Minorities in an Islamic State — Page 66
66 the sword dropped to the ground. The Holy Prophet sa stood up and took the sword in hand and said to him: 'Now you tell me, Who can save you from me?' The disbeliever was so astonished and overwhelmed that he was unable to reply. Hesitatingly he stammered: 'only you can, have mercy on me'. The Holy Prophet sa , said: 'oh man! You have not learned the lesson yet, You could have said, 'Allah'. Now go freely, I do not take revenge'. The disbeliever was so impressed by the incident that he joined the fold of Islam. 74 ‘ Imr a n, son of H u s ain ra narrates 'Once we went on an expedition in the company of the Holy Prophet sa. We had no water with us and the people were thirsty. Alighting from his mount, the Holy Prophet sa ordered ‘ Al i and one other person to go in search of water. They searched for a long time but were unable to find any water. Meanwhile they saw a woman coming on a camel with two water-skins full of water. They asked her where they could find water. The woman replied: 'The water is so far from here that it is twenty-four hours since I started from there. My people are still coming behind". They said to her; 'Come with us'. She asked 'Where to'. They said 'in the presence of the Holy Prophet sa. She said: 'He who has turned faithless?'. They said: 'Yes, to him whom you call faithless': Thus they brought her before the