The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 225
VII - Days of Struggle 225 can do away with me as they wish. ” Those who were present from the Banū ‘Abdi Manāf (excluding the Banū Hāshim and Banū Muṭṭalib) proclaimed in unison, “We have no objections. Do with Muḥammad [sa] as you wish. ” The next day, Abū Jahl stood to one side in the courtyard of the Ka‘bah with a large rock and began to wait for the Holy Prophet sa. But when the Holy Prophet sa arrived, his heart was overtaken by such awe as he simply stood there like an idol, and was unable to move forward to attack. 1 God-given Awe of the Holy Prophet sa There is also another narration regarding Abū Jahl falling in awe of the Holy Prophet sa by which we find that it is the custom of God to especially impress the awe of His messengers upon those who act rudely towards them. As such, it is written that on one occasion, a man named Urāshah came to Makkah to sell some camels, and Abū Jahl purchased these camels from him. After taking hold of these camels he began to defraud him and made excuses in offering payment. Upon this, Urāshah, who was a foreigner without any relations or support, became very troubled. After a few days of earnest requesting and begging before Abū Jahl, he finally approached an assembly of the Chieftains of the Quraish who had gathered near the Ka‘batullāh , and said, “O Honoured ones of the Quraish! A man from among you, Abul-Ḥakam, has seized the value of my camels. Please have mercy and have my payment given to me. ” The Quraish mischievously said, “There is a man named Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh [sa] who lives here. Go to him and he will have your payment given to you. ” Their purpose was that the Holy Prophet sa will definitely refuse, and in this way the foreigner will disgrace and laugh at the Holy Prophet sa. When Urāshah set off from there, the Quraish sent a man behind him to see the spectacle. Therefore, in his simplicity, Urāshah came to the Holy Prophet sa and said, “I am but a wayfarer and a Chieftain of thy city, Abul- 1 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, pp. 220-223, Bābu Mā Dāra baina Rasūlillāhi sa wa baina Ru’usā’i Quraish, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī, By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Al-Jarīr Ṭabarī, Volume 2, pp. 234-235, Bābu Dhikril-Khabri ‘ammā kāna min Amri Nabiyyillāhi sa ‘inda Ibtidā’illāhi Ta‘ālā. . . . . . , Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī Az- Zarqānī, Volume 1, pp. 479-481, Bābu Islāmi Ḥamzah ra , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)