The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 222
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 222 multitude, he moved forward in his authoritative manner and said, “What is the matter?” The people said, “‘Umar has become a Ṣābī. ” After judging the situation he said, “Alright, even still, there is no need for this commotion. I give ‘Umar my protection. ” At this voice, in accordance with the Arab custom, people were compelled to silence and they gradually dispersed. After that, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra remained in security for a few days, because no one would confront him on account of the protection of ‘Āṣ bin Wā’il. But the honour of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra could not bear this state for long. Hence, much time had not passed before he went to ‘Āṣ bin Wā’il and said, “I leave your protection”. Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra relates, “After this, I would remain in a constant brawl in the streets of Makkah. ” 1 However, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra never lowered his gaze before anyone. Shortly after Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra accepted Islām, his son, ‘ Abdullāh bin ‘Umar ra also became Muslim. At that time, ‘Abdullāh ra was only a child but after the demise of the Holy Prophet sa , he acquired great status, and was looked upon as a great scholar of Islām. A Meeting of the Holy Prophet sa with a Delegation of the Quraish When the Quraish noticed powerful people the likes of Ḥaḍrat Ḥamzah ra and Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra entering the fold of Islām they became quite worried. After mutual consultation, at first, they sent ‘ Utbah bin Rabī‘ah to the Holy Prophet sa , that in one way or another, he might convince the Prophet sa to stop the propagation of Islām. But when ‘Utbah was unsuccessful in this mission, rather, when the Quraish saw that, quite the contrary, ‘Utbah returned impressed and awe-inspired by the Holy Prophet sa , 2 they gathered near the Ka‘bah one day, and deliberated. It was proposed that a few Chieftains collectively speak to the Holy Prophet sa. Therefore, in accordance with this proposal, Walīd bin Mughīrah, ‘ Āṣ bin Wā’il, Abū Jahl, Umaiyyah bin Khalaf, ‘ Utbah, Shaibah, Abū Sufyān, Aswad bin Muṭṭalib, Naḍr bin Ḥārith and Abul-Bakhtarī, etc. , assembled near the Ka‘bah and one man was sent to the Holy Prophet sa with the message that 1 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī Az- Zarqānī, Volume 2, pp. 9-10, Bābu Islāmil-Fārūq, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, p. 220, Bābu Qauli ‘Utbah bin Rabī‘ah fī Amri Rasūlillāh, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī, By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Al-Jarīr Ṭabarī, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002)