Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 334
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 3 34 that chiefs of Quraish saw it as a danger to their power and inter tribal rivalry amongst different tribes of Quraish. This is why Ab u Jahal, although being a learned person, and despite possessing the knowledge of the truth of this message, did not accept Islam as he was worried that Ban u H a shim would become superior to Ban u Umayyah. Invitation to Ab u Jahal, chief of Makkah The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa besides inviting his close relatives to Islam, started to preach openly according to the command of ُ ﻓَﺎﺻﺪَع مبَِﺎﺗُﺆﻣَﺮ. His resolve was strong in following the Divine commandments. He carried out preaching with courage and boldness and conveyed the message to the leading chiefs of Makkah. H u du r sa invited Ab u Jahal to Islam. Mugh i rah bin Shu‘bah ra relates, "My first meeting with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa happened when I was passing through an alley with Ab u Jahal. We encountered the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and he said to Ab u Jahal, "O Abul Hakam, turn to God and His Messenger. I call you to All a h. "Ab u Jahal said, "O Mu h ammad, would you desist from villifying our deities or not? If you want us to affirm thatyou have conveyed the message, we confirm it. I take oath in the name of All a h that I will not follow you even if I realize that you are truthful. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa left and Ab u Jahal addressed Mugh i rah and said,