tradition of murdering’’ (Bukhari, vol.4,
book 60, no. 3335).
Muhammad should forgive:
‘‘We created not the heavens and the
earth and all that is between them save
with truth, and lo! the Hour is surely
coming. So forgive, (O Muhammad),
with a gracious forgiveness’’ (Sura
15:85).
Muhammad should not forgive:
‘‘O Prophet! Strive against the
disbelievers and the hypocrites! Be
harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is
Hell, a hapless journey’s end’’(Sura
9:73).
Prophets come only from the house of
