Sayyedna Bilal — Page 14
14. SAYYEDNA BILAL fetch him for punishment. They expected that Bilal would beg them for mercy, but instead he thanked them. They thought he was crazy. How could they understand that Bilal now depended on the One God. Allah, whatever they did to him now would be with the will of God and Bilal had submitted himself completely to Him. He would endure everything with patience. 2. Nothing could stop Ummayya's ruthless hand. . He devised novel tortures to overpower Bilal's faith. . Nobody likes cruelty and oppression, people closed their windows as Bilal was dragged in the streets. . They knew that Bilal had disobeyed and defied his master. Ummayya bin Khalf had invested his money on him, now Bilal would have to pay the price for his defiance. Ummayya wanted to set an example for the other slaves. . Bilal was not an human being but a two legged animal for them now. They laid him on the ground and Ummayya took out his whip, what happened next is a painful story. Bilal could see his death glaring at him. . He was forced to lie on hot sand and boys were made to dance on his chest. Ummayya was whipping and torturing his body but how could he whip his soul?. Exasperated, Ummayya handed Bilal to the street urchins, asking them to put a cord round his neck and drag him through the town over sharp stones. Bilal's body bled, but careless about his safety be went on muttering "Ahad Ahad" i. e. "God is One,