Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 340
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 340 told them that he is All a h's servant and His Messenger. He also recited the verse: ْ ﻳَﺎ َ ّٰ ُ اِن َّ اﻟﻠ ِ ﻣُﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻌَﺪْل ِ وَاﻻِْﺣْﺴَﺎن. (16:91) This verse enjoins justice and doing good to others. They listened to this verse a few times and memorized it. They returned to Aktham and informed him of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's nobility of lineage and his pure teachings. Aktham heard this and said, "O my people, this person teaches high moral values and forbids from evil, so you should be the first to believe in him, otherwise you would be left behind. " So he, accompanied by one hundred people from his tribe, set off to meet H u du r sa. He passed away during this journey but he advised his companions to believe in the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and made them a witness that he had accepted Islam. 14 In this manner Islam began to spread in the areas around Makkah. Propagation as a result of opposition Ab u Dharr ra from Ban u Ghiff a r tribe heard vague news of Islam and sent his brother to investigate. He told his brother to go and listen to the discourse of this claimant of prophethood who says that he receives Divine revelation. His brother told him on his return that this Prophet taught high moral values and his discourse was not poetry. Ab u Dharr ra was not as yet fully satisfied. He came to Makkah himself to investigate further. First he searched for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in the Ka‘bah but