The life of the Holy Prophet of Islam — Page 28
these, my two feet, except for the “sidanah,” custodianship of the Kaaba, and “siqaya,” watering of the pilgrims. . . O people of Quraish, I relieve you of the false pride of the age of ignorance. Mankind is from Adam, and Adam was from dust. ” He then recited: “O mankind, we have created you from a male and a female; And We have made you tribes and sub-tribes that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. ” (Holy Quran, 49: 14) An open declaration of forgiveness Standing among the people of Mecca, while each one of them was bowing his head with shame, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked them in great humility and humbleness, “O people of Quraish, what do you expect from me?” The people reflected on their past history and their treatment of the Prophet of Islam and of his followers, how they had abused and fought against Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the Muslims. However, they were completely and utterly at his mercy now and could only respond, “You are a noble brother, the son of a noble brother. We expect the treatment of Joseph that he gave to his brothers. ” At this the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied to them, “Go, you are all free There is no reproach against you this day!”. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then commanded Bilal the Ethiopian to call Adhan (call to Prayer). From that day forward, the inhabitants of Arabia began to enter into Islam in flocks. Ikrima, the Enemy of Islam, forgiven One of those who were forgiven on the day Mecca fell, was Ikrima the son of Abu Jahl, the greatest enemy of Islam. Wife of Ikrima was a Muslim at heart, she requested the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to forgive him. The Prophet forgave Ikrima. At that time Ikrima was trying to escape to Abyssinia. His wife pursued him and got him on the way while he was about to embark a ship. She said; “Are you running away from a person who is a mercy for mankind, and who has forgiven every one in Mecca?” Ikrama said, “What about me?” She replied, “You are also forgiven. ” Ikrama was really astonished to hear that an enemy like Ikrama was pardoned by the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). So Ikrima and his wife planned to go back to Mecca, but when they reached the city of Mecca, what they witnessed was never witnessed by any one in the history of mankind. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) of Islam, the king, the victor, himself was standing at the door of the city to receive Ikrima, the bitterest enemy of Islam. When the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw Ikrima approaching him, riding on a camel, he chanted in a loud voice, “You are welcome. You are welcome, O rider of the camel. ” TREATY WITH THE JEWS The First Written Constitution of a State ever Promulgated The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) always tried to cooperate to establish peace, brotherhood and harmony in the society. He migrated from Mecca to Medina, but when he reached Medina the first important mission he had was to have treaties with the other tribes of Medina for mutual cooperation and help. The first treaty he had in Medina was between Muslims, non-Muslim Arabs and the Jews of Medina. This treaty was properly put into writing and ratified by all parties. This important treaty has been preserved by historians. The document referred Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as the Prophet and Messenger of God, but it was understood that the Jews did not have to recognize him as such for their own