Why Did They Become Muslims

came near him, white with hunger. He put his blessed hand on her
bosom and invoked: “O my Rabb (Allah), Who satiates hungry
people! Do not let Fâtima the daughter of Muhammad go
hungry!” Presently Fâtima’s face became healthful and lively. She
never felt hungry again till death.
54– He pronounced a benediction on Abd-ur-Rahmân bin
Awf, who was one of the ’Ashara-i-mubashshara. There was such
a great increase in his property that he became a subject of folktale.
55– He stated, “Every Prophet’s prayers are accepted. And
every Prophet invoked blessings on their ummats. And I am
praying for a permission to intercede for my Ummat on the
Judgement Day. Inshâ-Allah, my prayer will be accepted. I shall
intercede for all, except polytheists.”
56– He went to some villages in Mekka and did his best to
persuade the villagers to become Believers. They refused. He
pronounced a malediction over them so that they should suffer a
catastrophe similar to the famine that had befallen the Egyptians
in the time of the Prophet Yûsuf (Joseph) ‘alaihis-salâtu
wassalâm’. That year famine struck the area, and the villagers ate
carrion.
57– ’Utayba, a son of the Prophet’s uncle Abû Lahab, was at
the same time the Prophet’s ‘alaihis-salâtu wassalâm’ son-in-law.
That person not only persisted in his denial of the Messenger of
Allah, but also caused bitter grief to that Sarwar (Master of
Prophets, Best of Mankind) ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’. He
divorced his wife Ummu Ghulthum, the Prophet’s blessed
daughter. He even hurled some vulgar invectives at her. Deeply
grieved, the Darling of Allâhu ta’âlâ supplicated, “Yâ Rabbî! Set
one of Thine canines on him!” Before long, ’Utayba and his
friends set out for a trade expedition to Damascus. Enroute, they
made a halt for the night. They were sound asleep, when they had
a silent intruder, a lion. The fierce animal smelled all the members
of the group one by one. When it came to ’Utayba, it grabbed him
and tore him to pieces.
58– There was a person who always ate with his left hand.
When the Prophet said to him, “Eat with your right hand,” the
unfortunate man had recourse to lying and said that his right hand
would not move. “May your right hand never move again,” was
the Prophet’s malediction. That person was never able to move
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