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“This is Abdullah. He is a follower of the last Prophet of God,
Muhammad
PBUH
, from the later part of that age. Abdullah, this is
Nuhoor, a very close companion of Prophet Jeremiah
PBUH
It was not only an introduction to a companion of a great prophet
but it also explained to me why I was there.
. Nuhoor, you
wanted to meet him, didn’t you?”
I extended my hand for a handshake. However, Nuhoor instead
hugged me enthusiastically. I said to him after the embrace:
“I have not had the honour of meeting Prophet Jeremiah yet, but to
meet you is no less of an honour. The life of Prophet Jeremiah and the
circumstances surrounding him were always a great source of guidance
for me. I am very keen to meet him.”
As I said these words, the life story of this great prophet of the
Israelites was running in my mind. In the sixth century B.C., the
Israelites were in a state of severe moral decline. Due to their moral
decay, they were suffering the divine punishment of political
domination by Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, which was a
superpower of that time. Their leaders, however, did not address their
moral weaknesses and focused instead on regaining political
supremacy. Prophet Jeremiah highlighted the flaws in their morals and
faith, and encouraged them to work on the correction of their flaws
instead of confronting a superpower. However, his people did not listen
to him; instead, they hanged him upside down in a well and thereafter
started an uprising against Nebuchadnezzar. As a result,
Nebuchadnezzar descended on them like divine punishment, and
devastated Jerusalem. He killed six hundred thousand Jews and took an
equal number along with him as slaves.
As I was thinking about this, Nuhoor replied:
“You will also meet him soon God-wiling, but at the moment, I want
to introduce you to someone else”.
As he said this, he turned towards the tent and said to someone:
“Will you come out for a second, please? See who has come to
meet you.”
As soon as he said that, a girl came out from the tent and stood
beside Nuhoor. Her attire resembled that of a princess and she looked
like a fairy.
She bowed her head and greeted me respectfully. She then said to
me:
“I am Shaistah. You do not know me but you are a teacher to me
and due to this association, I am your spiritual child. I was once
surrounded by dark shadows trying to lead me astray but I found the
light of God’s true religion through your writings. You are the one who
first introduced me to God. I discovered the true nature of a human
being’s relationship with God because of your work. Look at me now!
God has bestowed a great honour on me. I am to be married to a
companion of a great prophet.”
Saleh had shown me the scenes from Shaistah’s life only a few
moments ago, but the radical change in her form astonished me. The
happiness I felt due to my encounter with her was difficult to put in
words. I said to Shaistah:
“I heartily congratulate both of you. I hope you will invite me to
your wedding!”
“Yes, definitely; that’s why I called you so I could show Nuhoor that
his in-laws are not ordinary people”. She replied smilingly.
“In that case you selected the wrong person”, I replied quickly. I
then turned towards Nuhoor and said to him:
“However, Shaistah’s statement is absolutely correct. Your in-laws
are not ordinary people, and how could they be? Shaistah belongs to
the nation of Prophet Muhammad
PBUH
Saleh interjected at this moment and said:
. This relationship to the last
Prophet makes her family very important.”
“Let’s leave the decision about status and position for later. Now, I
have to take Abdullah back. So, please excuse us.”
We left after saying goodbye to Nuhoor and Shaistah. Saleh said to
me on the way back:
“Did this take care of your sorrow?”
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