The Greatest Love Story (Muhammad SAW and Khadija RA)

The Greatest Love Story by Umm HashiR

A sneak into the realms of ancient Arabia There lived the noblest woman of that area A successful and flourishing entrepreneur A symbol of elegance and ethical demeanor

Her tradings were in a situation too critical It was difficult for her in a society so patriarchal She looked for a man to handle her affairs A reliable person with no false graces and airs

She entrusted her business to a trustworthy caretaker A man known for his truthfulness, 15 years younger A trip abroad, he made her business grow manifold His sincerity and dedication appealed her to behold

This woman of 40, who was the most sought after Had turned down every prominent marriage offer She had ceased to tread that road after being widowed She had no desire to love again or to be loved

The emotions in her heart for a special one were re-kindled He mysteriously entered her heart and there forever dwelled She sent him a straight marriage proposal, with no pretense She was saved for this man by her Creator, in true sense

He was amazed to know that this woman of beauty and honor Who had turned down the wealthy, wished to be his life-partner! They married and lived together with love and dignity The most blessed union ever, protected by the Almighty!

They always looked at each-other wanting to satisfy and please In spite of their age difference they were at complete ease She respected him beyond words, spent her life and wealth on him She loved to silently look at him, never raised her voice on him

He cared for her in the best of manners in happiness and ailment Fed her with his hands and stayed closer when she was pregnant She mothered all his children - the most righteous progeny When he lost all his sons in infancy, she soothed his agony

She was the best of his friends whom he loved with delight She was his comforter and counsellor who calmed him that night When he ran into her arms crying "Cover me! Cover me!" "I am afraid this state of fear, would soon overpower me!"

Wrapped in her comfort, he narrated the incident of Hira "A voice I heard that terrified me with the word of Iqra I was squeezed when I pleaded that I could never read I was asked in the Name of My Lord to Read! Read! Read!"

She consoled him saying, "By The One Who has control over my soul He has chosen you to be the prophet of this mankind as a whole! For He can never humiliate the slave who is good to all people Of righteousness and truthfulness you are an apt example!"

She then took him to her cousin, a scholar of old scriptures Waraqah gave him glad tidings based on the said features He confirmed that the experience was of Divine Truth He was the chosen Last Messenger, The Sealing Prophet!

Then came the beginning of times, too testing and severe Their Al Ameen, As Sadiq - now they termed him a liar! Their opposition turned into hatred, they so despised him He was banished from the city, and she accompanied him

She supported his cause, sacrificing all her wealth Life filled with hardships took a toll upon her health She loved him the same till her very last breath She was put to sleep forever through the Angel of Death

While struggling to spread the Message, he lost his first believer Standing for his cause of Truth, he lost his staunch supporter He lost his friend, his counsellor, his ultimate comforter His world was brought to a standstill - he had lost his life-partner

This loss was so terrible that he feared a lonely tomorrow Of all the phases in Seerah, he called it "the year of sorrow" He came across a necklace which this companion had worn Tears welled up his blessed eyes, his heart did heavily mourn

It signified his emotions that were to her so attached He missed her so terribly, years after she had passed With apparent jealousy pure Ayesha questioned him thus "Was your love for that wife greater than it is for all of us?"

He understood her restlessness and replied to console "She believed in me, with all her mind and soul She accepted my Message, when everyone rejected When I had no help, she comforted and supported."

He married many later, but alive she was his only wife Her companionship is the jewel that adornes all his life She left him in this Duniya, as destined by Allaah Assuring a promised reunion, in His eternal Jannah.

This love story, which is so endearing to recall Glorified through centuries, greatest of them all! These sacrifices many and the selfless love of Khadijah (رضي الله عنه) Remain cemented in the blessed heart of Muhammed Mustafa (صلى الله عليه و سلم)

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