Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 102
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 102 anyway, he should start demolishing the Ka‘bah. If he died in the near future, it would not make any difference to him. But if he survived, then his people would understand that demolition of the Ka‘bah could not bring any punishment. So he picked up the spade and started striking down the Ka‘bah. He continued this till the evening, while being watched by his people. That night, all of the inhabitants of Makkah kept awake, waiting for God’s wrath to strike Wal i d down due to his impudence and insolence! But in the morning, they found old Wal i d hale and hearty, standing in the Ka‘bah’s courtyard, smiling at them! The experiment had been a success and the Quraish joined in the demolition. After it had been completely torn down, they started rebuilding it. Each tribe of the Quraish considered it an honour to take part in this task. Instead of laborers, the noble chiefs themselves hauled stones and started the reconstruction. Among this nobility of the Quraish, was also present that young H a shm i who was to later become the best of the Messengers, the best of humankind and Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n , the Seal of the Prophets. The work was progressing quite smoothly and the nobility was participating in it with much enthusiasm when there occurred an incident that could have killed the entire population of Makkah and