A Message of Peace — Page 40
M ESSAGE OF P EACE 40 mad. I have been seeing this web across the mouth of the cave since the time when Muhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was not even born. At this, people began to disperse and gave up the idea of searching the cave. After this, the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) travelled to Medina secretly. The majority of the inhabitants of Medina accepted him, causing the people of Mecca to seeth in rage, lamenting: Our prey has slipped out of our hands. They then became occupied in plots to murder the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). A small party from among the Meccans who had accepted Muhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also left Mecca and migrated to different coun- tries. Some took shelter under the Emperor of Abyssinia 24. Some however were left behind in Mecca as they lacked adequate provisions for such journeys; they were tormented to the extreme. The Holy Qur’an mentions how they wailed and bemoaned day and night to God. The cruelties of the infidels from among the Qureish exceeded all bounds. They started to murder the helpless, poor women and orphaned children. They went to the extent of killing some women with such ruthlessness as to have tightly bound their legs each to different camels and driving them in opposite directions. Thus they died as they split in two. When the transgression of these merciless infidels reached this stage, God, who turns to His servants with mercy revealed to his Messenger: The supplications of the afflicted 24. Current day Ethiopia [Publisher]