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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Musa bin Rashid Al-Azmi | H (55-56) | The Messenger’s departure, peace and blessings be upon him, to Taif - and his arrival there
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
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A summary of the Prophetic biography.
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The departure of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, to Ta'if.
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When the affliction upon the Messenger of Allah and his Companions intensified following the death of Abu Talib,
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The Messenger of Allah set out for Ta'if,
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Hoping that they would shelter him, support him against his people, and protect him from them.
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The Messenger of Allah headed toward Ta'if,
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Either because it was the second center of power and influence in the Hijaz after Makkah,
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Or because his maternal relatives through Halimah al-Sa'diyah were from the tribe of Thaqif.
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The Messenger of Allah decided to set out for Ta'if on foot.
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Accompanied by his freedman, Zayd ibn Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him,
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He sought support and protection from Thaqif against his own people.
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The arrival of the Messenger of Allah in Ta'if.
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When the Messenger of Allah reached Ta'if,
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He went to three brothers,
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Who were at that time the leaders and notables of Thaqif.
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They were 'Abd Ya Layl, Mas'ud, and Habib,
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The sons of 'Amr ibn 'Umayr.
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The Messenger of Allah sat with them,
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And invited them to Allah and to support Islam.
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One of them said,
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"He would tear the coverings of the Ka'bah if Allah had truly sent you."
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Another said,
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"Could Allah not find anyone to send other than you?"
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The third said,
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"By Allah, I will never speak to you.
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If you are a Messenger from Allah as you claim,
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You are too significant for me to speak back to you.
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And if you are lying about Allah,
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It is not fitting for me to speak to you."
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The Messenger of Allah rose from their presence,
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Having despaired of receiving support from Thaqif.
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He said to them,
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"Since you have acted as you have,
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Then keep my visit a secret."
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But they did not do so.
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The Messenger of Allah stayed among them for ten days,
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During which they incited their foolish ones and their slaves against him,
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Who would insult him and shout at him.
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They harmed him with the most severe of harms,
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And inflicted upon him and his companion what his own people had not.
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They told him, "Leave our land."
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Their foolish ones stood in two rows,
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And began pelting him with stones,
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Until the feet of the Messenger of Allah bled.
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Zayd ibn Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him, shielded him with his own body,
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Until he sustained head wounds.
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The Messenger of Allah departed,
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From Ta'if back to Makkah, heavy-hearted.
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During that return journey,
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He called upon his Lord with the well-known supplication:
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"O Allah, to You I complain of the weakness of my strength and the scarcity of my resources,
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And my insignificance in the eyes of 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.
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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, then 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 by which 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 wrath befalling me.
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To You I submit until You are pleased,
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And there is no power and no strength except through You."
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If the longing of the worlds for one another is long,
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Then the longing toward You has no limit.
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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
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And lips move with the remainder of the truth.