21. CAVE OF SAUR
In the night of migration, the Holy Prophet came out of his sacred home and stood at the place called ‘Hazorah’. Wistful, he looked at Ka’bah Mukarramah from there and said, ‘O the city of Makkah! You are the most beloved to me of the entire world. If my people had not exile me from you, I would have never settled anywhere else other than you.’ It was already decided with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq so he also arrived at
the same place. Considering that the unbelievers will come after them by following in their footsteps and seeing that the blessed feet of the Holy Prophet have been injured, he made the Holy Prophet seated onto his shoulders and reached the cave of Saur in the same night, treading through thorny bushes and sharp stony mountains.
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq first entered the cave himself and cleaned the cave thoroughly. He tore his clothes into pieces to plug all the holes of the cave. Thereafter, the Holy Prophet went inside the cave and slept by placing his blessed head in the lap of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq had covered one hole with his heel. A snake inside the hole stung his blessed heel but the ardent devotee did not move his foot, lest it might discomfort the Prophet of Rahmah. However, due to severe pain, a few drops of his tears trickled onto the cheeks of the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet therefore, woke up and became anxious to see his companion weeping. He asked, ‘What happened, Abu Bakr?’ It was replied, ‘Ya Rasoolallah! Some snake has stung me.’ Upon hearing this, the Holy Prophet applied his blessed saliva onto the wound. By the virtue of this, the pain relieved instantly and the wound also healed up.
The Holy Prophet and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq stayed inside that cave for three nights. The unbelievers of Makkah searched for them everywhere in Makkah. Even they reached near the cave of Saur but Divine security was in place at the entrance of the cave. That is, a spider weaved a web at the entrance to the cave and a pigeon laid the eggs in the corner. Upon seeing all this, the unbelievers said to themselves that ‘had there been anyone inside the cave, neither the spider would weave its web, nor would a pigeon has laid eggs here.’ Hearing the footfalls of the unbelievers, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq was a bit worried and said, ‘Ya Rasoolallah Our enemies have now come so close that if they look at their own feet, they will find us.’ The Holy Prophet said:
Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us.
The calm overwhelmed Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq and he became fearless and contented. On 1st Rabi’-ul-Awwal, the fourth day, the Holy Prophet came out of the cave and moved towards Madinah. The Holy Quran depicts this parable of the cave of Saur in the following words:
If you do not help the Beloved (Prophet Muhammad), then indeed Allah has helped him when he had to go out due to the mischief of the nonbelievers, just as two souls when they were in the cave, when he was saying to his companion, ‘Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us’; then Allah sent down His tranquillity upon him and helped him with forces you did not see, and disgraced the words of the nonbelievers; and only Allah’s word is supreme; and Allah is the Dominant, the Wise.
Moral:
The parable of the cave of Saur and aforementioned Quranic verse related to it is a great evidence of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr’s excellence and his devotion and love for the Beloved Prophet. This sign will remain glowing like the sun till the Judgement Day. Allah
has certified him in the Holy Quran as the companion of His Beloved Prophet in the cave. This is such an appellation that can never be denied.
This is supreme excellence of Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e- Akbar that has never been awarded to anyone, nor will it ever be bestowed to anyone.
Source: (QURANIC WONDERS) by ‘ABDUL MUSTAFA A’ZAMI
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