12 建立伊斯兰国家
12 Establishing the Islamic State
使者(愿主赐他平安)终于抵达麦地那,当地民众纷纷前来迎接他ﷺ,其中有穆斯林、多神教徒和犹太人。大家都渴望亲眼见到他ﷺ的庄严风采。他ﷺ很快便被穆斯林们簇拥着,他们都急切地希望服侍他ﷺ,为他提供安慰与款待。他们甘愿为传播伊斯兰使命(Da'wah)而牺牲生命。
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) eventually arrived in Madinah and was greeted by a large number of its people, Muslims, polytheists and Jews alike. They were all eager to witness his awesome presence and he soon came to be surrounded by the Muslims who were all anxious to serve him and to offer him comfort and hospitality. They were ready to sacrifice their lives in the way of the Da’wah.
每个人都希望真主的使者ﷺ住在自己家中,但他ﷺ任由骆驼的缰绳松开,直到它跪在萨赫勒和苏海勒(即阿慕尔之子)的仓库旁。真主的使者ﷺ随后买下了那块地,并在其周围建造了清真寺和他ﷺ自己的房屋。清真寺和房屋的建造进行得很顺利,因为它们非常简朴,建造成本也很低。清真寺由一个宽阔的庭院构成,墙壁用砖块砌成。屋顶的一部分用棕榈树枝覆盖,其余部分则露天。清真寺的一部分用作无家可归的穷人的栖身之所。除了在宵礼时用干草火把照明外,清真寺从不点灯。
Everyone wanted the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) to lodge with him, but he (pbuh) left the reins of his she-camel free until it knelt by the storehouse of Sahl and Suhayl, sons of ‘Amr. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) subsequently bought it and built a Masjid and his houses around it. The building of the Masjid and the houses turned out to be an easy task, being very modest and cheap to construct. The Masjid consisted of a large courtyard with walls composed of bricks. One part of the ceiling was covered in palm tree branches and the remainder left uncovered. Part of the Masjid served as a shelter to the poor who did not have a home. The Masjid was never lit except during the Isha prayer, when torches of hay were used to light it.