Life of Ahmad — Page 665
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 665 put on the cross much against his liking; he is said to have created birds and restored the dead to life, but according to those who now find fault with Ahmad as , he at once disappeared from the scene as soon as he was condemned and thus 'silence was imposed upon his oracle' for centuries. Joseph as did not 'part with his life and all' when he was condemned at the complaint of a woman; but he readily consented to go into prison even though he knew that in his state of incarceration he would not be able to publish his oracles abroad. The Holy Prophet sa started for Mecca, under Divine instructions, to perform ‘Umrah in the 6th year of the Hijrah with 1400 of his devoted followers. But he had to halt at Hudaibiyya when he heard that the Quraish had gathered from all over the country to oppose him. Instead of proceeding onward and forcing entry into Mecca the Holy Prophet sa sent word to his enemies suing for a truce. The terms which were settled then appeared to be humiliating for the Muslims. Even men like Umar ra protested against them. But the Holy Prophet sa signed the agreement and had to return without performing the ‘ Umrah as desired by the Quraish. Again, while writing the names of the parties to the agreement Ali ra wrote down the words 'Messenger of Allah' with the name of the Holy Prophet sa. The Quraish objected to these words and the Holy Prophet sa asked Ali ra to score them out. He refused. But the Holy Prophet sa carried out the wishes of his enemies with his own hands.