Sayyedna Bilal — Page 13
SAYYEDNA BILAL 13. In that dark cell, in great pain Bilal waited for the sun to rise. Mecca's sun brought a message of death to the guilty. Then he remembered Ammaar and wondered whether he had got him punished. . But it was not so, Ammaar had given the whip to. Bilal so that he could escape punishment. It was. Bilal's own decision not to whip him. But slaves never made decisions, they always acted upon decisions taken by other people. He wondered whether his defiance was due to bravery or stupidity, but it was neither, the reason being the Prophet himself. . Bilal had seen the Prophet Muhammad several times but never spoke to him. After Hajj and celebrations of other fairs, life at Mecca would become normal. People would walk past Bilal not caring for him or other slaves, but the Prophet Muhammad was quite different, he was very friendly with the slaves. . He was illiterate, but as a thirsty man keeps looking for water, Bilal that day was in quest of the. Truth. He told himself that people say that a man looks for God, but that is not true. God Himself chooses a person and then guides him. No one can find Him until God wills it Himself. That night with the will of God Bilal submitted to Him and entered the fold of Islam. . Now his ropes, his pain and suffering gave him pleasure and happiness. His soul was at peace. He had submitted himself completely to the One God. Allah and awaited His mercy. . The next day Ummayya and his people came to