Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
10. The Prophet in Makkah
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Prophet?” “By God, yes,” the Prophet replied. “Will
you swear to me,” Damam continued, “by the name
of your God, and the God of those before you, and
the God of those who will come after you, that God
has told you to exhort us to worship Him alone and
ascribe no partners to Him; that He has commanded
you to tell us to forsake idol worship, and all the
things that our forefathers used to worship?” “By
God, yes,” the Prophet replied. “I ask you to swear
to me,” Damam said once again, “by the name of
your God and the God of those before you, and the
God of those who will come after you that has God
commanded that we should pray five times a day.”
Damam then asked about
zakat
(alms), fasting, Hajj
(pilgrimage) and all the other injunctions of Islam,
framing each question in the same manner. When
he had finished his questioning, and the Prophet
had given him the same simple answer to every
question, Damam spoke these words:
I bear witness that there is none worthy of being
served save God, and Muhammad is the
Prophet of God. I shall discharge these
obligations, and I shall avoid the things you
have prohibited. I shall do no more and no less.
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