Abu Bakr A Man of His Word Mercy to Mankind

Abu Bakr: A Man of His Word

Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda | Mercy to Mankind

Introduction: The Challenge of Presenting a Great Life

The topic that I have to talk about today is Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) and this is obviously, as probably many of the presenters and speakers before me have said, it's very difficult and challenging to present someone's life in such a short amount of time or in such a short presentation, particularly someone who is as illustrious and as remarkable as Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ)

However, the way that I'd like to go about this is to highlight a couple of very specific things that I have benefited from over the course of the last, you know, at least three, three and a half decades from the time when I first started hearing the stories of Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) reading it within books meant for children and then eventually getting the opportunity to study and then be able to dive into the compendium of Islamic literature and historical resources to be able to accurately study the life of Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ). I wanted to share a few lessons, a few ideas, a few thoughts that I particularly have benefited from a lot.

Personal Highlight Reel of Abu Bakr's Life

So a lot of times when you have kind of a highlight reel, right, there's some type of an event and then you have a reel of the highlights. This is my own personal highlight reel of the life of Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) So I thought that that would be the best way where I could genuinely convey and communicate how inspiring the life of Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) can be for someone.

The Defining Moment: Standing Up for Truth

I'm going to start off today by mentioning the event from his life that I think best captures the essence of who he is. This one event pretty much summarizes everything. Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) in the initial years of prophethood, there's a very traumatic event, probably about the fifth or sixth year of prophethood, there's a very traumatic event.

The Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) went to the Haram, he went to the Kaaba and he went there to basically make a public presentation. A lot of momentum had been built up until this particular moment. And so this was a moment where while the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) was already preaching publicly at this point, they decided to make kind of a public demonstration. So the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) went to the Haram.

All the Muslims who were still in Mecca, there were many who had sought refuge and asylum in East Africa, in Habesha, but the Muslims who were still there, they all came to the Haram that particular day as well. Everyone spread out within the different areas of the Masjid. The Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) stood up right in front of the Kaaba near the station of Abraham, Maqam Ibrahim.

The Attack and Abu Bakr's Sacrifice

And the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) made a public appeal and called everyone to Islam. There was an immediate backlash from a lot of the opposition to the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). And unfortunately on that day, there were a few people gathered together who were very problematic in nature, troublesome. There's always those people who their first thought is to aggress against someone else. Aggression is their first response. So there were a few of them there that day.

They immediately jumped up and began to proceed towards the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) with ill intent. Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) recognizing what's going on and what was about to happen, he moved in and inserted himself between the would-be aggressors and the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). And he stood there in between them.

And he challenged them. He reprimanded them. He rebuked them. That you dare try to assault this man because you disagree with him? And he's right. And on one side, Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) whose intent was to remove that danger from the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). But he also took the opportunity to state the truth.

The Brutal Beating and Its Aftermath

What ended up happening was the people that were so furious, they decided to release all their anger and all their frustrations upon Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ). The narration goes on to mention that they beat him very severely. They surrounded him and started to beat him, attack him, the mob. Eventually he disappeared from the crowd. He fell down. And they began to beat him very severely.

One of the main opponents of the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ), he had hard shoes. That was not very customary at that time in that culture in the desert. They didn't necessarily have hard soles on their shoes. But because he was, or at least he was considered to be an elite person, so he was wearing these shoes, formal shoes that had hard soles, hard heels on them. But he took off his shoes and he started to pound them into the face of Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) The narration mentions that by the time he was done, you could not recognize where Abu Bakr's nose was on his face.

And actually there are mentions of this within the books of Siyar and the biographies of the companions, books that actually mention that Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) had certain scars on his face for the rest of his life. They were from this event. And they beat him to the point where finally the family of Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) the tribe, they showed up, pushed away the mob and took him out of there. Otherwise they would have killed him on the spot.

The Miraculous Recovery and His First Words

When they took him home he was unconscious, he was unresponsive. What we would probably consider he was in a coma. The family was gathered there, they were sure of the fact that he was not going to survive. They couldn't believe that he was still breathing. But then low and behold to everyone's dismay and shock and amazement, Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) gasped for air and opened his eyes and he woke up.

Everyone huddled around him, astounded that he was still alive and that he regained consciousness. He opened his mouth, struggling to get the words out. And when he was finally able to muster enough strength to be able to say a couple of words, the first words out of his mouth were:

Where is the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)? How is he? Where is he?

