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At the time, Ta'if was about three days' journey from Mecca. Once there Muhammad invited the inhabitants to convert to his new religion of Islam and asked for their help and protection in his fight against the Quraysh.{{Sfn|Towghi|1991|p=572}}{{Sfn|Adil|2002|p=145}} But they responded:
{{Quote|text=“If you are truly a prophet, what need do you have of our help? If God sent you as his messenger, why doesn’t He protect you? And if Allah wished to send a prophet, couldn’t He have found a better person than you, a weak and fatherless orphan?”{{Sfn|Adil|2002|p=145–6}}}}
Aware that his efforts were futile he asked them to at least keep the matter a secret, out of fear that this might deepen the Quraysh's enmity towards him. But rather than accepting his request, they threw stones at him, injuring his feet and hands.{{Sfn|Adil|2002|p=146}}


===Orchard === ===Orchard ===
Once Muhammad and Zayd ibn Harithah were outside the city walls, Muhammad almost collapsed.<ref name="Restatement">''A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims'' chapter "" on al-islam.org</ref> They went a short distance outside of the town and stopped in an orchard that belonged to Utaba and Sheba. Once Muhammad and Zayd ibn Harithah were outside the city walls, Muhammad almost collapsed.<ref name="Restatement">''A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims'' chapter "" on al-islam.org</ref> They went a short distance outside of the town and stopped in an orchard that belonged to Utaba and Sheba.


The owners of the ] had seen Muhammad being persecuted in Mecca and on this occasion they felt some sympathy toward their fellow townsman.<ref name="alislam"></ref> They sent a slave (named ]) who took Muhammad into his hut, dressed his wounds, and let him rest and recuperate until he felt strong enough to resume his journey across the rough terrain between Ta’if and Mecca.<ref name=Restatement/> It was there that the ] came to him with the Angel of the Mountains and said that if Muhammad wanted, he would blow the mountains over the people of Ta’if (or crush the people of Ta'if in between the mountains). They sent a slave (named ]) who took Muhammad into his hut, dressed his wounds, and let him rest and recuperate until he felt strong enough to resume his journey across the rough terrain between Ta’if and Mecca.<ref name=Restatement/> It was there that the ] came to him with the Angel of the Mountains and said that if Muhammad wanted, he would blow the mountains over the people of Ta’if (or crush the people of Ta'if in between the mountains).


Muhammad prayed: Muhammad prayed:
{{quote|“O God unto thee do I complain of my weakness, of my helplessness, of my want of resources, and of my lowliness before men. O Most Merciful of the merciful, Thou art Lord of the weak. And Thou art my Lord. Into whose hands wilt Thou entrust me? Unto some far off stranger who will ill-treat me? Or unto a foe whom Thou hast empowered against me? I care not, so Thou be not wrath with me. But Thy favoring help -that were for me the broader way and the wider scope! I take refuge in the Light of Thy Countenance whereby all darkness’s are illuminated and the things of this world and the next are rightly ordered, lest Thou make descend Thine anger upon me, or lest Thy wrath beset me. Yet is it Thine to reproach until Thou art well pleased? There is no power and no might except through Thee.”<ref name=muhammad9></ref>}} {{quote|“O God unto thee do I complain of my weakness, of my helplessness, of my want of resources, and of my lowliness before men. O Most Merciful of the merciful, Thou art Lord of the weak. And Thou art my Lord. Into whose hands wilt Thou entrust me? Unto some far off stranger who will ill-treat me? Or unto a foe whom Thou hast empowered against me? I care not, so Thou be not wrath with me. But Thy favoring help -that were for me the broader way and the wider scope! I take refuge in the Light of Thy Countenance whereby all darkness’s are illuminated and the things of this world and the next are rightly ordered, lest Thou make descend Thine anger upon me, or lest Thy wrath beset me. Yet is it Thine to reproach until Thou art well pleased? There is no power and no might except through Thee.”<ref name=muhammad9></ref>}}


The owners also told their ] slave named Addas from ] to give a tray of grapes to the visitors.<ref name=alislam/> The owners also told their ] slave named Addas from ] to give a tray of grapes to the visitors.<ref name="alislam"></ref>


Muhammad took the grape and before putting it into his mouth he recited what has become the Muslim ]: "In the name of God-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful" (] ]). Addas became curious and inquired about the identity of Muhammad who presented himself. The conversation that ensued led Addas to declare his acceptance of Islam, so that Muhammad's journey to Ta’if did not prove entirely fruitless.<ref name=alislam/> Muhammad took the grape and before putting it into his mouth he recited what has become the Muslim ]: "In the name of God-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful" (] ]). Addas became curious and inquired about the identity of Muhammad who presented himself. The conversation that ensued led Addas to declare his acceptance of Islam, so that Muhammad's journey to Ta’if did not prove entirely fruitless.<ref name=alislam/>

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The Islamic prophet Muhammad went to the city of Ta’if in the year 619 AD.

