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218 Prophet sa of God Almight y and his enemy be equal? But when Ikr i mah ra converted to Islam , I understood that the bunch was meant for Ikr i mah ra. God Almighty had revealed the name of the father instead of the son, as is the practice in dreams, and showed that Ikr i mah ra would one day become entitled to the riches of heaven by acc epting Islam. ” The opponents said that the Holy Prophet sa was, God forbid, issueless because he didn’t have any sons to carry on his name. But history proves that the Holy Prophet ’s sa enemies were the ones who were issueless. God Almighty brought their physical offspring into Islam and laid them at the feet of the Holy Prophet sa. They later gave enormous sacrifices for the glorification of the Holy Prophet ’s sa name and the religion he brought. Ha z rat Khālid bin Wal ee d ra Th en see how Wal ee d was also a great enemy of the Holy Prophet sa , but his son Khalid ra accepted Islam and sacrificed his entire life for Holy Prophet sa and the religion he brought. Ha z rat Khalid ra was once a staunch enemy of Islam , but later God Almighty guided him towards righteousness and he offered great sacrifices for Islam. He overthrew the Roman Empire and conquered Syria for th e cause of Islam. Ha z rat ‘ A mr bin Aas ra whose grandfather was also a staunch enemy in the early days of Islam , also accepted Islam. He conquered Egypt and Palestine for Islam a nd conquered it in such a way that the people were compelled to admit that Egypt was a stronghold of Islam. I do no t remember the names of the children of Attba and Sheba, but in any case, this is certain that God Almighty snatched these people’s physical offspring and gave them to the Holy Prophet sa a nd instead of glorifying the names of their own par ents, the descendants strived to honor the name of the Holy Prophet sa. Even though t he antagonism of the M eccan disbelievers was such that once the Holy Prophet sa , having had enough of their hostility, decided to go to Ta’if and convey the message of Alla h to the citizens of Ta’if’. Therefore, he went to Ta’if, accompanied by hi s slave , Ha z rat Zaid bin Haritha ra , b ut the people of Ta’if rejected the message of Allah. They set dogs after the Holy Prophet sa and encouraged young boys to throw bags