِنْ عَهْدِي وَ أَمَانَتِي فَاخْتُلِسَ مِنِّي اخْتِلَاساً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّ قَدَمُهُ الْأَرْضَ وَ إِنِّي أَحْلِفُ بِإِلَهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَئِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْهُ لَأَرْمِيَنَّ بِنَفْسِي مِنْ حَالِقِ‏ الْجَبَلِ

Then, just when I thought I had brought him^-saww safely to the point of returning the trust to his^-saww mother^-as and fulfilling my responsibility, he^-saww was suddenly snatched away from me before his^-saww feet had even touched the ground. I swear by the God^-azwj of Ibrahim^-as that if I do not find him^-saww, I will throw myself from the summit of the mountain!’’

قَالَتْ وَ قَالَ لِيَ الشَّيْخُ لَا تَبْكِي أَيَّتُهَا السَّعْدِيَّةُ ادْخُلِي عَلَى هُبَلَ فَتَضَرَّعِي إِلَيْهِ فَلَعَلَّهُ يَرُدُّهُ عَلَيْكِ فَإِنَّهُ الْقَوِيُّ عَلَى ذَلِكِ الْعَالِمُ بِأَمْرِهِ

She (Haleema) said, ‘And the elderly man said to me, ‘Do not weep, O woman of the clan of Sa’ad! Go inside to Hobal (a worshipped idol) and humble yourself before him. Perhaps he will return him^-saww to you, for he has the power to do so and knows what has happened to him^-saww’.

قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيُّهَا الشَّيْخُ كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَشْهَدْ وِلَادَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ لَيْلَةَ وُلِدَ مَا نَزَلَ بِاللَّاتِ وَ الْعُزَّى

She (Haleema) said, ‘I said, ‘Old man, it is as though you were not present on the night Muhammad^-saww was born, what befell Al Lat and Al-Uzza (two idols)’.

فَقَالَ لِي أَيَّتُهَا السَّعْدِيَّةُ إِنِّي أَرَاكِ جَزِعَةً فَأَنَا أَدْخُلُ عَلَى هُبَلَ وَ أَذْكُرُ أَمْرَكِ لَهُ فَقَدْ قُطِعَتْ أَكْبَادُنَا بِبُكَائِكِ مَا لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَى هَذَا صَبْرٌ

He said to me, ‘O woman of Banu Sa’ad! I see that you are deeply distressed. I will go in to Hobal and mention your matter to him. Your weeping has torn our hearts apart. No one from the people is upon such patience’.

قَالَتْ فَقَعَدْتُ مَكَانِي مُتَحَيِّرَةً وَ دَخَلَ الشَّيْخُ عَلَى هُبَلَ وَ عَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ بِالدُّمُوعِ فَسَجَدَ لَهُ طَوِيلًا وَ طَافَ بِهِ أُسْبُوعاً ثُمَّ نَادَى يَا عَظِيمَ الْمَنِّ يَا قَوِيّاً فِي الْأُمُورِ إِنَّ مِنَّتَكَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ لَكَثِيرَةٌ وَ هَذِهِ السَّعْدِيَّةَ رَضِيعَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ تَبْكِي قَدْ قَطَعَ بُكَاؤُهَا الْأَنْيَاطَ وَ أَبْرَزَ الْعَذَارَى فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ شِئْتَ

She (Haleema) said, ‘I remained where I was, bewildered, while the old man entered before Hobal, his eyes streaming with tears. He prostrated before it for a long time and went around it seven times. Then he cried out, ‘O Great Bestower of Favors! O Mighty One in all affairs! Your favours toward Qureysh have been abundant. This woman of the clan of Sa’ad, the foster mother of Muhammad^-saww, is weeping. Her crying has torn the heartstrings and brought secluded maidens out into the open. If you see fit, return him^-saww to her!’’

قَالَتْ فَارْتَجَّ وَ اللَّهِ الصَّنَمُ وَ تَنَكَّسَ وَ مَشَى عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَ سَمِعْتُ مِنْهُ صَوْتاً يَقُولُ أَيُّهَا الشَّيْخُ أَنْتَ فِي غُرُورٍ مَا لِي وَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ إِنَّمَا يَكُونُ هَلَاكُنَا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ وَ إِنَّ رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُضَيِّعَهُ وَ يَحْفَظُهُ أَبْلِغْ عَبْدَةَ الْأَوْثَانِ أَنَّ مَعَهُ الذَّبْحَ الْأَكْبَرَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا فِي دِينِهِ

She (Haleema) said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, the idol shook violently, toppled over, and moved upon its head. Then I heard a voice coming from it, saying, ‘O old man, you are deluded. What have I to do with Muhammad^-saww? Indeed, our destruction will come at his^-saww hands. The Lord^-azwj of Muhammad^-saww will never abandon him^-saww rather, He^-azwj will Protect him^-saww. Inform the worshippers of idols that the greatest slaughter awaits them unless they enter his religion!’’

قَالَتْ فَخَرَجَ الشَّيْخُ فَزِعاً مَرْعُوباً نَسْمَعُ لِسِنِّهِ قَعْقَعَةً وَ لِرُكْبَتَيْهِ‏ اصْطِكَاكاً يَقُولُ‏ لِي يَا حَلِيمَةُ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ هُبَلَ مِثْلَ هَذَا فَاطْلُبِي‏ ابْنَكِ إِنِّي أَرَى لِهَذَا الْغُلَامِ شَأْناً عَظِيماً

She (Haleema) said, ‘The old man came out terrified and trembling. We could hear his teeth chattering and his knees knocking together. He said to me, ‘O Haleema! Never have I seen anything like this from Hobal. Go and search for your son^-saww, for I see that this boy has mighty importance!’’

قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ لِنَفْسِي كَمْ تَكْتُمُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ أُبْلِغُهُ الْخَبَرَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي

She (Haleema) said, ‘I said to myself, ‘How long can I keep this matter from Abdul Muttalib^-as? I must inform him^-as before he^-as hears it from someone else’.

قَالَتْ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ قَالَ لِي يَا حَلِيمَةُ مَا لِي أَرَاكِ جَزِعَةً بَاكِيَةً وَ لَا أَرَى مَعَكِ مُحَمَّداً

I went to Abdul Muttalib^-as. When he^-as saw me, he^-as said: O Haleema! Why do I see you so distressed and weeping? And why do I not see Muhammad^-saww with you?’

قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ جِئْتُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ أَسَرَّ مَا كَانَ فَلَمَّا صِرْتُ عَلَى الْبَابِ الْأَعْظَمِ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ مَكَّةَ نَزَلْتُ لِأَقْضِيَ حَاجَةً فَاخْتُلِسَ مِنِّي اخْتِلَاساً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّ قَدَمُهُ الْأَرْضَ

I said, ‘O Abu Al Haris! I brought Muhammad^-saww with me in the safest condition. But when I reached the largest gate of Makkah, I dismounted to relieve myself, and he^-saww was suddenly snatched away from me before his^-saww feet had even touched the ground!’

فَقَالَ لِيَ اقْعُدِي يَا حَلِيمَةُ

He^-as said to me: ‘Sit down, O Haleema!’’

قَالَتْ ثُمَّ عَلَا الصَّفَا فَنَادَى يَا آلَ غَالِبٍ يَعْنِي يَا آلَ قُرَيْشٍ

She (Haleema) said, ‘Then he^-as climbed Mount Safa and called out: ‘O descendants of Ghalib!’—meaning the people of Qureysh.

فَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ الرِّجَالُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ قُلْ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ فَقَدْ أَجَبْنَاكَ

The men gathered around him and said, ‘Speak, O Abu Al Haris, for we have answered your^-as call!’

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ ابْنِي مُحَمَّداً قَدْ فُقِدَ

He^-as said to them: ‘My^-as son Muhammad^-saww is lost!’

قَالُوا لَهُ فَارْكَبْ يَا أَبَا الْحَارِثِ حَتَّى نَرْكَبَ مَعَكَ

They said to him^-as, ‘Mount your riding camel, O Abu Al Harith, and we will ride with you^-as!’’

قَالَتْ فَدَعَا عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ بِرَاحِلَتِهِ فَرَكِبَهَا وَ رَكِبَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ فَأَخَذَ أَعْلَى مَكَّةَ وَ انْحَدَرَ عَلَى أَسْفَلِهَا

She (Haleema) said, ‘Abdul Muttalib called for his mount and rode it, and the people rode with him^-as. He^-as searched the upper parts of Makkah and then descended through its lower parts.

فَلَمَّا أَنْ لَمْ يَرَ شَيْئاً تَرَكَ النَّاسَ وَ اتَّزَرَ بِثَوْبٍ وَ ارْتَدَى بِآخَرَ وَ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ فَطَافَ بِهِ أُسْبُوعاً وَ أَنْشَأَ يَقُولُ شِعْرٌ

When he^-as found nothing, he^-as dismissed the people. He^-as wrapped himself with one garment around his^-as waist and draped another over his shoulders. Then he^-as went to the Sacred House (the Kabah), performed Tawaaf of it seven times, and began reciting these verses of poetry:

يَا رَبِّ رُدَّ رَاكِبِي مُحَمَّداً		رُدَّ إِلَيَّ وَ اتَّخِذْ عِنْدِي يَداً
أَنْتَ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ لِي عَضُداً		يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً لَمْ يُوجَدَا
فَجَمْعُ قَوْمِي كُلِّهِمْ تَبَدُّداً

‘O Lord^-azwj Return to me^-as my^-as rider, Muhammad^-saww! Return him^-saww to me^-as, and Grant me this Favour. You^-azwj are the One Who Made him^-saww my^-as support. O Lord^-azwj! Muhammad^-saww cannot be found, and all of my^-as people have been scattered in search of him^-saww!’

قَالَ فَسَمِعْنَا مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي مِنْ جَوِّ الْهَوَاءِ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ لَا تَضِجُّوا فَإِنَّ لِمُحَمَّدٍ رَبّاً لَا يُضَيِّعُهُ وَ لَا يَخْذُلُهُ

He (the narrator) said, ‘Then we heard a caller calling out from the sky: ‘O people, do not be distressed! Muhammad^-saww has a Lord^-azwj Who will neither abandon him^-saww nor forsake him^-saww!’

قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ يَا أَيُّهَا الْهَاتِفُ مَنْ لَنَا بِهِ وَ أَيْنَ هُوَ

Abdul Muttalib^-as said: ‘O caller, who are you, and where is he^-saww?’

قَالَ بِوَادِي تِهَامَةَ

He said: ‘He^-saww is in the valley of Tihamah!’

فَأَقْبَلَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ رَاكِباً مُتَسَلِّحاً فَلَمَّا صَارَ فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ تَلَقَّاهُ وَرَقَةُ بْنُ نَوْفَلٍ فَصَارَا جَمِيعاً يَسِيرَانِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا النَّبِيُّ ص تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ

Abd Al-Muttalib^-as set out, mounted upon his^-as riding animal and armed with his^-as weapons. Along the way he^-as was met by Waraqah Bin Nowfal, and the two of them continued together on their journey. While they were like that when they found the Prophet^-saww beneath a tree.

وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَيْنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ وَ عَمْرُو بْنُ نَوْفَلٍ يَدُورَانِ عَلَى رَوَاحِلِهِمَا إِذَا هُمَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَائِماً عِنْدَ شَجَرَةِ الطَّلْحَةِ وَ هِيَ الْمَوْزُ يَتَنَاوَلُ مِنْ وَرَقِهَا

And some of them said, ‘While Abu Masoud Al Saqafi and Amro Bin Nowal were riding on their mounts when they came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww standing beside a banana tree, eating from its leaves.

فَقَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ لِعَمْرٍو شَأْنَكَ بِالْغُلَامِ

Abu Masoud said to Amr, ‘Go and look at the boy!’

فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِ عَمْرٌو وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْرِفُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلَامُ

Amr came to him^-saww, not recognising who he^-saww was, and asked, ‘Who are you^-saww, young boy?’

فَقَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ

He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-as Bin Abdul Muttalib^-as Bin Hashim^-as’.

فَاحْتَمَلَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ حَتَّى أَتَى بِهِ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ

Amro lifted him^-saww onto his riding animal in front of him and brought him^-saww to Abdul Muttalib^-as’.

قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ فَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَمَّا أَنْ رَدَّ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّداً عَلَى عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ تَصَدَّقَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى فُقَرَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ بِأَلْفِ نَاقَةٍ كَوْمَاءَ وَ خَمْسِينَ رِطْلًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ ثُمَّ جَهَّزَ حَلِيمَةَ بِأَفْضَلِ الْجَهَازِ

Is’haq said, ‘Salama narrated to me from Muhammad, from Yazeed, from Ibn Abbas, he said, ‘When Allah^-azwj Returned Muhammad^-saww to Abdul Muttalib^-as, on that day he^-as donated to the poor of Qureysh a thousand large humped she^–camels and fifty ounces of gold. Then he^-as provided Haleema with the best provision’.[62]

26^– وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا سَلَّمَتْهُ أُمُّهُ إِلَى حَلِيمَةَ السَّعْدِيَّةِ لِتُرْضِعَهُ وَ قَامَتْ سُوقَ عُكَاظَ انْطَلَقَتْ بِهِ إِلَى عَرَّافٍ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ يُرِيهِ النَّاسُ صِبْيَانَهُمْ

And it is reported that when his^-saww mother^-as submitted him^-saww to Haleema Al Sadiya, and the market of Ukaz was established, she went with him^-saww to a fortune^–teller of Huzeyl, the people used to show their children to.

فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ صَاحَ يَا مَعْشَرَ هُذَيْلٍ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْعَرَبِ

When he looked at him^-saww, he shouted, ‘O community of Huzeyl! O community of Arabs!’

فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَوَاسِمِ فَقَالَ اقْتُلُوا هَذَا الصَّبِيَّ

The people from the people of the seasons (Hajj) gathered. He said, ‘Kill this boy!’

فَانْسَلَّتْ بِهِ حَلِيمَةُ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ أَيُّ صَبِيٍّ فَيَقُولُ هَذَا الصَّبِيُّ فَلَا يَرَوْنَ شَيْئاً قَدِ انْطَلَقَتْ بِهِ أُمُّهُ

Haleema slipped away with him^-saww. The people went on to say, ‘Which boy?’ He said, ‘This boy!’ But they could not see anything. His^-saww (foster) mother had gone away with him^-saww.

فَيُقَالُ مَا هُوَ فَيَقُولُ رَأَيْتُ غُلَاماً وَ آلِهَتِهِ لَيَقْتُلَنَّ أَهْلَ دِينِكُمْ وَ لَيَكْسِرَنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَ لَيُظْهِرَنَّ أَمْرَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ

It was said, ‘What is he?’ He said, ‘I saw a boy. By the idols! He^-saww will kill the people of your religion, and break your gods, and his^-saww matter will prevail upon you all!’

فَطُلِبَ بِعُكَاظَ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ وَ رَجَعَتْ بِهِ حَلِيمَةُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهَا فَكَانَتْ بَعْدُ لَا تَعْرِضُهُ لِعَرَّافٍ وَ لَا لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ

He^-saww was searched for at Ukaz but was not found, and Haleema returned with him^-saww to her home. Afterwards, she did not present him^-saww to any fortune^–teller nor to anyone from the people’ (a non-Shia source).[63]

27^– وَ رَوَى بِإِسْنَادٍ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ: بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُحَدِّثُنَا عَلَى بَابِ الْحُجُرَاتِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ شَيْخٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ هُوَ مَدَرَةُ قَوْمِهِ وَ سَيِّدُهُمْ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى عَصَاهُ فَمَثُلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ نَسَبَهُ إِلَى جَدِّهِ

And it is reported by a chain he mentioned as being from Shaddad Bin Aws who said,

‘While Rasool-Allah^-saww was narrating to us at the entrance of the chambers, an elderly man from the clan of Aamir approached. He was the chief and leader of his people, a very old man leaning upon his staff. He stood before Rasool-Allah^-saww identified himself by tracing his lineage back to his grandfather.

فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنِّي أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَى النَّاسِ أَرْسَلَكَ بِمَا أَرْسَلَ بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مُوسَى وَ عِيسَى وَ غَيْرَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ع

He said, ‘O son^-saww of Abdul Muttalib^-as, I have been informed that you^-saww claim to be the Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj Sent to mankind, and that He^-azwj has Sent you with the same message with which He^-azwj had Sent Ibrahim^-as, Musa^-as, Isa^-as and the other Prophets^-as.

