Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 343
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 343 stood near him. I could not hear any thing except a few words of recitation. But whatever I heard sounded pleasant. I thought to myself, "Woe to me, I am a wise poet and am able to distinguish right from wrong. After all what is the harm in listening to him. If he says something good, I will accept and in case it is bad I would discard it. " After some time Muhammad left for home and I followed him. I said, "O Mu h ammad, your people have told me these things about you. By God they frightened me so much from you that I put cotton wool in my ears so that I do not hear you at all. God has made me listen to some of your revelation and whatever I have heard sounded good. Now you tell me about your claim. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told me about Islam and recited some verses of the Holy Qur’ a n. I take oath in All a h's name that I had never heard such a beautiful and straightforward discourse, so I accepted Islam and witnessed the truth. I requested the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , O Prophet of God, I am the chief of my tribe and my people listen to me. I intend to go back and preach Islam to them. Please pray for me that God bestows some supporting sign for me. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa prayed straight away. Then I returned to my people. When I reached the valley where our houses start, I felt a light in