55- A SWORN ENEMY BECOMES A DEVOTED FOLLOWER
The battle of Hunain ever reminds historians of another interesting incident which took place while it was in progress. Shaibara, a resident of Mecca and in the service of the Ka‘ba, took part in the encounter on the side of the enemy. He says that he had only one aim before him in this battle—that when the two armies met, he would find an opportunity to kill the Prophetsa. He was determined that even if the whole world joined the Prophetsa (let alone the whole of Arabia), he would stand out and continue to oppose Islam. When fighting became brisk, Shaibara drew his sword and started advancing towards the Prophetsa. As he came very near, he became unnerved. His determination began to shake. “When I got very near the Prophetsa,” says Shaibara, “I seemed to see a flame threatening to consume me. I then heard the voice of the Prophetsa saying, ‘Shaibara, come near me.’ When I got near, the Prophetsa moved his hand over my chest in great affection. As he did so, he said, ‘God, relieve Shaibara of all satanic thought’.” With this little touch of affection Shaibara changed. His hostility and enmity evaporated, and from that moment Shaibara held the Prophetsa dearer than anything else in the world. As Shaibara changed, the Prophetsa invited him to come forward and fight. “At that moment,” says Shaibara, “I had but one thought, and that was to die for the sake of the Prophetsa. Even if my father had come my way, I would have hesitated not a moment to thrust my sword in his chest” (Halbiyya).
The Prophetsa then marched towards Ta’if, the town which had stoned him and driven him out. The Prophetsa besieged the town, but accepting the suggestion of some friends abandoned the siege. Later, the people of Ta’if joined Islam voluntarily.
(Source: LIFE OF MUHAMMAD (pbuh))
BY HADRAT MIRZA BASHIRUDDIN MAHMUD AHMAD
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