Hazrat Zainab — Page 30
HADRAT ZAINAB 30 manner. You are indeed an honourable and generous person. ” At this moment Hadrat Abul-‘ As ra declared that he had become a Muslim, and openly recited the Kalimah. He swore by God that the only thing that had kept him from the companionship of the Holy Prophet sa was that the people might think he had accepted Islam in order to be freed from any monetary obligations. Now that he had fully discharged all his obligations, nothing could keep him from becoming a Muslim. This incidence shows the greatness of his character. Hadrat Abul-‘ As ra was the son-in-law of the most trustworthy person in the world, the Holy Prophet sa and he was exemplary in his loyalty to that relationship. In the seventh year after the Hijrah , during the month of Mu h arram, Hadrat Abul-‘ As ra accepted Islam and migrated from Makkah to Mad i nah. After his arrival in Mad i nah the Holy Prophet sa sent Hadrat Zainab ra to live with him. 10