CONCLUSION - JERUSALEM IN THE QUR’AN

JERUSALEM IN THE QUR’AN

By Imran N. Hosein

PART TWO

Chapter 3

CONCLUSION

“Had We sent this as a Qur’an (in a language) other than Arabic, they would have said: Why are not its verses explained in detail (in a language, which we could understand)? How strange it is that the book is in a foreign language while the one who brought the book is an Arab. Say: This book is a guide and a healing to those who believe; but for those who believe not in it, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): they are (as it were) being called from a place far distant!”

(Qur’an, Fussilat, 41:44)

It is now time for us to conclude with a brief restatement of the main points made in this book. They are as follows. The strange revolutionary change that transformed Europe from a pagan to a very largely Christian but also with a small and influential Jewish society, eventually gave way to an even stranger revolutionary change which resulted in that same European people now becoming essentially godless. In the process of becoming a Christian and a Jew the modern largely godless White Man subverted both Christianity and Judaism, respectively, and destroyed whatever was left in these revealed religions that was still sacred.

The modern secular White Man and his brown, yellow and black-skinned ‘mimic men’ are now attempting to do with Islam what had previously been accomplished with Judaism and Christianity. That is the fundamental explanation for the 1000-year-old war on Islam that was unleashed with the greatest fury after September 11^th.

Muslims are now being subjected to a sophisticated and comprehensive effort to so rethink Islam and to so modify their religion that it can be accommodated within the new universal global godless society. A new cosmetic version of Islam must emerge which would accept the Jews as rulers of the world and accept the State of Israel as the Ruling State of the world. This must perforce be an Islam that would be devoid of all notions of Jihad.

Muslims are being told that the values of the new global society are indeed universal values of pure Islam. But the new global society and its cosmopolitan elite are the product of secular western civilization and it shares the values of that godless civilization. Among those values are the political Shirk that has now embraced all of mankind in its deadly embrace, and the economic Riba of the modern economy whose embrace of mankind has brought a new economic slavery.

Godless western civilization made possible the establishment of both the Jewish State of Israel, and the Saudi-Wahhabi State of Saudi Arabia, and it is that civilization which has ensured the survival of both Israel and Saudi Arabia from their birth to the present. This is the key with which Muslims can seek to understand the world today. Neither of these phenomena can be explained without the Qur’an. The Qur’anic explanation that has emerged as the very core of this book is that the world is now in the control of Y’ajuj and M’ajuj as well Dajjal, the False Messiah.

Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) explained the purpose of a Divine Plan in which the Jews (i.e. the Israelite Jews) were expelled from the Holy Land after their rejection of the Messiah, the son of the Virgin Mary, and their attempt to crucify him. Allah, Most Merciful, then gave them a certain period of time in which to seek His mercy (“It may be that your Lord may (yet) have mercy on you.” Qur’an, Banu Israil, 17:8), and He left only one door open for them through which they could earn mercy. That door (to mercy) was the one last Prophet who was still to come. He was Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), the Prophet of Allah, Most High. The Jews would have to believe in him and follow him, honor him and assist him in order to win divine mercy (Qur’an, al-‘Araf, 7:157).

If the Israelite Jews were to reject Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), the implication would be that the door for divine mercy would be closed, and that when the final count-down of the Last Age came, Allah Most High would bring them back to the scene of their greatest crimes, i.e., the Holy Land (Qur’an, Banu Israil, 17:104). That Jewish return to the Holy Land would signify that their final divine punishment had commenced. This book has declared that such moment has arrived! The period of seventeen months commencing after the arrival of Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) in Madina was the most crucially important in all of Jewish history. The door to Divine Mercy was open. When it became absolutely clear at the end of seventeen months that the Jews had not only rejected Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) but were conspiring to destroy Islam, Allah Most High decreed the change in Qiblah and this implied that the door to Divine Mercy was now shut for the Jews. Never again would they ever qualify for inheriting the Holy Land. Instead it is Muslims who have now been bestowed that inheritance:

“It is He Who has made you (the Muslims) inheritors of the (Holy) Land (after the Jews): He has raised some of you by degrees above others that He might test you through that which He bestowed upon you (Banu Israil got more than any other people): for thy Lord is swift in punishment: yet He is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

 (Qur’an, al-An’am, 6:165)

It was at this point in time, i.e., after the change in Qiblah and before the death of the Prophet (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) that the release of Dajjal and of Y’ajuj and M’ajuj took place. Only ‘one-eyed’ Muslims would now join with Jews to participate in ‘Inter-faith’ services and joint prayer sessions. This is because Jews have now been brought back to the Holy Land to face the consequences of many evil deeds of theirs, including the evil that they now commit. At the top of that list is their betrayal of their Covenant with Allah Most High.

