In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Iman walon mei se kuch log aise hain jo apne ahd (pact) ko Allah ke saath sachayiii se nibha chuke hain (yaani unhon ne Jihad mei hissa liya, aur kafiron ke samne kabhi apni peeth nahi dikhayi); unmeii se kuch log apni zimmedari poori kar chuke hain (yaani shaheed ho gaiii hain); aur kuch abhi intezaar kar rahey hain, lekin unhon ne kabhi apne ahd ko, jo unhone Allah ke saath kiya tha, zara bhi nahi badla. (33:23)
Publisher Note: Semaab Saeed
Saare tareef Allah ke liye hai, jo saari duniya ka Rabb hai. Allah ka salaam aur barkat uske aakhri Nabi aur Rasool, Muhammad (SAWS), unki family aur unke sahaba par ho.
In (Sites) ka maqsad hamare naujawanon ko Islam ke azeem heroes, Prophet (SAWS) ke sahaba, ki zindagi se roshan karna hai. Saath hi, hum chaahte hain ke Muslim youth ko apne deen par amal karne aur usko apnane ka jazba barhe. Is tarah se, yeh sites do zaroori kaam karti hain: hamare naujawanon ko taleem dena aur unhein achay Musalman banne ki taraf encourage karna.
Aage ki kahani ka title hai "Khalid bin Al-Waleed — Allah ki Talwar", jo ek Muslim hero, Khalid bin Al-Waleed ki zindagi ki kahani hai. Unhone apni poori zindagi aur fauj ki mahirata Islam ki daawat aur madad ke liye laga di. Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne unse kaha:
"Tum Allah ki Talwar ho."
Islam aur Quraish ke chiefs
Jab Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ney Islam ka paighaam dena shuru kiya, to Quraish ke chiefs ne uske khilaf apna rawaiya ikhtiyar kiya. Unhein woh aasool pasand nahi aaye jo Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) pesh kar rahe thay, kyun ke unhein lagta tha ke unki qaumi aur hukoomati manzilon aur khaas privileges ko nuqsan ho sakta hai. Shuruat mei, unhon ne apni poori koshish ki ke Islam ke paigam ko logon se chhupa dein aur uske muttabi'een ko apne mazhab se mutabadil kar dein. Jab unhein apne daawaon mei kamyabi nahi mili aur wo mu'mineen ko apne imaan se hatane mei na-kaamyaab rahe, to unhon ne Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) par kuch aise ilzaam lagaye jo wo khud bhi jante thay ke jhoot thay. Unhon ne ilzaam lagaya ke Muhammad (SAWS) jaadoogar hai ya jhoota hai, jab ke wo khud unhein "Al-Ameen" (Ameen aur trustworthy) kehte thay.
Lekin unki har koshish bekaar gayi. Jab unhon ne dekha ke na to zulm aur na hi lafz ke zariye Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ko apni baat manwa sakte hain, to unhon ne unhey maarne ki koshish ki, lekin Allah ne apne Rasool (SAWS) ko unki saazishon se bachaya.
Hijrat (Migration) to Al-Madinah
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ko yeh ehsaas hua ke unki zindagi bhar ki koshishen apne qoum ko Islam qabool karwane ke liye bekaar ja rahi hain. Sirf kuch log, jo zyada tar kamzor aur ghulam thay, unhone Islam ko qabool kiya. Is liye, unhon ne Makkah ke aas-paas ke shehron mei basne wali qabeelon ko Islam ki taraf daawat di aur unse madad aur hifazat ki guzarish ki taake wo Islam ka paighaam phela sakein.
Ek dafa, wo Ta'if gaiii, jo Makkah se 90 kilometre door tha, aur qabeela Thaqeef ke logon ko Islam ka paighaam diya aur unhein apna risalat ka paigham samjhaane ki koshish ki. Iska jawab yeh mila ke Ta'if ke logon ne unhein bahar nikaal diya aur bachon aur ghulamoon ko hukm diya ke wo Muhammad (SAWS) par pathar daalein.
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) har din bazaar jaate thay is umeed ke saath ke shayad koi aur qabeela unka paighaam qabool kar le. Ek dafa, unki mulaqat Yathrib ke ek group se hui, jo Makkah se 400 kilometre door tha. Unhon ne unhein Islam ki daawat di aur apni madad aur hifazat ki guzarish ki taake wo Allah ka paighaam phela sakein. Yathrib ke logon ne aapas meii is daawat par guftagu ki aur aakhir kar is paighaam ko qabool kar liya. Unhon ne chhupke se Prophet (SAWS) se mulaqat ki aur waada kiya ke agle saal apne qabeela ke saath unse milne aayenge aur unhein apni hifazat ka paighaam denge.
