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opportunity to chide him still further saying, "We have heard your recitation is taught to
you by a man from Yamamah called Rahman -- we will never believe in Rahman! We
have made our position clear to you Muhammad, and swear by Allah that we will neither
leave you in peace nor desist in our treatment of you until we have either destroyed you
or you have destroyed us!"

The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) was about to leave when Abdullah, Umayyah's
son from the tribe of Makhzum disrespectfully shouted, "O Muhammad, your people
have offered you several propositions -- you have rejected all! First, they asked for
themselves, then they asked you to ask for yourself! They have even asked you to
hasten some of the punishment you have spoken about upon them. By Allah, I will never
believe you until I see you take a ladder, climb it, and reach the heavens, then bring four
angels to bear witness that you are what you claim, and even then I doubt whether I will
believe you!"

Upon hearing this last remark the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) was deeply
saddened because it had been made by Abdullah, the son of his aunt Atikah who had