أَلَا وَ إِنَّكَ تَفَوَّهْتَ بِعَظِيمٍ إِنَّمَا كَانَتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَ الْخُلَفَاءُ فِي بَيْتَيْنِ مِنْ بُيُوتِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بَيْتِ خِلَافَةٍ وَ بَيْتِ نُبُوَّةٍ فَلَا أَنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ وَ لَا مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ مِمَّنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ هَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةَ وَ الْأَوْثَانَ

Indeed, you have uttered a tremendous claim. Prophethood and succession have existed only in two households among the households of the Children of Israel^– the House of the Caliphate and the House of Prophethood. You^-saww belong to neither of these houses. Rather, you^-saww are an Arab man from a people who used to worship these stones and idols.

فَمَا لَكَ وَ لِلنُّبُوَّةِ وَ لَكِنْ لِكُلِّ قَوْلٍ حَقِيقَةٌ فَأْتِنِي بِحَقِيقَةِ قَوْلِكَ وَ بَدْءِ شَأْنِكَ

What have you^-saww to do with Prophethood? But, every claim has its proof, so present to me the proof of your^-saww claim and explain the beginning of your mission!’

فَأَعْجَبَ النَّبِيُّ ص مُسَاءَلَتَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَخَا بَنِي عَامِرٍ إِنَّ لِلْحَدِيثِ الَّذِي تَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ نَبَأً

The Prophet^-saww marvelled at his question, then said: ‘O brother of the clan of Aamir the matter about which you ask has an account. Sit down and ask!’

فَاجْلِسْ فَسَلْ فَثَنَى رِجْلَهُ‏ وَ بَرَكَ كَمَا يَبْرُكُ الْبَعِيرُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ يَا أَخَا بَنِي عَامِرٍ إِنَّ حَقِيقَةَ قَوْلِي وَ بَدْءَ شَأْنِي أَنِّي دَعْوَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع وَ بُشْرَى أَخِي عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ع

The old man folded one of his legs beneath him and knelt as a camel kneels. Rasool-Allah^-saww then addressed him, saying: ‘O brother of the clan of Aamir, the reality of my^-saww claim and the beginning of my mission are that I^-saww am the answer to the supplication of Ibrahim^-as, and the glad tidings of my^-saww brother Isa^-as the son of Marium^-as.

وَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ بِكْرَ أُمِّي وَ أَنَّهَا حَمَلَتْنِي كَأَثْقَلِ مَا تَحْمِلُ النِّسَاءُ حَتَّى جَعَلَتْ تَشْتَكِي إِلَى صَوَاحِبَاتِهَا ثِقَلَ مَا تَجِدُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ أُمِّي رَأَتْ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنَّ الَّذِي فِي بَطْنِهَا نُورٌ حَتَّى أَضَاءَتْ لَهُ مَشَارِقُ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَغَارِبُهَا

I^-saww was my^-saww mother^-as‘s firstborn, and when she^-as had conceived me^-saww, she^-as bore me^-saww with the greatest burden that women bear, until she^-as began complaining to her^-as companions about the heaviness she^-saww experienced. Then my^-saww mother^-as saw in a dream that the child in her^-saww womb was a light by which the eastern and western horizons of the earth were illuminated.

ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا وَلَدَتْنِي فَلَمَّا نَشَأْتُ بَغُضَتْ إِلَيَّ الْأَوْثَانُ وَ بَغُضَ إِلَيَّ الشِّعْرُ وَ كُنْتُ مُسْتَرْضِعاً فِي بَنِي بَكْرٍ

Then she^-as gave birth to me^-saww. As I^-saww grew up, idols became hateful to me^-saww, and poetry also became hateful to me^-saww. I was nursed among the clan of Bakr.

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مَعَ أَتْرَابٍ‏ لِي مِنَ الصِّبْيَانِ فِي بَطْنِ وَادٍ وَ إِذَا أَنَا بِرَهْطٍ مَعَهُمْ طَشْتٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَلْآنُ ثَلْجاً فَأَخَذُونِي مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصْحَابِي

Then, one day, while I^-saww was with some boys of my own age in the middle of a valley, a group of men suddenly appeared carrying a golden basin filled with snow. They took hold of me^-saww from among my^-saww companions.

وَ انْطَلَقُوا أَصْحَابِي هُرَّاباً حَتَّى إِذَا انْتَهَوْا إِلَى شَفِيرِ الْوَادِي أَقْبَلُوا عَلَى الرَّهْطِ فَقَالُوا مَا رَابَكُمْ إِلَى هَذَا الْغُلَامِ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَّا هَذَا ابْنُ سَيِّدِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ هُوَ مُسْتَرْضِعٌ فِينَا مِنْ غُلَامٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَبٌ وَ لَا أُمٌّ فَمَا ذَا يَرُدُّ عَلَيْكُمْ قَتْلُهُ وَ مَا تُصِيبُونَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا بُدَّ قَاتِلِيهِ فَاخْتَارُوا مِنَّا أَيَّنَا شِئْتُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُ مَكَانَهُ وَ دَعُوا هَذَا الْغُلَامَ

My^-saww companions fled in fear until they reached the edge of the valley. Then they turned back toward the group and said, ‘What do you want with this boy? He^-saww is not one of us. He^-saww is the son of the chief of Qureysh and is being nursed among us. He^-saww is an orphan, having neither father nor mother. What benefit would there be for you in killing him^-saww? What would you gain from that? If you must kill someone, then choose whichever one of us you wish and kill him in his^-saww place, but leave this boy alone!’

فَلَمَّا رَأَى الصِّبْيَانُ أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ لَا يُحِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ جَوَاباً انْطَلَقُوا هُرَّاباً مُسْرِعِينَ إِلَى الْحَيِّ يُؤْذِنُونَهُمْ بِي وَ يَسْتَصْرِخُونَهُمْ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ

When the boys saw that the men paid no attention to their words and gave them no reply, they fled as fast as they could to the encampment, raising the alarm about me^-saww and calling the people to come to my^-saww aid against those men.

