Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 398
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 398 name of All a h, that He has sent me as His Messenger and has commanded me to fulfill these obligations. ' Then that person said, 'I believe in the teaching that you have brought. My name is D am a m ra bin Tha‘labah and I am a representative of Sa‘d bin Bakr tribe. ' 74 D am a m ra was the chief of that tribe and on his return he conveyed the message of Islam to his people. 2- Arrival of ‘Ad i bin H a tim T a’ i Ha tim T a’ i was proverbial among Arabs for his generosity. He had passed away before the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. His son ‘Ad i describes the interesting incident of his own acceptance of Islam. He says. "I was the chief of my tribe and according to the Arabian custom, I used to receive one fourth of the war booty. When I heard of the advent of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa I was very annoyed. I released one of my slaves of his duty of grazing the sheep and advised him to inform me of the arrival of Mu h ammad's armies if they come to this area. One day he came and told me to take whatever defensive measures I had planned as the army of Muhammad was arriving soon. I sent for my camels, mounted my family on them and took refuge amongst my fellow Christians in Syria. I left one of my sisters and some other relatives behind. This helpless sister was captured as a prisoner of war during the battle of H unain. When the prisoners were