Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 207

Chapter Nine 207 Truth has come, and falsehood has vanished away. Falsehood does indeed vanish away fast. Muḥammad sa then went to the Station of Abraham 1 and offered two rak‘āt of Ṣalāt. Thereafter, he entered the Ka‘bah after taking the keys from ‘Uthmān bin Ṭalḥah, the doorkeeper of the Ka‘bah and offered the supplemental forenoon prayer. Then, he returned the keys to ‘Uthmān saying, “These keys will always remain with you and your descendents. ” ‘Uthmān was so moved by the generosity of Muḥammad sa that he immediately accepted Islam. Thereafter, Muḥammad sa delivered a sermon in which he described the Oneness of God, the sanctity of Makkah, and the equality of the human race. Addressing the gathering of the Quraish, he said: O Quraish! What do you think of the treatment that I am about to accord to you? The Quraish replied: O noble brother and son of a noble brother! We expect nothing but kindness from you. Upon this, Muḥammad sa said: I say to you what Yūsuf said to his brothers. (Yusuf 12:93) 1 It is a raised place next to the Ka‘bah about which it is said that Abraham as stood there while building the Ka‘bah. [Publisher]