Peace be upon you,
The tribe of Saad ibn Bakr sent a man named Dimam ibn Thalabah to Medina. He was a tough man with thick hair in which he wore two plaits. He made his camel kneel down at the door of the mosque and hobbled it. Then he entered upon the Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, who was sitting with his companions. He asked, `Which of you is the son of Abd al Mutallib?' The Prophet said, `I am the son of Abd al Mutallib' Dimam asked, `Muhammad?' The Prophet said, `Yes' Dimam then said, `Muhammad, I am going to ask you some very frank questions but do not get angry because I am not angry with you' To which the Prophet replied, `Ask whatever you want' Dimam asked, `I adjure you by God, has God sent you to us as a Messenger?' He replied, `Allahumma, yes' Dimam asked, `I adjure you by God, has God commanded you that we should worship God and not associate anything with God; and that we shold renounce the idols and rivals which our fathers worshipped?' He replied, `Allahumma, yes' Then Dimam began to mention the compulsory duties of Islam one by one, adjuring the Prophet by God each time. When he had finished, he said, `I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are God's Messenger. I will perform all of these duties and refrain from what you have forbidden me: no more and no less will I do.' Then he left. The Prophet then said to his companions, `If he does as he says he will enter paradise.' Dimam returned to his people, the tribe of Saad ibn Bakr and they gathered around him. He denounced Laat and Uzza (two of their pagan idols) before them. They said, `O Dimam! Beware of leprosy and madness' To which Dimam said, `Woe to you! by God, these two idols can neither cause harm or bring benefit. God has sent to you a Messenger and has revealed a Book by which to rescue you from t he state you were in. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is God's servant and messenger. I have come to you form him, with what he has ordered you to do and forbidden you to do.' By Allah, by the time evening had come, everyone who was present, both men and women, had embraced Islam. [Sunan of Abu Dawood 1/79; al Hakim's Mustadrak 3/54-5; Ahmad's Musnad] The account above shows two seperate points. The first is the realisation by Dimam that much of what has been taught to him from a young age, the belief in pagan gods, was not truth. But the second, is a reflection that when the simplicity of truth is presented in the face of falsehood with people being given the option to think, falsehood always fails. May Allah Almighty have mercy and help us find the truth in all that we do, ameen. In the protection of God, with peace, f ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
