Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 366
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 366 was my brother and a Prophet of God as I myself am a Prophet. " The heart of that slave melted, he bowed before the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and started to kiss his forehead, hand and feet. ‘Utbah and Sh i bah were watching this scene and started to say to each other that the slave had come under a bad influence. They scolded ‘Add a s for bowing before Mu h ammad. He replied, "There is none better than this person on the face of the earth. He has told me something which only a Prophet can know. " 39 The day of Ta ’if was extremely hard for our master the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Once Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra asked him, "Was there any other day harder upon you than the day of Uhud (When H u du r sa 's teeth were martyred and he received an injury to his face). " He replied, "O ‘ A ’ishah, I have received a great deal of trouble from your people but the hardest day was the day of Ta ’if. On that day I went to Ban i ‘Abde Kil a l(Cheifs of Ta ’if) requesting them to extend their protection and allow me to convey my message. They refused and I returned dejected and sad. On reaching Qarnuth- Tha‘ a lib I felt relieved. I looked to the sky and saw a cloud protecting me from sun. Then I saw angel Gabriel in it. He called me and said, 'God has witnessed how your people have treated you. He has sent the angel of the mountains to you, so that you can order him to carry out