A Rejoinder to Pope's Allegations Against Islam — Page 41
day he left Mecca. Every scene was fresh in his memory. When he was leaving the city, he had a last glance at it, while tears rolled down from his eyes and he could not control his emotions and said, "0 city of Mecca, I don't like to leave you but the people of Mecca don't permit me to live in. " It was the same city where he was severely tortured and humiliated. It was the city where his loved ones were tormented and killed mercilessly. Now he was entering the same city as a victor. He was the champion, he was the conqueror, but very different from the worldly kings. He was a wonderful man, that history is not able to produce single one parallel to him. He entered in Mecca while the people of Mecca were at his mercy, but there was not any sign of pride on his face. He was riding on a camel and his head was bowing down so much so that it was touching the back of the camel. A man spoke to him on that day, trembling with fear. As he did so, Muhammad (peace be upon him) consoled him saying, "Calm yourself, for I am not a king. I am but the son of a humble and poor woman from Quraish. " 41