Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 56
CHAPTER 3 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Love for God and Sensitivity for His Oneness 56 Prophet Muhammad sa 's heart that he feared no one except God. He rode on fearlessly during the Battle of H unain while arrows were raining down on him and proclaimed aloud: ُِّ اَﻧَﺎاﻟuَّىب ْ ﻻَکَﺬِب ُ اَﻧَﺎﺑْﻦ ْ ﻋَﺒْﺪِاملُْﻄَّﻠِﺐ I am a Prophet and I am not a liar. I am the son of Abdul Mu tt alib. 41 This was not only an example of his perfect faith in Tau hi d , but it was also an extraordinary sign of his own truthfulness. Afraid of apprehension that he might be considered superhuman, he made it very clear that he was the son of Abdul Mu tt alib and thus just a human being. The awe inspired by his personality was a gift of God and it was God Who guaranteed his safety. Once a delegation of the Thaq i f tribe came to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa from Ta ’if. They consented to accept Islam but on the condition that they would not be obliged to offer the obligatory prayers and would be permitted to indulge in fornication, drinking and usury. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa turned down their request and said, "Woe to the faith which does not include prayer. " Similarly, the people of Ta ’if requested that their idol L a t should not be destroyed for three years, but the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would never allow such hypocrisy. They requested him to leave it for a year, but he