Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 73
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa 88 convey the message of Islām to the people of Ta'if, a city approximately forty miles to the east of Mecca. During this trip Zaid bin Haritha accompanied him. First, the Holy Prophet" met the important people of the town and conveyed to them the message of Islām. However, all of them refused to accept Islām and insulted him. Not only that, they asked the vagabonds and street thugs to follow him and force him to eave the town. . They followed him and pelted him with stones. His legs and feet were injured and blood filled his shoes. Thus, they forced him to leave the town. sa. Weary and sore, the Holy Prophet and his companion dragged themselves along a short distance, and when they were away from the town, they stopped in a vineyard belonging to two Meccans. sa ra sa. Hadrat 'Abdullah bin Ja'far" relates that after the sad demise of. Abū Ṭälib, the Holy Prophet" went to spread the message of Islām to the people of Ta'if. However, they did not accept him. The Holy Prophet offered two rak'at prayer under the shade of a tree and most humbly supplicated to God Almighty in these words: اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ اَشْكُو ضَعْفَ قُوَّتِي ، وَقِلَّةَ حِيْلَتِيْ وَهَوَانِي عَلَى النَّاسِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ إِلَى مَنْ تَكِلُنِي؟ إِلَى عَدُةٍ يُتَجَهَّمُنِي أَمْ إِلَى قَرِيْبٍ مَّلَكْتَهُ أَمْرِي؟ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ سَاخِطًا عَلَيَّ فَلَا أُبَالِي غَيْرَ أَنَّ عَافِيَتَكَ أَوْسَحُ لِي اَعُوْذُ بِنُوْرِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ الَّذِي ضَاءَتْ لَهُ السَّمْوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضِ ، وَأَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ الظُّلُمَاتُ ، وَصَلُحَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ، اَنْ تَحِلَّ عَلَيَّ غَضَبُكَ أَوْ تَنْزِلَ عَلَيَّ سُخَطُكَ ، 73