Why Did They Become Muslims

hadîth, and in fiqh. The Sahâba and the Tâbi’în [1] learned from him
whatever they wanted to know. He made fame with nicknames such
as ‘Terjumân-ul-Qur’ân’, ‘Bahr-ul-’ilm’, and ‘Raîs-ul-mufassirîn’. [2]
His numerous disciples enriched the Muslim countries.
49– He pronounced the following benediction for Enes bin
Mâlik ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh’, one of his servants: “Yâ Rabbî!
Make his property abundant and children numerous. Make his life
long, and forgive him his sins!” As time passed, there was a
gradual increase in his property. His orchards and vineyards
yielded plenty of fruit every year. The number of his children
reached beyond one hundred. He lived for a hundred and ten
years. Towards the end of his life he supplicated, “Yâ Rabbî! Thou
hast accepted three of the benedictions that Thy Beloved one
pronounced over me, and Thou hast given me all these blessings. I
wonder if Thou willst accept the fourth one and forgive me my
sins?” A voice was heard to say, “I have accepted the fourth one
as well. Keep your heart good!”
50– He invoked the following blessing on Mâlik bin Rebî’a
‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh’: “May you have profuse progeny!”
Mâlik had eighty sons.
51– There was a widely-known poet named Nâbigha. When he
recited some of his poems the blessed Messenger invoked on him the
following blessing, which was widerspread among the Arabs: “May
Allâhu ta’âlâ not let your teeth fall down!” Nâbigha was a hundred
years old, and his white teeth still shone like beads of pearls.
52– He said the following prayer about Urwa bin Ju’d ‘radiy-
Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh’: “Yâ Rabbî! Make his trade prolific!” Urwa
acknowledges: “From then on, all my trade activities brought in
profits. I never lost.
53– One day his daughter Fâtima ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anha’
[1] As we have explained earlier, a person who saw or spoke with the
Messenger of Allah at least once, he is called a Sahâbî. If a person did
not see the Prophet but if he saw or spoke with at least one Sahâbî, he
is called Tâbi’. The plural form of Tâbi’ is Tâbi’în, which means those
fortunate people who saw at least one of the Sahâba. People who did
not see at least one Sahâbî, but who saw at least one of the Tâbi’în, are
called Taba-i-Tâbi’în.
[2] These terms mean, respectively, ‘Interpreter of the Qur’ân’, ‘Ocean of
knowledge’, and ‘Chief of Mufassirîn (Scholars deeply learned enough
to explain the Qur’ân al-kerîm).’
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