Background

Muhammad, born in 570, at the age of 40 after claiming to have been visited by Gabriel in the cave of Hira, began spreading his new religion, Islam, in Mecca. But his propagation efforts were far from successful, so he began to attack the beliefs of the Quraysh people who were initially indifferent to his activities, causing tensions to rise. In the year 619 he lost his wealthy wife Khadija and his guardian Abu Talib who both died in that year, making his condition even more hopeless. So he went to Ta’if to try to establish himself in the city.

The event

At the time, Ta'if was about three days' journey from Mecca. Once there Muhammad invited the inhabitants to convert to his new religion of Islam and asked for their help and protection in his fight against the Quraysh. But they responded:

“If you are truly a prophet, what need do you have of our help? If God sent you as his messenger, why doesn’t He protect you? And if Allah wished to send a prophet, couldn’t He have found a better person than you, a weak and fatherless orphan?”

Aware that his efforts were futile he asked them to at least keep the matter a secret, out of fear that this might deepen the Quraysh's enmity towards him. But rather than accepting his request, they threw stones at him, injuring his feet and hands.

Orchard

Once Muhammad and Zayd ibn Harithah were outside the city walls, Muhammad almost collapsed. They went a short distance outside of the town and stopped in an orchard that belonged to Utaba and Sheba.

They sent a slave (named Addas) who took Muhammad into his hut, dressed his wounds, and let him rest and recuperate until he felt strong enough to resume his journey across the rough terrain between Ta’if and Mecca. It was there that the Angel Gabriel came to him with the Angel of the Mountains and said that if Muhammad wanted, he would blow the mountains over the people of Ta’if (or crush the people of Ta'if in between the mountains).

Muhammad prayed:

“O God unto thee do I complain of my weakness, of my helplessness, of my want of resources, and of my lowliness before men. O Most Merciful of the merciful, Thou art Lord of the weak. And Thou art my Lord. Into whose hands wilt Thou entrust me? Unto some far off stranger who will ill-treat me? Or unto a foe whom Thou hast empowered against me? I care not, so Thou be not wrath with me. But Thy favoring help -that were for me the broader way and the wider scope! I take refuge in the Light of Thy Countenance whereby all darkness’s are illuminated and the things of this world and the next are rightly ordered, lest Thou make descend Thine anger upon me, or lest Thy wrath beset me. Yet is it Thine to reproach until Thou art well pleased? There is no power and no might except through Thee.”

The owners also told their Christian slave named Addas from Nineveh to give a tray of grapes to the visitors.

Muhammad took the grape and before putting it into his mouth he recited what has become the Muslim grace: "In the name of God-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful" (Arabic Bismillah ar-Rahman, ar-Raheem). Addas became curious and inquired about the identity of Muhammad who presented himself. The conversation that ensued led Addas to declare his acceptance of Islam, so that Muhammad's journey to Ta’if did not prove entirely fruitless.

He stayed preaching to the common people for 10 days.

Return

Muhammad sent Zayd to seek asylum (Template:Lang-ar) for him among 4 nobles in the city. Three of them, `Abd Yalil ibn `Abd Kalal and then Akhnas ibn Shariq and Suhayl ibn Amr, refused but the fourth one, Mut‘im ibn ‘Adi, responded.

Mut‘im ordered his sons, nephews and other young men of his clan to put on their battle-dress and then marched, in full panoply of war, at their head, out of the city. He brought Muhammad with him, first into the precincts of the Kaaba where the latter made the customary seven circuits (Template:Lang-ar), and then escorted him to his home.

References

  1. Al-Jibouri, Yasin T. (2014-09-22). Muhammad. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-312-54115-3.
  2. Conrad 1987.
  3. Wensinck & Rippen 2002.
  4. Buhl & Welch 1993, p. 364.
  5. "Muhammad | Biography, History, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  6. Lewis 2002, p. 35–36.
  7. Gordon 2005, p. 120-121.
  8. Lapidus 2012, p. 184.
  9. Buhl & Welch 1993.
  10. Towghi 1991, p. 572. sfn error: no target: CITEREFTowghi1991 (help)
  11. Adil 2002, p. 145. sfn error: no target: CITEREFAdil2002 (help)
  12. Adil 2002, p. 145–6. sfn error: no target: CITEREFAdil2002 (help)
  13. Adil 2002, p. 146. sfn error: no target: CITEREFAdil2002 (help)
  14. ^ A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims chapter "Muhammad's Visit to Ta’if" on al-islam.org
  15. Images from the Prophet’s Life Album
  16. ^ The Excellent Exemplar – Muhammad
  17. Muslimedia.com Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  18. MPACUK Archived 2005-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
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