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100 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Ynlil, Mas'iid and Habib, all sons of'Amr b. 'Umayr b. 'Awf b. 'Uqda b. Ghiyara b. 'Awf b. Thaqif. One of these was married to a Quraysh woman of the Bana Jumah. "'He sat with them and invited them to God, asked them to help Islam and himself against those of his people who were opposing him. One of them replied, "He would tear off the covering of the ka'ba if it were God who had sent you!"Another said, "Did not God have anyone but you to send?" The third commented, "By God, I will never speak to you. If you were a messenger from God, as you claim, you are far too important for me to argue with, and if you are lying against God, then it would certainly not be appropriate that I talk to you." "'And so the Messenger of God (SAAS) arose and left them, despairing of any good from Thaqif. I have been told that he had asked them, "Since you have so behaved, at least keep it secret for me." The Messenger of God (SAAS) did not want his people to hear about this, since it would have encouraged them to oppose him. "'However, they did not agree, and incited their fools and slaves to revile him and to shout out after him. A crowd gathered against him and forced him to seek refuge in a garden belonging to Wtba b. Rabi'a and Shayba b. Rabi'a, they both being there at the time. The Thaqif fools who had been following him then withdrew. "'He made for the shade of a grape vine, where he sat down, while the two sons of Rabi'a watched him, having seen his ill-treatment by the Thaqif fools. "'As I have been told, the Messenger of God (SAAS) had met the woman from the Bana Jum& and had told her, "Well, how is it we've been so treated by your husband's family?" "'When he felt secure, as I have been told, he spoke the prayer, "0 God, I complain to You about my weakness and inadequacy before the people. 0 You, most Merciful of all, You who are Lord of the oppressed, You who are my Lord, to whom would You entrust me, to those far away who greet me with displeasure, or to some enemy to whom You entrust me? As long as You are not angry with me, I will not care, but I would prefer your favour. "'"I take refuge with the light of Your face that brightens the shadows, repairs the troubles of this world and the hereafter, ensuring that Your anger or discontent not alight upon me. May You be content and be pleased; all power and strength stem from You." "'When Rabi'a's two sons Wtba and Shayba saw what had happened to him, they felt compassion for him. They summoned a Christian servant they had called 'Addas and told him, "Take a cluster of grapes, place it on a plate, then go over to that man and tell him to eat it." '"'Add% did this; he placed it before the Messenger of God (SAAS), and told him to eat. "'As the Messenger of God (SAAS) placed his hand upon it, he spoke the words, "In the name of God" then he ate. 'Add% looked into his face and said,
IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA?L IBN KATHiR 101 "By God, people of this land do not say these words." The Messenger of God (SAAS) asked him, "Where are you from, 'Addas, and what is your religion?" He replied, "I am a Christian, and I come from Nineveh." "'The Messenger of God (SAAS) then asked, "You mean from the village of that pious man Jonah, son of Amittai?" ""Addas asked, "How do you know of Jonah, son of Amittai?" "'The Messenger of God (SAAS) replied, "That man was my brother; he was a prophet and I am a prophet." "'
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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