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The pages of early Islamic history
are rich in such dedications, devotions and graceful events. In whole of the
history, we cannot find any one else to have been so profoundly loved and
endeared by his friends, his contemporaries, his wives and his children, from
the depth of their hearts, as the Holy Prophet has been.
In
his commentary on 'Nehj-ul-Balagha" Ibn Abi Hadeed says: "None who
had heard him (The Prophet) could avoid love and attraction rising in his
heart for him. In Mecca the Qureish called the Muslims, "devoted and
dedicated", and would say, "Our apprehension is lest Walid bin
Mugheera accepts Mohammed's faith, and if Walid, who is crown flower of
Qureish, ever does so the whole of the Qureish would follow his suit".
They used to say, "His words are magic and they intoxicate deeper than
liquor does. They would forbid their children to join his sittings lest he
attracted them with his words and inspiring personality. Whenever the Prophet
would sit along the Ka'ba in Hajar-i-Ismail and recite the Quran or beseech
God, they would put their fingers in their ears lest they were bewitched by
his words and got attracted to him.
They would wrap their heads and
veil their faces to avoid being attracted by his captivating demeanour. Thus
many people embraced Islam only on hearing his discourse, or on seeing his
mien, or on having a glimpse of his, or by tasting his luscious diction.
Of all the historic facts about
him, one that astonishes most a critic, a humanist or a sociologist, is the
revolution, which Islam brought in the ignorant Arabia. In ordinary course, if
such a society is sought to be reformed by popularising education and by
adopting customary instructive measures, it would require long time to elapse, so that the old generation which was
vice-addicted has worn away and a new generation has been founded. But we
should not ignore the influence of attraction. As we have said like flames of
fire, which burn the roots, it would burn the evils to ashes.
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