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these Quraishiy noblemen look fool-
ish, and show just how ineffective
their wealth and power were in the
face of his strong belief.
Once Ummayah made Bilal [r] lie
down on the burning desert sand at
mid-day and placed a huge rock on
his chest, so that he could barely
breath and not even move a limb
saying, “
Leave Islam or swelter and
die.
”
Even under these tortures Bilal [r]
continued saying, “
Ahad, the One
Allah; Ahad, the One Allah; Ahad,
the One Allah!
”
Umayyah then mockingly said, “
O
Bilal, if your Allah is true he would
be here to help you.
”
Bilal replied firmly, “
I know that Allah
is true, but my Allah wants to see if
Bilal is true.
” Bilal knew that this
was only a test from Allah and he
wished to show Allah just how
strong his faith was.
