Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 35
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 35 beside himself and inquired after his well-being and asked the purpose of his visit. ‘Abdul-Mu tt alib said, “I have come to you because your soldiers have caught my camels. Kindly have them returned to me. ” Abrahah looked at the Chief of the Quraish in amazement and said, “Of course you can take your camels back but the respect I had felt in my heart for you, having heard your name and seen you in person, has been lost. You did not have any concern for your Ka‘bah, which I plan to destroy with such a large army that even if all the inhabitants of Arabia join together to fight it, not one of them will be left alive. But instead of the Ka‘bah you are worried about just a few camels. The Chief of the Quraish should not have uttered such a shallow statement!” ‘Abdul-Mu tt alib laughed carelessly and said, “I am the owner of the camels and have come to get them freed. That house too has an owner. He will protect His house Himself. So why should I need to worry about it?” Abrahah replied with a great deal of anger, “ I would like to see the owner of the Ka‘bah save the Ka‘bah from my hand!” ‘Abdul-Mu tt alib said, “Indeed, you will see and we too shall see. ” Having said this, he returned. Abrahah immediately