Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 74
74 HADRAT ABU BAKR 74 ambassadors from the Quraish arrived there to discuss the situation with the Muslims. Finally, the Quraish sent ‘Urwah bin Mas‘ u d. ‘Urwah said that the Makkans were ready to fight and that they would not give the Muslims the chance to perform ‘Umrah under any circumstances. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was standing nearby, and hearing ‘Urwah, he could not stay silent. He said, “Fine. If people who worship idols such as L a t and ‘Uzz a are ready to fight, do you think that we will not stand by the Holy Prophet sa ? ‘Urwah became angry and said, “I have received many favours from Ab u Bakr, if it was not for the fact that I still remember them, I would respond to this. ” 22 During this time, the Holy Prophet sa had sent Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra to Makkah as his ambassador. He met with Ab u Sufy a n and the other chiefs. Because he was detained, a rumour spread among the Muslims that the Quraish had killed him. The Holy Prophet sa took Bai‘at (oath of allegiance) from all the Muslims and promised that he would avenge the killing of Hadrat ‘Uthm a n. This bai‘at is called Bai‘atur-Ri d w a n (The Oath Pleasing to God). Later, it was discovered that the rumor was false, and that Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra was alive. Finally, Suhail came as an ambassador from the Quraish. After some negotiation, a treaty was reached. At