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Life of Muhammad sa 7and knocked at Abu Jahl's door. Abu Jahl came out andsaw that his creditor was standing with the Prophet sa .The Prophet sa mentioned the loan and suggested itspayment. Abu Jahl was taken aback and, making noexcuses, paid at once. When the other chiefs of Meccaheard of this they reproved Abu Jahl, telling him howweak and self-contradictory he had proved. He preachedthe social boycott of the Prophet sa , yet he himselfaccepted direction from the Prophet sa and paid a loan onhis suggestion. In self-defence, Abu Jahl pleaded thatany other person would have done the same. He toldthem that as he saw the Prophet sa standing at his door,he also saw two wild camels standing one on each side,ready to attack. We cannot say what this experiencewas. Was it a miraculous appearance designed to upsetAbu Jahl or was it the awe-inspiring presence of theProphet sa which produced this hallucination? A manhated and oppressed by a whole town had taken thecourage to go alone to the leader of that town anddemand the restitution of a loan. Maybe this veryunexpected sight frightened Abu Jahl and for a momentmade him forget what he had sworn to do against theProphet sa , and forced him to do as the Prophet sasuggested (Hisham).HOLY PROPHET'S sa MARRIAGE WITH KHADIJA raWhen the Prophet sa was about twenty-five years old,his reputation for integrity and fellow-feeling had spreadover the whole of the town. People would point admiringfingers at him and say, here was a man who could betrusted. This reputation reached the ears of a richwidow who approached the Prophet's sa uncle, Abu Talib,to let his nephew lead a trading caravan of hers to Syria.Abu Talib mentioned this to the Prophet sa and theProphet sa agreed. The expedition met with great successand brought unexpected profits. The rich widow,Khadija ra , was convinced that the success of the caravanwas due not only to the conditions of the market in