Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 111
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 111 surely return your son to you. ” Suddenly there was hope in a desperate situation; the light of happiness was illuminated and clouds of hopelessness drifted away. Father and uncle left for Makkah, taking a large amount of money with them. Once there, they sought and reached Muhammad sa and said to him, “O son of the chief of Quraish! O the dearly beloved one of Ban u H a shim! O noble and highly respected young man! We have newly entered this place and have arrived but yesterday. Both at home as well as here, we have heard a lot of praise regarding your high moral qualities and your charming habits. We have come to beg of you and have hope with respect to your noble nature that you will not turn us away disappointed. The fact is that we are dwellers of Yemen. We had a son named Zaid. Bandits caught him and we have heard that he was sold at your hands. O Benevolent One! We implore you to kindly give him back to us. Take as much money as you want in return. We shall pay you without hesitation and will forever remain grateful for your favor. ” The Holy Prophet sa became worried upon hearing this speech from Zaid’s father. Actually, he had begun to love Zaid so much that he did not want to be separated from him. On the