The Catastrophe
About this lecture
In this deeply moving lecture, the speaker recounts the final thirteen days of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — from the earliest signs of his approaching departure in the tenth year of the Hijrah, through the anguish of his illness, to the moment of his passing in the arms of Aisha رضي الله عنها. Drawing on authentic narrations from the books of Seerah and Hadith, the lecture explores the emotional and spiritual weight of this greatest of all catastrophes, the lessons embedded in the companions' responses, and why reflecting on this loss softens our hearts, makes our faith serious, and helps us bear our own trials. The speaker closes with a powerful call to revive the Sunnah as the living legacy of the Prophet ﷺ.
Shaykh Abu Eesa Niamatullah is famous for his "real talk", straight-forward attitude, extremely dark sense of humour and above all else, his Pathan kufi. Somehow connected to all four madha-hib through his numerous teachers, Shaykh Abu Eesa (a.k.a the Big Easy or "AE") has a rich grasp on Fiqh and Hadeeth. Born in London, England, he tracks his roots to the Naser Kheil tribe of the North West Frontier in Pakistan. He studied both Pharmacy and Anthropology at the University of Manchester and later studied Arabic, Islamic Law and the Qur'an with its memorisation from scholars in a diverse array of locations. Shaykh Abu Eesa is the Strategic Director of the 1st Ethical Charitable Trust in England, an organisation dedicated to civic engagement and Islamic legal and financial education; he was the original founder of 'Prophetic Guidance' (PG) and the main teacher presenting PG's classes, including the 'al-Adab al-Mufrad' show which is aired on many Islamic TV channels.
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