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visited him yet again, but this time their visit was more forceful. This time they spoke
harshly to him reminding him of his rank and honor saying, "Abu Talib! We have asked
you to speak with your nephew yet you have not done so. We swear that we will neither
allow our forefathers to be insulted, our ways rebuked, or our gods reviled. You must
stop him or else we will fight both of you!" Having delivered their ultimatum they left in
the same manner in which they came.
Abu Talib went straight away to the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) to report the
alarming conversation and said, "O son of my brother, spare me, and yourself, do not
burden me with more than I can bear." Caringly, yet saddened by the request, the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) answered, "I swear by Allah, if they were able to
give me the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left in exchange for my
abandonment of this way before He has made it victorious, or I have died on account of
it, I will never do so."
Abu Talib could see the deep upset of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and how
certain he was of his prophetic mission that he replied, "O son of my brother, go, say
what you will, because by Allah I will never abandon you on any account." From this
visited him yet again, but this time their visit was more forceful. This time they spoke
harshly to him reminding him of his rank and honor saying, "Abu Talib! We have asked
you to speak with your nephew yet you have not done so. We swear that we will neither
allow our forefathers to be insulted, our ways rebuked, or our gods reviled. You must
stop him or else we will fight both of you!" Having delivered their ultimatum they left in
the same manner in which they came.
Abu Talib went straight away to the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) to report the
alarming conversation and said, "O son of my brother, spare me, and yourself, do not
burden me with more than I can bear." Caringly, yet saddened by the request, the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) answered, "I swear by Allah, if they were able to
give me the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left in exchange for my
abandonment of this way before He has made it victorious, or I have died on account of
it, I will never do so."
Abu Talib could see the deep upset of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and how
certain he was of his prophetic mission that he replied, "O son of my brother, go, say
what you will, because by Allah I will never abandon you on any account." From this