After the Muslims made the second migration which was now to Madinah (Medina) and lived in Madinah for a chunk of their lives then many had accepted Islam and had helped Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in battles and even more. The people of Makkah had been difficult to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for 20 years of his life, they had persecuted him and tortured him, they had slandered him by calling him a liar, they had killed his family members and he ﷺ had four daughters, they had laughed at him when his son Ibrahim passed away as an infant, they tried to assassinate him ﷺ numerous amounts of times, tortured the companions (May Allah Be Pleased with them all) male and female, they had kicked him out of his city and home town, and more. After 20 years of persecution Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was now entering Makkah (Mecca) with a huge army of Muslims that the people of Quraysh hadn't seen before. The Prophet ﷺ entered into Makkah at the back of the army and he was bowing down to Allah. He ﷺ was bowing so low that the narration mentions his ﷺhead was almost bouncing off the back of the animal that he was riding. This shows humility with victory rather than arrogance with victory. The people of Makkah were gathered infront of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and they were pleading and crying with him ﷺ to not do to them what they had done to him ﷺ. This was a chance for revenge, after 20 years of torture then a person would expect so much anger to be built up inside but instead The Prophet ﷺ told the people what Prophet Yusuf (Peace be upon him) (Joseph) said to his brothers. Basically there is no grudge with them today. The Prophet ﷺ forgave the people who harmed him.
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the Muslims were going to the Ka'ba and a companion who wasn't Muslim yet named 'Uthman ibn Talha. 'Uthman locked the doors of the Ka'ba and he ran to the roof of The Ka'ba and he hid there. Most people were accepting Islam as The Prophet ﷺ was entering Makkah. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked the people for the key and they said it is with 'Uthman ibn Talha and they found him on top of The Ka'ba. The son in law of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ named 'Ali (May Allah Be Pleased with him) told him to give the key but 'Uthman basically stated he didn't believe Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was a Prophet because if he did then he would've opened the door. 'Ali(RadiAllahu anhu) snatched the key from 'Uthman and The Prophet ﷺ prayed 2 units of Salah inside The Ka'ba. After he ﷺ finished then the uncle of The Prophet ﷺ named 'Abbas (RadiAllahu anhu) asked to have the key because they would have two honours which are pouring the water for those who come for Hajj and the other is to open and close and lock the door of The Ka'ba when it is necessary. Then an Ayah of The Qur'an was Revealed to The Prophet ﷺ
"Indeed, Allah Commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah Instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing." (Surah An-Nisa {The Women} : 58 )
Immediately Prophet Muhammad ﷺ got up and gave the key to 'Ali (RadiAllahu anhu) and told him to return it to 'Uthman and to excuse himself for the manner in which he snatched the key. 'Ali (RadiAllahu anhu) did so and 'Uthman was surprised. He was wondering how 'Ali (RadiAllahu anhu) was harming him and came to him a few moments ago harshly and now he was giving him back the key so humbly so he wanted to know why. 'Ali (RadiAllahu anhu) told 'Uthman that Allah had Revealed regarding him Qur'an. Allah Instructed Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to give the trust to whom it belongs to and so the key is being given to him again. 'Uthman at hearing this accepted Islam. It was then Revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through Jibreel that the key of The Ka'ba will remain in his progeny and family of 'Uthman until The Day Of Judgement. Today the key of The Ka'ba is still in the family members of 'Uthman (RadiAllahu anhu) , the police are a means of protecting the family members of 'Uthman (RadiAllahu anhu) today that have the key.
The day that Makkah was conquered is filled with much more but the length of this blog is a means of making me not include a lot of them. The next post will be about the last days in the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and then I will post a video that speaks about when Prophet Muhammad ﷺ passed away to culminate the blogs on this account but I will continue making blogs on Wordpress.
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the Muslims were going to the Ka'ba and a companion who wasn't Muslim yet named 'Uthman ibn Talha. 'Uthman locked the doors of the Ka'ba and he ran to the roof of The Ka'ba and he hid there. Most people were accepting Islam as The Prophet ﷺ was entering Makkah. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked the people for the key and they said it is with 'Uthman ibn Talha and they found him on top of The Ka'ba. The son in law of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ named 'Ali (May Allah Be Pleased with him) told him to give the key but 'Uthman basically stated he didn't believe Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was a Prophet because if he did then he would've opened the door. 'Ali(RadiAllahu anhu) snatched the key from 'Uthman and The Prophet ﷺ prayed 2 units of Salah inside The Ka'ba. After he ﷺ finished then the uncle of The Prophet ﷺ named 'Abbas (RadiAllahu anhu) asked to have the key because they would have two honours which are pouring the water for those who come for Hajj and the other is to open and close and lock the door of The Ka'ba when it is necessary. Then an Ayah of The Qur'an was Revealed to The Prophet ﷺ
"Indeed, Allah Commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah Instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing." (Surah An-Nisa {The Women} : 58 )
Immediately Prophet Muhammad ﷺ got up and gave the key to 'Ali (RadiAllahu anhu) and told him to return it to 'Uthman and to excuse himself for the manner in which he snatched the key. 'Ali (RadiAllahu anhu) did so and 'Uthman was surprised. He was wondering how 'Ali (RadiAllahu anhu) was harming him and came to him a few moments ago harshly and now he was giving him back the key so humbly so he wanted to know why. 'Ali (RadiAllahu anhu) told 'Uthman that Allah had Revealed regarding him Qur'an. Allah Instructed Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to give the trust to whom it belongs to and so the key is being given to him again. 'Uthman at hearing this accepted Islam. It was then Revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through Jibreel that the key of The Ka'ba will remain in his progeny and family of 'Uthman until The Day Of Judgement. Today the key of The Ka'ba is still in the family members of 'Uthman (RadiAllahu anhu) , the police are a means of protecting the family members of 'Uthman (RadiAllahu anhu) today that have the key.
The day that Makkah was conquered is filled with much more but the length of this blog is a means of making me not include a lot of them. The next post will be about the last days in the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and then I will post a video that speaks about when Prophet Muhammad ﷺ passed away to culminate the blogs on this account but I will continue making blogs on Wordpress.
Is the key still around today? Or has it been lost over the years?
ReplyDeleteYep! The key's still around and used today. The people who are related to 'Uthman (May Allah Be Pleased with him) today still have hold of the key and the police are a means of acting as a protection for the family today.
ReplyDeleteWhat are the little symbols scattered around the article mean? Do they represent something or mean something important?
ReplyDeleteIt's "Peace be upon him" but in Arabic! It's easier to use
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