Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAWAH @,@$%(Vol-3) 563
From the next compartment, Heraclius removed a piece of white silk that bore
the picture of a tanned man with straight hair, who was of average height. He
also appeared to be angry. 'Do you know who this is?' Heraclius asked. Again, we
could not tell him. He informed us that the person depicted was Loot @a.
When he opened another of the compartments and removed another piece of
white silk, we saw a picture of a very fair man with a reddish complexion. He had
a high-bridged nose, thin cheeks and a handsome face. 'Do you know who this
is?' Heraclius asked. 'No,' we replied. 'This,' he said, 'is Is'haaq 6@U.'
Heraclius then opened another compartment and removed another white piece
of silk that contained a picture of a person who looked very much like Is'haaq
@W, except that he had a mole on his lip. 'Do you know who this is?' Heraclius
asked. When we admitted that we did not, he said, 'T/his is Ya'qoob @W.'
He then opened another compartment and removed a black piece of silk bearing
the picture of a fair-skinned person. The man depicted had a high-bridged nose,
a handsome face and a perfect build. His face shone with radiance, humility
could be seen on his face, which had a tinge of reddishness. 'Do you know who
this is?' Heraclius asked. When we again conceded that we did not know, he said,
'This is Ismaa'eel @,W, the grandfather of your Nabi @%.'
Opening yet another compartment, he removed white piece of silk with a picture
of a man who resembled Aadam @!A& and whose face appeared to be the sun
itself. 'Do you know who this is?' he asked. 'No,' we replied. He then informed us
that the man was Yusuf @W.
Heraclius then opened another compartment and removed a piece of white silk
that contained a picture of a man with a reddish complexion. The man had thin
calves, small eyes, a large belly and was of average height. He also wore a sword
around his neck. When Heraclius again asked us if we knew who the man was
and we replied that we did not, he told us that this was Dawood 6@U.
From the next door that Heraclius opened, he took out a piece of white silk that
bore the picture of a man with a large pelvic area and long legs. This man was
riding a horse. 'Do you know who this is?' he asked. When we told him that we
did not, he said, 'This is Sulayrnaan bin Dawood @&$.I
Heraclius then opened another compartment and removed a black piece of silk
that contained a white picture. The person depicted was youthful, sported a pitch
black beard, had a lot of hair, striking eyes and a handsome face. 'Do you know
who this is?' Heraclius,asked. 'No,' we replied. 'This,' he said, 'is Isaa bin Maryam
@&' ,-.
We then said to him, Where did you get these pictures from? We know that they
depict exactly what these Ambiyaa looked like because we have seen the picture
of our Nabi &%% exactly as he was. Heraclius explained, 'These pictures were
given to Aadam @!& when he asked his Rabb to show him the Arnbiyaa from his
progeny. They lay in the treasures of Aadam @% at the place where the sun
sets. Dhul Qarnayn removed it from there and gave it to Daaniyaal @W. Listen
well! I swear by Allaah that I prefer to forsake my kingdom to become a slave for