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comprehend the reaction of her father and uncle, but even more so their state of
depression, they were silent and their silence puzzled her. Lady Safiya said, “I overheard
my uncle Abu Yasir ask my uncle Ubayy and my father, „Is it really he?‟ and that her
father had replied, „Yes, it is he, I swear by Allah!‟ Then Abu Yasir asked, „Were you able
to recognize him?‟ To this her father replied, „Yes, and my heart is burning with hatred
toward him!‟” This burning hatred toward the Prophet never subsided, it increased as
one will discover in the events that followed.
No doubt you will recall that many years before when Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) was a young boy, his uncle Abu Talib had taken the young Muhammad
with him on a trading caravan going to Syria. On their way the caravan stopped near the
hermitage of a Nazarene by the name of George, better known as Buhaira who was
knowledgeable of the original Gospel of Jesus – which no longer exists - with its
descriptive prophecy of the coming of the next prophet. Upon seeing the young
Muhammad his heart leapt with joy as he recognized the signs of prophethood upon
him, but at the same time he was stricken with fear for the young boy‟s safety when he
learned they were on their way to Syria. Buhaira advised Abu Talib not to continue any
further because the caravan would take them through a heavily populated Jewish
settlement and they, like him, would be able to recognize the same signs and harm him
depression, they were silent and their silence puzzled her. Lady Safiya said, “I overheard
my uncle Abu Yasir ask my uncle Ubayy and my father, „Is it really he?‟ and that her
father had replied, „Yes, it is he, I swear by Allah!‟ Then Abu Yasir asked, „Were you able
to recognize him?‟ To this her father replied, „Yes, and my heart is burning with hatred
toward him!‟” This burning hatred toward the Prophet never subsided, it increased as
one will discover in the events that followed.
No doubt you will recall that many years before when Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) was a young boy, his uncle Abu Talib had taken the young Muhammad
with him on a trading caravan going to Syria. On their way the caravan stopped near the
hermitage of a Nazarene by the name of George, better known as Buhaira who was
knowledgeable of the original Gospel of Jesus – which no longer exists - with its
descriptive prophecy of the coming of the next prophet. Upon seeing the young
Muhammad his heart leapt with joy as he recognized the signs of prophethood upon
him, but at the same time he was stricken with fear for the young boy‟s safety when he
learned they were on their way to Syria. Buhaira advised Abu Talib not to continue any
further because the caravan would take them through a heavily populated Jewish
settlement and they, like him, would be able to recognize the same signs and harm him