Jews already recognize that Allah Most High has punished them many times before. This book has explained the Islamic view that history cannot end before the Jews receive their final punishment. Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) has provided crucially important information on the subject, to wit: that a Muslim army would conquer Jerusalem, destroy the impostor State of Israel and punish the Jews. The followers of Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would thus liberate the Holy Land. Here, once more, is the prophecy of Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) to that effect:

“Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet said: Black banners shall emerge from Khorasan (i.e., area which is now included in Afghanistan, Pakistan and a little in Iran and Central Asia), and no force would be able to stop them until they are inserted in Aelia (Jerusalem).”

(Sunan, Tirmidhi)

This is why ‘Jerusalem in the Qur’an’ should be read again and again, and why it should lead every reader to a penetrating study of the Qur’an and to the explanations of the Qur’an that were given by Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). He spoke at length about Jerusalem and its role in the Last Age. Among the things that he said were the following: 

“Narrated Auf bin Malik: I went to the Prophet during the Ghazwa of Tabuk while he was sitting in a leather tent. He said: Count six signs that indicate the approach of the Hour: my death, the conquest of Jerusalem, a plague that will afflict you (and kill you in great numbers) as the plague that afflicts sheep, the increase of wealth to such an extent that even if one is given one hundred Dinars, he will not be satisfied; then an affliction which no Arab house will escape, and then a truce between you and Bani al-Asfar (i.e. the Byzantines) who will betray you and attack you under eighty flags. Under each flag will be twelve thousand soldiers.”

(Sahih Bukhari)

 “Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allah’s Messenger said: The Last Hour would not come unless the Muslims fight against the Jews. The Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree, and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say (such), for it is the tree of the Jews.”

(Sahih Muslim)

Perhaps for the first time in history a war is being fought with ‘stones’. The Palestinian Muslim intifada (uprising) continues to deliver its response to Israeli oppression with ‘stones’. That is a truly ominous sign for Israel. In addition, Israel has engaged in the indiscriminate destruction of ‘trees’ in the Holy Land. Thousands of olive trees have already been destroyed by Israel in a diabolical effort to increase the economic hardship being imposed upon the Palestinian people, Muslim as well as Christian. The outrage against these acts of Fasad (awesome oppression and wickedness) is such that the ‘trees’ and ‘stones’ in the Holy Land are now beginning to ‘speak’ in fulfillment of the prophecy of the Prophet (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). Of course the trees and stones cannot be heard with the external ears. Rather, it is with the internal hearing faculty in the heart of those who possess faith (Iman) that one will hear the ‘trees’ and ‘stones’ when they speak! That, perhaps, explains why the Saudi, Egyptian, Turkish, Jordanian and Pakistani Governments, as well as so many other governments around the world, appear unable to hear the stones speaking in the Holy Land!

Our view is that the above prophecy of Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) is already being fulfilled today in the Palestinian intifada. As time now passes the stones will speak louder and louder. Only those who are spiritually deaf and dead will fail to hear them. If the very stones are now crying out to Muslims everywhere in the world to liberate the Holy Land from Jewish occupation and oppression, the implication is that Muslims should mobilize themselves and devote all their efforts and all their resources for that struggle; and that struggle be given precedence over such mundane goals as, for example, raising the standard of living of a people who are already living comfortably. It follows quite logically that Muslims cannot reside in territories where the war against Islam and support for Israel are most pronounced. Such would be USA, Britain, etc. Muslims must migrate from such territories and go to reside in places where they can better preserve their faith and support the struggle for the liberation of the Holy Land. The world is increasingly being forced to recognize the oppression created and sustained by Israel, an oppression that will constantly increase until, according to the prophecy of Prophet Muhammad (‘alaihi alSalam):

