The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 191
VI - All Races Invited to Islām 191 Abū Sufyān: No. Caesar: Was anyone among his ancestors a king? Abū Sufyān: No. Caesar: Do the noble accept this claimant or the weak and poor? Abū Sufyān: The weak and poor. Caesar: Are his followers increasing or decreasing? Abū Sufyān: They are increasing. Caesar: Has anyone left his faith being displeased with it? Abū Sufyān: No. Caesar: Does this man break his promises? Abū Sufyān: No. But we are currently in a truce with him and we are afraid that he might betray us and I cannot say what might happen in the future. (Abū Sufyān says, other than this sentence, I could find no opportunity to say a word against the Holy Prophet sa. ) Caesar: Have you ever had a war with him? Abū Sufyān: Yes, there has been war. Caesar: Then what has been the outcome of your battles with him? Abū Sufyān: The outcome of our battles were like an ascending and descending bucket. Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.