and made me a Prophet.
He has made me Blessed, wheresoever I may be; and He has enjoined
me to pray, and to give alms, so long as I live, and likewise to
cherish my mother; he has not made me arrogant, unblest Peace be upon
me, the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I am raised up
alive!" (Koran xix:16-33) . When the king heard this, his eyes filled
with tears. Turning to his advisers, he said, 'These words have surely
come from God; there is very little to separate the Muslims from the
Christians. What both Jesus and Muhammad, the Messengers of Allah, have
brought comes from the same source.
So the Muslims were given the king's permission to live
peacefully in his country. 'Amr was given back the gift he had
presented to the king and the two Meccans returned home, bitterly
disappointed.
The Cruelty of Quraysh
The leaders of Quraysh became increasingly worried about the way
the people of Mecca were being divided by the Prophet's teachings. |
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Finally, 'Umar ibn
al-Khattab, one of the nobles of Mecca, decided that the only way to
silence the Prophet (pbuh) was to kill him. Having made up his mind, he
set out at once to look for him. On his way he met a man who saw at
once what 'Umar was going to do and said: 'Why don't you look a little
closer to home before going to kill Muhammad? Don't you know your own
sister Fatimah is a Muslim?' 'Umar was shocked. He could not believe
this was true. He went at once to his sister's house. When he arrived
outside the house he heard Fatimah and her husband Sa'id reading aloud
surah Ta Ha, a chapter from the Koran. Hearing her brother's voice at
the door, Fatimah quickly hid the scroll with the surah written on it
among the folds of her dress. 'Umar stormed into the room and demanded,
'What is this nonsense I heard?' Fatimah denied everything. 'Umar then
lost his temper and attacked Fatimah's husband shouting, 'They tell me
that you have joined Muhammad in his religion!' Fatimah tried to
defend her husband and 'Umar hit her too. |
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