injured and smeared with blood. These oppressions grievously dejected the Prophet (r),
whereby being in such a state of depression, a prayer citing his helplessness and pitiable
condition and seeking the aid of God spontaneously came thru his lips:
“O Allah”, said the Prophet (r), “To Thee I complain of my weakness, resourcelessness
and humiliation before the people. You art the Most Merciful, the Lord of the weak and
my Master. To whom wilt You confide me? To one estranged, bearing ill will, or, an enemy
given power over me? If You art not worth on me, I care not, for Your favor is abundant
upon me. I seek refuge in the light of Your countenance by which all darkness is dispelled
and every affair of this world and the next is set right, lest Your anger should descend
upon me or Your displeasure light upon me. I need only Your pleasure and satisfaction for
only You enablest me to do good and evade the evil. There is no power and no might save
in thee.”
The Lord then sent the angel of mountains who sought the Prophets (r) permission to join
together the two hills between which Ta’if was located but the Messenger of God (r) rep-
lied, “No, I hope God will bring forth from their loins people who will worship God alone,
associating nothing with Him.” (Muslim, Kitab-ul-Jihad).
Moved to compassion by the grief of the Prophet (r), ‘Utbah and Shayba Ibn Rabi’a sent
for ‘Addas, one of their young Christian slaves, and told him to take a bunch of grapes on a
platter for the Prophet (r) to which the bondman obeyed. While in the Prophet’s presence,
Addas observed his kind demeanor that compelled him to talk to him and instantly pro-
fessed his faith in Allah and His Prophet (r).
The Prophet (r) then returned to Makkah where the Quraysh were as bitterly opposed to
him as ever, deriding, annoying and assailing him day after day.