Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 143
143 Appeal for Early Believers This is the argument that convinced Ab u Bakr ra and this is the argument that shall forever bring conviction to the hearts of hon - est seekers after truth. When the Holy Prophet s as announced his claim, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was at a friend’s house and a woman servant said to him, ‘The wife of your friend Muhammad says that her husband has become a Prophet, just like Moses. ’ Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra at once stood up and went to the Holy Prophet and asked him if this was true. The Holy Prophet s as said that it was. Hearing this, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra immediately accepted his claim. Regarding Hadrat Ab u Bakr’s faith, the Holy Prophet s as said, ‘I have never invited anyone to Islam who did not at first hesitate or stop to think about it, but Ab u Bakr ra did not hesitate for a moment and believed at once. ’ 2 What was it that persuaded Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra to believe without witnessing a sign? It was the purity of the Holy Prophet’s character that spoke for its own truth. Hadrat Khad i jah ra (the Holy Prophet’s wife), ‘Al i ra (his young cousin), Zayd ibn Ha rith (his freed slave), all believed in the same way and by the same argument. Hadrat Khad i jah ra has specifically stated this to be the reason that led her to believe in the Holy Prophet s as. When the Holy Prophet s as saw Gabriel in the cave of H ir a , he came home and told Khad i jah ra about it and said, ‘I am afraid for myself. ’ Khad i jah ra replied, ‘No, Allah will never dis - grace you. You are kind to your relations. You help the helpless. You have all the virtues that have been forgotten. You entertain your guests and help people in their troubles. ’ 3