An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
11. Islamic Values
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him. She told him that she had just come from
seeing the greatest of all men, the Prophet
Muhammad. It was not easy to persuade him to
return with her, instead of risking his life at sea, but
when he heard that the Prophet had guaranteed his
safety in Makkah, he fell in with her wishes. When
the two were approaching Makkah, the Prophet
told his companions that Ikremah was coming to
them as an emigrant and a believer: “Do not speak
ill of his father, for, although speaking ill of the
dead cannot hurt the dead, it hurts those who are
alive.”
(IBN HISHAM,
SIRAH
)
ALLOWING FOR OTHERS’ SELF-RESPECT
When the Prophet neared Madinah, at the end of
his journey of emigration from Makkah, people
hurried out of their houses to welcome him.
Crowds of men, women and children could be
seen on the roads and rooftops of Madinah,
praising God for his arrival. The helpers, for
their part, vied with each other as to who should
have the honour of accommodating him, but
because the Prophet had some relatives of his
