Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 539
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 539 advised him to sleep at a certain place. If anyone with evil intention saw the sleeping place of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa he could have been attacked. When everyone went to sleep, Ab u Ta lib would ask his brother, or son or nephew to change places with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. In this way H u du r sa 's place remained secret and this smart strategy of protection worked continuously for three years. 31 From this description the critical state of affairs and the dangers confronting the Muslims in those days becomes quite clear. Davenport writes about the fortitude of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa : "Muhammad surely had faith in his mission. He was content that as a messenger of God, he had reformed the country. His mission was neither baseless nor based on deceit or lies. He was not deterred from propagating his mission by greed or any other threat. The wounds and extreme hardships did not prove a hindrance and he continued to propagate the truth. 32 1 Bukh ari Kit ab ul Jih a d, Bab Ghazwah U h ud. 2 Bukh ari Kit ab ul Man a qib, Bab fi Asma’I Rasulill a h. 3 S ir atun Nabawiyyah by Ibne Hish a m, vol. 2, p. 296. 4 A t-T a b q a tul Kubr a by Ibne Sa‘d, vol. 8, p. 37. 5 Mustadrik Ha kim, vol. 4, p. 52. 6 S ir atun Nabawiyyah by Ibne Hish a m, vol. 1, p. 342. 7 A t-T a b q a tul Kubr a by Ibne Sa‘d, vol. 3, p. 232. 8 Musnad A hm ad bin H ambal, vol. 1, p. 62. 9 A t-T a b q a tul Kubr a by Ibne Sa‘d, vol. 8, p. 265. 10 A t-T a b q a tul Kubr a by Ibne Sa‘d, vol. 3, p. 165. 11 Bukh ari Kit ab ul Man a qib, Bab Alamatun Nubuwwah fil Islam.