Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
10. The Prophet in Makkah
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He then mounted his camel and rode away. When
he reached his people, he told them what had
happened. Before the day was out, all the men and
women who had been awaiting his home-coming
had accepted Islam.
There was not a trace of hypocrisy in these people.
They knew only acceptance or denial—nothing in
between. When they made a promise, they fulfilled
it, come what may. No threat of loss of life or
property could prevent them from converting their
words into actions. Such was the nature of the Arab
temperament. Historians have described the
speeches of both the Aws and the Khazraj—the two
tribes of Madinah—on the occasion of the Second
Oath of Allegiance. They have all the lustre, which
distinguished their race. ‘Abbas ibn ‘Ubaydah had
this to say: “People of Khazraj, do you know what
you are committing yourselves to, swearing
allegiance to this man? You are committing
yourselves to war with men of all races. Think
about this. If, when you incur loss of life and
property, you are going to send him back to his
people, then, it is better that you do so now. If you
do so later on, it will mean humiliation for you in