Agle saal, 73 mard aur aurat ki ek group ne Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) se milkar unse apni madad ka waada kiya aur kaha ke agar wo Madinah ki taraf hijrat karen to unhein apni madad aur hifazat denge. Jab unhon ne yeh poocha ke agar wo unka paighaam qabool karenge aur unki madad karenge to unhein kis qism ka inaam milega, to Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne jawab diya ke unke paas koi duniyaavi inaam nahi hai. Jo unhein milne wala hai, wo sirf Jannat ka inaam hoga.
Islam ke muttabi'een Madinah hijrat karna shuru ho gaiii. Quraish ke chiefs ko laga ke wo Musalmanon ko apne control se kho rahe hain. Unhon ne apni puri koshish ki ke wo Musalmanon ko Madinah hijrat karne se rokein, lekin unki koi koshish kaam nahi aayi. Aakhir kar, unhon ne socha ke Islam ko khatam karne ka behtareen tareeqa yeh hai ke wo Muhammad (SAWS) ko maar dein.
Abu Jahl, jo Islam ka sabse bada dushman tha, ne yeh tajwez di ke Quraish ke har qabeelay se 40 jawaan aur taqatwar mardon ko ikatha kiya jaye aur Muhammad (SAWS) ko maar diya jaye. In jawaanon ko hukm diya gaya ke wo Muhammad (SAWS) ke ghar ke darwaze ke paas intezaar karein aur jab wo darwaza kholain to unhein apne talwaron se kaat kar maar dein.
Jab Hazrat Jibreel (AS) ne Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ko unki dushmanon ki saazish ka pata diya, to unhone unhein foran Makkah se Madinah hijrat karne ka hukm diya. Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne apne sabse qareebi saathi, Abu Bakr (RA) se kaha ke ab Madinah hijrat karna ka waqt aa gaya hai. Us raat jab Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) Madinah ki taraf hijrat karna chahte thay, to unke ghar ke aas-paas jawaan log unka intezaar kar rahe thay. Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne apne cousin, Hazrat Ali bin Abi Talib (RA) se kaha ke wo unke bistar par soyein aur unke jism ko apne chadar se dhak dein. Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) apne ghar se nikal kar in logon ke beech se guzre lekin unhone unhein nahi dekha.
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi, Abu Bakr (RA), Makkah se nikal kar ek ghaare mein chhup gaiii. Jab kafiroon ne dekha ke unki saazish naakaam ho gayi, to unhone apne ghursoon ko har jagah Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi ko dhoondhne ka hukm diya. Unhone jo bhi Muhammad (SAWS) ko pakad kar laayega ya maar dega, usay sau oonton ka inaam dene ka waada kiya. Hazaron log Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi ko dhoondhne nikle lekin wo sab khali hath laut aaye.
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi, Abu Bakr (RA), teen din aur raat ghaare mei guzaar kar rahe, jab tak ke dhoondhne walon ka shauq kam nahi ho gaya. Us ke baad dono ghaare se nikle aur ek aise raste par chalay jo karwanon ke raste se alag tha. Suraqah bin Malik naam ka ek aadmi inaam jeetne ki umeed mei unhein dhoondhne nikal pada. Usne unhein dekh liya aur unke paas pohanch kar unhein pakadna ya maarna chaha, lekin uska ghora apne ghutno par gir gaya. Usne dobara koshish ki lekin uska ghora phir se gir gaya aur usay apne peeth se neeche faink diya. Suraqah ne Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi se maafi maangi aur unse wada kiya ke wo unke dhoondhne walon ka dhyaan bhatka dega.
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi apna safar jari rakhtay hue ek jagah pohanchay jahan Umm Ma'bad ka doosh tha. Unhon ne us aurat se doodh ya kuch khane ke liye kaha, lekin usne mazrat ki ke uske paas kuch bhi bechne ke liye nahi tha. Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne ek kamzor aur bemaar bakri ko doosh ke paas bandha dekha. Unhon ne Umm Ma'bad se kaha ke wo bakri ka doodh dekh sakte hain. Umm Ma'bad ne is guzarish se koi itraaz nahi kiya. Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne apna haath bakri ke seene par rakha aur puri pot doodh se bhar di. Unhon ne thoda doodh pee liya aur phir woh pot Abu Bakr (RA) ko de diya. Abu Bakr (RA) ne doodh pi liya aur kuch doodh us aurat ke liye chhorha.
