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Abdullah, son of Masood narrates the first seven people to make known their conversion
to Islam in public were, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, Abu
Bakr, Amar, his mother Sumaya, Zuhayb, Bilal and Miqdad. Allah caused the uncle of
the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, to protect him, and Abu Bakr
was protected by his tribe whereas the others were captured by the unbelievers and
made to wear coats of steel armor and left to swelter in the intense heat of the Arabian
sun.
People had little regard for Bilal and regarded him as being inferior. They would capture
him and hand him over to their youths who would then drag him through the streets of
Mecca. Bilal thought nothing of himself and as he was being persecuted, he would be
heard saying, “Ahad, Ahad! (Allah is One.).”
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We learn from the narration of Mujahid that the new coverts were made to wear coats of
steel armor and left to swelter in the heat of the sun. They suffered greatly from the
combined heat of the sun and the burning heat of the sun‟s affect on the armor. When
to Islam in public were, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, Abu
Bakr, Amar, his mother Sumaya, Zuhayb, Bilal and Miqdad. Allah caused the uncle of
the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, to protect him, and Abu Bakr
was protected by his tribe whereas the others were captured by the unbelievers and
made to wear coats of steel armor and left to swelter in the intense heat of the Arabian
sun.
People had little regard for Bilal and regarded him as being inferior. They would capture
him and hand him over to their youths who would then drag him through the streets of
Mecca. Bilal thought nothing of himself and as he was being persecuted, he would be
heard saying, “Ahad, Ahad! (Allah is One.).”
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We learn from the narration of Mujahid that the new coverts were made to wear coats of
steel armor and left to swelter in the heat of the sun. They suffered greatly from the
combined heat of the sun and the burning heat of the sun‟s affect on the armor. When