Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @g@@> (Vol-I) 157
that Kisra had torn up the letter, Rasulullaah commented, "Kisra has torn
up his kingdom." ("I
Abu Salam bin Abdir Rahmaan 3,W!G narrates that after the letter of Rasulullaah
@%& had reached Kisra and he read it and tore it up, he wrote to Baadhaan the
governor of Yemen instructing,("Sent two burly men to this man in Hijaaz with
instructions to bring him to me." In compliarlce with the letter, Baadhaan sent
his chief minister Abaanuh in the company of a Persian man called Jadd
~ameerah. Abaanuh was a man proficient in Persian letters and numbers.
Baadhaan sent a letter with them to Rasulullaah w@, instructing Rasulullaah
@@ to leave for the court of Kisra with the two of them. Baadhaan also
instructed his chief minister to scrutinise Rasulullaah @@, to engage him in
discussion and to repor; the details back to him.
The two left and finally reached Taa'if where they made enquiries about
Rasulullaah w from some businessmen of the Quraysh. They were informed
that Rasulullaah 6%% was in Madinah. (Realising that the two men were out to
take Rasulullaah @@ to Kisra,) The businessmen became overjoyed and
exclaimed, "Now that Kisra has stood up against him (Rasulullaah w), we have
nothing more to do."
When the two reached Madinah, Abaanuh spoke to Rasulullaah and said to
him, "Kisra has written to Baadhaan with instructions to send someone to take
you before him. He has sent me so that you come with me." Rasulullaah @@
said to him, "You may leave n0.w and return to see me tomorrow." When the two
arrived the next day, Rasulullaah @@ informed them of the precise night of a
particular month in which Allaah has killed Kisra and handed the kingdom
over to his son Sherway. The two men said, "Do you know what yo;are saying?
May we write back to Baadhaan with this news?" "Certainly," replied Rasulullaah
m, "and tell him that if he accepts Islaam, I shall hand back to him control of
all the lands he presently rules." Rasulullaah @$% then gave Jadd Jameerah a belt
decorated with gold and silver that had been given to him as a gift.
When the two returned to Yemen and informed Baadhaan about the events, he.
said, "This is not the speech of some king. We should definitely investigate the
truth of what he said." They did not have to wait long before they received a letter
from Shenvay which after the formalities stated, "With the support of the Persian
people, I have killed Kisra in a fit of fury because he saw nothing wrong in killing
Persian nobles for no reason. Secure allegiance to me from all the people in
Yemen and ensure that you cause no harm to the person (Rasulullaah m)
whom Kisra ordered you to capture."
After reading the letter of Sherway, Baadhaan said, "This man (Rasulullaa~
w) must.certainly be a Rasul." He then accepted 1slaam and so did all the
Persians living in Yemen. (2)
( 1 ) A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.269).
(2) Abu Sa'eed Nayshapuri in his book Sharaful Mustafa where he narrates from Ibn Is'haaq who
narrates form Zuhri. Abu Nu'aym has also narrated it in DalaaYl where the name Kharkhusra is
mentioned in place of "Jadd Jameerah" while his companion is also named as Abaanuh - lsaaba
(Vol.1 Pg.259).