Minorities in an Islamic State — Page 62
62 He ordered him to be confined to the Mosque. Every day the Holy Prophet sa would inquire how he was doing and if there was anything he wanted. Tham a mah would reply: "I am doing fine. If you pardon me I will remember it all my life and you will not find me ungrateful. If I am sentenced to death I deserve it. If you want ransom I will pay". For three days Tham a mah stayed in the mosque and every day the same question and answer were repeat- ed. Finally he was ordered to be released and allowed to go home. On release he went to a pond and had his bath and soon returned and reported to the Prophet sa and declared: "Holy Prophet sa ! God is my witness that, on the face of the earth I hated you most, now none is dearer than you. God knows that your faith was most hateful to me but today no religion is dearer. By God, I disliked your city most but today I like it most of all the cities of the world. I accept Islam and bear witness, "there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His exalted servant and Prophet". Later Tham a mah visited Mecca for ‘U mrah , The Meccans threatened him because he had turned faithless. He replied: "I have not turned faithless but faithful because I