Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 347
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 347 this message. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied that he called to Oneness of God, "Who has no partner and Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger". He also invited people,"To stop idol worship, as idols do not hear or see anything. These idols can do no harm or benefit anyone. They even do not recognize their worshippers. " At hearing this Kh a lid ra said, "I bear witness that you are the Messenger of God. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was very happy at this proclamation. Kh a lid ra hid himself from his relatives. When his father came to know of his acceptance of Islam, he sent people to search for him. He was caught and brought back to his father. First he scolded him and then hit him with a staff until the staff broke into pieces but this did not dent Kh a lid ra 's resolve. Then his father swore that he would stop his maintenance. Kh a lid ra replied, "You can stop my maintenance, All a h will provide for me. " Then Kh a lid ra returned to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and joined the group of his devoted followers. 18 First Delegation of Quraish Seeing the positive results of open preaching by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , some of the noble men and chiefs of Quraish met Ab u Ta lib and said, "Your nephew declares our faith objectionable, our wisdom useless and our ancestors as people who had gone astray. Either you stop him from doing these things or