Unity of God — Page 37
37 and the Teachings of Muhammad s as CONDUCT WITH NON-MUSLIMS I shall now explain the Holy Prophet’s conduct with people of other faiths. As time is running out, I will only present a few examples. The first example is that through his actions, the Holy Prophet s as honoured non-Muslims who were virtuous. It is recorded that when some idolaters were taken as captives after the battle against At-Taiyy tribe, the daughter of Hatim Taiyy was among them. She asked if the Holy Prophet s as knew whose daughter she was. He replied: ‘No, whose daughter are you?’ She said: ‘The daughter of a man who assisted those in hardships: Hatim. ’ Hatim was not a Muslim, but the Holy Prophet s as freed her because of her father’s compassion for others. Fearing captivity, her brother was on the run. The Holy Prophet s as immediately supplied her with the means to travel, and asked her to bring him back. When he returned with his sister, the brother was so touched by the kind treatment that he became a Muslim. It is evident that the Holy Prophet s as recognised the excellent qualities of non-Muslims through his conduct and treated them with kindness because of their virtues. The second example is an incident about a