Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 587
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 587 to use his influence and try to resolve the matter amicably. These negotiations extended to such a long period that a rumour about ‘Uthm a n ra 's martyrdom spread. This in fact was God's will. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa took a pledge of fighting till death from his Companions for the sake of taking revenge for ‘Uthm a n ra 's death. This inspired the Companions and they were ready to lay down their lives. They did not want to return without performing 'Taw a f'. But the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa at every step offered not only the sacrifice of his own feeling but the feelings of his Companions for upholding the sanctity of the Ka‘bah. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told Suhail bin ‘Umar ra to start writing the agreement in the name of All a h, most Gracious, ever Merciful. Suhail said, "I do not know the Gracious One. I can start with All a h's name. " The Muslims insisted that it should be ِّٰ ِﺑِﺴْﻢ ِ اH اﻟﺮَّمحْٰﻦ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴْﻢ. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "Ok, you can write, in the name of All a h, at least it is in All a h's name and not in anyone else's name. " H u du r sa started to dictate again, that this agreement was between Mu h ammad, the Messenger of All a h. Suhail objected again that they did not believe in his being messenger of God. If they had so believed, they would not have stopped him from entering the Ka‘bah. So he wrote Muhammad bin ‘Abdull a h. This was