Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 617
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 617 Blessing of All a h and peace be on you' Unblemished Victory Now our Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was the ruler of Makkah. Everything in the land of Makkah had come under his control. It was the time to decide as to where he would be staying? Hadrat Us a mah enquired if H u du r sa would stay at his ancestral house (which carried the memories of his childhood and youth) The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "Our paternal cousin, ‘Aq i l bin Ab i Ta lib had sold them a long time ago and used the money. " 83 Benevolence towards War Criminals The memories of worldly conquerors remind us of the destructions and minarets of skulls. Our master Muhammad sa lit the minaret of forgiveness and mercy. Such amnesty has no parallel in the history of the world. Only a few criminals who deserved punishment for their crimes were executed. When the general amnesty was declared by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , this was the moral victory which won over the hearts of his people. Out of these ten people under death sentence for their crimes, only three were killed as they insisted on their crimes and did not seek forgiveness. To punish such people was according to the demand of justice and also a favour to the society in general. They persisted in their crimes and did not seek pardon from the court