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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Treasures of the Prophetic Biography.

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The Prophet's public call to Islam, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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When Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed His words:

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"O you wrapped in garments,"

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"Arise and warn!"

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"And your Lord magnify!"

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"And your clothing purify!"

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"And uncleanness avoid!"

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"And do not confer a favor expecting more,"

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"And for your Lord be patient."

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, began openly calling people to monotheism.

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That was because Allah, the Blessed and Exalted,

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summoned him away from sleep, wrapping himself in garments, and comfort,

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toward struggle, striving, and hardship.

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So He said:

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"O you wrapped in garments,"

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"Arise and warn!"

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It was as if he were being told:

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"He who lives only for himself may live in ease and rest;

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as for you who carry this immense burden,

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what business have you with sleep?

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What business have you with rest?

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What business have you with a warm bed?

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Stand up for the grand mission that awaits you,

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and the heavy burden prepared for you!

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Stand up for exertion, fatigue, toil, and labor!

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The time for sleep and rest has passed,

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and from this day onward, there is only continuous sleeplessness

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and a long, arduous struggle.

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Rise, prepare yourself for this mission, and be ready!"

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This was how Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, commanded His Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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to stand up and openly declare the call to Allah.

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Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated to us

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the beginning of the Prophet's public call and how he openly proclaimed it,

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saying:

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"When this verse was revealed:

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'And warn your closest relatives,'

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the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, summoned Quraysh,

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and they gathered.

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He addressed them both generally and specifically,

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saying:

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'O children of Ka'b Ibn Lu'ayy,

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save yourselves from the Fire!

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O children of Murrah Ibn Ka'b,

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save yourselves from the Fire!

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O children of Abd Shams,

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save yourselves from the Fire!

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O children of Abd Manaf,

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save yourselves from the Fire!

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O children of Hashim,

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save yourselves from the Fire!

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O children of Abd al-Muttalib,

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save yourselves from the Fire!

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O Fatimah,

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save yourself from the Fire!

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For I possess nothing from Allah for you,

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except that you have bonds of kinship that I will tend to properly.'"

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Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them, narrated:

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"When this verse was revealed:

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'And warn your closest relatives,'

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the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went out

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until he climbed Mount al-Safa and called out:

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'Ya Sabahah!' [O disaster of the morning!]

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They said:

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'Who is that calling out?'

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They replied: 'It is Muhammad.'

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So they gathered around him,

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and he said:

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'O children of So-and-so!

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O children of So-and-so!

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O children of So-and-so!

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O children of Abd Manaf!

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O children of Abd al-Muttalib!'

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Thus they assembled before him,

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and he said:

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'Tell me, if I were to inform you

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that cavalrymen were emerging at the foot of this mountain,

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would you believe me?'

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And in another narration:

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'If I told you that behind this valley

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an army was coming to attack you in the morning,

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would you believe me?'"

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By Allah, even if they had simply said to him, "We believe you,"

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that would have been sufficient.

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However, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, willed

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that they testify to the truth in explicit terms,

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making a statement that would stand as evidence against them,

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testifying to their arrogance, stubbornness,

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and turning away from the truth they well recognized.

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So they said:

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"We have never experienced any falsehood from you."

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In this manner, the people of Mecca bore witness for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him—

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according to the well-known history, after forty-three years—

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that they had never known him to lie.

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This will come up again in the story of Abu Sufyan,

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when Heraclius questioned him

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at the beginning of the seventh year after the Hijrah:

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"Did you ever accuse Muhammad of lying before he said what he said?"

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He replied, "No."

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Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Truly, I am a warner to you ahead of a severe punishment."

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Thereupon, the Prophet's uncle, Abu Lahab, stood up

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and said:

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"May you perish!

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Is it for this alone that you gathered us?"

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Then he walked away.

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So Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed verses defending His Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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saying: "May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, and may he perish!"

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“The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish.” (111:1)

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“His wealth and gains will not exempt him.” (111:2)

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“He will be plunged in flaming Fire,” (111:3)

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"And his wife, the carrier of firewood."

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“Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre.” (111:5)

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After that, the open call to Islam began in earnest.

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Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, commanded His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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three years after the start of his prophethood,

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to proclaim openly what he was commanded

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and to endure the harm inflicted by the polytheists.

