Prophet Muhammad (SAW) himself was someone who often suffered from loss. His father passed away even before he was born. When he was toddler, he was orphaned by his mother, who left him with his father's family. Before long, his legal guardian soon returned to Allah, leaving him entrusted with his uncle, Abi Talib. Even though he enjoyed a somewhat fruitful life with his uncle and his household full of children, Prophet Muhammad (SAW) still grew up in a state of humbleness.
Right aftr the advent of Islam, the Prophet (SAW) began to battle with even more hardships; those that involved losing his good reputation to nasty and belittling appellations, including madman and sorcerer. On top of that, his goodwill began to perish. He and his wife, who already had forsaken their earnings for the sake of Allah by providing for the poor, were boycotted at the worse level of ostracization by their kinsmen-those who refused to accept Islam as their new way of life. The ostracization marked the darkest moments of Islamic history, when his uncle Abi Talib passed away, followed by Prophet's SAW beloved wife, Lady Khadijah binti Khuwalid. A lot of death surrounded the Prophet SAW, yet he continued to persevere with whatever dignity he had left, even being embattled to the ground in some of his political entourages, causing him to shed blood and tears for the sake of Islam.
Yes, no human being has ever suffered from loss like the Prophet SAW. He lived without wealth; became a father to 3 sons, ll of whom he had to bury; and he was constantly surrounded by death of he loved ones; and his dignity and reputation was always at stake. At many times his life was also at stake, a resounding warning that the trust and love between human beings can also go astray. But this never deterred him from worshipping Allah or questioning the loss that he had endure over the course of his life time.
Even on his death bed, he accepted his transition into the next life with patience, ushering his young wife and consultant, Aishah binti Abu Bakr, to give away whatever materialistic wealth he had left in his possession to charity, without doubting the credence of his own fate. In fact, it saddened him even more that after so many of his wive's passing, that Aishah would remain after him. She had asked him why he would think that, Why would he suddenly wish for her to die before him? And he had answered that it would give him the chance for him to clear her, shroud her and lead a congregational funeral prayer over her body.
That was the level of tawakal that Prophet (SAW) had over his own obstacles in life. One of the worst enemies of Islam was Abu Lahab, who condemned Prophet SAW to the ground, ensuring that the people around him recognised him as a menacing traitor and one who had never been blessed with sons. Such degradation prompted the revelation of Suratul Masad, a staunch reminder to those who ever belittled a person's loss, especially in light of Islam would certainly be punished for their obsessions with their own assets, rather than teh realising that in those same assets are also blessings and trials..
It may seem that in Ramadan, there are so many sacrifices a believer has to make. Some are gigger than others; some just minor things that can be ignored with sheer will power. However one looks at it, they r blessing with every trial. Yahh,,a loss during Ramadan can translate into an opportunity to become a better person after which.
Lastly, there is no loss as compared to the loss of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). It just would not b able to measure up to not having the most formidable man shape the entire civilisation of Muslims. And Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is an exemplary role model for those who suffer from loss, since no one in history would b able to measure up to the adversities surrounding him, and how he coped with them, leading up to his life there Hereafter.....
So, this is a little story of Rasullullah (SAW),,let's get the lesson on how patient he was and how 'reda' and 'tawakal' he was in accepting the loss and trial in his life....=))
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