7-D: THE KA'ABAH IS PURIFIED

The Holy Prophet Salallaho Alaihi Wasallam in unison remembrance of Allah got up and proceeded towards Ka'aabah, the Sacred House. It was to be cleaned and made for ever an emblem of the oneness and Supremacy of Allah as well as the unity of transworld Muslims. It was unfortunately infested with 360 idols. He Salallaho Alaihi Wasallam knocked them down with the help of Ali (R.A.) and recited the verse of the Holy Quraan:

"Please declare, the Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Surely falsehood is ever-vanishing". (Al-Quraan - XVII - 81)

One by one the stone-gods were dismantled from outside the Ka'abah. Images and effigies were deleted from its outer walls. He then prostrated himself in worship within the Ka'abah. He sitting down within sent Bilal to summon 'Othmaan Bin Talhah possessing the key of the Ka'abah. Asceding the steps of the threshold and unlocking the door he ordered that idols should be destroyed and images obliterated from its within with complete overhaul with the help of Ali (Allah is pleased with him). He in the sacred hall performed devout prostrations. He then returned to the doorway the Isstelaam, and, standing upon its elevated step, gazed in thank-fulness on the thronging multitude below. It was the 20th of Ramadan, the eighth year of Hijrah, when, on the gate of Holy Ka'abah, and with its key held in his hand, he delivered the following address:

"There is no god but Allah alone. He has no associate. He made good His promise that He held to His bondsman and helped him and defeated all the confederates along. Bear in mind that every claim of privilege, whether that of blood, or property, is under my feet, except that of the custody of the Ka'abah, worship in it and supplying of water to the pilgrims. Bear in mind anyone who is slain, even thought, uninternationally, may be with club or whip, for him the blood wit is very severe: hundred camels, forty of them to be pregnant. O people of Quraish surely God has abolished from you all pride of the time of ignorance and all pride in your ancestry, (because) all men descended from Adam, and Adam was fashioned out of clay".
Then he recited to them the Verse:
"O mankind verify We have created you of a male and a female and We have made you nations and tribes that you might know one another. Surely the noblest of you with Allah is the one who most fears from Him. Surely Allah is All Knowing, All Aware (Al -Quraan.l".
He further added:
"O you people of Quraish what do you, think of the treatment that I am about to accord to , you?"
They replied:
"O noble brother and son of a noble brother we expect nothing but kindness from you".
Upon this he said:
"I speak to you in the same words as Joseph spoke unto his brothers"; 

"This day, there is no reproof against you". Go your way, for you are freed ones".

Then he asked Hadhrat Bilaal to climb up the Ka'abah to loudly give the call for prayer and he gave the Aadhaan on top of the Ka'abah.




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