Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 593
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 593 the truth, is it not written in your book, the Torah, that you should believe in Mu h ammad. And remember, guidance and iniquity are manifest. I call you to All a h and His Messenger. " 47 How clear and beautiful is the message contained in this letter. There is a perfect balance of love and giving good tidings, warning and exhortation. The Jews did not respond to these peace overtures. In the battle of Khyber when Muhammad bin Maslamah came to H u du r sa after his brother Ma h m u d bin Salma's had been martyred by the Jews. He told the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa of the Jewish transgression in this murder and said that he would surely take revenge for his brother's death. If there was another army commander he would have praised his soldier's sentiments of revenge but the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , the embodiment of patience and steadfastness, replied, "One should not wish for confrontation with the enemy. Seek security from All a h, but if the confrontation is thrust on you, then fight with him, with the help of prayer and good planning. You should pray َ ّٰ ا ُ ﻟﻠ َّ ﻬ َﻢ ْ ا َ ﻧ َﺖ ُّ ر َ ﺑ َ ﻨ َ ﺎ و َ ﻧ ِ ﻮ ْ اﺻ َ َ ﻨ َ ﺎ و َ ﻧ ِ ﻮ ْ اﺻ ِ ﻴ ْ ﻬ ِﻢ َ ﺑ ِ ﻴ َ ﺪ َک ِ و ا ََّ َ من ْ ﺎ ﺗ ُ ﻘ ُ ﺘ ُ ﻠ ْ ﻬ َﻢ ْ ا َ ﻧ ﺖ. 48 Meaning; "O All a h You are our Lord. We and our enemies, everyone is in Your control. Now it is only You who can kill them. " Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates, "We