Sorrow After Sorrow 
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Abu Talib’s illness worsened, and as the hour of his death
drew near, the Prophet ﷺ went to his side. He found Abu Jahl and Abdullah bin Umayya sitting beside his dying uncle. Undeterred by their presence, the Prophet ﷺ urged Abu Talib to make the declaration of faith, “La ilaaha illallah.”
“My uncle, say La ilaaha illallah. This is a simple phrase, and if you say it, I’ll plead with Allah for your salvation.”
The two pagans however, refused to sit in silence. “Abu Talib,” they Muttalib?” cried. “Will you shun the religion of Abdul Muttalib?”
Still, the Prophet refused to give up on his uncle. “I will ask Allah to forgive you until I am forbidden to do so.”
Soon after that, however, the following verse was revealed: “It is not fitting for the Prophet and the believers that they should pray for forgiveness for pagans, even if they are kin, after it is clear to them that they are companions of the Fire.” (9: 113)
Abu Talib died , ten
years after the Prophet ﷺ began his mission. Although he had supported the Prophet ﷺ and protected him from his enemies, he died clinging to the faith of his forefathers. Abbas , one of the Prophet’s uncles, once asked the Prophet ﷺ , “How could you be of any service to Abu Talib, the one who supported you and rebuked others for your sake?”
Khadeejah dies
Two months and three days after the death of Abu Talib, the
Prophet’s ﷺwife Khadeejah passed away. She was the Prophet’s ﷺ trusted advisor and loyal companion, and was known by the title “Mother of the believers.”
The Prophet ﷺonce said of Khadeejah: “When no one
believed me, she believed in me, when people accused me of lying, she affirmed my truthfulness, and when people tried to impoverish me, she made me a partner in her wealth. Allah gave me children through her, and none through my other wives.”
Once Khadeejah came bearing food for the Prophet ﷺ , who
was in the midst of receiving a revelation from Jibreel عليه السلام. The angel said: “O Prophet! Here is Khadeejah coming to you with a vessel. Give her greetings from your Lord, and give her glad tidings of a place in Paradise in which there are only peace and repose.”
Long after her death, and despite his subsequent remarriages,the Prophet ﷺ would often mention Khadeejah and pray for Allah’s mercy on her soul. Thinking of her, he would begin to weep. Wherever he slaughtered a lamb, he would send her friends a portion of the meat
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After the deaths of Abu Talib and Khadeejah, the Makkan
pagans became bold and would often insult and ridicule the Prophet ﷺ in public. Now that the Prophet had lost his two greatest supporters, small acts of unkindness stung him more than ever as he grieved over his bereavement.
Once, a man from the Quraysh threw dust on the Prophet’s ﷺ
head. One of the Prophet’s ﷺ daughters washed away the dirt, weeping bitterly at her father’s suffering. Trying to console her, the Prophet ﷺ said, “Dear daughter! Do not cry, for Allah will protect your father.” Later he admitted that it was only after Abu Talib’s death that the insults of the Quraysh began to prick him.
will the sorrow continue?
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