فَعَمَدَ أَحَدُهُمْ فَأَضْجَعَنِي عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِضْجَاعاً لَطِيفاً ثُمَّ شَقَّ مَا بَيْنَ مَفْرَقِ صَدْرِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى عَانَتِي وَ أَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ لَا أَجِدُ لِذَلِكَ مَسّاً

Then one of the men came forward and gently laid me^-saww down upon the ground. He then split open the area from the middle of my^-saww chest down to the end of my^-saww lower abdomen, while I^-saww watched him, feeling no pain or sensation from it.

ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ أَحْشَاءَ بَطْنِي فَغَسَلَهَا بِذَلِكَ الثَّلْجِ فَأَنْعَمَ غَسْلَهَا ثُمَّ أَعَادَهَا مَكَانَهَا

He then took out the organs of my^-saww abdomen and washed them thoroughly with that snow, cleansing them completely. After that, he returned them to their proper place.

ثُمَّ قَامَ الثَّانِي مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ تَنَحَّ فَنَحَّاهُ عَنِّي ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي جَوْفِي فَأَخْرَجَ قَلْبِي فَصَدَعَهُ فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ مُضْغَةً سَوْدَاءَ فَرَمَى بِهَا

Then the second of them stood up and said to his companion, ‘Step aside!’ He moved him away from me^-saww. He then placed his hand inside my^-saww chest, took out my^-saww heart, and opened it. He removed from it a black clot of flesh and cast it away.

ثُمَّ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ يَمْنَةً مِنْهُ كَأَنَّهُ تَنَاوَلَ شَيْئاً فَإِذَا أَنَا فِي يَدِهِ بِخَاتَمِ نُورٍ تَحَارُ أَبْصَارُ النَّاظِرِينَ دُونَهُ فَخَتَمَ بِهِ قَلْبِي فَامْتَلَأَ نُوراً وَ ذَلِكَ نُورُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ الْحِكْمَةِ ثُمَّ أَعَادَهُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ ذَلِكَ الْخَاتَمِ

Then he extended his right hand as though taking hold of something, and suddenly I^-saww saw in his hand a seal of light, so radiant that the eyes of those who looked at it could not fully behold it. He sealed my^-saww heart with it, and it became filled with light. That was the light of Prophethood and wisdom. He then returned my^-saww heart to its place, and I^-saww felt the coolness of that seal.

ثُمَّ قَامَ الثَّالِثُ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ تَنَحَّ فَنَحَّاهُ عَنِّي وَ أَمَرَّ يَدَهُ مَا بَيْنَ مَفْرَقِ صَدْرِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى عَانَتِي فَالْتَأَمَ ذَلِكَ الشَّقُّ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

Then the third of them stood up and said to his companion, ‘Step aside!’ He moved him away from me^-saww. He passed his hand over the opening from the middle of my^-saww chest down to the end of my^-saww lower abdomen, and, by the permission of Allah^-azwj, the Mighty and Majestic, the incision closed and healed.

ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَأَنْهَضَنِي مِنْ مَكَانِي إِنْهَاضاً لَطِيفاً ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْأَوَّلِ الَّذِي شَقَّ بَطْنِي زِنْهُ بِعَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ فَوَزَنَنِي بِهِمْ فَرَجَحْتُهُمْ

Then he took me^-saww by the hand and gently raised me^-saww to my^-saww feet. After that, he said to the first one who had opened my^-saww abdomen, ‘Weigh him^-saww against ten members of his^-saww community!’ He weighed me^-saww against ten of my^-saww community, and I^-saww outweighed them.

ثُمَّ قَالَ زِنْهُ بِمِائَةٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ فَوَزَنَنِي بِهِمْ فَرَجَحْتُهُمْ

Then he said, ‘Weigh him^-saww against one hundred of his^-saww community!’ He weighed me against one hundred of them, and I^-saww outweighed them.

ثُمَّ قَالَ زِنْهُ بِأَلْفٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ فَوَزَنَنِي بِهِمْ فَرَجَحْتُهُمْ

Then he said, ‘Weigh him against a thousand of his^-saww community!’ He weighed me^-saww against one thousand of them, and I^-saww outweighed them.

فَقَالَ دَعُوهُ فَلَوْ وَزَنْتُمُوهُ بِأُمَّتِهِ كُلِّهَا رَجَحَهُمْ

Then he said, ‘Leave him^-saww! Even if you were to weigh him^-saww against his^-saww entire community, he^-saww would outweigh them all!’

ثُمَّ انْكَبُّوا عَلَيَّ فَضَمُّونِي إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ فَقَبَّلُوا رَأْسِي وَ مَا بَيْنَ عَيْنَيَّ ثُمَّ قَالُوا يَا حَبِيبُ لَمْ تَرُعْ إِنَّكَ لَوْ تَدْرِي مَا يُرَادُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ لَقَرَّتْ عَيْنُكَ

Then they bent over me^-saww, embraced me^-saww, and pressed me^-saww to their chests. They kissed my^-saww head and the space between my^-saww eyes (my forehead), then said: ‘O beloved one, do not be frightened. If you^-saww only knew the goodness that has been intended for you^-saww, your^-saww eyes would be delghted!’

فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا نَحْنُ بِالْحَيِّ قَدْ جَاءُوا بِحَذَافِيرِهِمْ وَ إِذَا أُمِّي وَ هِيَ ظِئْرِي أَمَامَ الْحَيِّ تَهْتِفُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهَا وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ يَا ضَعِيفَاهْ اسْتُضْعِفْتَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصْحَابِكَ فَقُتِلْتَ لِضَعْفِكَ

While we were in that state, suddenly the people of the encampment arrived in their entirety. My^-saww mother, who was my^-saww foster mother, came before them, crying out at the top of her voice and saying, ‘O my poor child! You^-saww were taken advantage of because of your^-saww weakness among your^-saww companions, and you^-saww have been killed because of your^-saww weakness!’

