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The following
is an excerpt from Abdul Hameed Siddiqui's Book The Life of Muhammad (peace and
blessings be upon him). Sound Vision is serializing this book on the website.
For previous chapters please click here.
The Trustworthy
It was before the call that an incident
took place which throws light on the wisdom and popularity of the Prophet. The
Ka'bah was threatened with destruction by a flood and the alarmed Quraysh resolved
to rebuild it. The work was divided among the leading families and went on in
harmony till the time came to put the sacred Black Stone in its proper place.
Then strife broke out among the chiefs, each contesting for the honour of placing
the stone in its position. Daggers were on point of being drawn and great bloodshed
seemed imminent. Luckily, the oldest among the chiefs Abu Umayyah b. Mughirah
made a proposal which was accepted by all: : He said: "Let him who enters the
haram first of all tomorrow decide the point." Next morning Muhammad
(peace be upon him)was the first to enter the sanctuary. When the other people
appeared on the scene he was already there. "Al-Amin" (the Trustworthy)
has come," they cried with one voice. "We are content to abide by his decision."
Calm and self-possessed, Muhammad (peace be upon him) reeived the commission
and at once resolved upon and expedient which was to conciliate them all. He
spread his mantle on the ground and placed the Stone in its centre. He then
asked the representatives of the different families of the Quraysh to lift the
stone among them, all together. When it had reached the proper place, Muhammad
(peace be upon him‚ laid it in the proper position with his own hands.
This is how a very tense situation was eased and a grave danger averted by the
wisdom of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). 1
The last messenger of God had been endowed
not only with the highest ideals, but also with the wisdom necessary to translate
these ideals into practice.
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1. Ibn Hisham, Vol. I, p. 193; Suhayli,
op. cit., Vol. I, p. 127; Ibn Sa'd, Vol. I, p. 146.
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