Islam and Slavery — Page 75
75 him. And that was a time after which the Holy Prophet was to have no other earthly opportunity of making any communication to his followers, and he also full knew that the words of advice uttered by him on that occasion would carry the greatest weight with his relations, friends and followers. Yet he did not turn his eyes to any of these. And what was that to which his thought turned?. It was to the down trodden slave that his thought was directed in the last moments of his life and that thought made him forgetful of all other earthly connections. . Ah! What a friend, what a benefector of slaves that God gave to the world, but alas, the world knew him not! And our last words are that all praise is due to Allah the Lord and Master of the universe.