Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
9. The Prophetic Method
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only ‘All, who was a young boy at the time,
responded positively. “I will, Prophet of God,” he
said. “You, ‘All, you, ‘All!” came the Prophet’s
reply.
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One day Abu Jahal threw a stone at the Prophet,
drawing blood from his face. The Prophet’s uncle,
‘Abbas, heard about this. Though at that time
‘Abbas had not accepted Islam, family pride moved
him to go and smite Abu Jahl in return. Then he
came back to the Prophet, “Nephew,” he said
triumphantly, “I have taken your revenge.” “It
would make me happier if you were to accept
Islam,” The Prophet replied.
Once the leaders of the Quraysh came to Abu Talib,
another of the Prophet’s uncles. “Abu Talib,” they
said, “your nephew enters into our arenas and our
gatherings, and says things which upset us. Please,
if you can manage it, stop him from doing so.” Abu
Talib sent his own son, Aqil, to fetch the Prophet.
When he had told his nephew what the Quraysh
had said, the Prophet raised his eyes up to heaven.
“By God,” he said, “is anyone among you able to
light a fire from a flame of the sun? Well, I am no
