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The Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) and The Spider
There is a Surah in the Quran
called The Spider.
(Al-Ankaboot, Surah number 29)
Arabic Vocabulary
The Cave
The Spider
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The Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W)
The Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) was born in Makkah, in the
year that was known as the The Year of the Elephant. He
belonged to the family of Bani Hashim. He was brought up by
his uncle, Abu Talib, as his parents had died.
As he grew up, he was known for being very honest and
truthful and was known as Amin and Sadiq (the trusted and
the truthful). He could be seen walking down the streets of
Makkah, deep in his own thoughts, he always had a gentle
smile, never forgetting to return a greeting to anyone , or to
pause and speak a few kind words to children. Children loved
him and would always follow him around.
He loved nature and quiet and was worried about the
problems and suffering of people.
He was not like the other people of
his time, who would fight amongst
themselves and were very cruel.
They used to worship idols.
He used to climb up Mount Hira, to
think and meditate. One day the
Angel Jibreel came to him with
Allah’s message.
He then told his family about Islam
and soon the people around him. He told them about Allah
and that he was the Messenger of Allah. The 3 people to be
seen praying in the Ka’baa before anyone else accepted
Islam were the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), his wife
Khadeeja and Ali (A.S), the son of Abu Talib.
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He taught people with his words and actions.
Soon more and more people began to accept Islam. The rich
and powerful people began to get angry because Islam
taught that all people were equal and not to worship objects.
The Plan
Some men from Makkah
made a plan to kill The
Prophet (S.A.W). But Allah is
the best of planners, He
knows all the plans. He told
Prophet
Muhammmad
(S.A.W) to leave Mecca and go to Medina. The Prophet
Muhammad (S.A.W) asked Imam Ali (A.S) to sleep in his
bed, so that he could escape. He trusted Imam Ali (A.S)
completely and told him to return the belongings of the
people who had kept their things with him to look after.
Imam Ali (A.S) at once agreed and thanked Allah for giving
him this chance to save the Prophet’s life. His faith was so
strong that he actually went to sleep in the Prophet’s bed,
even though his enemies were coming.
The verse of the Quran was revealed about his brave act:
“And among men there is one who sells his life to win the pleasure of
Allah. Allah is very kind to His devotees”. (Chapter 2; verse 207)
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The Spider
When the men did not find the
Prophet
(S.A.W),
they
started
hunting for him. They tracked him to
a cave called Thawr. The Prophet
(S.A) was hiding in the cave. Even
though the men from Makkah were
getting closer and closer to the cave,
the Prophet (S.A.W) was not scared.
He had complete faith in Allah. He
told his companion who was with
him, not to worry, that Allah was with them.
Before the men could reach, A spider made a web over the
entrance of the cave. When the hunters reached the cave
and saw the web, they didn't look inside because if anyone
had gone inside, the web would have been broken. So they
could not find him and he was saved. This is how Allah used
a tiny spider with its delicate web to save the Prophet
(S.A.W).
There is also a Surah in the Quran called The Spider. It says
people who take guardians other than Allah, are like the
spider who makes a house for itself but the house is very
weak and cannot even protect it. Allah is the best and only
one who can protect everything.
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Grammar Concepts
In these examples in Arabic the owner of something (possessor) will
have a zair
For example:
Allah's Book
Allah is the owner(possessor), therefore Allah will have a zair
The object that is owned will have no
and no Tanween
Book is the object owned (possessed), therefore book will have
no
and no Tanween
= Allah's Book (book of Allah)
=Allah's Prophet (prophet of Allah)
So now try to translate the example below
Solution:
(The
house)
(people)
has a zair so it is the owner(possessor)
has no
and no Tanween so it is possessed
Therefore the translation is “ People of the house”(The house's
people)