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Posted by David on 11/21/07 09:52
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"msk2000" <msk2000@naseej.com> wrote in message
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> The Meccans were furious when they discovered that these Muslims had
> secretly left the city for among them were the sons and daughters of
> many of the leading families of Mecca.
> The anger of the Meccans was even greater when they found out that
> the
> Muslims had been warmly welcomed in Abyssinia. The leaders of Quraysh
> decided to send two men to the Abyssinian king in hopes of persuading
> him to send the Muslims back. These were 'Amr ibn al-'As, a very
> clever speaker, and 'Abd Allah ibn abi Rabi'ah. Before they met this
> king, they gave each of his advisers a gift, saying: 'Some foolish
> men
> from our people have come to hide in your country. Our leaders have
> sent us to your ruler to persuade him to send them back, so when we
> speak to the king about them, do advise him to give them up to us.'
> The advisers agreed to do what the Meccans wished.
>
> Amr ibn al-'As and 'Abd Allah ibn abi Rabi'ah then went to the king
> and presented him also with a gift, saying: 'Your Highness, these
> people have abandoned the religion we have always followed in Mecca,
>
>
> He ordered us to worship Allah alone and not to worship anyone or
> anything else alongside Him. He ordered us to pray, to give alms, and
> to fast. We believe he is right and therefore we follow him and do as
> he has commanded us.
> The Meccans began to attack us and come between us and our religion.
> So we had to leave our homes and we have come to you, hoping to find
> justice.'
>
>
> The king, who was a Christian, was moved by these words. 'Amr had to
> think quickly of a way to win the argument. Cunningly he said to the
> king, 'These people do not believe in Jesus in the same way as you'.
> The king then wanted to know what the Prophet (pbuh) had said about
> Jesus. Ja'far replied by reciting a Surah from the Koran which tells
> the story of Jesus and his mother Mary. These are a few of the lines
> he recited:
> In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
> "And make mention of Mary in the Scripture,
>
>
> So the king asked them to tell him about their religion.
> Ja'far ibn abi Talib, Ali's brother and a cousin of the Prophet
> (pbuh), was chosen to speak for the Muslims. He replied, '0 King, at
> first we were among the ignorant. We and our ancestors had turned
> from
> the faith of Abraham, who, with Ishmael, rebuilt the Ka'bah and
> worshipped only Allah. We used idols in our worship of Allah; we ate
> meat that had not been killed in the right way; we did not respect
> the
> rights of our neighbors; the strong took advantage of the weak. We
> did
> terrible things of which I dare not speak. This was our life until
> Allah sent a Messenger from among us, one of our relatives, whom we
> have always known to be honest, innocent, and faithful. He asked us
> to
> worship only Allah, and to give up the bad customs of our
> forefathers.
> He asked us to be truthful and trustworthy, to respect and help our
> neighbors, to honor our families, and to put a stop to our bad deeds
> and endless fighting. He asked us to look after orphans. He ordered
> us
> not to slander or speak evil of women or men.
>
>
> He ordered us to worship Allah alone and not to worship anyone or
> anything else alongside Him. He ordered us to pray, to give alms, and
> to fast. We believe he is right and therefore we follow him and do as
> he has commanded us.
> The Meccans began to attack us and come between us and our religion.
> So we had to leave our homes and we have come to you, hoping to find
> justice.'
>
>
> The king, who was a Christian, was moved by these words. 'Amr had to
> think quickly of a way to win the argument. Cunningly he said to the
> king, 'These people do not believe in Jesus in the same way as you'.
> The king then wanted to know what the Prophet (pbuh) had said about
> Jesus. Ja'far replied by reciting a Surah from the Koran which tells
> the story of Jesus and his mother Mary. These are a few of the lines
> he recited:
> In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
> "And make mention of Mary in the Scripture,
> when she had Withdrawn from her people to an eastern place, And had
> chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our spirit and it
> assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man. She said: Lo! I seek
> refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if Thou fearest God. He said:
> I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a
> faultless son. She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath
> touched me, neither have I been unchaste? He said: 'Even so thy Lord
> saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him
> revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing
> ordained. And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far
> place. Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said:
> O Mary! Thou hast come with an monstrous thing. Oh sister of Aaron!
> Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot. Then
> Mary
> pointed to the child (Jesus); But they said, 'How can we speak to one
> who is still in the cradle, a young child?' He said, 'Lo, I am
> Allah's
> servant; He has given me the Book,
> when she had Withdrawn from her people to an eastern place, And had
> chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our spirit and it
> assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man. She said: Lo! I seek
> refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if Thou fearest God. He said:
> I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a
> faultless son. She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath
> touched me, neither have I been unchaste? He said: 'Even so thy Lord
> saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him
> revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing
> ordained. And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far
> place. Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said:
> O Mary! Thou hast come with an monstrous thing. Oh sister of Aaron!
> Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot. Then
> Mary
> pointed to the child (Jesus); But they said, 'How can we speak to one
> who is still in the cradle, a young child?' He said, 'Lo, I am
> Allah's
> servant; He has given me the Book,
> Finally, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, one of the nobles of Mecca, decided
> that the only way to silence the Prophet (pbuh) was to kill him.
> Having made up his mind, he set out at once to look for him. On his
> way he met a man who saw at once what 'Umar was going to do and said:
> 'Why don't you look a little closer to home before going to kill
> Muhammad? Don't you know your own sister Fatimah is a Muslim?' 'Umar
> was shocked. He could not believe this was true. He went at once to
> his sister's house. When he arrived outside the house he heard
> Fatimah
> and her husband Sa'id reading aloud surah Ta Ha, a chapter from the
> Koran. Hearing her brother's voice at the door, Fatimah quickly hid
> the scroll with the surah written on it among the folds of her dress.
> 'Umar stormed into the room and demanded, 'What is this 'Umar
> nonsense
> I heard?' Fatimah denied everything. then lost his temper and
> attacked
> Fatimah's husband shouting, 'They tell me that you have joined
> Muhammad in his religion!' Fatimah tried to defend her husband and
> 'Umar hit her too.
>
>
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