Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 603
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 603 refuge. He had announced that if anyone found Ab u Sufy a n bin H arb, he should not harm him. This was a gesture of respect for his crafty peace making efforts which he made in Mad i nah after the breach of the H udaibiyah treaty. It seemed as if H u du r sa 's compassion was looking for a pretext to show itself. 60 Hadrat ‘Abb a s ra gave protection to Ab u Sufy a n. Next morning when Ab u Sufy a n was presented, H u du r sa said, "Ab u Sufy a n, has the time for your witness to One God except Whom there is none worthy of worship, not yet arrived?" At this Ab u Sufy a n spontaneously testified, "May my parents be sacrificed for your sake, you are extremely kind, forbearing and the one who cares for the kindred. Had there been any other deity except All a h, he would have helped us. But I still have some hesitation in accepting your Prophethood. " 61 Hadrat ‘Abb a s ra was instructed by H u du r sa to take Ab u Sufy a n to a high place so that he could see the magnitude of the Muslim army marching towards Makkah. The purpose of this exercise was that this worldly person might be impressed by this scene and accept the truth. The army of ten thousand devout Muslims marched forward. Each commander of a battalion, led his army, bearing its flag. An An sa r i leader, Sa‘d bin ‘Ub a dah ra passed near Ab u Sufy a n and in excitement said; ْ ْ اَﻟ ْ ﻴَﻮ َْ مَ ﻳَﻮ ْ مُ امل ُ ﻠ ْﺤَﻤَﺔ ْ اَﻟ ْ ﻴَﻮ ْ مَ ﺗُﺴ ْ ﺘَﺤَﻞ ُّ اﻟ َ کَﻌ ﺒَﺔ