فَانْكَبُّوا عَلَيَّ وَ ضَمُّونِي إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ وَ قَبَّلُوا رَأْسِي وَ مَا بَيْنَ عَيْنَيَّ وَ قَالُوا حَبَّذَا أَنْتَ مِنْ ضَعِيفٍ

Then they rushed toward me^-saww, embraced me^-saww, and pressed me^-saww to their chests. They kissed my^-saww head and the space between my^-saww eyes and said, ‘What an excellent weak one you^-saww are!’

قَالَتْ ظِئْرِي يَا وَحِيدَاهْ فَانْكَبُّوا عَلَيَّ وَ قَالُوا حَبَّذَا أَنْتَ مِنْ وَحِيدٍ وَ مَا أَنْتَ بِوَحِيدٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَعَكَ وَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ

My^-saww foster mother said, ‘O you who are alone! They bent over me^-saww and said, ‘What an excellent one you are who is alone! But you are not alone. Indeed, Allah^-azwj the Mighty and Majestic, is with you^-saww, and so are the angels and the believers from among the people of the earth!’

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ ظِئْرِي يَا يَتِيمَاهْ فَانْكَبُّوا عَلَيَّ وَ قَالُوا حَبَّذَا أَنْتَ مِنْ يَتِيمٍ مَا أَكْرَمَكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَوْ تَدْرِي مَا يُرَادُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ

Then my^-saww foster mother said, ‘O you who are an orphan!’ They bent over me and said, ‘What an excellent orphan you^-saww are! How honoured you^-saww are with Allah^-azwj the Mighty and Majestic. If only you w knew the goodness that has been intended for you^-saww!

فَلَمَّا بَصُرَتْ بِي أُمِّي وَ هِيَ ظِئْرِي قَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا أَرَاكَ‏ حَيّاً بَعْدُ

When my^-saww mother, who was my foster mother, saw me^-saww, she said, ‘My son, I didn’t think I would be seeng you^-saww alive after this!’

فَجَاءَتْ فَأَخَذَتْنِي وَ ضَمَّتْنِي إِلَى صَدْرِهَا وَ أَجْلَسَتْنِي فِي حَجْرِهَا فَوَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَفِي حَجْرِهَا وَ إِنَّ يَدِي لَفِي يَدِ بَعْضِهِمْ فَجَعَلْتُ أَلْتَفِتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُمْ يُبْصِرُونَهُمْ فَإِذَا هُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَهُمْ

Then she came, took me^-saww, embraced me^-saww against her chest, and seated me(s.a.w.) in her lap. By the One in Whose hand is my^-saww soul! I^-saww was sitting in her lap while my hand was still in the hand of one of them. I began looking around toward them, thinking that the people could see them. But suddenly I^-saww realised that they could not see them.

فَيَقُولُ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ قَدْ أَصَابَ هَذَا الْغُلَامَ لَمَمٌ أَوْ طَيْفٌ‏ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَاذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى كَاهِنِنَا حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ وَ يُدَاوِيَهُ

Then some of the people said, ‘Something has afflicted this boy. Perhaps he^-saww has been touched by madness or affected by a spirit from the Jinn. Take him^-saww to our soothsayer so that he^-saww may examine him and treat him!’

فَقُلْتُ يَا هَذَا مَا بِي شَيْ‏ءٌ مِمَّا تَذْكُرُونَ إِنِّي لَأَرَى نَفْسِي سَلِيمَةً وَ فُؤَادِي صَحِيحاً لَيْسَ بِي قَلَبَةٌ

I^-saww said: ‘O people, there is nothing wrong with me^-saww of what you^-saww are mentioning. I see myself^-saww to be sound, and my^-saww heart is healthy. I^-saww have not been afflicted by any ailment’.

فَقَالَ أَبِي وَ هُوَ زَوْجُ ظِئْرِي أَ لَا تَرَوْنَ إِلَى كَلَامِهِ صَحِيحاً إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ بِابْنِي بَأْسٌ

Then my^-saww father, who was the husband of my foster mother, said, ‘Do you not see how sound and sensible this boy’s speech is? I truly hope that there is nothing wrong with my son!’

فَأَتَوْا بِي كَاهِنَهُمْ فَقَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ قِصَّتِي فَقَالَ اسْكُتُوا حَتَّى أَسْمَعَ مِنَ الْغُلَامِ أَمْرَهُ فَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِأَمْرِهِ مِنْكُمْ

They took me^-saww to their soothsayer and told him my^-saww story. He said, ‘Be silent until I hear the boy’s own account, for he^-saww knows his^-saww own matter better than you do’.

فَسَأَلَنِي فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرِي مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ إِلَى آخِرِهِ فَوَثَبَ إِلَيَّ وَ ضَمَّنِي إِلَى صَدْرِهِ

He questioned me^-saww, and I^-saww narrated to him everything that had happened to me^-saww from the beginning to the end. He suddenly sprang toward me^-saww and embraced me^-saww tightly against his chest.

