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Second journey to Syria

At the age of 25, he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم was very widely known as a trustworthy and truthful individual. Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا was a very wealthy woman in Makkah. Her husband had already died. She needed a trustworthy person to take her trade goods to Syria. For this purpose, she chose the Holy Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم and sent a message to him, offering to pay double wage to him for his honesty and sincerity. He صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم accepted her request and took her trade goods to Syria. Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا also sent a reliable slave, Maysarah, so that he would serve the Holy Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم during the journey. When he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم reached a marketplace in a famous Syrian city ‘Basra’, he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم stayed near the monastery1 of a monk2 ‘Nastura’ who was already on familiar terms with Maysarah for a long time. Seeing the face of the Holy Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم ; Nastura came to Maysarah and asked: ‘O Maysarah! Who is he?’ Maysarah replied: ‘He lives in Makkah and belongs to the Banu Haashim. His name is Muhammad and title is Ameen.’ Nastura said: ‘No one except a Nabi ever stayed under this tree. I am perfectly sure that he is the Last Nabi. I can see in him all signs of the Last Nabi mentioned in Tawrat and Injeel. I wish I had remained alive until the time when he would make the declaration of his Nubuwwah! If I had remained alive until that time, I would have fully supported him and spent my entire life serving him. O Maysarah! I advise and admonish you not to leave him alone even for a moment. Continue to serve him with great sincerity and reverence because he has been blessed by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with the privilege of becoming the Last Nabi.’3

The Greatest and Noblest Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم sold trade goods in Basra and returned to Makkah immediately afterwards. When the caravan of the Holy Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم was entering Makkah, Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا saw it while sitting on the upper storey of a house. When she spotted [i.e. saw] the Noble Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم , it appeared to her as if two angels were providing him with shade from the sun. Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا felt a deep effect on her heart and she continued to see this luminous scene with great reverence and affection. After many days, she mentioned it to her slave Maysarah who told her that he had been watching the same scene throughout the journey. In addition to it, he also witnessed many other amazing things. Maysarah then shared with her what Nastura had talked about the Holy Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم , mentioning his affection and reverence for him. Listening to it, Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا also felt deep reverence and affection for him in her heart. She developed so much liking for him that she got interested in Nikah with him.4


1 A place where monks live
2 A Christian man who lives apart from other people
3 Madarij-un-Nubuwwah, chap. 2, vol. 2, pp. 27
4 Madarij-un-Nubuwwah, chap. 2, vol. 2, pp. 27

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