Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 359
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 359 when they heard of the injustices inflicted upon them, they became sympathetic. In this respect the period of siege in She‘b-e-Ab i Ta lib resulted in a reduction of torture as well as it became a period of preaching and internal training under the superior wisdom of God Almighty. It was a test for the true believers, which they passed with flying colours. Preaching at the time of H ajj The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa addressed the whole of Arabia for conveying his message and for this reason, God chose Makkah, which was called Ummul Qur a , the centre of towns. Here people from all over the country used to come for H ajj in accordance with the faith of Hadrat Ibr a h i m as. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to go to those visiting tribes and preached. He would ask, "Is there anyone who would give me shelter so that I can go and preach to the people?" Whosoever was prepared to do this, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave him the glad tidings of paradise. 29 Once a person from Hamd a n tribe agreed that he would take the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa with him. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked him about his status in his tribe. This person became frightened in case H u du r sa tries to turn his men against him. So he left promising to return next year. 30 This was the usual reaction of the tribes. The tribal chiefs knew their own people more