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Of the various ways in which a human being reacts to the challenges of life, it is only during the periods of hardships that one’s true mettle stands out. This is where the noble character of our beloved Prophet acts as radiance for those who go through such tough situations. Being born an orphan and having to lose his mother also at a tender age of six, is enough of a hardship for anyone but he epitomised patience at its best. He also lost his grandfather when he was eight years.
The beginning of the open call to Islam at Mount Safah was met with opposition from none other than his own uncle, Abu Lahab. The elders of Quraish would jeer at him and taunt him. He was subjected to ridicule, contempt and mockery, only because he was calling people to the worship of Allah. The pagan Arabs used to vilify him:
One of the sons of Abu Lahab, Atibah/Utbah, became a constant source of irritation for the Prophet and once, he even spat on the blessed face of the Prophet . Umm Jamil, the wife of Abu Lahab, was no less in her enmity and used to scatter prickly bits of wood over the path that the Prophet would pass. How much this would have pained him, coming as it does from his own uncle’s wife?
He was forced to leave his homeland, his house and his family. When he reached the outskirts of the blessed city of Makkah, he looked back emotionally and said: His beloved, pure and chaste wife, Aisha was character assassinated. When this evil rumour was spread like a wild fire by the hypocrites of Madinah, he had to wait for revelation from Allah to exonerate her and to attest to her chastity through the verses of Surah An-Nur. His heart was burdened with grief till then yet he never chided her.
“Do people think that they will be left alone because they say “We believe” and will not be tested?”
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