Suwaid
bin Sâmit
During the 11th year of Prophethood,
from the tribe of Aus, a man named Suwaid bin Sâmit from Al-Madinah came across
the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
and the latter invited him to accept Islam. He said, "You perhaps, have
something which I too have with me." The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said, "What do you possess at
all?" He replied, "The Wisdom of Luqmân." He (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said, "Let me know it." He
recited some verses and the Prophet (صلى الله عليه
وآله وسلم) appreciated it as a good saying, "But I have the Glorious
Quran, which is far better in virtue and excellence and it is perfect in light
and guidance." He then recited a few Verses from the Quran. He readily
admitted that it was certainly the epitome of light and guidance. As per some
narratives, he embraced Islam while others deny it. However, he held himself
back from opposing the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله
وسلم) from that day on. He went back to Al-Madinah and was killed in
a battle fought between the Aus and the Khazraj tribes.
Iyâs
bin Mu'âdh (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ)
During these days Anas bin Râfi',
accompanied by some persons of his tribe Banu Abdul-Ashhal, came to Makkah to
strike an agreement with the Quraish against the Khazraj. As the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) came to know of his
arrival, he quickly went to him before he was able to meet the chieftains of
the Quraish to tell him about the issue in view. He (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم) at once said to them, "I have
something with me that is very beneficial for you all; I can let you know it if
you so desire." They said in one voice, "Very well, tell us what it
is all about." Thereupon he (صلى الله عليه وآله
وسلم) said, "I have been sent as the Messenger of Allâh for the
guidance of the people. I forbid one and all to practice polytheism and ask you
to worship Allâh Alone. Allâh has sent down His Book to me." Following
this he taught them a few basic tenets of Islam and read out some Verses from
the Glorious Quran. Iyâs bin Mu'âdh, a young fellow in the delegation of Anas
bin Râfi' listened to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله
وسلم) and his recitation from the Quran with rapt attention, and impatiently
said, "O my people! This is far better than that for which you have come
from Al-Madinah." Anas bin Râfi', the leader of the delegation rebuked
Iyâs bin Mu'âdh and said, "We have not come here for this." Iyâs kept
quiet, and the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
left the place silently. The delegation from Al-Madinah also met with utter
failure and no agreement with the Quraish could be finalized. A few days after
reaching Al-Madinah, Iyâs bin Mu'âdh passed away declaring his faith in Islam.
Dimâd
Azdi
Dimâd Azdi was a noted sorcerer and
citizen of Yemen. Once he came to Makkah and came to know from Quraish that
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) was possessed by
jinn. He claimed that he would cure him through his incantation. Then he came
to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
and said, "I want to recite my incantation for you." Thereupon he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said, "Take
from me first and you will recite afterwards." Then he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) recited the following:
"Verily all praise is for
Allâh, we praise Him and we seek His help. Whomsoever Allâh guides, none can
misguide; and whomsoever Allâh misguides, none can guide. I bear witness that
none has the right to be worshipped except Allâh Alone, having no partner; and
I bear witness that Muhammad is his slave and His Messenger. Then
after..."
He (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم) had uttered this much that Dimâd lost
control over himself and exclaimed, "Repeat these words." He made the
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) repeat these words
several times before he said, "I have heard from soothsayers, sorcerers
and poets their words but such words of such a comprehensive and exhaustive
nature I have never come across." Saying this he entreated the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم), "Please
stretch out your hand, I embrace Islam right now."
Tufail
bin Amr Dausi (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ)
The Daus tribe belonged to Yemen and
its chief Tufail bin Amr was reckoned among the richest men of Yemen. Besides
being an intellectual he was also a great poet. The same year, the 11th year of
Prophethood, he came to Makkah. The chieftains of Makkah came out to greet him
and brought him into Makkah with high honors. The Quraish were, however,
anxious about his possible meeting with the Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم) and his being charmed by the latter.
Thus, with the entry of Tufail to the town, they told him that there was a
sorcerer in the town who had brought calamities to the people and separated
father from son, son from father, brother from brother and husband from wife.
So, he must be careful against any word of his coming to his (Tufail's) ears.
One early morning, Tufail reached
the Ka'bah with his ears stuffed with cotton. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) was then offering the Fajr (Dawn) prayer.
The way of offering the prayer charmed Tufail and he gradually drew nearer. He
happened to hear something from the Prophet's recitation of the Quran. Tufail
relates: "I thought, I am also a poet and a wise person and nothing in a
speech can elude me. If it is good, I shall accept it; if bad, I shall reject
it. With this thought I threw out the pieces of cotton from my ears."
Tufail then followed the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله
وسلم) up to his dwelling and asked him to let him know what he kept
saying. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
read out some Verses from the Quran and Tufail embraced Islam then and there.
He then entreated the Prophet: "Invoke Allâh to favor my whole tribe with
Islam through me." Tufail (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ)
came home and embarked on his mission of inviting his people to accept Islam.
He also requested the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
to accompany him and escape the torture of the Makkans. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) replied, "I
shall migrate on the Order of Allâh the Almighty and to the place enjoined by
Him."
Abu
Dhar Ghifâri (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ)
Abu Dhar Ghifâri belonged to Banu
Ghifâr and lived in the suburbs of Al-Madinah. News about the Messenger (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) reached Al-Madinah
through Suwaid bin Sâmit and Iyâs bin Mu'âdh, and when Abu Dhar Ghifâri
overheard it he sent his brother Unais, who was also a poet, to find out the
facts. Unais met the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
and reported to Abu Dhar Ghifâri in Al-Madinah that he came across such a
person who taught to follow the good and shun the evil. Abu Dhar was not
satisfied with this much. So, he left Al-Madinah for Makkah on foot and
embraced Islam after presenting himself to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). From there he went straight to the
Ka'bah and recited the word of Tauhid and some Verses of the Quran at the top
of his voice, with the result that he was surrounded by the Quraish on all
sides and beaten to unconsciousness. They were about to kill him when Abbâs,
who was still a disbeliever, passed by. He revealed that the victim was a man
from the Ghifâr tribe where they brought dates for trading. Hearing this they
left him. The next day, Abu Dhar (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ
عَنْهُ) raised again the word of Tauhid loudly and was again beaten
mercilessly. Later on he returned back to Al-Madinah.
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