other side [of the cave].’ As soon as Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ diverted his gaze towards the other side of the cave, he saw a door, by the side of which was a flowing ocean as well as a boat bound to the wall of the cave. (Mukāshafa-tul-Qulūb, Vol. 1, p. 58)
Dear Islamic brothers! We learnt of the great comforting miracle of the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in which Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ saw the boat and the ocean due to the blessings of the enlightened and merciful gaze of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and we learnt how Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ felt immense relief and serenity. From this incident we also learn that seeking help from the Prophet of Raḥmaĥ, the Intercessor of the Ummat, the Owner of Jannaĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم when faced with calamities or at times of need is a practice of the respected Ṣaḥābaĥ عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ.
Sayyidunā Imam Muhammad Ibn-e-Sīrīn عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الـقَـوِی states, ‘When Sayyidunā Ṣiddīq Al-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ was going towards the cave with the Embodiment of Nūr, the Comforter of the Souls, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ would sometimes walk in front of the Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and sometimes behind. The Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم