Why Did They Become Muslims

had made one more step they would catch me and hurl me into the
fire. When the Muslims heard about the event, they asked
Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ what the matter
had been. The blessed Messenger explained, “The angels of
Allâhu ta’âlâ would catch him and tear him to pieces.”
63– During the Holy War of Qatfân in the third year of the
Hijrat (Hegira), the Rasûl ‘alaihis-salâm’ was lying under a tree,
alone, when an unbeliever named Da’sûr, who was a wrestler at
the same time, came with a sword in his hand and said, “Who will
rescue you from me now?” “Allah will,” was Rasûlullah’s answer.
When the blessed Messenger said so, the angel named Jebrâîl
appeared in human guise and hit the unbeliever on the chest. He
fell down and dropped the sword on the ground. The Rasûl
‘alaihis-salâm’ took the sword in his hand and said, “Who will
rescue you from me?” The man begged, “There is not a person
better than you are to rescue me.” The blessed Prophet forgave
him and let him go. The man joined the Believers and caused many
other people to embrace Islam.
64– In the fourth year of the Hijrat, as Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu
ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ was talking with his Sahâba under the walls
of the fortress belonging to the Jews in Benî Nadîr, a Jew intended
to throw down a big mill-stone. As soon as he held out his hand to
hold the stone, his both hands became crippled.
65– It was the ninth year of the Hegira, and crowds of people
were coming from distant countries to embrace Islam. Two
unbelievers named Âmir and Erbed mixed into the masses (with
the intention to kill Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’). As Âmir feigned
that he wanted to become a Muslim before Rasûlullah ‘sall-
Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’, Erbed prowled behind the Holy
Prophet. When he attempted to unsheathe his sword, his hand
would not move, as if paralyzed. Âmir, just opposite him, made a
sign as if to say, “Why are you dithering?” Upon this the Rasûl
‘alaihis-salâm’ stated, “Allâhu ta’âlâ has protected me from the
harm of you two.” When the two villains left together, Âmir
asked Erbed why he had not abided by his promise. The latter
explained, “How could I have? I attempted to draw my sword a
couple of times. At each attempt I saw you between us?” A few
days later, on a sunny day, suddenly the sky was covered with
clouds and Erbed and his camel ware stricken to death by a
thunderbolt.
66– One day the Messenger ‘alaihis-salâm’ made an ablution,
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