73 Divisions in Islam and One True Jama'at

73 Divisions in Islam and One True Jama'at — Page 18

73 DIVISIONS IN ISLAM AND ONE TRUE JAMA’AT 18 There are some actual events which surrounded the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions and got recorded in the history as well as some in the Holy Qur’an, which I would like to discuss in this article and show to the readers how these events got repeated in the history of Ahmadiyyat with each and every resemblance with the event which occurred in the time of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). 1. Stoning Because of Beliefs. I am sure the readers would agree with me that persecution of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companion s (ra) was very severe. However, there is one event of the life of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) which did not escape any historian. Even the western, non - Muslim historians, like Sir William Muir [13] and W. Montgomery Watt [14], who did not believe the pe rsecution to be that severe, have recorded this event and have testified to the authenticity of the event. This is the event when Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) went to Taif for preaching. Brutal treatment of our beloved master (peace be upon him) by peo ple of Taif is described by many historians and biographers. I would like to quote Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - din Mahmud Ahma d (ra) from his book “Life of Muhammad” [15]. “Reports of him had already reached Taif, and here he now was, without arms of following, a lone individual with only one companion, Zaid. The town folks thought him a nuisance which should be ended, if only to please their chiefs. They set vagabonds of th e town and street