Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 125
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 125 look just like stones, but in reality, they are extremely powerful! When we need rain, they provide rain! When we need sunshine, they provide sunshine! They demolish our enemies! They keep our friends happy and they keep us content. They even make us better when we are ill and free us of debts! In fact, whatever we ask of them they provide it!” Upon hearing these agreeable words Prince ‘Amr bin Lu h aiyy impulsively said, “If this is the case then you people are in the right place! If you could be so kind as to give me one of these idols, I will take it back to my country. You will not miss but one idol, but for my people and I, it will create such ease!” So the people of Ma’ a b decided that they would give the Prince one of their idols. The idol given to Prince ‘Amr bin Lu h aiyy was none other than Hubul. The Prince took Hubul , a stone, back to Makkah and proudly placed this stone upon the roof of the Ka‘bah. Prince ‘Amr bin Lu h aiyy began to go around Arabia, house to house, telling the people about Hubul and inviting them to worship it. Prince ‘Amr bin Lu h aiyy was a very influential and generous person and people felt indebted to him