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Whenever the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wanted to pray,

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they would retreat into the mountain passes

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to conceal their prayers from their people.

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While Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas and a small group were praying in one of the mountain passes of Mecca,

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some polytheists suddenly appeared before them.

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They denounced them and initiated a fight with them.

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Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas struck one of the polytheists with a camel's jawbone, splitting his head open.

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That was the first blood shed in Islam.

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People then began entering the religion of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted.

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Abu Bakr, Ali, Zaid, Bilal, and Khadijah had already embraced Islam.

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Then Ammar Ibn Yasir accepted Islam,

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as did Uthman, al-Zubayr,

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Ibn Awf, Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas, and Talhah Ibn Ubayd Allah.

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Then Abu Ubaydah embraced Islam,

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along with Abu Salamah Ibn Abd al-Asad,

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al-Arqam Ibn Abi al-Arqam,

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Uthman Ibn Maz'un,

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Sa'id Ibn Zayd,

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Khabbab Ibn al-Aratt,

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Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud,

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and Fatimah bint al-Khattab.

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All of these individuals had embraced Islam in secret.

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But after Allah revealed His words: "Proclaim what you are commanded,"

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“So proclaim that which thou art commanded, and withdraw from the idolaters.” (15:94)

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the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stood up

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to denounce the superstitions and nonsense of polytheism,

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exposing the true nature of idols

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and the reality of their worshippers,

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explaining that idols do not deserve to be prostrated to

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or worshipped beside Allah, the Blessed and Exalted.

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He began exposing their foolish ideas and making clear their misguidance,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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On the authority of Khabbab Ibn al-Aratt, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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"I was a blacksmith,

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and al-As Ibn Wa'il owed me a debt.

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I went to him to demand payment,

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but he said: 'No, by Allah,

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I will not pay you back until you disbelieve in Muhammad!'

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I said: 'No, by Allah, I will never disbelieve in Muhammad

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until you die and are resurrected!'

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He replied: 'Then when I die and am resurrected,

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come to me; I will have wealth and children there, and I will pay you back.'

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So Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed:

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“Hast thou seen him who disbelieveth in Our revelations and saith: Assuredly I shall be given wealth and children?” (19:77)

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'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our verses and said: "I will surely be given wealth and children?"

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Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken a covenant with the Most Compassionate?'"

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“Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.” (19:79)

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“Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.” (19:79)

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“And We shall inherit from him that whereof he spake, and he will come unto Us, alone (without his wealth and children).” (19:80)

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When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, began

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calling people openly to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted,

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a group of the prominent nobles of Mecca went to Abu Talib,

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the uncle of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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They said: "O Abu Talib!

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Your nephew has reviled our gods,

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ridiculed our intellects,

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criticized our religion, and declared our forefathers misguided.

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Either restrain him from us,

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or step aside and let us deal with him,

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for you share the same beliefs as us in opposition to him, so we will spare you the trouble."

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Abu Talib spoke to them with gentle words

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and turned them away courteously,

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so they departed from him.

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Then Abu Talib went to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to reason with him,

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but he did not yield to him,

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and he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, persevered in his mission.

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When the pilgrimage season approached,

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the disbelievers and leaders of Mecca gathered around al-Walid Ibn al-Mughirah,

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asking: "What shall we say to the arriving pilgrims?"

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Al-Walid said to them:

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"Agree on a single opinion regarding him;

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do not differ among yourselves lest you contradict one another,

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and one of your statements invalidates the other."

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They said to him:

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"Rather, you offer the opinion and we will listen."

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He said: "No,

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you give your suggestions and I will listen."

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They said: "We will say he is a soothsayer."

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He replied: "No, by Allah, he is not a soothsayer.

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We have seen soothsayers,

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and his words bear no resemblance to the murmurs or rhymed prose of a soothsayer."

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They said: "Then we will say he is possessed."

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He replied: "He is not possessed.

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We have seen madness and we know it well;

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he exhibits no choking, seizures, or demonic whisperings."

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They said: "Then we will say he is a poet."

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He replied: "He is not a poet.

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We know all forms of poetry—its light meters, rhymed poems,

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"And its measured verses, both concise and extended—

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It is certainly not poetry."

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They said, "Then we shall say he is a sorcerer!"