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi apna safar Madinah ki taraf jari rakhtay hue Madinah ke ass.pas tak pohanchay. Madinah ke log, jo muhajireen aur ansaar thay, unhone Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ka intezaar kiya. Jab Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi Madinah pohanchay, to unhein dilli se taza tareen khushi ka reception mila. Mard, auratain aur bachay sab bohot khush thay ke Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) unke beech hain.
Is mubarak sheher se, Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi apna jahaadi safar jari rakhtay hue, Islam ka paigham duniya bhar mein phelaanay ke liye apni koshishen karte rahe.
THE WARRIOR
Wasee registan mei, dhoop ki jalan aur Arabia ke gehre wa bade waadiyon ke andar, Hazrat Khalid ko ek jangju ke tor par paida kiya gaii tha, jiska maqsad apni qaum aur logon ki hifazat karna tha. Jaise har doosra qaumi aadmi, usay ghode ki sawari ki taleem di gayi thi, ek aise muashray mein jo heroism ko bohot izzat deta tha.
Hazrat Khalid ek aali miyaar ke gharane se thay, jo Quraish qabile ka tha. Bachpan mei hi, wo ek mazboot aur bahadur sipahi ke tor par jaany jatay thay, apni shaandar naslon par fakhar karta thay. Shuru se hi wo apni qaum ko dushmanon se bachane aur unhe harane ke liye taayun kiya gaiii thay, aur dheere dheere puray Arabia mein mashhoor ho gaiiii.
Jahiliya ka Leader Hazrat Khalid hamesha apne qabeelay ky leader thay aur kabhi bhi apne dil mei dar ko ghusne ka mauqa nahi detay thay. Unka sirf ek hi maqsad tha, kisi bhi jang mei apne qabeelay ki hifazat karte hue fatah hasil karna.
unhy bohot pareshani hoti thi jab unhony suna ke Quraish ka ek izzatdar gharane ka banda Allah se wahy paney ka dawa kar raha hai. Unho ny Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ko ek Allah ki ibadat ki taraf bulate hue suna aur pathar ke buto ki ibadat ko chhorhney ka khty suna. Unhy lagta tha ke aisa paigham uske forefathers key virsay ko khatam karne ke liye hai. Wo apne qabeelay ki jamhoori raye se mutasir huay thay.
Hazrat Khalid, jo Quraish ke aksar sardaron ki tarah, Islam ke paigham ko challenge kartay thay. Unka maanna tha ke naya mazhab tamaam tarkeebon aur zulm-o-istihsal ka anjaam hai. Is liye unhon ny zulm karne walon ki taraf se Islam ke phelao ko rokne ki puri koshish ki. Wo kayi jangon mei musalmanon ke khilaf bhi shamil huay aur unhein kaafi nuqsan pohanchaya. Magar phir bhi unke andar ye ehsaas tha ke jo kuch bhi Quraish karte, wo Islam ka paigham rok nahi sakte.
Wo aur Quraish ke doosre ghode wale, har wo kaam karte jo musalmanon ko nuqsan pohancha sake. Unhone Makkah mei musalmanon ki zindagi muskil bana di thi.
Makkah se Madinah hijrat karne ke baad, musalman apni imaan ki hifazat ke liye jang karne par majboor hue. Pehli jang ne Quraish ke kayi chiefs ko ya to maar diya ya phir musalmanon ke haathon asir bana diya. Khalid Badr ki jang ke baad gussa aur shikayat ke saath Makkah laut gaya tha, usay ye tasavvur nahi tha ke musalman apne dushmanon ko harane ke liye itne taqatwar ho gaiii hain. Magar wo bhool gaya ke jo fatah musalmanon ko mili thi, wo Allah ki madad se thi. Is liye usne Islam aur musalmanon ke khilaf jang jari rakhi. Hazrat Khalid aur Quraish ke doosre leaders ne musalmanon ko aman se jeene nahi diya aur Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ke paigham ko phailane se rokne ki puri koshish ki.
