The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Personality of the Prophet of Islam
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When the news of his emigration reached the
Makkan leaders, they sent their people out in all
directions in order to catch and kill him before his
arrival at Madinah. When the Prophet and Abu
Bakr Siddiq were hiding in the cave, a search party
came so close that they were clearly visible from
inside. Abu Bakr Siddiq, watching them standing at
the entrance of the cave with their drawn swords,
said to the Prophet that if anyone of them looked at
his feet, he would find them. The Prophet replied
with total confidence:
O
Abu Bakr, what do you think of those two who
have God as the third companion?
(Seerah
ibn
Kathir,
2:243)
These words uttered by the Prophet of Islam were
of such towering significance that they have
perhaps no precedent in the entire history of the
human species. Even at that moment in time, when
he was undoubtedly in the most perilous situation,
his trust in God was so great that even the mightiest
tempest could not have shaken it. At that juncture it
was this limitless confidence that inspired the
utterance of such bold words.
