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refusal from his enemies, so that the latter might not rejoice.
However, the tribe of Thaqif sent their servants to insult him and
throw him out of their city.
As Prophet Muhammad if was leaving, they lined the route on
both sides for a great distance. As he passed along between them
his legs were pelted with stones. Dripping with blood and hardly
able to walk farther, he would sink to the ground, but each time he
fell, someone would lift him up, making him walk on. This went
on for three miles.
When his persecutors left him at last, he seated himself under a
vine. In this state of utter helplessness, Prophet Muhammad sS
turned to Allah. Although he was rejected by men in every
quarter, his prayer is not an expression of despondency or com-
plaint. It is full of confidence in Allah's Help in the future. He said,
"O Allah, please consider my weakness, my shortage of means,
and the little esteem that people have of me. O, Most Merciful
However, the tribe of Thaqif sent their servants to insult him and
throw him out of their city.
As Prophet Muhammad if was leaving, they lined the route on
both sides for a great distance. As he passed along between them
his legs were pelted with stones. Dripping with blood and hardly
able to walk farther, he would sink to the ground, but each time he
fell, someone would lift him up, making him walk on. This went
on for three miles.
When his persecutors left him at last, he seated himself under a
vine. In this state of utter helplessness, Prophet Muhammad sS
turned to Allah. Although he was rejected by men in every
quarter, his prayer is not an expression of despondency or com-
plaint. It is full of confidence in Allah's Help in the future. He said,
"O Allah, please consider my weakness, my shortage of means,
and the little esteem that people have of me. O, Most Merciful