Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings — Page 11
11. I were younger and could witness the day when. God will appoint thee for the guidance of mankind. I am afraid thy people will drive thee forth from thy home. " Muhammad, who used to spend every hour of his life thinking over the welfare of his people and of mankind, and who was extremely popular with his townsmen, was surprised to hear this and exclaimed in wonder "Will my people indeed drive drive me forth"?. Warka replied, "That they surely will. No man has ever been entrusted with, a message so vital as thou hast been entrusted with, but his people have oppressed and persecuted him. " In view of the love which he bore to his people, the affection which he displayed towards everyone of his townsmen and the services which he rendered to the poor, the intelligence that he would be driven forth by his people came as a surprise to him. But the future held greater surprises in store for him. . His Call. . Within a few months of this incident, he again received a revelation in which he was