Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 67
sa ra. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa religion they follow that they had to leave their country? Hadrat Ja'far bin. Abū Talib was the spokesperson for the Muslims. He responded to the question. He said, "O king! We were ignorant, worshipped idols, ate dead animals, committed all sorts of injustice. The strong amongst us exploited the weak, we broke ties and mistreated guests, and all sorts of immorality were prevalent in our society. Then Allāh sent a Prophet, who is one of us, whose lineage, truthfulness, trustworthiness and honesty were well known to us even before he claimed to be a Prophet. He told us to worship one. God and to renounce the idol worship which is the practice we inherited from our forefathers. He commanded us to speak the truth, honor our promises, to be helpful to our relations, to be good to our neighbors, to abstain from bloodshed and to shun fornication. He commanded us not to give false witness, not to misappropriate an orphan's property or falsely accuse a married woman. He ordered us not to associate with Allāh. He commanded us to offer Prayers, keep the fast, pay Zakāt. (Sıratul Halabiyyah, 'Ali bin Burhanuddin, Vol. 1, pp. 480-481, Bāb. Hijratuththāniyya ilal Ḥabshah). We believed in him and what he brought to us from Allāh. We do what he tells us to do and abstain from that which he tells us to abstain. All this was degrading and unacceptable to the non-believers. So they mistreated us, tortured some of us, and tried to force us to go back to idol-worshipping. This made our life in Mecca miserable. The way the non-believers treated us became unbearable and it became very difficult for us to live in Mecca, We have come to your country to seek protection and to live in justice and peace. " ra. Upon hearing this, the king asked him to recite the Holy Qur'an for him. Hadrat Ja'far" recited to him Surah Maryam. While listening to it,. Negus wept profusely and he said, "What you have just recited and that which was revealed to Moses" were from the same God. Go and live in my country. You will not be deported. " 89 67