Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 58
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa ra. Muslim. Among his friends, Ḥaḍrat Abu Bakr was the first to become a. Muslim. sa ra. In the beginning, the Holy Prophet" conveyed the message of. Islām secretly to individuals. At the same time, Hadrat Abu Bakr also conveyed the message of Islām in the same way. They had some success in their efforts. A few young Quraish accepted Islām which included, Ḥadrat 'Uthman bin 'Affan", Hadrat ‘Abdur Raḥmān bin ‘Auf™", Ḥaḍrat Sa'd bin. Abi Waqās, Hadrat Zubair bin al-'Awwām and Hadrat Talha bin 'Abdullah". At the same time, Hadrat Bilal and some other slaves also accepted Islām. га sa га ra. After three years of preaching secretly to individuals, God. Almighty commanded the Holy Prophet to spread the message of Islām openly: فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ ) faṣda' bimā tu'maru wa aʻriḍ ‘anil mushrikina. So declare openly that which you are commanded and turn aside from those who ascribe partners to God. (15:95) sa. At the same time the Holy Prophet was commanded by God. Almighty to start conveying the message of Islām to his nearest kinsmen: وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيْرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِيْنَ أَ وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ 0 مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ :. E wa andhir ‘ashiratakal aqrabina wakhfid janāḥaka lima nittaba‘aka minal mu'minina 58