The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 294
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 294 faith as well. ” 1 When people would see that his own relatives are rejecting him, they would also deny the Holy Prophet sa as well, 2 and at times would also laugh and mock at him. In addition to Abū Lahab, on many occasions, Abū Jahl would also endeavor to make others suspicious of the Holy Prophet sa. Therefore, one companion narrates that: At one instance, when I had not yet become Muslim, Abū Jahl was behind the Holy Prophet sa and would throw filth upon the Holy Prophet sa saying, “O People! Do not be lured into his trickery. He wishes to turn you from the worship of Lāt and ‘ Uzzā” 3 At one occasion the Holy Prophet sa went to the encampment of ‘ Āmir bin Ṣa‘ṣah. Luckily, at that time there was no one of the Quraish with the Holy Prophet sa. The Holy Prophet sa preached the message of unity to him and invited him to assist in the cause of Islām. When the Holy Prophet sa had completed his address, a man named Baḥīrah bin Farās said, “By God, if I could get a hand on this man, I can defeat the whole of Arabia. ” Then he addressed the Holy Prophet sa and said, “Alright, tell me, if we assist you and you become victorious over your opposition, then after you, what share will there be for us in your rule?” The Holy Prophet sa said, “The issue of rule is in the hands of Allāh the Exalted, he bestows it as He wishes. ” He responded, “Charming indeed! We put ourselves before the whole of Arabia and its consequent rule is taken by someone else? Be gone, we do not need you. ” 4 Therefore, the Holy Prophet sa visited various tribes and invited the Banū ‘Āmir bin Ṣa‘ṣah, the Banū Maḥārib, Fazārah, Ghassān, Murrah, Ḥanīfah, Sulaim, ‘ Abs, Kindah, Kalb, Ḥārith, ‘ Udhrah and Ḥuḍārimah, etc. , tribes to Islām, but they all refused. 5 The Banū Ḥanīfah were the most vehement in their refusal, who were the residents of Yamāmah. 6 The chieftain of this tribe was Musailimah Kadhdhāb, 1 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, p. 303, ‘Arḍu Rasūlillāhi sa Nafsahū ‘alal-Qabā’il , D ārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 2 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 1, p. 103, Dhikru Du‘ā’i Rasūlillāhi sa Qabā’ilal- ‘Arabi fil-Mawāsim , Dārul-Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 Musnad Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, Volume 5, p. 680, Ḥadīthu Shaikhim-min Banī Mālik bin Kinānah, Ḥadīth No. 16720, Beirut (1998) 4 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, p. 304, ‘Arḍu Rasūlillāhi sa Nafsahū ‘alal-Qabā’il , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 5 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 1, p. 104, Dhikru Du‘ā’i Rasūlillāhi sa Qabā’ilal- ‘Arabi fil-Mawāsim , Dārul-Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 6 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, p. 304, ‘Arḍu Rasūlillāhi sa Nafsahū ‘alal-Qabā’il , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)