Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 325
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 325 would come under his control. The lady accompanying him is his wife Khad i jah ra daughter of Khuwailad who has believed in him and the young boy is his paternal cousin,‘Al i ra bin Ab i Ta lib. "‘Af i f ra used to wish, that had he believed at that time he would have been the third person to accept Islam. 4 This privilege was granted to Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra. When God wishes to support His Messengers in response to their prayers, offered in solitude, He grants them firm friends and loyal supporters. God Himself inspired the pious heart of Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra and he asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa about his claim. The first sweet reward of calling to All a h Ibn-e-Is ha q ra relates, when Ab u Bakr ra met the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , he asked, 'O Mu h ammad, Quraish say that you have abandoned your deities,you call your people ignorant and claim that their forefathers were non-believers. Is what I hear true? The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "Yes, I am a Messenger from God and a Prophet. God has ordained me to convey His message and call people to Him. I take oath in All a h's name that this is the truth. O Ab u Bakr, I call you to the one God. Who has no partner. Do not worship any one except Him. Our friendship should be for the sake of obedience to God. " Then the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa recited some verses of the Holy Qur’ a n.