Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 345
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 345 hands in prayer and prayed in these words; ‘O All a h, guide the people of the Daus tribe, O All a h guide them and bring them here, I told the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa that I did not want him to pray in favour of these people. H u du r sa gave the wise reply, "There are other people like you in your tribe. " In this manner he made T ufail ra understand that he himself was at one time very prejudiced and in the end his pious nature and love of truth attracted him to Islam. So it is necessary to convey the message gently and wisely to other people. The fact is that T ufail ra was able to persuade his father and his wife with the threats of cutting his ties with them, but his people were not ready to abandon idol worship, mischief, evil deeds and usury. This is why the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa drew T ufail ra 's attention to preach with love and gentleness. So T ufail ra bin ‘Amr preached consistently and as a result some of his people accepted Islam. Jundub ra bin ‘Umar was one of them, who even in the days of ignorance used to say that there was definitely a Creator of this universe. Though he could not say Who He was and where He was? When Jundub ra heard the message of Islam, he came to see the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa accompanied by seventy five people and they all accepted Islam. 16 Hadrat T ufail ra relates that he acted according to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's