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discuss what they had heard him say about their gods. As they were doing this one day,
the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, arrived and they attacked him.
Abu Bakr heard the people call out, „Help your friend!‟ My father left us (I can recall that)
his hair had four locks and he was saying: „Would you kill a man for saying, „Allah is my
Lord,‟ when he has brought you clear signs from your Lord? (Ch. 40:28)‟
The people then left the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and turned
on Abu Bakr. When he returned to us (he was beaten so badly that) just by touching the
locks of his hair would cause his hair to fall out. Despite this he kept saying, „You are
most Blessed, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.‟”
In another narration: The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, was so
badly beaten that he fell unconscious. Abu Bakr said, “Shame on you! Would you kill a
man for saying, „Allah is my Lord?‟ (In another narration, it says that at his juncture, the
people left the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and started to attack
Abu Bakr.
THE COURAGE OF ABU BAKR
the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, arrived and they attacked him.
Abu Bakr heard the people call out, „Help your friend!‟ My father left us (I can recall that)
his hair had four locks and he was saying: „Would you kill a man for saying, „Allah is my
Lord,‟ when he has brought you clear signs from your Lord? (Ch. 40:28)‟
The people then left the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and turned
on Abu Bakr. When he returned to us (he was beaten so badly that) just by touching the
locks of his hair would cause his hair to fall out. Despite this he kept saying, „You are
most Blessed, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.‟”
In another narration: The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, was so
badly beaten that he fell unconscious. Abu Bakr said, “Shame on you! Would you kill a
man for saying, „Allah is my Lord?‟ (In another narration, it says that at his juncture, the
people left the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and started to attack
Abu Bakr.
THE COURAGE OF ABU BAKR