Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 99
sa. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa expert guide. He was an expert in showing the way and knew every nook and cranny of the land, and he was in alliance with the family of Al-'As bin Wä'il As-Sahmi. Although he was on the religion of the infidels of. Quraish, he was a reliable person. Therefore, both the Holy Prophet™ and. Hadrat Abu Bakr charged their rides to him and told him to bring their rides near the cave of the mountain Thaur, early in the morning, after three days. Thus, The Holy Prophet", Hadrat Abu Bakr, ‘Amir bin Fuhairah, and the guide left the cave. The guide adopted the coastal route to travel. '" ra sa ra ,. Ibn Shahāb relates that ‘Abdur Raḥmān bin Mālik Mudlijī, nephew of Suraqah bin Mālik bin Ju'sham, told him that his father told him that he had heard from his brother, Surāqah: "Messengers from the infidels of. Quraish came to us and told us that the Quraish had fixed a bounty (of 100 camels) each, for bringing back the Holy Prophet and Hadrat Abū Bakr dead or alive. Surāqah said: 'One day, I was sitting in the company of my people when a person came and said: 'O Surāqah! I have seen some people travelling along the coastal route. I think that they were Muḥammad and his Companions. ' Surāqah stated that he realized that the travelers were the party of Muḥammad; however, as a decoy he said: 'They can't be. Muḥammad and his party. You must have seen so and so who has just passed in front of us. ' Anyway, I stayed for a short period of time in the company of my people and then silently slipped away to come to my home. I told my servant to bring my horse to the other side of the hillock and wait there till I come. Then I took my spear and left by the back door of my house dragging the lower end of the spear on the ground and keeping it low. Then I reached my horse. After mounting the horse I galloped swiftly. When I reached near the caravan of the Holy Prophet", my horse slipped and I fell down in front of the horse. I got up fast, reached for my quiver, and picked an arrow as an omen whether I would be able to cause these people loss or not. However, I got the omen that I did not like. I did not accept the bad omen and mounted the horse again. . The horse took me so near the caravan that I could hear the recitation of the Holy Qur'an by the Holy Prophet". The Holy Prophet" did not look back. However, Hadrat Abu Bakr" repeatedly looked back towards me. In ra sa 99