“…. a man would pass by a grave and roll on it saying: I wish I were in the grave (instead of the dead man), not for religious reasons but because of oppression”

(Sahih, Muslim) 

Perhaps the most important warning that this book gives is that every tomorrow will now witness increased oppression of those Muslims who remain faithful to Islam. Indeed since September 11^th the oppression of such Muslims has dramatically intensified all around the world. Muslims are now living through the ‘mother of all trials’. The present Ruling State in the world (USA) is leading an effort to make the world safe for the next Ruling State (Israel)! 

The guidance that the Qur’an provides in Surah al-Kahf is the only guidance with which Muslims can hope to survive this wicked storm. The only guide who can successfully guide Muslims in this age is the guide who understands the age in which we now live and whose understanding is derived from the Qur’an and the Ahadith of the blessed Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). Such a guide would understand the Shirk of the modern secular State and its system of electoral politics and he would advise Muslims to abstain from that Shirk by not pledging allegiance to a secular constitution. He would also understand the Riba of the modern economy and advise Muslims to abstain from all forms of Riba to the maximum extent that is possible for them. He would recognize ‘paper money’ to be Haram and would be taking steps to encourage Muslims to return to the use of gold and silver coins as money which can be used in the market as legal tender. (It is unlikely that the ‘International Jew’ would allow the Government of Malaysia to reintroduce gold and silver coins as ‘legal tender’.) 

The guide would recognize and warn his people about the back-door Riba now being practiced by Islamic Banks, Credit Unions and other financial institutions. Such a guide would declare this to be the age of Y’ajuj and M’ajuj and of Dajjal, the False Messiah. All others are just ‘whistling in the wind’.

My book entitled Surah al-Kahf and the Modern Age, which is now being written, will, Insha Allah, attempt to explain the guidance which that Surah of the Qur’an provides. At the very heart of that guidance is the imperative of disconnecting from the godless cities of the modern world and moving to the countryside where land is cheap and where there is water. Muslim villages should then be established in such locations and then an attempt be made to establish Islam as the way of life of the villages. The work of my teacher, Maulana Dr. Muhammad Fadlur Rahman Ansari, entitled ‘The Qur’anic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society’ is a blueprint for survival since it provides the specific guidance of the Qur’an that must be applied in the establishment of authentic Islam in such Muslim villages. It is from children who grow up in Muslim villages that are disconnected from the godless world that the future Muslim army would emerge which would liberate the Holy Land.

 The End

 

Source: Jerusalem in the Qur'an by Imran N. Hosein

THE ISLAND IS BRITAIN - JERUSALEM IN THE QUR’AN

THE ISLAND IS BRITAIN

Our view is that the island referred to in the Hadith was Britain. The evidence that supports our claim is truly startling. Consider the following. In 1917 the government of the ‘island’ of Britain issued the Balfour Declaration in which it announced to a startled world the intention of the British Government to support the establishment of a Jewish National Home in the Holy Land. Then in 1917-18 it was a British army led by General Allenby which defeated the Turkish army and liberated the Holy Land of Muslim rule. From 1919 to 1948 Britain ruled over the Holy Land on the basis of a Mandate conferred by the League of Nations. During this period of time the world witnessed the massive emigration of European Jews to the Holy Land. The tremendous German hatred of the Jews for their betrayal in the first world war (the German Jews made a deal with Britain that they would get USA to enter the war in support of Britain if Britain, in turn, would promise to give them the Holy Land when the war was won) and the resultant rise of Hitler led to such wholesale persecution of the Jews as dramatically increased the Jewish emigration from Europe to the Holy Land.

Finally, in 1948 Britain acted as the ‘midwife’ for the baby to be born, i.e., for the declaration of independence of the State of Israel. We may note, in addition, that the island of Britain is located across the Mediterranean Sea about one month’s journey from the Arab world! It is also important to note that the British have excelled in spying and espionage. Sherlock Holmes and James Bond movies are the fictional equivalent to Lawrence of Arabia.