Family's Reaction and His Unwavering Devotion

A lot of his family, extended family that was gathered there, they were not Muslim yet. They became so disgusted with him at that moment. They said that, you almost died. And if you were going to die, all you're concerned about is what happened to Muhammad (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). The man because of whom all of this has happened to you. You're crazy. You're insane.

And many of his family dispersed. He kept repeating:

Over and over again. One of the only people to remain was his mother. Remarkably, her kunya, the name that she used to go by was (أم الخير). And that's so poetic that that was her name. So she was still there tending to him, looking after him.

Finding News of the Prophet Through Secret Channels

So he kept on repeating this over and over again. Where's the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)? What happened with the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) Finally, she said, son, I don't know. She wasn't Muslim yet. She said, son, I don't know. What do you want me to do? Since the attack on you and you almost died, even the Muslims who used to publicly proclaim their Islam, they've all gone into hiding. Everyone's gone underground because the tension is so high in Mecca right now because of what happened with you.

So I don't know. He tells her, I can send you to someone who does know, but you have to let her know that I sent you. So then he tells her, go talk to Fatima bint al-Khattab, the sister of Umar, who was a Muslim, but she was keeping her Islam hidden, private. Her and her husband Saeed bin Zaid.

The mother of Abu Bakr goes to Fatima bint al-Khattab and she says, I come to you to inquire about the state of the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). Fatima bint al-Khattab, she does not respond. She doesn't want to give away the whereabouts of the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). She says, I'm sorry, I can't help you. She says, fine, if you won't inform me, come with me. My son, this will actually kill him, not knowing what happened to the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). Come

The Oath and Determination to See the Prophet

The sister of Umar (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) comes to see Abu Bakr. The narration mentions when she walked in, she screamed. When she saw Abu Bakr's face, she screamed, horrific, what they had done to him. She said, the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) is fine. He's in the house of Arqam and he's okay. You saved him. You threw yourself in front of that attack.

Then his mother says, son, you got what you wanted. You know he's okay. Now let me feed you something. Let me nurse you back to health. And he says that, I swear to God, he takes an oath at that moment, that I swear to God:

I shall not eat any food, nor will I drink any water until I go and see the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) with my own two eyes.

He takes his oath. His mother knows he's not the kind of man who plays around with an oath. So now she says, what do we do? She calls some people together to help her carry him to the house of Arqam.

The Emotional Reunion

So they arrive there at the house of Arqam. They knock on the door. Inside, because of the tension in Makkah, the companions are very afraid. Who's at the door? Who's knocking at the door? The Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) goes and he opens the door. And there's Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) being held up by people.

When he sees the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) he falls into the arms of the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) And he starts to cry. He cries like a child cries on the shoulder of the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ).

And he says:

I would sacrifice everything I have for you, O Messenger of Allah. I don't care what happened to me. The only damage to me is what people did to my face as you see here, but I'm alright.

He says:

But here is my mother. She's a good woman. She's a wonderful lady. And if you could pray for her and call her to Allah, I'm hopeful that Allah will make you the means of saving her from the fire of the hereafter.

And at that moment, the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) sat with the mother of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) and she became Muslim on that spot.

Understanding Abu Bakr's Character

But this is who Abu Bakr is. This is one story out of like thousands of his life that in, again, my very humble estimation encapsulates who Abu Bakr is. This is all you need to know, to know who he is. What he stood for, what he strove for, what mattered to him, what was important to him, where his priorities were. This is who Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) was.

And Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) the content of his character was so remarkably profound that it was recognized and felt by everyone and anyone in his vicinity, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.

The Forced Migration and Ibn Daghina's Protection

Shortly after this incident, at the insistence of his family, he comes to the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) with a very heavy heart and he says, Oh Messenger of God, after they nearly beat me to death, which I don't care, whatever, as long as you're okay, but my family insists upon me that I must leave Mecca, go to East Africa, join the Muslims there and be safe. They're worried about my safety and my well-being, that someone's going to want to finish the job they started. And I feel at this point I don't have anything credible to excuse myself with, so I feel like I have to at least ask you that is it okay for me to go.

He's got tears in his eyes, voice trembling while he asks permission to leave the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). And the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) with an equally heavy heart, he says, I don't want to see you go, friend, but I understand that you have to go. And he gives him permission.

Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) leaves Mecca, he's a day's journey outside of Mecca, he runs into the leader of a Bedouin tribe who are allies with the Quraysh. He runs into him, he's a non-Muslim, and from the books of history as far as we know, we do not have any record of him ever becoming Muslim. We don't.

