Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss First Fascicle

unbearable, a group of the Prophet’s companions migrated to
Ethiopia. Najashî (Negus), the Ethiopian emperor, was a
Christian. He asked the Muslims several questions, and, admiring
the answers he received, he embraced Islam. He did the Muslims
many favours. ’Ubaydullah bin Jahsh, who had a weak belief, in
order to escape poverty, submitted to the priests and became a
renegade by changing his faith for the world – may Allah protect
us. This accursed person, who was Rasûlullah’s aunt’s son, incited
and forced his wife, Umm-i Habîba, to abandon Islam and become
rich. Yet, when the woman said that she would rather die than
abandon Hadrat Muhammad’s ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’
religion, he divorced her. He waited for her to die of misery. But
he himself died after a short while. Umm-i Habîba was the
daughter of Abû Sufyân, who was the commander-in-chief of the
Qoureish disbelievers in Mecca. Meanwhile, Rasûlullah ‘sall-
Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ was busy with a very difficult armed
struggle against the Qoureish armies, and Abû Sufyân was fighting
with his utmost power in order to annihilate Islam. Rasûlullah
heard of Umm-i Habîba’s strength of faith and the dismal
happenings which she had undergone. He wrote a letter to
Najâshî, saying, “I will marry Umm-i Habîba, who is there;
perform my nikâh! Then send her here!” Najâshî had already
converted to Islam. He respected the letter very much and gave a
feast inviting many Muslims from that area to his palace. The
nikâh was performed in the seventh year of the Hegira, and he
gave many presents and gifts. Thereby, Umm-i Habîba attained
the reward of her îmân and became rich and comfortable there.
Owing to her, the Muslims of that area became comfortable, too.
Since women will be with their husbands in Paradise, she was given
the good news of the highest grade of Paradise. All the pleasures
and blessings of this world are almost nothing when compared to
this good news. This nikâh was one of the reasons contributing to
Abû Sufyân’s ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh’ being honoured with
becoming a Muslim afterwards. As is seen here, this nikâh not only
shows how wrong and worthless the disbelievers’ slanders are, but
also indicates the degree of wisdom, intelligence, genius, blessing,
and mercy in the Messenger of Allah.
Another example is that of Hadrat Hafsa; Hadrat ’Umar’s
daughter was widowed. In the third year of the Hegira, when
Hadrat ’Umar ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh’ said to Hadrat Abû Bakr
and Hadrat ’Uthmân ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anhumâ’, “Would you marry
my daughter?” each of them said, “I’ll think about it.” One day
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