Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 608
CHAPTER 24 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Amiability in Wars 608 holding his head high. But when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa arrived, the scene was completely the opposite. This great soldier of All a h was wearing a black turban over his helmet and was riding his she camel Qu s w a ’. A red Yemeni shawl was on his shoulder, the son of his faithful servant, Zaid ra was riding the pillion seat, on his right side was the faithful companion Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra and on his left were Hadrat Bil a l ra and Usaid bin Hu d air ra , an An sa r i Chief. 71 To declare peace for everyone, the Messenger of God had a white flag in his hand while his usual flag was of a black colour. While entering Makkah, he was reciting the verses of S u rah Al-F a ti h ah. His camel was advancing and reached a place where eight years before, while leaving Makkah, he had stood to cast a farewell glance at his dear home and said, "O Makkah, you are my dear homeland, if your people had not forced me to leave, I would never ever have left you. " Sir William Muir writes, "It was feared that the Prophet would encounter resistance at this place but that day he was entering his town in total peace. " 72 On this day the conquered people saw an astonishing sight. At the time of his greatest victory, instead of showing an expression of pride, the head of this great conqueror was bent low with modesty and humility in realization of