Badr ki jang mei milne wali shikast ke baad, unhone Islam ke khilaf dusri jang chalane ka faisla kiya. Unhone teen hazaar mardoon par mushtamil ek fauj tayar ki, jo har tarah se hathiyaaron se lehs tha, taake Islam ko tabah kiya ja sake. Unhone apni tijarat se kamai hui tamam resources ko ikatha kiya aur musalmanon ke khilaf buray iradon ka ek dastaweez tayar kiya.
Hazrat Khalid ne Quraish ke ghodon ki qiadat ki aur Uhud ke jabal ke paas Al-Madinah ki taraf march kiya. Usne apni fauj ko organize kiya aur jang ke maidan se door ek aise jagah par fauj ko rakha, jahan se wo pichhe se hamla kar sake agar usse mauqa milta. Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ko Hazrat Khalid ke iradon ka pata tha, is liye unhone Muslim fauj ke pichhe ek chhote se hill par pachaas archers (teerandaz) ko rakha, taake Hazrat Khalid ko pichhe se hamla karne ka koi moka na mile.
Muslim fauj, jo ke saat sau (700) logon par mushtamil thi, dushman se muqablay ke liye purjosh thi aur is threat ko khatam kar dena chahti thi. Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne pachaas archers ko chhoti si hill par rakha aur unhe yeh hukm diya ke wo apni jagah se na hilain, chahe wo dekhain ke fauj haar rahi hai.
Jang ka aaghaz dher se hua aur Quraish ki fauj sar juka li thi. Fauj ki haar ka elaan hone wala tha ke achanak fauj ne apni himmat tuti hui dekhi. Lekin archers ko yeh laga ke wo loot ka maal ikatha kar lein jab unhone dekha ke dushman ki fauj pichhe hat rahi hai. Unke leader ne unhe apni jagah se na hilne ki talqeen ki thi,Unhone apne farz ko nazarandaz karte hue loot ke maal ki taraf rujhan kiya, jab ke unke leader ne unhe apni jagah par qayam rehne ki sakht talqeen ki thi. .
Hazrat Khalid, jo ke ek mahir jangju thay, unhony dekha ke yeh achha moka hai Muslim fauj ke pichhe se hamla karne ka. unhony aur uske logon ne chhoti hill par chadhai ki aur jo archers apni jagah par the, unko shahed kar diya. Phir wo hill ke pichhe se nikal kar Muslim fauj ke pichhe se hamla kar diye. Muslim fauj jo ke ab tak quraish ki fauj ke piche bhag rahi thi aur kuch lootaari maal ikatha kar rahi thi, wo achanak Hazrat Khalid aur uske faujiyon ke hamlay se hairaan ho gayi. Jang ka manzara kaafi uljhan mei chala gaya. Kuch Muslim fauj ke log wapis Al-Madinah bhag gaii aur kuch ne jang band kar di, khaas kar jab unhone suna ke Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) shaheed ho gaii hain. Hazrat Khalid ne jang ka rukh badal diya aur Quraish ki fauj ko jeet dilayi.
Is jang ke natije mei, 70 Muslim sahaba shaheed ho gaye, jin mein Hamza aur Mus'ab bin Umair bhi shaheed hue. Lekin Muslimon se koi qaid nahi li gayi, kyunke koi bhi Muslim apne dushman ke samne jhukne ko tayar nahi tha.
Is jang se Hazrat Khalid ki battlefield mei jang ke dauran maharat sabit hui. unhoney dekha ke Quraish ki fauj peechay ho gayi thi aur woh haar rahe the, lekin usne apni jagah se nahi hile. Jab usne dekha ke Muslim fauj ne bhagti hui Quraish ki fauj ka peecha kar liya hai, to usne hill ke doosri taraf se unpar hamla kar diya aur unko kaafi uljhan mei daal diya.
Is jang ke baad, Hazrat Khalid ko Quraish ki fauj ka commander general bana diya gaya, unki jang mei maharat aur qudrat ke liye. Unhy apne qabeelay mei bhi ek aalaa rank di gayi us jang ki jeet ke liye.
Jab Quraish ne Muslimon par jeet hasil ki, to unhone Islam ke paigham ko khatam karne ke liye Arab ke doosre qabeelay ke sath mil kar ek bohot badi fauj tayaar ki. Unhone apne saare qabeelay se 10,000 log jama kiye jo "Ahzab" (Confederates) ke naam se mashhoor hue aur wo Al-Madinah ki taraf march kar rahe the.
