The
Islamic movement in Nigeria led by Sheikh Zakzaky held commemoration
marking the demise of the holy Prophet (SAWA) on Thursday the 28th of Safar 1433 (10/1/13) at Husainiyyah baqiyyatullah Zaria.
The
commemoration was well attended. The Leader delivered a lengthy speech
which covered many areas such as the Prophet’s sickness, nursing,
passing away, funeral and the happenings afterwards. He also cleared
distortions regarding the events.
The
event of demise of the holy Prophet was surrounded by many distortions
in an attempt to cover important issues regarding the leadership of the
Ummah after him to which Sheikh Zakzaky made clarification citing
different sources.
Distortions regarding the Prophet’s demise
The
chief among the lists of the distortion and fabrications aimed at
raising the status of others and or to cover that of others is that the
Prophet passed away while in the room of one woman and leaning on her
body! Sheikh Zakzaky cleared this distortion citing different sources.
He said in reality, the Prophet passed away in his personal room in the
presence of Ali (AS), Fatimah(SA), Hasan(AS) and Husain(AS) as nobody
was present apart from them.
His
funeral arrangement, washing and enshrouding was also carried by Imam
Ali in accordance with Will of the holy Prophet(SAWA) as nobody was
allowed to see the nakedness of the Prophet otherwise that person would
become blind. So, Imam Ali undertook the entire event. He washed the
body of Prophet, as Angel Gabriel turned the body. After the prophet
was enshrouded by Imam Ali, he led the Funeral Prayer with only 7
people. Later the Imam led people in group of 10 for the prayer.
Unfortunately, others went appointing Khalifah even before the Funeral
prayer for the body of the Prophet (SAWA). When reporting the incidence
they failed to even state that Ali led the funeral prayer of the
Prophet(SAWA), neither did they say it was led by someone else, they
just kept mute about the important event.
More
on the issue of funeral prayer is that only wasiy of a Prophet led his
funeral. This is the case since Adam. Ali, being the Wasiy of the
Prophet and the Imam of the Ummah after him, undertook the entire event-
he put the body inside the grave as Fadal assisted in lifting the body.
This rejects distortion which says Mugheerah was the last to bid
farewell to the Prophet in his grave. Mugheerah said, according to a
report, his ring fell inside the grave and he entered to take it and in
the process embraced the Prophet’s body thus making him the last to
see the body of the Prophet. Whereas, Ali is the first and the last, to
see the holy Prophet(SAWA).
The
holy Prophet died as a shaheed ( a martyr) as his death was as a result
of poison he was fed with. A hadeeth says’ there is none among us
(Prophets/Imams) except that he was either killed or poisoned’. His
martyrdom took place on 28th of Safar 11AH.
More issues regarding Prophet’s demise(SAWA)
The
holy prophet’s soul departed the world in his room, as Imam Ali said;
no soul of a Prophet is taken away except in a place pleased by Allah.
If there is any other room, then it had to be the room of Sayyidah
Fatimah(SA).
Another
matter is an address ascribed to one of the Sahabas regarding the news
of the Prophet’s demise; the person said “anyone who worshipped
Muhammad, then Muhammad is dead; and whoever worships Allah, He is
living one…” the manner of the address is an act of disrespect by
calling the name- Muhammad. In reality, none among the people who went
Thaqeefah joined the funeral prayer of the Prophet or even saw his body.
The
death which Imam Ali described as a museebah which is the greatest
in weight that cannot be taken by even mountains and rocks, yet others
gathered at Thaqeefah to appoint Leader- they were busy after
leadership. The Imam said he observed silence in order to carry out the
order of the Prophet in his Will which include funeral prayer and the
compilation of the holy Qur’an into unified authoritative form. It was
Ali(AS) who compiled it not by Ummayyad as they said. It is the same
Qur’an we have today.
The
holy Imam being the last with the prophet also received special
knowledge. The Imam said the Prophet opened 1000 gates of knowledge to
him, and each gate opens another 1000 gates. He also told the holy Imam
that his share of khums will be denied to Ahlulbayt(AS), and that
blood will be spilled.
Review of events during life time of the holy Prophet (SAWA)
It
is important to mention some of the major happenings regarding the holy
Prophet(SAWA). His father passed away when the holy was not yet born
and he lost his mother, Amina(SA) at the age of 4 or 7 or 8 (variation
due to sources of the reports); she died at a place called Abwah along
Makka-Maduna route. The Prophet married Sayyidah Khadeejah(SA) at the
age of 25. His brother Imam Ali was born 30 years after the Prophet was
born. At the age of 40 the prophet declared his mission. Mi’raj
(ascension) of the holy prophet took place at the age of 45. Zahra
was born after declaration of his mission. He lost Sayyidah Khadeejah
when he was 50. He migrated to Madina at the age of 52.
His
demise marked the beginning of the Imamate of Ali(As). It also marked
the beginning of the confiscation of the right of succession from him
and the beginning of the braking of oath of allegiance to him in
Ghadeer.
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