Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 531
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 531 was being said, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa arrived. He kissed the H ajre Aswad and while circuiting the Ka‘bah, he passed near them. One of the Quraish chiefs mentioned his claim of prophethood and taunted him. I saw the effect of this on his face. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa passed near them the second time, they jeered at him again. Again I could see the signs of displeasure on his face. When they repeated their taunts the third time, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa addressed them in an awesome way and said, "O group of Quraish! take heed, in the name of the Being in Whose hand is the life of Mu h ammad, I warn you of destruction. " I saw that the people were so unnerved by this warning, it seemed the birds were perched on their heads (they were motionless) It affected them so much that even the most harsh person among them said gently, "O Ab u Q a sim, you may leave. By God, you are not an ignorant one. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa left. The next day this group of Quraish chiefs gathered in the Ka‘bah again. I was also there. They were talking amongst themselves that even after yesterday's incident, they had let Muhammad go. Whilst they were talking, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came. All of them leapt towards him, encircled him and said, "You abuse our deities and vile our religion. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was replying to