He meets Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) and he says Where are you going, friend? He knew Abu Bakr, he was a prestigious member of the Meccan community before Islam. Where are you going, friend? And he says that, I'm just going and roaming about the land, trying to find a place where I can peacefully worship my Lord. But my people have forced me to leave.

Recognition of Abu Bakr's Noble Character

He says, Someone like you is never kicked out and nor is such a person ever allowed to leave. We don't lose people like you, you're an asset to the community. And then he says, what is so remarkable about you? And he lists remarkably beautifully the same similar qualities that Khadijah had mentioned for the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) when he received revelation.

You lift up the downtrodden and downfallen. You are honorable to your guests. You take care of your family. You're the first in line to help in any worthy cause. So he says, I can't let you leave. As far as your safety in Mecca, I will grant you my protection.

He marches him back into Mecca. The Meccans have gathered together. Some of the leaders are talking in the masjid, near the haram, near the Kaaba about how, see, Abu Bakr, we made him leave. And in walks this Ibn Daghina along with Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ). And they're astonished. They're like, what's going on over here? And Ibn Daghina says, if you value your relationship with me, no one lays a hand on Abu Bakr. He's under my protection.

That was the content of this man's character.

Abu Bakr's Background and Noble Qualities

There's a lot of, just to kind of get to know some of the essentials about the man, just so that our knowledge has some depth. Abu Bakr is his kunya. He had a son named Abu Bakr. His name, there's a lot of discussion about. Generally speaking, the scholars say his name was Abdullah. He was the son of Abu Quhafa. His father was a very respected elder of the Meccan community who was blind. He was from the noblemen and the respected leaders of the Meccan community before Islam.

He was particularly, he was very educated. He was literate, which was very rare at that time, particularly amongst men. He was also an expert, what we would basically call, of genealogy. He was an expert of the lineages of people. He could meet anyone and he would say, Ahmad, whose son are you? And he would say, Khalid. And he goes, okay, got it. And then he would know, how's your grandfather? And he would know his grandfather. You know his uncle. You know his aunts. He'd know the whole family. So he was particularly an expert in that. He was seen as a person of intellect and great wisdom even before Islam.

Pre-Islamic Moral Character

And he's one of the few people who abstained from engaging in a lot of the immorality that was rampant in Mecca before Islam. He is said by the people who knew him even from his childhood to never have

known him to engage in fornication or adultery, let alone prostitution. He is known as someone who never consumed intoxicants or drank. He never gambled. He never engaged in unethical business practices. He was a very dignified person from the very beginning.

He was also peculiarly known as someone who was not very religious before Islam. Because he did not find the worship of idols to be very sensible. So he was not seen as someone who was very religious before Islam.

Early Acceptance of Islam and Friendship with the Prophet

And when the message of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) started, he was one of the first to embrace and accept Islam. Some mention him as the fourth person. In any case, he is one of the first four people to become Muslim. And the first person outside of the home of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) to accept Islam.

Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) is known by many beautiful titles that were granted and bestowed upon him by Allah in the Qur'an and by the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). The Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) gave him the title of As-Siddiq, the truthful one. And I'll come back to this in just a moment.

Similarly, the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) gave him the title of Atiq:

(Quran reference implied - Prophet's saying)

Atiq means the one who has been freed. He was given the title Atiq, you are the one whom God freed from the fire of hell.

Allah in the Qur'an gave him the title of As-Sahib. Where Allah (جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ) refers to him:

He is the friend of the Messenger of God.

Lifelong Friendship Since Childhood

There's actually a narration in the seerah of Ibn Ishaq that traces the personal friendship of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) and Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) all the way back to the time when Abu Bakr was 10 and the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) was 12. They knew each other since their childhood. And Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) was two years younger than the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ).

But the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) would often tease him, he said that you're younger than me but you look older than me. Because the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) never showed his age. And that's why there's that narration towards the end in the last year or so of the life of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ).

He finally had a few white hairs here in his beard near his chin. And he had a couple of white hairs here in his temple.

And some of the companions Ali (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) said I counted all the white hairs and I counted 14. And this is when the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) was 62 years old. He had 14 white hairs. But that's why the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) always used to tease, you know playfully, that's a friend. He would tease Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) that you're younger than me but you look older than me.

