Chief of the Prophets — Page 66
Chapter Five Acceptence of Islam by Ḥamzah ra and ‘Umar ra Isolation of Muḥammad sa and His Allied Tribes in the Valley of Abī Ṭālib Death of Abū Ṭālib and Khadījah ra Events from the Ṭā’if Journey to the Yathrib Migration Acceptance of Ḥamzah ra , 6th Nabawī In order to keep the continuity of the events related to the Abyssinia migration, some other events of that time period were skipped, which will now be described. Ḥamzah bin ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib ra , who was the uncle of Muḥammad sa , still had not accepted Islam. It was his daily habit to leave his house in the early morning with a bow and arrows for hunting, and come back in the evening. One day when he just arrived home, a maid said to him: Have you heard that Abul-Ḥakam [that is, Abū Jahl] just went on to say awful things to thy nephew, and cursed at him in filthy and profane language, but Muḥammad sa did not react at all. Ḥamzah ra was enraged; he left for the Ka‘bah, first making a circuit, and then proceeding to the gathering where Abū Jahl was sitting. When he got there, he hit Abū Jahl quite hard with his bow completely flabbergasting him. Thereafter he said: I have heard that you cursed at Muḥammad sa. Then listen, I too follow the religion of Muḥammad sa and I also say what he says. I dare you to speak to me like that! The companions of Abū Jahl were aggravated at Ḥamzah ra , but Abū Jahl, who was intimidated by the nerve of Ḥamzah ra , stopped them