The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 30
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 30 “Do you think that after granting protection to that renegade (i. e. , Muḥammad sa ), you shall be able to perform Ṭawāf of the Ka‘bah in peace? And do you believe that you have the strength to protect him and support him? By God, if you had not been accompanied by Abū Ṣafwān, you would not have been able to return home safely. ” Sa‘d bin Mu‘ādh ra would avoid altercation, but his veins also flowed of chieftain blood and his heart was replete of religious indignation. He retorted in a thunderous voice, “By Allāh! If you obstruct us from the Ka‘bah, then remember that you shall also not receive peace upon your Syrian trade route. ” “Sa‘d!” interjected Umayyah, “Do not raise your voice before Abul-Ḥakam, chieftain of the People of the Valley. ” “Keep out of this Umayyah!” responded Sa‘d ra , “Do not interject. By Allāh, I cannot forget the prophecy of the Holy Prophet sa , that one day you would be killed at the hands of a Muslim. ” Upon hearing this news, Umayyah bin Khalf became severely distraught and came home to inform his wife of this statement of Sa‘d ra. He said, “By God! Now I shall not leave Makkah to oppose the Muslims. ” 1 However, the writings of Divine Decree were to be fulfilled. At the occasion of Badr, Umayyah was forced to leave Makkah, and was killed there at the hands of the Muslims, receiving the recompense of his evil deeds. This was the same Umayyah who would ruthlessly persecute Ḥaḍrat Bilāl ra , due to his acceptance of Islām. Death of Walīd bin Mughīrah and Bloody Intentions of the Quraish Then, it was around this time that the father of Khālid bin Walīd named Walīd bin Mughīrah, who was a very influential and revered chieftain of Makkah, became ill. When he realized that his time had come, he began to weep helplessly. At the time various chieftains of Makkah were sitting beside him. Perplexed, when they inquired as to the cause of his weeping, he responded, “Do you think I am weeping out of the fear of death? By Allāh, this is not the case. I am grieved, lest the religion of Muḥammad sa spreads and Makkah is lost to his rule. ” “Do not grieve,” responded Abū Sufyān bin Ḥarb, “this shall never happen 1 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Dhikrin-Nabiyyi sa Maiń-Yuqtalu Bi-Badrin, Ḥadīth No. 3950