Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
3. Exemplary Conduct
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Imagine how dreadful the situation must have
been, with the Prophet crying for help in this
manner. Some of his companions responded to his
call, but such confusion reigned at the time that
even these gallant soldiers were not able to protect
him fully. ‘Utbah ibn Abi Waqqas hurled a stone at
the Prophet’s face, knocking out some of his lower
teeth. A famed warrior of the Quraysh, ‘Abdullah
ibn Qumayyah, attacked him with a battle-axe,
causing two links of his helmet to penetrate his face.
They were so deeply embedded that Abu ‘Ubaydah
broke two teeth in his attempt to extract them. Then
it was the turn of ‘Abdullah ibn Shahab Zuhri, who
threw a stone at the Prophet and injured his face.
Bleeding profusely, he fell into a pit. When for a
long period the Prophet was not seen on the field of
battle, the word went around that he had been
martyred. Then one of the Prophet’s companions
spotted him lying in the pit. Seeing him to be alive,
he cried jubilantly, “The Prophet is here!” The
Prophet motioned to him to be silent, so that the
enemy should not know where he was lying.
In this dire situation, the Prophet uttered some
curses against certain leaders of the Quraysh,
