Sayyedna Bilal — Page 10
10. SAYYEDNA BILAL for guidance. Abu Sufyan told them that the idols would take care of him, but he, Abu Sufyan, was going to take care of all those slaves who were treading Muhammad's path. . During this conversation Ammaar came along. . He was neither a slave nor a rich man but be had embraced Islam. Those cruel people grabbed him and threw him on the ground. They asked him what was it that the Prophet taught him. Ammaar replied calmly that he says "there is only one God, and Him alone should we worship. He is our creator and we are all equal. ". Bilal was astonished when he heard this, because that meant that all of us were God's people and were equal. Ummayya, Ammaar, Abu Sufyan and Abu Lahab were all equal. Being a helpless slave. Bilal heard this declaration with patience but Abu. Sufyan was one of the chiefs of Mecca; how could he tolerate such a thing? He flew into passion. Bilal could not understand how Ammaar could be so courageous, Ammaar could also have said that. Muhammad teaches us to pray, to tell the truth and be good to neighbours. Abu Sufyan owned a whip which he used on Ammaar's back and said, "Muhammad teaches that there is only one God? We have 360 gods who created us, they are the ones who protect us and give us sustenance. His anger knew no bounds and he kept walking back and forth in a rage but that was Bilal's moment of truth. He clearly saw a ray of hope for the slaves. Abu Sufyan kept shouting in anger that Muhammad did not understand that these very idols were the providers of