Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 342
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 342 tribe which lived on the trade route to Syria. This is how he freed Ab u Dharr ra from his tormentors. Next day Ab u Dharr ra proclaimed Kalimah Tau hi d and the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and was beaten again. Hadrat ‘Abb a s ra came to his rescue again. 15 Chief of Daus tribe accepts Islam The other notable event is the accepting of Islam by T ufail ra bin ‘Amr, who accepted Islam not directly from the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's preaching but as a result of opposition of Islam by Quraish. T ufail ra bin ‘Amr was a nobleman and a learned poet. When he visited Makkah, some persons from Quraish told him, "You have come to our town. This person (Mu h ammad) has started a bizarre mischief. He has disturbed our peace. He is a spell binding orator and has separated the son from the father, brother from brother and wives from husbands. We are afraid that your people would face the same danger as we are experiencing now. So we advise you to stay away from him and do not even listen to his talk. " T ufail ra says, "Quraish emphasized this point so much that I was determined not to listen to this person or talk to him. " When I was going to the Ka‘bah, I put cotton wool in my ears in case I hear this person unintentionally. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was offering prayer near the Ka‘bah, I went and