Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 351
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 351 teachings. The king was greatly influenced and ultimately became a Muslim. 21 Sweet fruit of oppression, H amzah ra As a reaction to this oppression leveled against Muslims, some noble people of Makkah entertained feelings of sympathy and tenderness towards the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Acceptance of Islam by Hadrat H amzah ra was a fruit of patience shown in the face of oppression. It so happened that Ab u Jahal passed by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa at mount S af a and tortured him by abusing him. Ab u Jahal attacked Islam in a hideous manner and taunted him of weakness. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa listened quietly and patiently. A maid servant of ‘Abdull a h bin Jad‘ a n was listening to all this while she was sitting at home. Ab u Jahal went and sat down among a group of Quraish chiefs gathered in the Ka‘bah. At that time H amzah ra came back after hunting. It was his custom to perform circuits of the Ka‘bah and to greet the chiefs of Quraish before returning home. As he passed near this maid servant, who had listened to all the insults heaped on the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and was deeply perturbed by it. She said, "O Ab u ‘Amm a r, I wish you had seen the suffering which Ab u Jahal has caused to your nephew. He called him names and said vile things to him and Muhammad listened to all this in