Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 792
CHAPTER 32 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 'sExcellent Quality of Tolerance 792 Muhammad sa. Hadrat Im a m H usain ra quotes from his maternal uncle, Hind bin Ab i H a lah ra , "The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa never showed anger except for a transgression. At seeing such an act he was sure to get angry and punish the perpetrator, but he was never angry for the wrongs done to his person and never took revenge. " 10 A Sign of Prophethood Forbearance was a distinctive quality of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa which had been mentioned in the Torah. A Jew, Zaid bin Sa‘nah, accepted Islam after testing this quality of H u du r sa 's personality. This interesting event showed the world in a practical form, the true meaning of tolerance. Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Sal a m ra was a Jewish scholar who had the good fortune of accepting Islam. He relates, "When God intended to guide Zaid bin Sa‘nah, he said, 'I have witnessed all the signs of Prophethood from the Holy Prophet Mu h ammad's face except two indicators which I have not tested. One is that every Prophet sa 's forbearance would transcend the ignorance of the ignorant and the second is the extremes of ignorance would enhance his tolerance. ' Zaid in order to test this sign, used to go to H u du r sa 's meetings. One day the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came with Hadrat ‘Al i bin Ab i Ta lib ra , when a bedouin reported that the people of a certain village had