Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 53
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 53 Muhammad sa ordered his Companions not to answer. This silence emboldened Ab u Sufy a n even more and he shouted, "Is the son of Ab u Qa ha fah ( Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra ) among you?" The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa again told the Companions not to answer. Again Ab u Sufy a n shouted, "Is the son of Kha tta b ( Hadrat ‘Umar ra ) among you?" When the Muslims still did not reply, Ab u Sufy a n shouted in triumph, "Hubal the great! Hubal the great!" This instantly awakened the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's utmost regard for honour of Tau hi d and he at once signalled to his Companions to answer back. They asked what should they say? He told them to announce, "All a h is the Greatest and most Glorified. "Ab u Sufy a n then said, "‘Uzz a belongs to us and you have no ‘Uzz a. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told his Companions to answer back, "All a h is our Protector and you have no Protector. " 36 The Victory of Makkah was another occasion on which the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's love and regard for Tau hi d manifested in a magnificent manner. The Ka‘bah—the House of God—had been built by Hadrat Ibr a h i m as with the prayer: "My Lord, make this city a city of peace, and keep me and my children away from worshipping idols. " [14:36] At the advent of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , the Ka‘bah had been defiled with