পৃষ্ঠা 12: প্রথম অধ্যায়: দূরবর্তী আলামতসমূহ যা ইতিমধ্যে প্রকাশ পেয়ে অতিক্রান্ত হয়েছে

Mentioning the remainder of the narration from al-Bukhari regarding the death and burial of our master 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him):

Notice: The meanings of (al-'idah, as'uq, al-bawa'iq, al-akmam, al-himam, and al-mutriq):

Notice:

"Al-'Idah" (with a kasrah on the unpointed 'ayn and a pointed dad) is the plural of 'adhahah, like 'inabah and 'inah, and it is also like al-'idahah (with a kasrah): It refers to the greatest of trees, or the arak (thorny shrubs), or any thorny tree, or those among them that grow large and tall.

And "as'uq" is the plural of saq (trunk or stalk); its waw was replaced with a hamzah so that it could bear the dammah, as stated in "al-Qamus".

It means: Will the trees shake upon their trunks even after the martyrdom of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?!

And "al-bawa'iq" is the plural of ba'iqah, which means a calamity or disastrous misfortune.

And "al-akmam" is the plural of kimm (with a kasrah on the kaf, and sometimes pronounced with a dammah): It is the calyx or covering of a flower and blossom before it blooms.

It means: You left behind calamities and tribulations concealed within their sheaths that did not manifest during your lifetime, but will only appear after your demise. And the word "akhsha" here carries the meaning of "I believe" or "I suspect".

And "al-himam" (with a kasrah on the unpointed ha) means death.

That is: I never presumed that his death would be at the hand of someone like him.

And "sabanta" and "sabanda" (with a ta or da, on the morphological measure of fa'nala) refers to the leopard or predatory beast.

And "al-mutriq" refers to one who is enraged or furious.

Let us now return to the remainder of the narration in "Sahih al-Bukhari":

Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "When 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, we carried him out and set off walking (that is, towards the chamber of 'A'ishah). Then 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar gave the greeting of salam and said, ''Umar ibn al-Khattab seeks permission to enter.' She said, 'Bring him in.' So he was brought in and placed there alongside his two companions. When they finished burying him, those men (meaning the members of the consultative council, Shura) gathered together. 'Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 'Entrust your affair to three of you.' Al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 'I have entrusted my affair to 'Ali.' Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 'I have entrusted my affair to 'Uthman.' And Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 'I have entrusted my affair to 'Abd al-Rahman.' Then 'Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 'Which of you two will renounce this affair?'"