Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 344
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 344 the middle of my forehead. I prayed to All a h to transfer this light from my face to some other place. I was worried that my people might think that as a result of my abandoning my religion, my face was disfigured. This sign of the light appeared at the end of my whip. When I was descending in the valley people could see this light at the end of the whip as a hanging lamp. Next day my old father came to see me. I told him, "Dear father, from this day onwards my contact with you would end. " My father enquired the reason for it and I told him that "I have accepted Islam and taken a pledge on the hand of Mu h ammad. " My father replied, "Your faith is my faith as well. " I asked him to take a bath and put on clean clothes, so that I can introduce him to the Islamic teachings. He acted accordingly. I told him the Islamic teachings and he accepted Islam. Then my wife came to see me. I told her to stay away from me as our relationship had ended. She replied, "My parents be sacrificed for you, why are you saying this. " I said, "Islam has put divergence between us. " So she accepted Islam as well. Then I invited people of my tribe to Islam but they did not pay any heed. I went to see the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and requested him to pray against the people of Daus as they do would not accept Islam. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa raised his