Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 536
CHAPTER 22 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Fortitude and Steadfastness 536 own eyes that these people were killed by our hands. 25 Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates, "The Angel Gabriel as came, at the time when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was coming out of Makkah. H u du r sa was covered in blood due to the injuries sustained at the hands of the people of Makkah. Angel Gabriel enquired what had happened to him? The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told him, these people have treated me badly and left me soaking in blood. Gabriel Asked, "You want me to show them a sign?" The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, 'Yes'. Gabriel as told him to beckon a tree. H u du r sa did so, leaving its prints on the ground, the tree came and stood in front of him. Gabriel as told H u du r sa to order the tree back to its place. At H u du r sa 's command the tree went back to its place. At this the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "This is enough for me" (as a sign). 26 This incident could be a sign of the power of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa similar to other miracles of increase in food or water. Or it could be a vision in which, in a manner of similitude, the message conveyed was that if All a h so wishes He can force people of Makkah to come obediently to him as the tree had done. But there is no coercion in religion. Ultimately the gentle and flexible natures would turn to him. This scenario consoled the heart of the