05) A short Biography of Prophet Muhammad - The Message
05) A short Biography of Prophet Muhammad - The Message
05) A short Biography of Prophet Muhammad - The Message
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<strong>The</strong> Farewell Pilgrimage<br />
(Dhul Hijjah, 10 A.H.) (632 CE): <strong>The</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> (bpuh)<br />
went for his Hajj. As he stood at Arafat to deliver his<br />
sermon, the very last verse <strong>of</strong> the Qur’an was revealed<br />
to him. (Sura Maida, ayah 3)<br />
After the accomplishment <strong>of</strong> the Call, the<br />
proclamation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Message</strong>, and the establishment<br />
<strong>of</strong> a new society on the basis <strong>of</strong> ‘<strong>The</strong>re is no god but<br />
Allah,’ and on <strong>Muhammad</strong>’s mission, a secret call uprose<br />
in the heart <strong>of</strong> the Messenger <strong>of</strong> Allah (bpuh) telling<br />
him that his stay in the Lower World was about to<br />
terminate. That was clear in his talk to Mu‘adh whom<br />
he had dispatched to Yemen in the tenth year <strong>of</strong> Al-<br />
Hijra: “O Mu‘adh! You may not see me after this<br />
current year. You may even pass by this very Mosque<br />
<strong>of</strong> mine and my tomb.” Upon hearing that Mu‘adh cried<br />
for fear that he would part with the Messenger <strong>of</strong><br />
Allah (bpuh).<br />
Allah’s care was so bounteous as to let the <strong>Prophet</strong><br />
(bpuh) see the fruits <strong>of</strong> his Call for the sake <strong>of</strong> which<br />
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