16. MURDERERS OF THE PROPHETS
The Holy Quran has repeatedly mentioned the atrocities and chaos caused by the Jews in various chapters and has repetitively disclosed that these tyrants have even assassinated their Prophets. Hence, it has been mentioned:
Those who disbelieve the signs of Allah, and wrongfully martyr the Prophets, and slay people who enjoin justice – so give them the glad tidings of a painful torment.
It is narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah Bin Al-Jaraah that the Revered and Renowned Prophet has mentioned that Jews killed forty-five Prophets and one hundred and seventy pious people in one day who used to call them toward righteousness. The martyrdom of Prophet Yahya and Prophet Zakariyya also belongs to same chain of events.
The martyrdom of Sayyiduna Yahya
Ibn ‘Asakir has mentioned the incident of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Yahya in his book ‘Al-Mustaqsa fi Fadail-il-Aqsa’ in the following words: The King of Damascus ‘Hadad Bin Hadaar’ had divorced his wife thrice. But later on, he wished to marry her again without meeting the condition of Halalah. The king sought Fatwa (decree) from Sayyiduna Yahya in this regard. Sayyiduna Yahya replied that she is Haraam (unlawful) for him. The woman became too annoyed and she committed to kill Sayyiduna Yahya. Hence, she compelled the king and sought consent to kill Sayyiduna Yahya. She got him assassinated whilst in state of Sajdah (prostration) when he was offering Salah in ‘Masjid Jabroon’ and she asked for the blessed head to be brought in a platter before her. However, even in that state, it was heard from that blessed head, ‘You are not Halal (lawful) for the king without performing Halalah.’ At the very moment, the torment of Allah struck her, causing her to sink into the earth along with the blessed head of Sayyiduna Yahya
The murder of Sayyiduna Zakariyya
Having killed Sayyiduna Yahya, the Jews then decided to murder his father Sayyiduna Zakariyya. However, when Sayyiduna Zakariyya came to know about their evil plan, he quit away and hid himself in the cavity of a tree. The Jews began to cut this tree with a hacksaw. When the hacksaw was about to touch Sayyiduna Zakariyya, Allah said, ‘O Zakariyya, beware! If you would make any sort of outcry, then We will devastate the entire earth and if you would observe patience, then We will descend Our torment on these Jews.’ So, Sayyiduna Zakariyya observed patience and the tyrant Jews cut him into two pieces along with the tree.
There is a difference of opinion regarding the place where the incident of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Yahya took place. According to one of the report, this incident took place in Masjid Jabroon. But Sayyiduna Sufyan Sawri has reported with reference to Shimr Bin ‘Atiyah that Sayyiduna Yahya was martyred in Bayt-ul-Muqaddas near Haykul-e-Sulaymani (the Soloman temple), the place where Jews had killed seventy Prophets before him.
Anyway, it is unanimously agreed that Sayyiduna Yahyawas martyred by the Jews. When Sayyiduna ‘Isa came to know about the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Yahya, he openly started preaching the truth. Then, the Jews planned to kill Sayyiduna ‘Isa too. In fact, one of the Jews even entered his home with the intention of assassinating him. But Allah sent a cloud and by virtue of it, lifted Sayyiduna ‘Isa towards the Heavens. The detail of this incident is mentioned in our book ‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran’ [Quranic Wonders – Part 1].
Moral:
Several lessons can be derived from the events of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Yahya and Sayyiduna Zakariyya just a few of them that are more worthy of consideration are mentioned below:
1. No one in this world can be more stonehearted and wretched than these Jews who killed so many honourable Prophets who would neither irritate anyone nor would they take another’s money. On the contrary, they would reform people at no cost to them, and would bring success for them in the afterlife. In this context, the blessed companion, Sayyiduna
Abu ‘Ubaydah asked the Holy Prophet that who will be deserving of the biggest and severest torment on the Day of Judgement? The Beloved and Blessed Prophet replied:
The one who kills a Prophet or any such person who calls towards righteousness and forbids from evil.
The way these tyrant Jews committed brutality towards the Prophets of Allah, and the way they callously shed the blood of these holy individuals, such example of brutality cannot be found in any other nation. For this reason, Allah damned them in both the worlds. Thus, it is necessary for every Muslim to bear hatred and enmity for these accursed people.
2. As the people of Bani Israel were spread in different tribes, that’s why various Prophets were sent to them in the same era. The source for preaching by all these Prophets was Tawrah i.e. the holy book descended upon Sayyiduna Musa and the position of all these Prophets was like a deputy to Sayyiduna Musa
3. Islamic scholars should boldly preach the truth until their last breath and they should remain ready to sacrifice even their life for this noble cause. As you have read that even after the beheading of Sayyiduna Yahya, the same words were heard from the blessed head: ‘After three divorces, the (previous) husband of the woman cannot remarry her without Halalah.’
Source: (QURANIC WONDERS) by ‘ABDUL MUSTAFA A’ZAMI.
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