Page 147 - Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

As a result, he lost all of his fingers. He had around eighty wounds on
him, and yet never deserted the Prophet's (saas) side. When Abu Bakr
(ra) and Sa`ad ibn Abi Waqqas came to the Prophet's (saas) side, Talha
fainted from a loss of blood. When he came to himself, he cared only
about the Prophet (saas):

Our beloved Prophet (saas) told Abu Bakr to run at once to help Talha.
Abu Bakr sprinkled holy water over Talha's face to bring him around.
As soon as Talha awoke he asked: "O, Abu Bakr. How is the Prophet?"
[Abu Bakr replied:] "The Prophet is well. It was he who sent me."
[Talha said:] "Infinite thanks to Allah. If he is alive, all sufferings are as
nothing." 31
As we can see, the Companions competed in sincerity and faith-

fulness among themselves for the honor of shielding the Prophet
(saas). As a result, Allah made them a source of inspiration for all
Muslims. Their sincere struggle, sincere joy of belief, love for Allah,
and dedication to the Prophet (saas) led to Islam's rapid spread
throughout the world (by Allah's permission) and to mass conversions.
When we look at their lives, we see that all of them, just like Talha,
first thought of the Prophet (saas), other Muslims, and the spread of
Islam regardless of their own personal circumstances. Even in the arms
of death, their first questions were about his security, the condition of
the Muslims, and whether or not the battle had been won. Good news
with regard to these things cheered them.
One of the finest examples of this moral character was found in
an-Nu`man ibn Muqarrin al-Muzani, who joined the Prophet (saas) in
the defeat of Mecca and the Battle of Hunayn. This commander died

during an expedition that Umar (ra) ordered against Iran. But even as
he lay dying, his main concern remained the Muslim community's se-

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