'Ali, and said: 'Muhammad (pbuh) would never make you do anything that was wrong. Go with him.
But I cannot leave the religion I now follow and which was
followed by my father.' Then he turned to the Prophet (pbuh), saying,
'Even so, I promise you, Muhammad (pbuh), that no one will hurt you as
long as I am alive.' And with that Abu Talib went on his way. At about
this time the news of Muhammad (pbuh) being the Prophet reached an
honest, wise, and respected merchant of Mecca called Abu Bakr. He knew
Muhammad (pbuh) well and believed he could never lie, so he went to
find out for himself if the story were true. The Prophet (pbuh) told
him that he had indeed been sent by Allah to teach everyone to worship
the one true Allah. On hearing this from the Prophet's own lips Abu
Bakr knew it to be the truth and became a believer instantly. Later the
Prophet (pbuh) was reported to have said that everyone he ever invited
to accept Islam showed signs of disbelief and doubt, except Abu Bakr;
when he was told of it he did not hold back or hesitate. |
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Because of his
wisdom, honesty, and kindness people had always turned to Abu Bakr for
advice. He was, therefore, a man of some influence and through him many
people came to Islam. Among these was Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas as, the
uncle of Aminah, the Prophet's mother. The night before Abu Bakr came
to visit him and tell him about Islam, Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas dreamt that
he was walking in darkness. As he walked he saw the moon and when he
looked at it he saw 'Ali, Abu Bakr, and Zayd, the Prophet's freed
slave, beckoning to him to come and join them. When Abu Bakr told him
about the Prophet's religion, he understood the meaning of his dream and
went at once to the Prophet (pbuh) and declared himself a Muslim. He
understood that to be a Muslim means to submit oneself to Allah's Will
and to serve only Him. Another person brought to Islam by Abu Bakr was
Bilal. One night Abu Bakr went to the house of Umayyah ibn Khalaf, one
of the most important men of Quraysh. Umayyah was out and Abu Bakr
found only Umayyah's slave, |
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