Musab
Ibn Umayr
Musab
learnt that Muhammad and those who
believed in his message were gathering
in a house of al-Arqam. To satisfy
his curiosity, Musab proceeded to
the house. There he met the Prophet
teaching his small band of companions.
The Prophet welcomed him .Musab
was totally overwhelmed by what
he had seen and heard. The words
of the Quran had made a deep and
immediate impression on him.
In this first meeting with the Prophet,
Musab declared his acceptance of
Islam.
When Musab became a Muslim, the
only power on earth he might have
feared was his mother. Musab thought
quickly. He decided that he should
conceal his acceptance of Islam
until such time as a solution should
come from God. He continued to frequent
the House of al-Arqam and sit in
the company of the Prophet.
It was difficult during those days
to keep anything secret in Makkah
for long. With the passage of time
news of Musab's acceptance of Islam
spread among the Quraysh and eventually
reached his mother.
For a long time, Musab remained
confined under the watchful eyes
of guards whom his mother had placed
over him to prevent him from any
further contact with Muhammad. Eventually
he heard that a group of Muslims
were preparing secretly to migrate
to Abyssinia. So with utmost haste
he joined the other refugees. Musab
thus left his home and the luxury
and comforts he used to enjoy.
Whether he was in Makkah or Abyssinia,
Musab remained strong in his new
faith.
It was just after this that the
Prophet chose Musab to be his "ambassador"
to Yathrib to teach a small group
of believers .
Musab was chosen for this task because
of his noble character, his fine
manners and his sharp intellect.
He knew that he was on a sacred
mission.
Men and women, the young and the
old, the powerful and the weak accepted
Islam at his hands. Yathrib was
soon to become the center and the
base for the Islamic state.
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Abbad
Ibn Bishr
When prophet received news that
tribes from distant Najd were planning
an attack. To prempt them, the Prophet
gathered a force of over four hundred
men. Among this force was the young
Madinan, Abbad ibn Bishr.
Arriving at Najd, the Prophet feared
that the hostile tribesmen would
attack them during prayer. He arranged
the Muslims in ranks and divided
them into two groups and performed
the prayer as the Salat al-Khawf
(the Prayer of Fear). On the way
back, the Prophet pitched camp in
a valley for a night. Abbad and
Ammar left for the mouth of the
valley to take up duty.
The night was clear, calm and peaceful.
And so in the stillness of the night,
at the mouth of the valley in Najd,
Abbad stood up and faced the Qiblah.
Then he entered into the state of
Prayer.While he was thus absorbed
in reciting, a stranger stalked
the outskirts of the valley in search
of Muhammad and his followers. He
was one of those who had planned
to attack the e Prophet but who
had fled into the mountains on the
approach of the Muslims.
Calmly, Abbad pulled out the arrow
from his body and went on with his
recitation, still absorbed in his
Salat. The attacker shot a second
and a third arrow both of which
also found their mark. Abbad pulled
out one and then the other. He finished
his recitation, made ruku and then
sujud. Abbad's devotion to the Quran
was a sign of his intense devotion
to and love for God, His Prophet
and His religion. Abbad died the
death of a shahid (martyr) at the
battle of Yamamah
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Abdullah ibn Abbas
Abdullah was the son of Abbas, an
uncle of the noble Prophet. When
Abdullah reached the age of discretion,
he attached himself to the service
of the Prophet. He would run to
fetch water for him when he wanted
to make wudu. During prayer, he
would stand behind the Prophet in
prayer and when the Prophet went
on journeys, he would follow next
in line to him.
It was not only in the collection
of hadith that Abdullah specialized.
He devoted himself to acquiring
knowledge in a wide variety of fields.
He turned to teaching and his house
became a university. His explanations
were precise, clear and logical
and his arguments were persuasive.
On this several occasions, the courageous
Abdullah showed that he preferred
peace above war, and logic against
force and violence. He was thoughtful
and caring.
Abdullah ibn Abbas was constant
in his devotions. He passed away
at the age of seventy one.
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