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He said, "He is not a sorcerer;

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We have seen sorcerers and their sorcery,

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And his words bear no resemblance to their murmurs or their knots."

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They asked, "What then shall we say?"

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So he said to them,

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"By Allah, his speech possesses a sweet sweetness,

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Its base is firmly rooted,

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Its branches bear abundant fruit,

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And whatever you claim about him,

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Will surely be recognized as false.

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Yet the closest thing you can say is that he is a sorcerer—

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That he came with speech that acts like magic,

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Severing a man from his father,

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A man from his brother,

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And a man from his wife and his clan."

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So they dispersed around him upon agreeing to that.

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But did matters remain as such?

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No; Allah, Blessed and Exalted, defended His Prophet,

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Saying regarding al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah and those with him:

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“Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,” (74:11)

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“And then bestowed upon him ample means,” (74:12)

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﴿And sons standing present before him,﴾

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﴿And I spread everything out for him smoothly;﴾

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﴿Then he covets that I should add more. By no means!﴾

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﴿Indeed, he has been stubbornly opposed to Our verses.﴾

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﴿I shall overwhelm him with a daunting climb.﴾

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﴿Indeed, he pondered and plotted.﴾

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﴿So destroyed be he! How he plotted!﴾

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“Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned! -” (74:20)

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Then he frowned,

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Then he scowled and showed disgust,

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Then he turned his back and grew arrogant,

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And said, "This is nothing but sorcery handed down!"

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“This is naught else than speech of mortal man.” (74:25)

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﴿I shall drive him into Hellfire!﴾

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“- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -” (74:27)

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He also attacked the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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And his Companions with accusations and insults,

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Forming groups to mock

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Islam and its followers. Allah Exalted says:

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Allah Exalted says:

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"And they say, 'O you upon whom

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The Reminder has been sent down, indeed you are mad!'"

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And he was branded with sorcery and falsehood.

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Allah Exalted says:

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Likewise, they began glaring at him with intense hatred,

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Seeking through these glares to strike him down with their evil eyes

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And ruin him out of sheer envy.

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Allah Exalted says:

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They also accused him of being taught by two young boys from Najran,

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So Allah revealed:

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“And We know well that they say: Only a man teacheth him. The speech of him at whom they falsely hint is outlandish, and this is clear Arabic speech.” (16:103)

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“And We know well that they say: Only a man teacheth him. The speech of him at whom they falsely hint is outlandish, and this is clear Arabic speech.” (16:103)

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They also mocked his Companions,

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And said, "O you upon whom..."

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They kept staring at him intently,

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And said, "O you upon whom..."

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And they mocked his Companions as well.

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Allah Exalted says:

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“Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.” (83:33)

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And regarding the Noble Qur'an, they said:

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﴿And they say, "Fables of the ancients which he has written down!"﴾

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“And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening.” (25:5)

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And they said:

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"This is nothing but a fabrication he invented!"

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“Those who disbelieve say: This is naught but a lie that he hath invented, and other folk have helped him with it, so that they have produced a slander and a lie.” (25:4)

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Out of their ignorance, they wanted

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To counter the Noble Qur'an with the fables of the ancients.

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

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Spoke to the people,

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Called them to Allah, Blessed and Exalted,

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And recited the Qur'an to them,

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And then stood up to leave,

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Al-Nadr ibn al-Harith would come

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And sit in the exact spot of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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And say:

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"By Allah, Muhammad tells no better stories than I do!"

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He would then recount to them tales of the Persian kings,

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And ask them:

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"In what way are Muhammad's stories any better than mine?"

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They also attempted compromise,

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As Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says:

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﴿So do not yield to the deniers;﴾

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﴿They wish that you would compromise, so they too would compromise.﴾

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Secondly:

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Persecution and harm.

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This was of two types:

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The first type:

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Psychological abuse.

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The earliest instance of this harm

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Came from Abu Lahab—may Allah disgrace him—

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Who had married his two sons, 'Utbah and 'Utaybah,

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To the two daughters of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum, prior to the Prophetic mission.

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When the Prophet, peace be upon him, was commissioned

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And began calling people to Allah, Blessed and Exalted,

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Proclaiming the message openly,

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Abu Lahab ordered his two sons to divorce them,

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And so they divorced them both.

