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"Allah and His Messenger (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) know best." When Ka'b heard
this he could not restrain his tears as he wept bitterly and returned home.
The Letter from King Ghassan
The following day when Ka'b was in the market place, he heard a Bedouin from Syria,
who had come to sell some grain, making inquiries about him. The people in the market
place directed the Bedouin to him whereupon the person handed him a letter from King
Ghassan, the letter read, "We have heard your master has treated you unjustly, Allah
has not made you to be humiliated. So come to us and we will treat you in a manner that
befits you." Having read the letter, Ka'b thought to himself, this is yet another trial from
Allah, so he threw the letter into an oven.
From this important communication it is understand that the far away leaders of the
major powers of the day were scrutinizing the affairs of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) and his Companions and knew of his Message. It was only 40 days since Ka‟bs
confession and during that time news of his predicament had traveled as far as the king,
then the letter had been written, and a Bedouin dispatched with it to Medina.
this he could not restrain his tears as he wept bitterly and returned home.
The Letter from King Ghassan
The following day when Ka'b was in the market place, he heard a Bedouin from Syria,
who had come to sell some grain, making inquiries about him. The people in the market
place directed the Bedouin to him whereupon the person handed him a letter from King
Ghassan, the letter read, "We have heard your master has treated you unjustly, Allah
has not made you to be humiliated. So come to us and we will treat you in a manner that
befits you." Having read the letter, Ka'b thought to himself, this is yet another trial from
Allah, so he threw the letter into an oven.
From this important communication it is understand that the far away leaders of the
major powers of the day were scrutinizing the affairs of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) and his Companions and knew of his Message. It was only 40 days since Ka‟bs
confession and during that time news of his predicament had traveled as far as the king,
then the letter had been written, and a Bedouin dispatched with it to Medina.