Chief of the Prophets — Page 169
Chapter Eight 169 Arabia had ever done before. And if you do not succeed and the Quraish are victorious, by God, I am seeing such faces here who would be gone before long and everyone will abandon you. Abū Bakr ra was annoyed with ‘Urwah’s speech and he harshly responded back to him. In the meantime, it was time for Ṣalāt. The tradition says that when Muḥammad sa was performing ablution (Wuῡ’) , the dedication of the Companions was such that they would not let a drop of water used by Muḥammad sa fall on the floor. ‘Urwah was astonished to see this display of love. When he returned back to Makkah, addressing the Quraish he said: “O people of Quraish, I have seen the courts of Caesar and Khosrau, but I have never seen the kind of love that the companions of Muḥammad sa have for him. Therefore, my advice for you is to accept whatever Muḥammad sa is saying to you. It is better to make peace with him. ” Even the hot-headed people of the Quraish agreed with ‘Urwah, and agreed to make peace. The Quraish of Makkah sent Suhail bin ‘Amr as their representative to Muḥammad sa to make peace on specific conditions. Muḥammad sa was always inclined towards making peace. He readily agreed upon their conditions and called ’Alī ra to scribe the treaty. When ’Alī ra wrote on the top of the document ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful’ in the Islamic way, Suhail objected and said, “We do not accept the Gracious God (Raḥmān). If you have to write something, write ‘In the name of everyone’s Allah. ” Muḥammad sa agreed. When ‘Alī ra wrote ‘the Messenger of Allah’ after the blessed name of Muḥammad sa , Suhail again objected and said that they did not accept him as the Messenger of Allah, and that if they had accepted him, they would not have fought so many battles with them. Muḥammad sa said to ’Alī ra to erase that too. ’Alī ra said to Muḥammad sa that how he