ثُمَّ نَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ يَا لَلْعَرَبِ مَرَّتَيْنِ اقْتُلُوا هَذَا الْغُلَامَ وَ اقْتُلُونِي مَعَهُ فَوَ اللَّاتِ وَ الْعُزَّى لَئِنْ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ وَ أَدْرَكَ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ أَمْرَكُمْ وَ لَيُسَفِهَنَّ عُقُولَكُمْ وَ عُقُولَ آبَائِكُمْ وَ لَيُبْدِلَنَّ دِينَكُمْ وَ لَيَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ بِدِينٍ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا بِمِثْلِهِ

Then he cried out at the top of his voice, ‘O Arabs! O Arabs!’^– twice. ‘Kill this boy, and kill me along with him^-saww! By Al Lat and Al-Uzza! If you leave him^-saww alive and he^-saww reaches maturity, he^-saww will surely oppose your commands, he^-saww will declare your intellects and the intellects of your forefathers to be foolish, he^-saww will change your religion, and he^-saww will bring you a religion the like of which you have never heard before!’

فَعَمَدَتْ ظِئْرِي فَانْتَزَعَتْنِي مِنْ حَجْرِهِ وَ قَالَتْ لَأَنْتَ أَعْتَهُ‏ وَ أَجَنُّ مِنِ ابْنِي هَذَا وَ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ‏ أَنَّ هَذَا قَوْلُكَ مَا آتَيْتُكَ بِهِ فَاطْلُبْ لِنَفْسِكَ مَنْ يَقْتُلُكَ فَإِنَّا غَيْرُ قَاتِلٍ هَذَا الْغُلَامَ

Then my^-saww foster mother rushed forward, pulled me away from his lap, and said, ‘You are more foolish and more insane than my son^-saww here! Had I known that this was what you would say, I would never have brought him^-saww to you. Find someone to kill yourself, for we will not kill this boy!’

ثُمَّ احْتَمَلُونِي فَأَدَّوْنِي إِلَى أَهْلِي وَ أَصْبَحْتُ مُعَرًّى‏ مِمَّا فُعِلَ بِي وَ أَصْبَحَ أَثَرُ الشَّقِّ مَا بَيْنَ مَفْرَقِ صَدْرِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى عَانَتِي كَأَنَّهُ الشِّرَاكُ

Then they carried me^-saww and returned me^-saww to my^-saww family. I^-saww was left stripped of the effects of what had been done to me^-saww, and the mark of the incision from the middle of my^-saww chest down to the end of my^-saww lower abdomen remained as though it were a strap.

فَذَاكَ يَا أَخَا بَنِي عَامِرٍ حَقِيقَةُ أَمْرِي وَ بَدْءُ نَشْأَتِي

O brother of the clan of Aamir, that is the reality of my^-saww affair and the beginning of my^-saww upbringing’.

فَقَالَ الْعَامِرِيُّ أَشْهَدُ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ أَنَّ أَمْرَكَ حَقٌّ فَأَنْبِئْنِي عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهَا

The Aamiry man said, ‘I testify by Allah^-azwj, besides Whom there is no god, that your^-saww matter is true. Inform me about some things that I wish to ask you^-saww’.

قَالَ سَلْ عَنْكَ

He said, ‘Ask!’

كَلَّمَهُ بِلُغَةِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ مَا ذَا يَزِيدُ فِي الْعِلْمِ قَالَ التَّعَلُّمُ

The man addressed him^-saww in the language of the clan of Aamir and said, ‘O son of Abdul Muttalib^-as, what increases knowledge?’ He^-saww said: ‘Learning’.

قَالَ فَمَا يَزِيدُ فِي الشَّرِّ قَالَ التَّمَادِي

He asked, ‘What increases evil?’ He^-saww said: ‘Persistence!’

قَالَ هَلْ يَنْفَعُ الْبِرُّ بَعْدَ الْفُجُورِ قَالَ نَعَمْ التَّوْبَةُ تَغْسِلُ الْحَوْبَةَ وَ الْحَسَنَاتُ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَ إِذَا ذَكَرَ الْعَبْدُ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي الرَّخَاءِ أَجَابَهُ عِنْدَ الْبَلَاءِ

He asked, ‘Does righteousness benefit a person after committing wickedness?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes. Repentance washes away sin, good deeds erase evil deeds, and when a servant remembers his Lord^-azwj, the Mighty and Majestic, during times of ease, He^-azwj Responds to him during afflictions’.

قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ

He said, ‘O son of Abdul Muṭṭalib^-as, and how is that?’

قَالَ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ وَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلَالِي لَا أَجْمَعُ أَبَداً لِعَبْدِي أَمْنَيْنِ وَ لَا أَجْمَعُ عَلَيْهِ أَبَداً خَوْفَيْنِ إِنْ هُوَ آمَنَنِي فِي الدُّنْيَا خَافَنِي يَوْمَ أَجْمَعُ فِيهِ عِبَادِي لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ فَيَدُومُ لَهُ خَوْفُهُ وَ إِنْ هُوَ خَافَنِي فِي الدُّنْيَا آمَنَنِي يَوْمَ أَجْمَعُ فِيهِ عِبَادِي فِي حَظِيرَةِ الْقُدْسِ فَيَدُومُ لَهُ أَمْنُهُ وَ لَا أَمْحَقُهُ فِيمَنْ أَمْحَقُ

He^-saww said: ‘Because Allah^-azwj the Mighty and Majestic, Says: “By My^-azwj Might and My^-azwj Majesty! I^-azwj shall never Combine two feelings of security for My^-azwj servant, nor shall I^-azwj ever Combine two fears upon him. If he feels secure from Me^-azwj in this world, I^-azwj will Make him fear Me^-azwj on the Day when I(s.w.t.) gather My^-azwj servants for the appointed meeting of a known day, and his fear will remain with him. But if he fears Me^-azwj in this world, I^-azwj will Grant him security on the Day when I^-azwj gather My^-azwj servants in the Sacred Sanctuary, and his security will remain with him, and I^-azwj will not Destroy him among those whom I^-azwj Destroy!”

قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَإِلَى مَا تَدْعُو

He said, ‘O son of Abdul Muṭṭalib^-as, what are you calling people to?’

