Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 348
sa. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa the message that they are pleased with their Lord and their Lord is pleased with them. sa sa. The Holy Prophet" was very saddened to hear of the martyrdom of these seventy Companions". Ḥaḍrat Anas" relates that the Holy Prophet was never saddened at the demise of anyone as much as he was at the martyrdom of these seventy Companions". The Holy Prophet" kept on praying by raising his hands for help from Allāh in the last rak'at of the. Prayer. (Sirah Halabiyyah, Vol. 3, pp. 243-244). Treatment of the Non-Muslims 348. Respect for the Non-Muslim Delegates sa. The Holy Prophet" not only emphasized the desirability of tolerance in religious matters but set a very high standard in this respect. A delegation from a Christian tribe of Najran visited him in Medina to exchange views on religious matters. It included several Church dignitaries. The conversation was held in the mosque and extended over several hours. At one stage, the leader of the delegation asked for permission to depart from the mosque, and to hold their religious service at some convenient spot. The. Holy Prophet said that there was no need for them to go out of the mosque, which was itself a place consecrated to the worship of. God, and they could hold their service in it. sa (Zurqani, Sharḥ Mawahib al-Ladunniyya, Vol. 5, pp. 186-187; Zad al-Ma'ad, Vol. 2, pp. 35-36). Once, a delegation from the monastery of St. Catherine wrote a pronouncement to the effect that their monastery should be protected when Islām became victorious in that part of the world.