Death / Martyrdom of the Prophet - Ramadan Reflections 30

Living The Quran Through The Living Quran

The Quran makes it clear to Muslims that we are not a cult of personalities. We do not worship people – neither Prophets, Messengers, Imams, nor scholars. We worship Allah. However, as Prophet Muhammad plays such a prominent role in Islam, some people felt that it would be hard to continue on without him – however Allah would remind the Muslims that we must continue – as death will occur to everyone. Do we have a conclusive answer as to what happened to the Prophet? Did he die a “natural death” due to old age? Was it the poison he was given during the event which took place in the Battle of Khaybar? Or did someone else, perhaps someone close to him, force something into his mouth while he was sick and on his death bed in Medina as some hadith have clearly noted? Do we know those people? Do we know their motives? Do we know if they poisoned the Prophet in his last days on this Earth?