Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 350
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 350 message of God. Once when he was out of his house, everyone who met him, be he a free man or a slave, rejected and falsified his claim. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa returned home, he covered himself with a blanket and sat down thinking about the treatment he had received from his people. At that time God revealed. "O you who has wrapped himself in a robe, stand up and continue to warn people. " 20 Islam spreads to foreign lands Due to open preaching of Islam, the flood gates of torture opened for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and his Companions. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had some relief from these suffering due to the protection of Ab u Ta lib. The sufferings of the general Muslims and his being unable to alleviate them saddened the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. After deliberation, he advised his Companions to seek refuge in the neighbouring country of Abyssinia, where a just Christian king ruled. So two groups of Muslims, one consisting of twelve people and other of eighty people migrated to Abyssinia. The Quraish tried to persuade the Muslims and incited king Naj a sh i. The king called the Muslims to his court and enquired about their beliefs. Hadrat Ja‘far T ayy a r ra acted as a representative for the Muslims. He recited S u rah Maryam and then explained the Islamic