قَالَ أَدْعُو إِلَى عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَنْ تَخْلَعَ الْأَنْدَادَ وَ تَكْفُرَ بِاللَّاتِ وَ الْعُزَّى وَ تُقِرَّ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ اللَّهُ‏ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ كِتَابٍ أَوْ رَسُولٍ وَ تُصَلِّيَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ بِحَقَائِقِهِنَّ وَ تُؤَدِّيَ زَكَاةَ مَالِكَ يُطَهِّرُكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ يُطَهِّرُ لَكَ مَالَكَ وَ تَصُومَ شَهْراً مِنَ السَّنَةِ وَ تَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ إِذَا وَجَدْتَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَ تَغْتَسِلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ وَ تُؤْمِنَ بِالْمَوْتِ وَ بِالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارِ

He^-saww said, ‘I call them to worship Allah^-azwj the Mighty and Majestic, Alone, without any partner; to abandon false gods and reject Al Lat and Al-Uzza; to acknowledge what Allah^-azwj the Mighty and Majestic, has Brought through a Book or a Messenger^-as to establish the five daily Salats with their true requirements; to give the Zakat of your wealth, by which Allah (s. w.t.) the Mighty and Majestic, will Purify you and Purify your wealth for you; to fast one month of the year; to perform pilgrimage to the House (Kabah) when you are able to find a way to it; to perform the ritual bath after sexual impurity; and to believe in death, the Resurrection after death, Paradise, and Hellfire!”

قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَمَا لِي ‏

He said, ‘O son of Abdul Muttalib^-as! If I do all of that, what is for me?’

قَالَ‏ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهارُ خالِدِينَ فِيها وَ ذلِكَ جَزاءُ مَنْ تَزَكَّى

He^-saww said: ‘Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they shall remain forever. That is the Reward of the one who purifies himself’.

قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَهَلْ مَعَ هَذَا شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّهُ يُعْجِبُنِي الْوَطَاءَةُ فِي الْعَيْشِ

He said, ‘O son of Abdul Muttalib^-as! Is there anything of this world along with that, for I like comfort and ease in life’.

قَالَ نَعَمْ النَّصْرُ وَ التَّمْكِينُ فِي الْبِلَادِ

He^-saww said: ‘Yes. Victory and enablement in the lands’.

فَأَحَابَ وَ أَنَابَ

He accepted and was penitent’ (Non-Shia source).[64]

28 كَنْزُ الْكَرَاجُكِيِّ، رُوِيَ عَنْ حَلِيمَةَ السَّعْدِيَّةِ قَالَتْ‏ لَمَّا تَمَّتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ص‏ سَنَةٌ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلَامٍ لَمْ أَسْمَعْ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قُدُّوسٌ قُدُّوسٌ نَامَتِ الْعُيُونُ وَ الرَّحْمَنُ‏ لا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَ لا نَوْمٌ‏ ‏

‘Kanz Al Fawaaid’ of Al Kaajaki –

It is reported from Haleema Al-Sadiya. She said, ‘When the Prophet^-saww completed one year of age, he^-saww spoke words the like of which I had never heard anything more beautiful. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘The Most Holy! The Most Holy! The eyes have fallen asleep, but the Most Merciful is not overcome by drowsiness or sleep!’

وَ لَقَدْ نَاوَلَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ كَفَّ تَمْرٍ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ فَنَاوَلْتُهُ مِنْهُ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ فَرَدَّهُ عَلَيَّ وَ قَالَ يَا أُمَّةِ لَا تَأْكُلِي الصَّدَقَةَ فَقَدْ عَظُمَتْ نِعْمَتُكِ وَ كَثُرَ خَيْرُكِ فَإِنِّي لَا آكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ

Indeed, a woman once gave me a handful of dates from charity. I offered some of it to him^-saww when he^-saww was three years old, but he^-saww returned it to me and said: ‘O mother! Do not eat from charity, for your blessing has become great and your goodness has increased. I^-saww do not consume charity’.

قَالَتْ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا قَبِلْتُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ

She said, ‘By Allah^-azwj after that I never accepted it (charity) again! (Non-Shia source)’’[65]

29 ثم قال الكازروني رُوِيَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ‏ اسْتَأْذَنَتِ امْرَأَةٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص كَانَتْ أَرْضَعَتْهُ

Then Al-Kazaruni said, ‘It has been narrated in the Hadeeth that a woman sought permission to enter to see the Prophet^-saww. She was one who had nursed him^-saww (during his^-saww infancy).

فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ‏ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ أُمِّي أُمِّي وَ عَمَدَ إِلَى رِدَائِهِ فَبَسَطَهُ لَهَا فَقَعَدَتْ عَلَيْهِ‏

When she entered before him^-saww, he^-saww said: ‘My^-saww mother! My^-saww mother!’ and deliberated to his^-saww cloak and spread it out for her, and she sat upon it’ (Non-Shia source).[66]

Up to here completes volume fifteen from the book Bihar Al Anwaar

 

[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 1

[2] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 2

[3] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 3

[4] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 4

[5] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 5

[6] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 6

[7] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 7

[8] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 8

[9] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 9

[10] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 10

[11] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 11

[12] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 12

[13] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 13

[14] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 14

[15] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 15

[16] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 16

[17] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 17

[18] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 18

[19] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 19

[20] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 20

[21] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 21

[22] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 22

[23] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 23

[24] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 24

[25] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 25

[26] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 26

[27] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 27

[28] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 28

[29] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 29

[30] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 30

[31] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 31

[32] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 32

[33] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 33

[34] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 34

[35] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 35

[36] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 36

[37] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 3 H 37

[38] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 4 H 1

[39] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 4 H 2

[40] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 4 H 3

[41] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 4 H 4

[42] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 15, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 4 H 5

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