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Their first demand was that he should ask Allah to remove the mountains that surround
Mecca and to level the land so that rivers would flow through it just as they did in Syria
and Iraq. Their demands continued when next they demanded that Ksay be raised from
the dead along with several of their ancestors, saying they would ask Ksay if what the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) said was true or false, yet they knew he never lied.
They continued saying that if he was able to bring about their demands then, and only
then, might they convinced he was who he said he was, and near to Allah.
With respect, the Prophet, salla Allahu alihi wa sallam, replied that it was not on
this
account he been sent. He told them that he had been sent to convey the Message of
Allah and that they were free to either accept the Message or if they were adamant,
reject it and await the Judgement of Allah.
On hearing his reply, the Koraysh changed their tactics saying that if he would not ask
for these things, then why not ask for something for himself. They told him to ask Allah to
send an angel to him who would confirm the truth of his preaching, and for gardens and
castles with treasures of gold and silver for himself. But the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
Mecca and to level the land so that rivers would flow through it just as they did in Syria
and Iraq. Their demands continued when next they demanded that Ksay be raised from
the dead along with several of their ancestors, saying they would ask Ksay if what the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) said was true or false, yet they knew he never lied.
They continued saying that if he was able to bring about their demands then, and only
then, might they convinced he was who he said he was, and near to Allah.
With respect, the Prophet, salla Allahu alihi wa sallam, replied that it was not on
this
account he been sent. He told them that he had been sent to convey the Message of
Allah and that they were free to either accept the Message or if they were adamant,
reject it and await the Judgement of Allah.
On hearing his reply, the Koraysh changed their tactics saying that if he would not ask
for these things, then why not ask for something for himself. They told him to ask Allah to
send an angel to him who would confirm the truth of his preaching, and for gardens and
castles with treasures of gold and silver for himself. But the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa