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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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The call to Islam in Ta'if.

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Following the passing of Abu Talib and Khadija, may Allah be pleased with her,

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the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed from Mecca for Ta'if,

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calling people to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, had spent those ten years in Mecca

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calling people to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

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Then, the Prophet, peace be upon him, decided to leave Mecca

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and begin his call outside of it.

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The first place the Prophet, peace be upon him, considered was Ta'if.

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He set out on foot,

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accompanied by Zayd ibn Haritha, his freedman and servant.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, had adopted him in the early days,

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so he was known as Zayd ibn Muhammad,

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until the word of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, was revealed:

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"Call them by [the names of] their fathers."

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Thereafter, he was called Zayd ibn Haritha.

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When the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Ta'if,

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he approached three brothers who were leaders of the Thaqif tribe:

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'Abd Yalil, Mas'ud, and Habib,

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the sons of 'Amr ibn 'Umayr al-Thaqafi.

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He invited them to Allah and to support His religion.

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One of them remarked,

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"He is tearing the coverings of the Ka'bah,

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if Allah has truly sent Muhammad, peace be upon him."

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Another said to the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him,

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"Could Allah not find anyone other than you?"

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And the third said,

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"By Allah, I will never speak to you.

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If you are a Messenger,

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you are too significant for me to respond to you,

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and if you are lying about Allah,

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it is not fitting that I should speak to you."

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This is how these three treated the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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with such cruelty and mockery.

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He had left his own city and entered another,

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where he was a stranger,

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calling to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

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Yet they confronted him with these words,

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filled with derision and scorn.

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If only it had stopped there,

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but the situation worsened, by Allah.

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For they said to him,

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"Leave our land!"

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Then they incited their foolish ones against him.

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When he attempted to leave,

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the foolish ones, slaves, and children followed him,

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insulting him and shouting at him,

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until the people gathered against him,

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standing in two rows,

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and began pelting him with stones

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and hurling foolish words at him,

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until they struck his heels,

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and his sandals were stained with blood.

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Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him,

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was shielding the Prophet, peace be upon him, with his own body,

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until he sustained wounds to his head.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, continued to walk,

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while they struck him, peace be upon him,

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until he took refuge in an orchard belonging to 'Utba

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and Shayba, the sons of Rabi'a, in Ta'if.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered the orchard,

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approached a grapevine,

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and sat under its shade against a wall.

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He then offered a supplication

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filled with reliance and yearning

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for what is with Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He,

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through which it becomes clear to the believer

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how one must always be sincere with Allah

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and turn to Him in all matters.

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He, peace be upon him, said:

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"O Allah, to You I complain of the weakness of my strength,

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the scarcity of my resources, and my insignificance before the people.

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O Most Merciful of the merciful,

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You are the Lord of the oppressed,

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and You are my Lord. To whom will You entrust me?

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To a distant person who treats me harshly,

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or to an enemy to whom You have given control over my affairs?

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If You are not angry with me, I do not care,

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but Your protection is more encompassing for me.

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I seek refuge in the light of Your Face, by which the darkness is illuminated

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and the affairs of this world and the Hereafter are set right,

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from Your anger descending upon me

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or Your displeasure befalling me.

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To You is the right to blame until You are pleased,

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and there is no power and no strength except by You."

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When the sons of Rabi'a, 'Utba and Shayba, saw him,

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their sense of kinship was stirred,

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as they were all descendants of 'Abd Shams ibn 'Abd Manaf.

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They called a servant of theirs, a Christian

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named 'Addas,

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and said to him,

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"Take a cluster of these grapes

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and go to this man."

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When 'Addas arrived,

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he placed them before the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, extended his hand and said,

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"In the name of Allah,"

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then he ate.

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Treasures of the Seerah.

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The compassion of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and his mercy toward his Ummah.

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After his return from Ta'if, peace be upon him,

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Allah, Majestic and Exalted is He, wished to comfort him

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and show that He, Glory be to Him, was with him,

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though He tests him to elevate his rank.

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The two Imams, al-Bukhari and Muslim, recorded in their chains of narration

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from 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr

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that 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, related

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that she said to the Prophet, peace be upon him:

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"Has there come upon you a day harder than the day of Uhud?"

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He, peace be upon him, said:

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"I have experienced from your people what I have experienced,

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and the hardest of what I experienced from them was the day of 'Aqaba,

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when I presented myself to Ibn 'Abd Yalil,

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and he did not respond to what I wanted.

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So I departed, distressed, not knowing where I was going,

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and I did not recover until I was at Qarn al-Tha'alib.

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I raised my head,

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and there was a cloud shading me.

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I looked, and there was Jibril in it.

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He called to me and said,

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'Allah has heard what your people said to you

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and how they responded to you.

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Allah has sent the Angel of the Mountains to you,

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that you may command him as you wish regarding them.'

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The Angel of the Mountains called to me, greeted me,

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and then said, 'O Muhammad,

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if you wish, I will crush them between the two mountains,'

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I would do it."

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The noble, merciful, forbearing Prophet,

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who was compassionate toward his Ummah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Rather, I hope that Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will bring forth from their loins

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those who will worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him."

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Thus, the caller to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, must view the disobedient

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and those who turn away from the command of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He,

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with a look of compassion for them.

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Treasures of the Seerah.

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The faith of the Jinn.

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Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, consoled him with another matter,

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which was that on his way back,

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He sent a group of the Jinn to him.

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The Jinn, like humans, are accountable,

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commanded to believe,

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and forbidden from disbelief.

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Whoever among them obeys enters Paradise,

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and whoever disobeys enters the Fire.

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So Allah sent a group of the Jinn to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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whom Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, mentioned,

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saying:

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“And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.” (46:29)

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“And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.” (46:29)

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“And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.” (46:29)

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“They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30)

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“They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30)

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“They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30)

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"And to a straight path."

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“O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31)

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“O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31)

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"He will forgive you some of your sins."

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“O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31)

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Thus did Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, send a group of the Jinn,

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as if He were saying to His Prophet, peace be upon him:

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"If you are saddened by the disbelief of the people of Mecca

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and the disbelief of the people of Ta'if,

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and their harming of you,

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then Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, has sent to you

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those among the Jinn who have believed in you."

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This, undoubtedly, brings joy and happiness to the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Treasures of the Seerah.

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His return, peace be upon him, to Mecca.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, traveled

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until, when he drew near to Mecca, he stayed at Hira.

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He sent a man from Khuza'a to al-Akhnas ibn Shariq to grant him protection,

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so that he would not be harmed after the death of his uncle, Abu Talib.

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Al-Akhnas ibn Shariq said,

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"I am an ally, and an ally does not grant protection."

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So the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent to Suhayl ibn 'Amr,

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seeking protection from him.

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Suhayl said, "The Banu 'Amir do not grant protection against the Banu Ka'b."

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Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent to al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi,

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and al-Mut'im said, "Yes."

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He then armed himself and called his sons and his people,

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saying, "Put on your armor,

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and be at the corners of the House (the Ka'bah),

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for I have granted protection to Muhammad."

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Then he sent word to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, to enter.

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The Messenger, peace be upon him, entered,

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accompanied by Zayd ibn Haritha,

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until he reached the Sacred Mosque.

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Al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi stood on his mount

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and called out,

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"O assembly of Quraysh,

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I have granted protection to Muhammad,

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so let no one among you harm him."

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reached the Corner (the Black Stone),

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touched it, prayed two rak'ahs,

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and then returned to his house,

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with al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi and his sons surrounding him with their weapons,

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until he entered his house.

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Abu Jahl stood up to al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi and said,

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"Are you a protector or a follower?"

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He replied,

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"Rather, a protector."

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Abu Jahl said,

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"We have granted protection to whom you have protected."

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This action taken by al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī

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reveals to us an important matter

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that we must pause to consider for a moment,

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which is that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He,

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when He sent the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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sent him specifically from among the Arabs.

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The scholars have mentioned many points of wisdom regarding this,

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and among the greatest of these points of wisdom

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is that the Arabs possessed qualities not found in others.

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We find that the Arab was generous,

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to the point that his generosity became proverbial.

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He was courageous, fearing nothing,

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and he upheld the rights of his neighbor.

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Did that pre-Islamic poet, ʿAntarah, not say:

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"I lower my gaze when my neighbor appears,

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until she has safely entered her dwelling."

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They were also people of truthful speech.

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We will see this in the story of Abū Sufyān with Heraclius,

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in the statement of Abū Sufyān:

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"By Allah, were it not for the fear that the Arabs would attribute a lie to me, I would have lied."

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He said this while he was still in his state of ignorance.

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Among them were also pride, brotherhood, and trustworthiness;

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a man would die for the sake of defending his trust.

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The story of al-Samawʾal ibn ʿĀdiyā is very famous,

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when he was entrusted with the armor of Imruʾ al-Qays,

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and he died defending it.

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For these and other qualities,

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and for other points of wisdom,

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Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, chose the Arabs over others.

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For here is al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī, despite his polytheism,

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following his people,

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and opposing the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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hating his religion,

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and boycotting the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, along with those who boycotted him.

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Yet, despite all this,

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the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, comes to him,

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and says to him, "Grant me protection so that I may enter my city."

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He replies, "Yes."

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Then what does he do?

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He orders his sons to arm themselves in defense of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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because he had granted him protection.

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So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, enters under the protection of al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī.

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Then Abū Jahl asks him,

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"Are you a protector or a follower?"

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He replied, "Rather, a protector."

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He said, "We have granted protection to whom you have protected."

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As Ibn Khaldūn, may Allah have mercy on him, said,

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the Arabs possessed many noble qualities,

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but they were in need of a religion to bind them together and rectify their conduct.

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So Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, sent His Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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with this tolerant Sharia,

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and this upright religion.

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When the Arabs chose this religion,

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Allah granted victory to the religion through them,

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and spread it throughout the world.

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And they were worthy of that.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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did not forget this favor from al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī.

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For in the matter of the prisoners of Badr,

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when he was given the choice between execution, release, or ransom,

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he said,

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"If al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī were alive,

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and then asked me for these wretches,

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I would have given them to him,"

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or "I would have left them for him."

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Treasures of the Seerah.

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The beginning of the response from the people of Medina.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered

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his city a second time,

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into Mecca,

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into the Sacred House,

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into the source of the light that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had initiated,

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to where his people and his call were in their infancy.

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When the Hajj season arrived,

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in the eleventh year of the Prophethood,

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the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed by Minā,

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and heard the voices of men among the pilgrims.

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They were six individuals from the people of Yathrib,

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all of them from the Khazraj:

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Asʿad ibn Zurārah,

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ʿAwf ibn al-Ḥārith,

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Rāfiʿ ibn Mālik,

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Quṭbah ibn ʿĀmir,

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ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir,

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and Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh.

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It was their good fortune

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that they used to hear from their allies among the Jews

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that a prophet was to be sent in this era.

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For the Jews would always say to the Aws and the Khazraj,

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"This is the time for the emergence of a prophet;

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we will follow him and kill you with the worst of killings."

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When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came to them,

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he asked them, "Who are you?"

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They said, "From the Khazraj."

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He asked, "The allies of the Jews?"

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They said, "Yes."

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He said, "Will you not sit so I may speak to you?"

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They said, "Yes."

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So they sat with him,

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and he mentioned his call and the religion to which he was inviting them,

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and he recited to them some verses from the Book of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

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Some of them said to others,

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"You know, by Allah, O my people,

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that this is the very prophet the Jews warned you about,

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so do not let them reach him before you."

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They hastened to respond to him and embraced Islam.

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They accepted Islam and followed the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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In this year,

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the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

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the daughter of Abū Bakr.

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The scholars differed regarding Sawdah;

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it is said he married her before ʿĀʾishah,

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and it is said after ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with them both.

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Treasures of the Seerah.