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next to Abu Talib. The Prophet [s]
paid no attention to him and in a
gentle voice pleaded with his uncle
one last time, “
O my dearest and
most beloved uncle, please do
declare that their is no god except
Allah and you shall be saved
.”
No sooner did the Holy Prophet [s]
utter these words but Abu Jahl
growled, “
O Abu Talib, are you
going to cowardly turn away from
the religion of your father? Do you
fear death so.
”
Abu Talib’s weak eyes glanced back
at his nephew, Muhammad [s]. The
Prophet [s] pleaded again and
again, and every time he spoke Abu
Jahl badgered the old chief, “
Are
you a coward who turns away from
the religion of his father.
”
Abu Jahl new that if the old chief
accepted Islam then many of the
