ACTS OF APOSTLE
chapter 25
*The Blanketed Person*
Muhammad, who had now become the Messenger of Allah, awoke to hear the Angel Gabriel, who had brought him the revelation,
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ
O ye who are veiled (blanketed), (QS: Al-Muddassir 74:1)
قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ
get up, give a warning! (74:2)
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
and your Lord glorify! (74:3)
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
and your clothes shall be cleansed (74:4)
وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ
and forsake sins (74:5)
وَلَا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ
and do not give (with the intention) more (reply). (74:6)
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ
And to (fulfill the commandments) your Lord, be patient. (74:7)
Khadijah looked at the Prophet with increased love. She slowly approached her husband. Khadijah gently asked her to go back to sleep.
"Sleep and rest are no more, Khadijah" replied the Prophet.
"Jibril commanded me to warn mankind, to invite them, and to worship only Allah. But who am I going to take? Who will listen?"
Khadija quickly appeased her husband's heart. Tell me what Waraqah said. Vigorously, Khadijah declared himself a man of faith in the Prophet.
Thus, it is recorded in history that the first person to embrace Islam was Khadijah.
To further appease the Prophet, Khadija asked her husband to tell her when the angel came.
Then Jibril did come, but only the Prophet could see him. Khadijah sat the Prophet on the left lap, then on the right lap. The Angel Gabriel is still seen by the Prophet. However, when Khadijah removed his face cover, the Prophet saw the Angel disappear.
From that incident, Mother Khadijah felt confident that the one who came was really an angel, not a genie.
*Meet Waraqah*
Not long after, the Prophet met Waraqah ibn Naufal. At that time, the Prophet was carrying out thawaf. After the Prophet had told him of his condition, Waraqah said, "By Him who holds the life of Waraqah, you are a prophet over this people. You have received the Great Namus as it was told to Moses. Surely you will be belied, tortured, expelled, and fought. If I had lived to that time, I would have defended what was on God's side with a defense that He knew."
Then, Waraqah approached and kissed the crown of the Prophet.
Now the Prophet turned his face around, looking at the people who worshiped the stone statues. These people also practice usury and eat the treasures of orphans. They are clearly in error. It was to these people that the Messenger of Allah was commanded to call them to stop the act.
But do they just want to stop? The people of Quraysh were very strong in their belief.
That person was even prepared to fight and die to defend their beliefs. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah requires the coming of the guiding revelation again.
However, the revelation awaited by the Prophet did not come down. Gabriel never came again for a long time. The Prophet felt very isolated. His fear reappeared. He was afraid that God would forget and not even like him. The Prophet went back to the hill and became alone again in the Cave of Hira. He wanted to soar with all his soul, face God, and ask why he seemed abandoned.
What is the use of this life if the great hope of the Prophet to lead the people turns dry. The Prophet at that time, really almost felt desperate.
*Adh Dhuha's Letter*
وَالضُّحَىٰ
For the sake of the time the sun rises,
Surah Ad - Duha (93:1)
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
and by night when it is silent (dark), (93:2)
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Your Lord has not forsaken you and does not (hate) you. (93:3)
وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ
And surely the day after is better for you than the present (beginning). (93:4)
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ
And your Lord shall give you His bounty (heart) and you shall be satisfied. (93:5)
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ
Did He not find you as an orphan, and He protected you? (93:6)
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ
And He found you confused, and then He gave you a clue. (93:7)
وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
And He has found you as a lack, and He has given you enough. (93:8)
فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
Therefore, against orphans do not be arbitrary.
(93:9)
وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
And to those who ask, do not rebuke him.
(93:10)
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
And against the favor of your Lord, let you broadcast. (93:11)
The anxiety and fear in the heart of the Prophet is now gone. How peaceful the word of God was in his heart. The Prophet should stay away from every deed and clean the clothes. He should invite people to remember God. He must be steadfast in the face of interference, must not refuse people who ask for help, and be gentle to orphans.
Allah also reminded that the Prophet was orphaned, and Allah protected him through the care of his grandfather, Abdul Muttalib, and his uncle, Abu Talib.
In the past, the Prophet was poor, and Allah gave him wealth. Allah also compared him to Khadijah, who became a friend during his youth, a friend during his reign, a loving friend, who gave advice with compassion.
Allah has found that the Messenger of Allah does not know the way, and He has given him prophetic guidance. Enough of all that. From now on, the Messenger of Allah invites people to the truth, wherever possible, as strongly as possible.
_Shallu 'alan Prophet..._
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