And that's why when finally the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) had a couple of white hairs, that's why Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) said that look who's the old man now. Look who's got the white hair now. They had a very beautiful relationship.

Divine Titles and Recognition

And of course Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) is referred to by Allah (جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ) in the Qur'an as Al-Atqa:

The hadith of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) tells us that's Abu Bakr that God was talking about. The most, the greatest man of God consciousness in this ummah. The follower of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) with the greatest taqwa, Al-Atqa.

And there's a narration where Ibrahim al-Nakh'i, one of the great students of the companions of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). He says:

He was called Awwah like Ibrahim (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ). That Abu Bakr was similarly called by the people of his time, by the companions he was called Awwah. Because of how merciful and compassionate, kind and generous and loving Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) was.

The Prophet's Testimony About Abu Bakr

The Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said:

(Bukhari)

That the person that I owe the greatest debt to, the greatest debt of gratitude to, the single human being that I owe the most to is Abu Bakr. Because he was such a good friend and because he spent everything that he had in order to support me.

Umar (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) said:

(Historical narration)

Abu Bakr is our leader, he is the best amongst us and he was the most beloved of us to the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)

The Final Public Address and Special Recognition

It is narrated that Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) the day before the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) passed away, the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) passed away on a Monday morning, late morning on a Monday. The day before that, not 24 hours before he passed away, Sunday afternoon, was the last time the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) publicly addressed the ummah.

And in that public address, think about this, in that public address where he bid farewell to his ummah, he singled out the mention of Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ). And he said at that time:

(Bukhari)

He said all these doors, at that time the homes of many people were built around the masjid and they all had like these little back doors that they had opened up that would open straight into the masjid for easy access. He said close all these doors off that open into the masjid because it's not appropriate, it's not respectful, it's the masjid not your backyard. So close all these doors that open up into the masjid except for the door of the home of Abu Bakr. That stays open.

And then the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said:

(Bukhari)

The Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said no one's resources were ever as beneficial to me as the resources of Abu Bakr. I thank you, my friend. He thanked him in front of the whole ummah.

فبكى أبو بكر رضي الله عنه

Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) started to cry. And what did he say in typical Abu Bakr fashion?

(Historical narration)

He said me, my life and everything I own is to serve you O Messenger of God. Please do not embarrass me by thanking me.

Leadership During the Prophet's Final Days

And when the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) could not stand it was Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) that he appointed to lead the prayer. When a woman came to meet the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ), he asked her some questions two days before he passed away and she asked him questions and he answered her questions and she said okay. And the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) could sense that she wanted to ask more questions but she didn't want to bother him because he was so ill.

The Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said that if you have any more questions please come and ask your questions:

(Historical narration)

If you don't find me, go find Abu Bakr. If you don't find me, go find Abu Bakr.

The Pillar of Strength After the Prophet's Passing

And it was Abu Bakr (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) that proved to be of sound iman and such strength that when the greatest tragedy that this ummah has ever suffered, the day about which Abu Huraira (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) Anas ibn Malik, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri they all say that the day the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) passed away:

(Historical narration)

Like all the light in the world got sucked out. It's like the world fell dark and we didn't know if we were going to see the light again. And that light showed back up. The light that turned back on was Abu Bakr when he went and he stood on the minbar and he rallied the ummah and reminded us that we had a job to do. That we had to honour his legacy, that we had to carry on his legacy. That was Abu Bakr.

Scholarly Recognition of Abu Bakr's Importance

Al-Waqidi (رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ), the great scholar and student of the Companions he says:

(Historical statement)

That's what he means when he says that had it not been for Abu Bakr the community would have been in serious crisis. God created Abu Bakr. God put Abu Bakr in the company of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). And God gave us Abu Bakr so that the ummah would have a game plan after the departure of the Prophet (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ). Because otherwise it would have been difficult to survive that moment. But Allah gave us Abu Bakr to survive that moment.

How He Earned the Title "As-Siddiq"

And that's why he's called the truthful. And I'll end and conclude here by mentioning two very quick things. One is the moment when he earned that nickname. And the second is one of the last things Abu Bakr did before he passed away.

The moment when he earned that nickname, of course, it's a longer story. I won't go into it in a lot of detail. But the journey of Al-Isra and Al-Mi'raj. We commemorated the dates of Al-Isra and Al-Mi'raj not too long ago. So you probably heard some kind of lecture or saw some kind of video in regards to Al-Isra and Al-Mi'raj.