It is quite possible that there would still be some who would disagree with our view in which we have identified Britain as the island mentioned in the Hadith. To such people we respond very respectfully with the invitation to kindly correct us. In order to do so they must, themselves, identify the island and provide the evidence that validates their claim and invalidates ours.

And so we have concluded that the Hadith has informed us that when Dajjal was released on earth and he commenced his mission of impersonating the Messiah in ‘a day that was like a year’ it was from the island of Britain that he did so. We have also noticed that during this period of time Britain functioned as the ‘Ruling State’ of the world. Secondly we noticed that when it was the ‘Ruling State’ of the world Britain exercised control over the money of the world. This was done through the Bank of England. Indeed London was the financial capital of the world.

But we then noticed that there was a moment in time when, in a strange and mysterious way, Britain ceased to be the ‘Ruling State’ in the world and was replaced by USA. This process of change appears to have commenced with one war, i.e., the First World War, and ended with another, i.e., the Second World War. Our view is that the period between the First and Second World Wars witnessed the movement of Dajjal from a day that was like a year to a day that was like a month. It is very important that we observe that process of change with great insight since it provides us with the clues with which to recognize that moment in time when Dajjal would move from a day that is like a month to a day that is like a week.

An act of terrorism in the summer of 1914 in the city of Sarajevo resulted in the assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand of Austria -Hungary. The perpetrator was a Serb but the footprints that were left led to Russia . Whoever planned the assassination, and left those footprints leading to Russia, wanted Austria -Hungary to declare war on Russia. The real target of the assassination was not Russia but the ally of Russia, namely Britain. The Ottoman Islamic State was the other target. It had to be destroyed and Britain had to do the job of destruction. When Austria –Hungary declared war on Russia, Britain and France promptly entered the war in support of Russia. And Germany responded by entering the war in support of Austria -Hungary.

The plan behind the event of the assassination was to so weaken the British economy through war that Britain would eventually lose its status as the Ruling State in the world and would be replaced by another State. The perpetrators of the act of terrorism were so devilishly cunning that they were able to simultaneously attack the Ottoman Islamic Empire. That State still constituted a formidable obstacle to the liberation of the Holy Land, the return of the Jews to the Holy Land, and the restoration of the State of Israel. The best possible way of removing that obstacle was war. And so the Ottoman Islamic Empire was forced, by way of skillful internal intrigue, to enter the war in support of Germany. Britain was then eventually used for attacking and destroying not only the Ottoman Islamic State but, also, the Islamic Caliphate.

But from 1914 to 1916 the war was a disaster for Britain. Firstly, German submarines wrested from Britain control over the seas. Secondly, Germany occupied France and installed a pro-German government in Paris. Thirdly, Russian troops were deserting and retreating. And finally, by 1916 Britain was in such dire straits that she was marooned and was threatened by starvation. Then came dramatic change in 1916.

The Jews approached the British Government and offered to get USA to enter the war in support of Britain if Britain would, as a quid pro quo, promise to give the Holy Land to the Jews at the end of the war. Britain accepted the offer. The Jews then put their tremendous propaganda machinery in USA to work and pulled every possible string until they succeeded in getting USA to enter the war in 1916 in support of Britain. Britain responded one year later by issuing the Balfour Declaration. 1916 also marked the successful conclusion of excellent espionage by British spies in the Arabian Peninsula. 

Britain succeeded in achieving two very important objectives both of which constituted strategic blows delivered against the Ottoman Islamic State. The first was the conclusion of a Treaty of Mutual Assistance and Benevolent Neutrality between Britain and ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Ibn Saud (then ruling over Riyadh). The cost to Britain was a mere 5000 Sterling pounds a month that Abdul Aziz would receive from the British Treasury. The second was the success in inducing Sharif Husain, the Ottoman appointed

Sharif of Makka and the Hejaz, to rebel against the Ottoman Caliph and declare his independence. The cost to Britain was a princely sum of 7 million Sterling pounds.