Quraish ki fauj Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed ke sath thi, jo jang-e-Uhud mei jeet laane ki wajah se unka leader banaya gaya tha. Hazrat Khalid aur Quraish ke doosre sardaron ne yeh tay kiya tha ke wo Al-Madinah par hamla karenge, loot maar karenge aur Musalmanon ko Makka le ja kar apna ghulam banayenge.
Hazrat Khalid ko yeh baat maloom nahi thi ke Musalmanon ki haar jang-e-Uhud mei is wajah se hui thi ke unhone Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ke hukm ki nafarmani ki thi. Musalmanon ne maal-e-ganimat ikattha karne ki chahat mei akhirat ke inaam ko bhula diya tha.
Jab Hazrat Khalid aur uski fauj Al-Madinah ke qareeb pohanchi, to wo hairan reh gaii ke Musalmanon ne apne shahar ke ird-gird ek badi khandaq (trench) khod rakhi thi jo dushman ke hamlay ko roknay ke liye thi. Hazrat Khalid, jo ek tajurba kaar fauji thay, is tarah ki harbi tadbeer se pehle kabhi nahi guzray thay. Wo khandaq ke paas kharay thay, mayoos aur na-umeed. Us aur uski fauj ne kayi baar khandaq paar karne ki koshish ki, lekin Musalman hoshiyaar the aur jo bhi dushman khandaq paar karne ki koshish karta, usay maar daalte.
Ek mahine tak ke gherao ke baad, Hazrat Khalid ne socha ke yeh sheher kabhi haar nahi maanega. Upar se ek tez hawa ne unki fauj ke tents ukhaad diye aur har taraf afraatafri mach gayi. Hazrat Khalid ke paas apni fauj ko mazeed rukne par aamda karne ka koi tareeqa nahi tha. Aakhirkaar, Khalid aur uski fauj zaleel hokar Makka wapas chale gaye.
Jab dushman ka khatam ho gaya, to Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) aur unke saathi Makka ka rukh karna chahte the taake umrah ada kar sakein. Wo bina hathiyaar ke Makka ki taraf chale gaiii, yeh umeed karte hue ke Quraish dekh lein ke unka irada sirf ibadat ka hai aur wo aman pasand hain.
Lekin Quraish ke zalim sardaron ne isay apni taqat ke khilaf ek khuli baghawat samjha.Hazrat Khalid apni fauj ke sath unko Al-Hudaibiyah ke maqam par roknay ke liye aa gaiii. Usne kayi baar Musalmanon ko uksane ki koshish ki, lekin Musalmanon ne sabr ka daaman thama aur koi jawab nahi diya.
Aakhirkar, Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne Quraish ke sath ek sulah ka muhaida kiya. Yeh muhaida yeh kehta tha ke Musalman aur Quraish das saal tak ek doosre ke sath jang nahi karenge, aur Musalman is dafa wapas Al-Madinah chale jayenge aur agle saal Makka aakar Kaa’bah ka tawaf karenge.
Kuch Musalman is muhaida ki shara’it ko le kar naraaz hue, kyunke wo unko zaleel karne wali lag rahi thi. Lekin Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ne unko samjhaya ke yeh muhaida aakhirkar Musalmanon ke haq mei hi hoga.
Is sulah ke doran Musalmanon ko bohot faide mile. Al-Madinah ke ird gird ke qabayil aur poore Arab mei log Madinah aaye aur Islam ko qabool kiye. Is sulah ne un logon ko Islam par khul kar sochne ka mauqa diya jo pehle shak mei the. Musalmanon ne is waqt ka istimaal pur-aman tareeqe se dawat-e-Islam phelane mei kiya.
Hazrat Khalid dekh rahay thay ke Musalman ek dosray ke sath eik group ki tarah kaise bartao karte hain, wo Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) ka kitna izzat aur adab karte hain, aur Islam ka paigham phailane mein kitne jazbati hain.
Kabhi kabhi Hazrat Khalid sochtay thay ke wo is andheray aur uljhan se kaise nijaat paaye jis mei wo khud ko phasa hua mehsoos kartay thay, lekin unmei itni himmat nahi thi ke wo khule aam yeh keh sake ke wo maan gaiii hai ke Islam Allah ka sachha paigham hai.