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Abu Lahab's wife, Umm Jamil,

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Whose name was Arwa bint Harb,

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Was no less hostile to the Prophet, peace be upon him, than her husband.

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She used to carry thorny branches

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And place them directly in the path of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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And at his doorstep by night.

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She was a foul-mouthed woman,

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And when she heard the Qur me revealed concerning her and her husband—

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“The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish.” (111:1)

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“His wealth and gains will not exempt him.” (111:2)

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“He will be plunged in flaming Fire,” (111:3)

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﴿And his wife, the carrier of firewood!﴾—

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“Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre.” (111:5)

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She came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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While he was sitting in the Mosque near the Ka'bah

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Accompanied by Abu Bakr,

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Holding a handful of stones in her hand.

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She stood right beside them,

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But Allah took away her sight,

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So she could not see the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him;

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She saw only Abu Bakr.

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She said:

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"O Abu Bakr!

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Where is your companion?

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It has reached me that he satirizes me!

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By Allah, if I find him,

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I will strike his mouth with this stone!

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By Allah, I am indeed a poet!"

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Then she recited:

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"A censured man (*Mudhammam*) we defy,

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His command we deny,

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And his religion we pass by!"

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Then she departed, and Abu Bakr said:

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"O Messenger of Allah,

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Did you see that she did not see you?"

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He replied:

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"She did not see me,

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For Allah took her sight away from me."

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And how remarkable it is

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That Allah, Almighty and Majestic,

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Just as He veiled her eyes from His Prophet,

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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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He likewise diverted her tongue from him,

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So she said "Mudhammam" (the censured one)

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And could not even pronounce "Muhammad" (the praised one)!

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The second type:

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Physical harm.

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On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him:

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

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Was praying near the House (the Ka'bah)

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And Abu Jahl and his companions were sitting nearby,

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One of them said to the others:

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"Which of you will go bring the abdominal entrails of the slaughtered camel of such-and-such clan

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And place them on Muhammad's back when he prostrates?"

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The most wretched of the people stepped forward—

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Who was 'Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt—

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Brought it,

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Bided his time,

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And when the Prophet, peace be upon him, prostrated,

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Placed it on his back between his shoulders.

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'Abdullah said:

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"I was watching, unable to do anything,

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Lacking any power to protect him."

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They burst out laughing, leaning against one another in amusement,

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While the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Remained in prostration, unable to raise his head,

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Until Fatimah came

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And threw it off his back.

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Thereupon, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, raised

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His head and said:

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"O Allah, take vengeance upon Quraysh!"

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Repeating it three times,

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Invoking Allah against them.

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His invocation weighed heavily upon them,

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For they believed that supplications in that sacred city were answered;

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Indeed, they knew well that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was truthful

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And that he was truly a prophet,

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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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Just as Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says:

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“We know well how their talk grieveth thee, though in truth they deny not thee (Muhammad) but evil-doers flout the revelations of Allah.” (6:33)

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﴿For indeed, they do not deny you;﴾

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﴿For indeed, they do not deny you;﴾

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“We know well how their talk grieveth thee, though in truth they deny not thee (Muhammad) but evil-doers flout the revelations of Allah.” (6:33)

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He said:

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"O Allah, take Abu Jahl!

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O Allah, take 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah,

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Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah,

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Al-Walid ibn 'Utbah,

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Umayyah ibn Khalaf,

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And 'Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt!"

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And he named a seventh person—

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'Abdullah said:

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"Whose name I do not recall."

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'Abdullah continued, "By Him in Whose hand is my soul!

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I saw every single one of those whom the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, named slain and thrown into the well—

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The well of Badr."

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Similarly, Muslim recorded

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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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Abu Jahl asked:

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"Does Muhammad rub his face in the dust among you?"

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They replied, "Yes."

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He said, "By al-Lat and al-'Uzza!

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If I see him doing so, I will surely trample his neck and rub his face in the dust!"

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So Abu Jahl approached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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While he was praying,

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Intending to trample his neck.

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Suddenly, they saw him retreating on his heels, shielding himself with his hands!

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The people asked him:

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"What is the matter with you, O Abu al-Hakam?

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What happened?"

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He replied, "Indeed, between me and him is a trench of fire, terror, and wings!"

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Abu Hurayrah said:

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The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

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"Had he come closer to me,

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the angels would have torn him limb from limb."