And so 1916 changed the course of the war and eventually delivered victory to the USA, Britain and the Jews. Not only was Germany defeated but, more importantly, the Ottoman Islamic State was dismembered and in its place emerged the secular State of Turkey. Indeed the secular leadership of Turkey promptly negotiated an offensive and defensive alliance with the same Britain that had played the leading role in the dismemberment of the Ottoman Islamic State. But Britain was so devastated by the war that the USA replaced Britain as the Ruling State in the world. This was confirmed during the period between the two world wars and then after the Second World War.

For example, during the Second World War it was an American General, Dwight Eisenhower, who led the allied troops. Then in 1944 the Bretton Woods conference on the establishment of a new international monetary system delivered a convincing statement on Britain’s new diminished status when it selected the US dollar as the new international currency replacing the Sterling pound. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank replaced the Bank of England as the premier financial institutions in the world. And Washington replaced London as the financial capital of the world thus controlling the money of the world. After the war was over it was USA that had to rebuild the British and European economies through the Marshall Plan. In the 1956 Suez crisis and again in the Cuban missile crisis of 1963, USA convincingly demonstrated its new status as the Ruling State in the world.  

In the same way that Britain, the Ruling State in the world, was strangely obsessed with the Holy Land (e.g., the Balfour Declaration) and the British people were themselves incapable of explaining this strange obsession, so too was the new Ruling State, USA, strangely obsessed with the Holy Land, and so too were the American people themselves incapable of explaining this strange obsession. For example, USA was the first State in the world to ‘recognize’ the new State of Israel when it declared its independence in 1948. Since then USA has acted as the chief Patron of Israel ‘through thick and through thin’! USA has provided Israel with massive financial, economic and military aid. In fact the total aid to Israel almost exceeds the total US aid to the rest of the world. Some of the US aid has gone to Israel through the US government but a substantial amount of aid has also gone from USA to Israel through Jews who are resident in USA. In so far as military aid is concerned some has gone through the ‘front door’ and some through the ‘back door’ (the case of Jonathan Pollard who passed on to Israel US nuclear secrets is the most well known). As a consequence Israel became a nuclear and a thermo-nuclear power on par with the nuclear States in the world.

Our conclusion is that Dajjal is geographically located in USA during that stage of his life on earth when ‘his day is like a month’. We go on to argue in this book that we are now located at a moment in time when Dajjal is about to move to that stage of his life on earth when his ‘day would be like a week’, which would witness USA being replaced by Israel as the Ruling State in the world. In fact we have located the September 11^th attack on USA as the opening round of the process through which this change in Ruling States would be accomplished.  

By virtue of the fact that the Qur’an declared of itself that it “explains all things” (Qur’an, al-Nahl, 16:89), it is capable of explaining this most amazing of events ever witnessed in the religious history of mankind, i.e., the restoration of the State of Israel in the Holy Land almost 2000 years after it was destroyed by Allah, Most High.

Our purpose in turning to the Qur’an to locate that explanation is to direct attention to that divine guidance which will assist the Muslim people around the world to respond appropriately to the strange events unfolding in the Holy Land.

Before we return to an examination of this most ominous of divine prophecies that has already been fulfilled, i.e., that Allah Most High will bring the Jewish people back to the Holy Land in the ‘End Time’, it is necessary for us to address the subject of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who is the greatest hoax the world has ever known in response to the prophecy of the return of the Messiah. 

Source: Jerusalem in the Qur'an by Imran N. Hosein

 to be continued....

A Woman of Submission to God - Lady Maimunah - Prophet Muhammad's Wives

Prophet Muhammad's Wives

Lady Maimunah bint Al-Harith

The Prophet's Wife: A Woman of Submission to God

The Story of Maimunah Bint Al-Harith

For Maimunah, submitting to the will of God 

was always the highest priority.

Maimunah bint Al-Harith became one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) seven years after Muslims' emigration from Makkah to Madinah (known to Muslims as the Hijrah).

She had already been divorced once, after which she re-married and was later widowed. Many women would have given up on love by then, but Maimunah's story was slightly different.

When she became Prophet Muhammad's wife, she was a vibrant and intelligent woman in her mid-20s and brought much wisdom to her third marriage.

It was through Maimunah that plenty of Islamic teachings were relayed to Muslims; one of them especially was the blessing of trust and faith in Islam.

