Heraclius and Abu sufyan part 1!

salamzzz
This is a pretty long hadeeth so I am posting in parts!
have a nice time reading!!
Volume: 1, Book Number: 1, Hadith Number: 6
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah's Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called for his translator who, translating Heraclius's question said to them, "Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet?"
Abu Sufyan replied, "I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group)."
Heraclius said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his companions stand behind him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man (The Prophet) and that if I told a lie they (my companions) should contradict me." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me about him was:

'What is his family status amongst you?'
I replied,
'He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.'
Heraclius further asked,
'Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e. to be a Prophet) before him?'
I replied,
'No.'
He said,
'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?'
I replied,
'No.'
Heraclius asked,
'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?'
I replied,
'It is the poor who follow him.'
He said,
'Are his followers increasing decreasing (day by day)?'
I replied,
'They are increasing.'
He then asked,
'Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the religion afterwards?'
I replied,
'No.'
Heraclius said,
'Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet)?'
I replied,
'No. '
Heraclius said,
'Does he break his promises?'
I replied,
'No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it.' I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except that.
Heraclius asked,
'Have you ever had a war with him?'
I replied,
'Yes.'
Then he said,
'What was the outcome of the battles?'
I replied,
'Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.'
Heraclius said,
'What does he order you to do?'
I said,
'He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin.'

to be continued in next post inshallah......

DEATH and Life!

Oh! life surely is sooooo busy.I think its quite boring without an aim…isnt it??

I mean every day we look forward to another day.. and thats how we live and all of us have some short term andlong termed goals.But one goal is common between us and that is ofcourse DEATH!This word seems very scary.But Y??! Yis it scary? y are we scared to die when we know that its a natural proccess and everyone Dies!??some just simply die in their beds and some are KILLED by people who even have to die one day.
I really like this quote:" i wonder at a person who watches many deaths everyday but still forgets his own death"
Is death scary because its painful? But even birth is painful.
Is death scary because we know that after that we will be in another life?…..
Some people dont believe in Life Hereafter but still they are scared of death. Its because They say that they dont believe in Life after death but in their very own heart they know the truth.That yes there will be another life where they will be rewarded or punished for this life!
For the people who dont believe in revival of life after death Allah said,
Surah Number: 2, Ayah Number: 28
How can you disbelieve Allah? Did He not give you life when you were dead, and He will cause you to die and then restore you to life. Then you will return to Him.
When Allah has created them for the first time when they were dead..cant he create them again!!?Ofcourse he is the only one who can!
Surah Number: 3, Ayah Number: 145
It is not for any soul to die except by the permission of Allah - a postponed book - and he who desires the reward of this world, We shall give him of it, and he who desires the reward of the Everlasting Life, We shall give him of it. And We will recompense the thankful.
Even Our Prophet Muhammed (SAW) died like any human being.
Volume: 1, Book Number: 11, Hadith Number: 649
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet did not come out for three days. The people stood for the prayer and Abu Bakr went ahead to lead the prayer. (In the meantime) the Prophet caught hold of the curtain and lifted it. When the face of the Prophet appeared we had never seen a scene more pleasing than the face of the Prophet as it appeared then. The Prophet beckoned to Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer and then let the curtain fall. We did not see him (again) till he died.

Now the only way is to prepare for Death!Thats what we have to do.Prepare ourselves by our actions and deeds to reach our destination for which we dont get scared. We should FEAR Allah’s punishment but HOPE for his mercy.Both the feelings should be present together.As the ayah of Quraan states,
Surah Number: 17, Ayah Number: 57
Those, they call upon are themselves seeking a means to come to their Lord, competing with each other to be nearer; they hope for His Mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is the subject of caution
Let us all pray That Allah grant us jannat-ul-Firdous and Forgive our sins For All of us have to die one day.LEts prepare for our death rather than getting depressed at thought of it!