Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 514
CHAPTER 21 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Patriotism 514 "And say, O my Lord, make my entry a good entry and then make me come forth with a good forthcoming. And grant me from Thyself a helping power. " In fact it was for the consolation of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa that this verse was revealed. اِن َّ ا َّ ِ ﻟ ْ ﺬ َی َ ﻓ َ ﺮ َض َ ْ ﻠ َ ﻴ ْ ک ُ اﻟ ْ ﻘ َ ﺮ َآن َ ﻟ ُّ ﺮ َ آد ِک ٰ ا َ ىل َﻣ ٍ ﻌ ﺎد. (28:86) "Most Surely He Who had made the teaching of Qur’ a n binding on thee will bring thee back to thy place of return. " In S u rah Al-Balad , God consoled His beloved Prophet sa by invoking his city's name and prophesied that he would surely enter in the city of Makkah. Prayers for the Fellow Countrymen Even after the migration to Mad i nah, the memory and love of his fellow countrymen of Makkah, remained entrenched in the heart of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He constantly prayed for them. Hadrat Ab u Dharr ra relates that one night H u du r sa stood up in prayer and recited these verses containing a prayer; "If You punish them, they are Your servants; and if You forgive them, You surely are the Mighty, the Wise. " (5:119) 7 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not wish destruction and death for his tormenters, he wished to convince them of the truth of Islam with wisdom. Once he prayed. "O All a h, help me against these non-believers as You did