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And on the authority of 'Urwah Ibn al-Zubayr, who said:

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"I asked 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn al-'As

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to inform me of the worst thing the polytheists did to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

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'Abdullah replied:

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'While the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was praying in the courtyard of the Ka'bah,

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'Uqbah Ibn Abi Mu'ayt came forward,

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wrapped his garment around his neck,

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and choked him severely.

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Abu Bakr came rushing over,

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seized him by the shoulders, pushed him away from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

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and shouted:

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“And a believing man of Pharaoh's family, who hid his faith, said: Would ye kill a man because he saith: My Lord is Allah, and hath brought you clear proofs from your Lord? If he is lying, then his lie is upon him; and if he is truthful, then some of that wherewith he threateneth you will strike you. Lo! Allah guideth not one who is a prodigal, a liar.” (40:28)

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This is what happened to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

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As for what befell his Companions, it was immense.

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Among them was 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan;

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his uncle used to wrap him in a mat of palm leaves

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and then ignite smoke beneath him.

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Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr—

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when his mother learned of his conversion to Islam,

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she expelled him from her house and starved him,

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even though he had been among the most pampered of people.

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Bilal Ibn Rabah—

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Umayyah Ibn Khalaf would take him out at the heat of noon,

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throw him onto the sun-baked valleys of Makkah,

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and then order a massive boulder to be placed upon his chest.

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He would then say:

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'By Allah, you will remain like this until you die,

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or disbelieve in Muhammad and worship al-Lat and al-'Uzza!'

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Bilal would only reply: 'He is One! He is One!'

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Such was Umayyah's torture of Bilal.

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Yet Umayyah himself

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suffered a torment far greater than this torture,

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caused by Bilal's steadfast proclamation: 'He is One! He is One!'

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For it was harder on Umayyah than the physical torture was on Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him).

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One day, Abu Bakr passed by while they were subjecting him to this,

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so he purchased him (may Allah be pleased with him).

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It is said that when Abu Bakr came to buy him, he asked:

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'For how much will you sell him?'

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They said: 'You name a price.'

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He said: 'Will you sell him for five hundred?'

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Umayyah said: 'I have sold him to you.'

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So Abu Bakr purchased him,

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and Umayyah remarked:

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'Even if you had offered less than this, we would have given him to you.'

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Thereupon Abu Bakr replied,

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demonstrating Bilal's immense worth in the sight of Allah, Blessed and Exalted:

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'Had you demanded even more than this, I would have paid it.'

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'Ammar Ibn Yasir, his mother, and his father

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were dragged out to the sun-baked valleys and tortured.

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would pass by them and say:

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'Be patient, O family of Yasir,

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for your promised reward is Paradise.'

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So Yasir died,

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and Sumayyah, the mother of 'Ammar, died under torture—

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and she is considered the first female martyr in Islam.

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The persecution reached its absolute peak,

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to the extent that Khabbab Ibn al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

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'I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

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while he was reclining on his cloak in the shade of the Ka'bah,

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at a time when we were suffering intense persecution from the polytheists.

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I said: "Will you not pray to Allah for us?"

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He sat up, his face flushed, and said:

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"Among those who came before you,

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a man would have iron combs driven

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beneath his flesh into his bones and sinews,

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yet that would not turn him away from his religion.

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A saw would be placed upon the middle of his head and he would be sawn in two,

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yet that would not turn him away from his religion.

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By Allah, Allah will surely complete this cause,

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until a traveler can ride from Sanaa to Hadhramaut

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fearing nothing except Allah, Almighty and Glorious,

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and the wolf for his sheep;

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but you are being hasty."'

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Yet despite all this persecution,

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Allah, Blessed and Exalted, was ever with His allies,

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as He stated.

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“Lo! Allah defendeth those who are true. Lo! Allah loveth not each treacherous ingrate.” (22:38)

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When the harm intensified,

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the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) returned

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to preaching secretly

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in the house of al-Arqam Ibn Abi al-Arqam.

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The house of al-Arqam was located on Mount al-Safa,

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secluded from the eyes and gatherings of the tyrants.

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So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) chose it

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as a meeting place

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for his followers (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

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These persecutions took place

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at the beginning of the fourth year

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of the call of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

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Treasures of the Prophetic Biography.