An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
12. Islamic Character
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that city on his camel. On reaching Makkah he met
the Prophet, who addressed him thus: “O Amr ibn
al-Murrah, I am God’s messenger to all mankind. I
call on all men to submit to God, I teach them to
refrain from shedding one another’s blood, to give
kinsfolk their due, to worship One God, to forsake
idols, to perform a pilgrimage to the House of God
and to fast during the month of Ramadan. Paradise
awaits those who accept these things, while for
those who reject them, there will be the punishment
of Hell. Believe, O Amr, and God will save you
from the torments of Hell.”
Amr ibn al Murrah was won over by the Prophet at
this first meeting. “I bear witness that there is no
god besides God and that you are His messenger,”
he said. “I believe in all the commandments that
you have brought concerning that which is lawful,
or unlawful, even if they are not to the liking of the
majority.” He then asked God’s Messenger to send
him among his own people. “It may be that,
through me, God will show them His Mercy, as He
has shown me His mercy through you,” he said.
The Prophet then said to him “Always be gentle
and to the point in what you say. Never be severe,
