Fw: [AllahoAkbarGroup] Life of Prophet : The Promise At Zamzam (part 3)

-------Original Message------- From: Adil ibn Manzoor Khan Date: 17-07-2012 07:23:31 AM Subject: [AllahoAkbarGroup] Life of Prophet : The Promise At Zamzam (part 3) In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate   "May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You" Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.    Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'Ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu   Prohibition of Spying on Muslims and to be Inquisitive about Others Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales. Do not look for others faults. Do not spy one another, and do not practise Najsh (means to offer a high price for something in order to allure another customer who is interested in the thing). Do not be jealous of one another and do not nurse enmity against one another. Do not sever ties with one another. Become the slaves of Allah, and be brothers to one another as He commanded. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He should neither oppress him nor humiliate him. The piety is here! The piety is here!" While saying so he pointed towards his chest. "It is enough evil for a Muslim to look down upon his Muslim brother. All things of a Muslim are inviolable for his brother in Faith: his blood, his wealth and his honour. Verily, Allah does not look to your bodies nor to your faces but He looks to your hearts and your deeds."271/1570 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous) The Promise At Zamzam The well of Zamzam, which disappeared when the Arabs placed idols inside the Kaabah, remained buried under the sand. Thus, for many years the people of Quraysh had to fetch their water from far away. One day And al-Muttalib was very tired from doing this and fell asleep next to the Kaabah. He had a dream in which he was told to dig up Zamzam. When he woke up he was puzzled because he did not know what Zamzam was, the well having disappeared many years before he was born. The next day he had the same dream, but this time he was told where to find the well.   And al-Muttalib had one son at that time, and together they began to dig. The work was so difficult that And al-Muttalib made an oath to Allah that if one day he were to have ten sons to help him and stand by him, in return he would sacrifice one of them in Allah's honor. After working for three days they finally found the well of Zamzam. Pilgrims have been drinking from it ever since.   (read more) Virtues of ZamZam Waterhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveIslam_LiveIslam/message/464 Zam Zam Water [short documentary]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwyo5QSNkaw The Story Of ZamZam [for kids]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AzHX8SlJkoM The years passed by and And al-Muttalib did have ten sons. They grew into fine, strong men and the time came for him to keep his promise to Allah. He told his sons about the promise and they agreed that he had to sacrifice one of them To see which one it would be, they decided to draw lots, which was the custom of Quraysh when deciding important matters. And al-Muttalib told each son to get an arrow and write his own name upon it and then to bring it to him. This they did, after which he took them to the Kaabah where there was a man whose special task it was to cast arrows and pick one from among them. This man solemnly proceeded to do this. On the arrow he chose was written the name of And Allah, the youngest and favorite son of And al-Muttalib. Even so, the father took his son near the Kaabah and prepared to sacrifice him.   Many of the Quraysh leaders were present and they became very angry because And Allah was very young and much loved by everyone. They tried to think of a way to save his life. Someone suggested that the advice of a wise old woman who lived in Yathrib should be sought, and so And al-Muttalib took his son and went to see if she could decide what to do. Some of the Meccans went with them and when they got there the woman asked, 'What is the price of a man's life?' They told her, 'Ten camels', for at that time if one man killed another, his family would have to give ten camels to the dead man's family in order to keep the peace among them. So the woman told them to go back to the Kaabah and draw lots between Abd Allah and ten camels. If the camels were chosen, they were to be killed and the meat given to the poor. If Abd Allah was picked then ten more camels were to be added and the lots drawn again and again until they finally fell on the camels.   Abd al-Muttalib returned to the Kaabah with his son and the people of Mecca. There they started to draw lots between Abd Allah and the camels, starting with ten camels. Abd al-Muttalib prayed to Allah to spare his son and everyone waited in silence for the result. The choice fell on Abd Allah, so his father added ten more camels. Again the choice fell on Abd Allah, so they did the same thing again and again, adding ten camels each time. Finally they reached one hundred camels, and only then did the lot fall on the camels. Abd Allah was saved and everyone was very happy.   Abd al-Muttalib however, wanted to make sure that this was the true result so he repeated the draw three times and each time it fell on the camels. He then gave thanks to Allah that He had spared Abd Allah's life.   The camels were sacrificed and there was enough food for the entire city, even the animals and birds. Abd Allah grew up to be a handsome young man and his father eventually chose Aminah, the daughter of Wahb, as a wife for him. It was a good match for she was the finest of Quraysh women and Abd Allah the best of the men. He spent several months with his wife but then he had to leave her and travel with one of the caravans to trade with Syria. On his way back to Mecca from Syria Abd Allah became ill and had to stop off in Yathrib to recover. The caravan, however, continued on its way and arrived back in Mecca without him. On hearing of Abd Allah's illness, Abd al-Muttalib sent another son, al-Hareth, to bring Abd Allah back to Mecca, but it was too late.   When he arrived in Yathrib Abd Allah was dead. Aminah was heart-broken to lose her husband and the father of the child she would soon give birth to. Only Allah knew that this orphan child would one day be a great Prophet.      Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications.      http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveIslam_LiveIslam/