Besides being known for her total submission to Allah and her steadfast support for her husband, Maimunah bint Al-Harith is another Mother of the Believers (an honorary title given to all the wives of Prophet Muhammad) who has narrated many Hadiths (sayings of Prophet Muhammad) — 76 to be precise. Many of these narrations have to do with the nature of the relationship between her and her husband so that Muslims can learn and emulate through their own relationships and reap the happiness that is promised between husband and wife.

When Prophet Muhammad initiated the marriage proposal  to Maimunah, it was a  huge  family  affair,  and  Prophet Muhammad spoke to her brother-in-law and  her  sister  Umm  Al-Fadl.  The proposal  was  received  with  much  joy and  trust  in  Allah,  and  Maimunah accepted it willingly.

There is a verse from the Quran that says what means:

{O Prophet, We have made lawful for you… any believing woman who has offered herself to the Prophet and whom the Prophet wishes to wed- this is only for you [Prophet] and not the rest of the believers.} (33:50)

Many believe that this verse best suits Maimunah as her soul was firmly dedicated to her new husband.

According to Martin Lings, a prominent Muslim scholar, it was Umm Al-Fadl and her husband Abbas who approached the Prophet to marry Maimunah and not the other way around. Umm Al-Fadl believed such a union would bring great benefit to the Muslim community, which was being built slowly on sturdy grounds. Prophet Muhammad accepted her suggestion and continued to pursue a marriage proposal with Maimunah herself, whom he already knew personally (281).

Prophet Muhammad was already very closely acquainted with Maimunah and Umm Al-Fadl's family, as they too were amongst the first Muslims during the initial revelation in Makkah. In fact, it was even narrated that Prophet Muhammad described Maimunah and her sisters as "the believing sisters", which was an amazing recognition for the entire family.

Her Marriage to the Prophet

his marriage with Maimunah led to opportunities 
to spread the teachings of Islam to the tribe of Banu Hilal

Indeed, Umm Al-Fadl had been right in initiating the relationship. Prophet Muhammad, through his marriage with Maimunah, was led to opportunities to spread the teachings of Islam to the tribe of Banu Hilal (Maimunah's tribe), and consequentially, another important Muslim community began to grow and integrate with the first one. Upon joining the Prophet's household, Maimunah became instrumental in strictly endorsing the Prophet's orders, by decree of Allah. Her passion towards her husband and her love for Islam were an emotional ride, but were always based on reason and logic.

It is reported that one day she was visited by a relative who seemed somewhat

intoxicated. Upon seeing the condition of this relative, Maimunah became enraged. She warned him, "Purify yourself, or I will never let you come here again." Her relative was quick to obey her, realizing that Maimunah's piety weighed heavier than family relations, especially when her family's behavior contradicted Islamic principles.

Her passion for her family was driven by Islam, and she felt the constant need to protect others from the temptations of this world. Even until her death, she took care of her relatives and protected them. Aishah bint Abi Bakr, a wife of Prophet Muhammad, said: "Maimunah was the best amongst us, as she feared Allah most and maintained a close and continuous relationship with her kin." (Al-Hakim 8:181)

Maimunah Amongst the Women

She provided all the ingredients of a thriving marriage

Aishah's recognition of Maimunah did not end there. Aishah always praised Maimunah's morals and dedication to Allah's directions.

Of course, the Mothers of the Believers were the women that no other could contend with, as they were all recognized as virtuous and strong Muslims who were hand-picked by Allah to teach and nurture the nascent Muslim community that was still learning about the faith.

There were several occasions on which Maimunah stepped up as the Prophet's consultant, advisor, and aid to help dispel ambiguity in rulings and to allow Muslims to witness first-hand how Islam should be practiced. She walked the talk of the Quran by virtue of Prophet Muhammad, rushed to his aid when he needed her, and maintained her love for Islam above all.

She provided all the ingredients of a thriving marriage. Through her sayings, she spoke of intimacy between husband and wife, like washing up from the same container of water and keeping a close watch on the emotions of one's spouse. All this indicates that Maimunah was picked as a wife for anything more than her zeal in nurturing a strong marriage, and it was only through her piety and submission to God that she achieved that.

