There is a good lesson for Miuslims to protect their state as prophet Muhammad (SAWS) did. However the rulers like Musharraf give the army bases to yahud and nassarra to kill their own muslim brothers in Afghanistan, etc. .
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Subject: [IslamCity] SAHABA E RASOOL S.A. - HAZRAT ABBAD IBN BASHIR R.A.
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:48:22 -0800 (PST)
ABBAD IBN BISHR
It was the fourth year after the Hijrah. The city of
the Prophet was still under threat from within and
without. From within. the influential Jewish tribe.
the Banu anNadir. broke their agreement with the
Prophet and made plans to kill him. For this, they
were banished from the city. This was in the month of
Safar.
Two months of uneasy quiet passed. Then the Prophet
received news that tribes from distant Najd were
planning an attack. To pre-empt them. the Prophet
gathered a force of over four hundred men. and leaving
one of his companions Uthman ibn Affan. in charge of
the city, set out eastwards. Among this force was the
young Madinan, Abbad ibn Bishr.
Arriving at Najd, the Prophet found the habitations of
the hostile tribes strangely deserted of men. Only
women were about. The men had taken to the hills. Some
of them regrouped and prepared to fight. The time of
Salat al-Asr (the afternoon prayer) came. The Prophet
feared that the hostile tribesmen would attack them
during prayer. He arranged the Muslims in ranks and
divided them into two groups and performed the prayer
as the Salat al-Khawf (the Prayer of Fear). With one
group he performed one rakah wh ile the other group
stood on guard. For the second rakah the groups
changed places. Each group completed its prayer with
one rakah after the Prophet had finished...
On beholding the disciplined ranks of the Muslims the
hostile tribesmen became uneasy and afraid. The
Prophet had made his presence felt and something of
his mission was now known at first hand in the central
highlands of Arabia whence he departed peacefu lly.
On the way back, the Prophet pitched camp in a valley
for a night. As soon as the Muslims had settled their
camel mounts, the Prophet peace be on him, asked: "Who
will be our guard tonight?" "We, O Messenger of God,"
said Abbad ibn Bishr and Ammar ibn Yasir both of
whom had been paired off as 'brothers' by the Prophet
when he arrived in Madinah after the Hijrah.
Abbad and Ammar left for the mouth of the valley to
take up duty. Abbad saw that his "brother" was tired
and asked him: "What part of the night do you wish to
sleep, the first or the second?" "I shall sleep during
the first part," said Ammar who was soon fast asleep
quite close to Abbad.
The night was clear, calm and peaceful. The stars, the
trees, and the rocks all appeared to celebrate in
silence the praises of their Lord. Abbad felt serene.
There was no movement, no threatening sign. Why not
spend the time in ibadah (worship) and reciting the
Qur'ân? How delightful it would be to combine the
performance of Salat with the measured recitation of
the Qur'ân which he so much enjoyed.
In fact Abbad was enthralled by the Quran from the
moment he first heard it being recited by the mellow
and beautiful voice of Musab ibn Umayr That was before
the Hijrah when Abbad was just about fifteen years
old. The Quran had found a special place in his heart
and day and night thereafter he would be heard
repeating the glorious words of God so much so that he
became known among the Prophet's companions as the
"friend of the Quran".
Late at night, the Prophet once stood up to perform
the Tahajjud Prayer in Aaishah's house which adjoined
the masjid. He heard a voice reciting the Quran, pure
and sweet and as fresh as when the angel Jibril
revealed the words to him. He asked: "Aaishah, is that
the voice of Abbad ibn Bishr?" "Yes, O Messenger of
God," replied Aaishah. "O Lord, forgive him," prayed
the Prophet out of love for him.
And so in the stillness of the night, at the mouth of
the valley in Najd, Abbad stood up and faced the
Qiblah. Raising his hand in surrender to God, he
entered into the state of Prayer. Finishing the
compulsory opening chapter of the Quran, he began
recit ing Surah al-Kahf in his sweet, captivating
voice. Surah al-Kahf is a long Surah of one hundred
and ten verses which deals in part with the virtues of
faith, truth and patience and with the relativity of
time.
While he was thus absorbed in reciting and reflecting
upon the divine words, eternal words of illumination
and wisdom, a stranger stalked the outskirts of the
valley in search of Muhammad and his followers. He was
one of those who had planned to attack th e Prophet
but who had fled into the mountains on the approach of
the MusIims. His wife whom he had left in the village
had been taken as a hostage by one of the Muslims.
When he eventually found that his wife was gone, he
swore by al-Lat and al-Uzzah that he would pursue
Muhammad and his companions and that he would not
return unless he had drawn blood.
From a distance, the man saw the figure of Abbad
silhouetted at the mouth of the valley and he knew
that the Prophet and his followers must be inside the
valley. Silently he drew his bow and let fly an arrow.
Unerringly it embedded itself in Abbad's flesh .
Calmly, Abbad pulled out the arrow from his body and
went on with his recitation, still absorbed in his
Salat. The attacker shot a second and a third arrow
both of which also found their mark. Abbad pulled out
one and then the other. He finished his recitation,
made ruku and then sujud. Weak and in pain, he
stretched out his right hand while still in
prostration and shook his sleeping companion. Ammar
awoke. Silently, Abbad continued the Salat to its end
and then said: "Get up and stand guard in my place. I
have been wounded."
Ammar jumped up and began to yell. Seeing them both
the attacker fled into the darkness. Ammar turned to
Abbad as he lay on the ground, blood flowing from his
wounds.
"Ya Subhanallah (Glory be to God)! Why didn't you wake
me when you were hit by the first arrow?" "I was in
the midst of reciting verses of the Quran which filled
my soul with awe and I did not want to cut short the
recitation. The Prophet had commanded me to commit
this surah to memory. Death would have been dearer to
me than that the recitation of this surah should be
interrupted."
Abbad's devotion to the Quran was a sign of his
intense devotion to and love for God, His Prophet and
His religion. The qualities he was known for were his
constant immersion in ibadah, his heroic courage and
his generosity in the path of God. At times of
sacrifice and death, he would always be in the front
line. When it was time for receiving his share of
rewards, he would only be found after much effort and
difficulty. He was always trustworthy in his dealings
with the wealth of Muslims. Ali this was recognized.
Aaishah, the wife of the Prophet, once said: "There
are three persons among the Ansar whom no one could
excel in virtue: Sad ibn Muadh, Usayd ibn Khudayr and
Abbad ibn Bishr."
Abbad died the death of a shahid (martyr) at the
battle of Yamamah. Just before the battle he had a
strong presentiment of death and martyrdom. He noticed
that there was a lack of mutual confidence among the
Muhajirin and Ansar. He was grieved and upset. He
realized that there would be no success for the
Muslims in these terrible battles unless the Muhajirin
and Ansar were grouped in separate regiments so that
it could be clearly seen who really bore their
responsibility and who were truly steadfast in combat.
At the break of day when the battle commenced, Abbad
ibn Bishr stood on a mound and shouted:
"O Ansar, distinguish yourselves among men. Destroy
your scabbards. And do not forsake Islam."
Abbad harangued the Ansar until about four hundred
men gathered around him at the head of whom were
Thabit ibn Qays, al-Baraa ibn Malik and Abu Dujanah,
the keeper of the Prophet's sword. With this force,
Abbad unleashed an offensive into the enemy's ranks
which blunted their thrust and drove them back to the
"garden of death".
At the walls of this garden, Abbad ibn Bishr fell. So
numerous were his wounds, he was hardly recognizable.
He had lived, fought and died as a believer.
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
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