It so happened that the night before Prophet Muhammad's departure from the world, he spent his day at Maimunah's home, as per his routine schedule. Maimunah, who was deeply dedicated and sensitive towards her husband's needs, sensed that he was at unease. He began asking her to suggest whose house he should spend his next night, as this was his tradition in parting from each wife's home.

Maimunah knew that it was not Aishah's turn yet, but as she saw her husband falling ill and weak, she knew best that he would want to spend the night with his most beloved wife. She asked him to leave her for Aishah's house, before rounding up the other wives, as if she felt it was time for him to leave the world.

Maimunah Amongst the Muslims

Maimunah was known to the Muslims as a woman of charity

Her complete submission to Allah and Prophet Muhammad encouraged her to denounce worldly pleasures and to worship and love for the sake of Islam only. Maimunah was known to the Muslims as a woman of charity. She freed slaves and cared for the poor. And it was through her actions that other Muslims followed suit.

Yet her participation in Muslim society was even more apparent during war. During the battles that took place in the Prophet's life time, it was Maimunah who mobilized the first female group who would accompany the men at war and provide medical aid and emotional support for the wounded.

For a woman who was later known to rarely leave her house after her husband's passing, Maimunah was actively involved in travelling with the Muslim army when they needed the help the most. With her husband leading the battles, she mostly felt that it was his right to have her by his side.

In many ways she served Islam throughout her entire life, relaying important aspects of Muslim life so that the torch of Islam would never die down. She took care of her kin and encouraged good relations amongst all Muslims. Moreover, she was always in the middle of action, leading by example and translating emotions into sense and logic, in hopes that her and her husband's behavior would be understood and adopted by the Muslim followers.

But over and above her zeal for charity and serving the Muslim community, Maimunah was still a romantic at heart. Her passion and emotional attachment to Prophet Muhammad, whom she outlived, lived on within her.

In the year 51 AH (after Hijrah), Maimunah fell ill in Makkah. Upon so, she said, "Get me out of Makkah. I will not die in Makkah," (Ibn Kathir 4:261).

She then asked to be transported to Sarf — the town in which she had spent her wedding night with her beloved husband, Prophet Muhammad — where she eventually passed away.

Did the Prophet Marry Maymunah During Ihram?

Islam pays due care to marriage and its rulings. Therefore, Muslims are ordained to follow these rulings in all matters of marriage.

Responding to your question, Dr.`Abdul Fattah Edris, Professor of Usul Al-Fiqh, Al-Azhar University, stated,

It is known that a Muslim in the state of ihram (special clothing of Hajj) cannot get married, engage, or marry a woman to another man. This is due to the hadith narrated by `Uthman ibn `Affan in which he says, “I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “A Muhrim (the person wearing the clothing of Hajj) must neither get married, nor marry a woman to another man, nor should he engage (make the proposal of marriage.)” (Muslim)

As for your question, it is true that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married Maymunah during the journey of Hajj, but this took place on his way back from Hajj, not on his way to Hajj.

Regarding the hadith narrated by Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), he may have been confused, as he was still young. He may have thought that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married Maymunah while being in the state of ihram, but that was only an introduction to the marriage, while the actual marriage only took place on the way back from Hajj, after taking off the clothing of ihram.

Another point is: how could the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbid his followers from doing something and do it himself? This could not happen as he is the role model of the Ummah.

In addition, there are may hadiths narrated by many companions such as Ibn

`Umar, Yazid Ibn Al-Asamm, and Abu-Rafi` that contradict Ibn `Abbas's narration. Commenting on that hadith,  Ibn Numayr said that, “I told Az-Zuhry (a prominent scholar of hadith) about it and he said, “Yazid Ibn Al-Asam told me that he (the Prophet) married her while he was halal (not muhrim)” (Muslim).

In one of these hadiths, Abu-Rafi` said, “He married her while he was halal (not muhrim), and I was the messenger between them” (At-Tabarani)

Given the above, it is clear that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married Maymunah on the way back from Hajj while he was not muhrim; after taking off the clothing of ihram.

Allah knows best.

Source: http://onislam.net