Omar Ibn El-Khatab embraces Islam:

Omar went out one day carrying his sword and looking for Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him to do him harm.  He learned that he was with a group of his companions in a house by the Safa, and of the people there was Hamza and Ali Ibn Abi Taleb.

Omar was a very harsh man with the Muslims, persecuting and hurting them, although on some occasions he did show softness and compassion to them.  Of these occasions was when a Muslim woman by the name of Om Abd Allah was preparing for migration to Abyssinia (the second wave) when Omar Ibn El-Khatab passed her by, and said: You are going off them Om Abd Allah?  She said: Yes.  We will go out into Allah’s land until Allah makes a way out for us, for you have hurt and oppressed us.  Omar said: May Allah be with you, and he said it softly.

This was the first time he showed softness to the Muslims.

On his way to where Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him was, he met a man of his tribe Bani Adi, called Naem Ibn Abd Allah, who was a Muslim but kept his Islam secret fearing his people.  He asked Omar where he was going, and Omar told him that he was going to kill Mohamed.  Naem reminded Omar that Mohamed’s family would kill him if he does, and that he ought to see to his family first, informing him that Omar’s sister Fatima and her husband Saed Ibn Zyd who was also his cousin were Muslim.

Omar then changed direction and headed for his sister’s house.  At the time they had Khabab Ibn Al-Aret teaching them the Quran, and they had a sheath with Sorah Taha or part of it written.  When they saw Omar coming, they hide Khabab in one of the rooms, and Fatema hide the sheath under her thigh.  However, Omar already heard them reading the Quran, and he asked about it, but they denied.  He told them that he heard that they embraced Islam, and went for Fatima’s husband hitting him.  When Fatima tried to save her husband from Omar’s hands, Omar Hit her and cut her head open. 

When Omar saw the blood on his sister’s head and face, he regretted what he did and calmed down.  He asked to have a look at the Quran Sheath, but his sister told him that as a disbeliever he is impure and he has to bath before touching the Quran.  Omar bathed and read from the beginning of Sorat Taha, which moved him and he said: “How good these words are and how noble”.   Khebab heard him from his hiding and came out to say to Omar that he heard the day before Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him say: “Allah, support Islam with one of the two, Abi Al-Hakam Ibn Hesham or Omar Ibn El-Khatab”.  Omar asked them to take him to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him, and they took him to the house by Safa.

When Allah’s messenger’s companions saw Omar going to them carrying his sword, Hamza said: Let him come in, if he wants something good, we will do it for him and but if he tries an thing bad, we will kill him with his own sword.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him let Omar in, and then he took hold of his cloth and pulled him hard and said: “What is the matter with you Omar, will you not stop until something terrible happens to you?”

Omar said: “Allah’s messenger, I came to believe in Allah and His messenger and what came from Allah”.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him glorified God saying Allah Akbar, from which every one in the house knew that Omar embraced Islam.

Omar asked as to the person who spreads the news fastest in Qurish?  He was told he was Jameel Ibn Moamar.  Omar went to him and told him about his Islam, and Immediately Jameel got up and went around shouting the news, and Omar walked behind him.  It was not long before Omar was attacked, and he went on fighting his attackers all day.

Omar embracing Islam was a step forwards for the Muslims, particularly after Hamza embraced Islam, Allah’s messenger’s uncle; for Hamza and Omar were two strong men, feared by their people, and they were a great support for the Muslims.

Allah’s messenger ppuh write to Nagashi:

Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him sent a message to the Nagashi of Abyssinia concerning the Muslims in his land.  The message was carried by Amro Ibn Omiya and it said: “In the name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Compassionate.  From Mohamed Allah’s slave and messenger to the Nagashi Al-As-ham, the king of Abyssinia.  Peace upon you.  I thank and praise Allah, the King, the Holly, the Faithful, the Overseeing, and I give testimony that Jesus is Allah’s spirit and word sent to Mariam the virgin, the pure, the kind and the chaste, which caused her to conceive Jesus, who was created from His spirit, and blow into him as He created Adam with his hands and blow into him.  I ask you to come to Allah, one with no partners, and to obey him always, and to follow me and believe in me and what came to me, for I am Allah’s messenger.  I sent my cousin Jafar with a number of the Muslims to you.  When they come, let them live there and do not be arrogant and overpowering.  I call you and your soldiers to Allah, the most Exalted, the Majestic.  I delivered (the message) and advised you, so accept my advice, and peace is upon those who follow the right guidance”.

Nagashi’s Reply:

The Nagashi wrote to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him saying: “In the name of Allah the Most Merciful the Compassionate.  To Mohamed Allah’s messenger from the Nagashi Al-AsHab Ibn El-Abgar; Peace upon you Allah’s prophet and Allah’s Mercy and Blessings.  There is no god other than Allah who guided me to Islam.  I received your letter Allah’s messenger and what you mentioned about Jesus, by the Lord of the heavens and earth Jesus is no more than what you said.  We recognized what you sent to us and let your cousin and his companions settle here.  I testify that you are Allah’s messenger, with the truth and to be believed.  I give you allegiance and give your cousin whom I embraced Islam before him, and to Allah the lord of all the worlds.  Allah’s messenger, I sent you Arbaha Ibn Al-AsHam, for I only have power over myself.  If you wish me to come to you Allah’s messenger, I will, for I testify that what you say is the truth”.

Sorat Al-Masad:  

One day, Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him went out until he reached the top of the Safa and shouted out for people.  When people gathered around him, he said: What do you think if I told you about horsemen coming from around this mountain, would you believe me?  They said: Yes, you did not lie to us before.  He said: Then I am warning you before severe punishment.  His uncle Abu Lahab said:  You may perish, is this is what you gathered us for?  Allah the Highest then sent down Sorat Al-Masad saying: “PERISH WILL THE HANDS OF ABI LAHAB AND PERISH WILL HE * HIS MONEY AND WHAT HE EARNED WILL NOT SAVE HIM * HE WILL BURN IN A FIRE WITH FLAMES * AND HIS WIFE WILL CARRY THE FIRE-WOOD * AROUND HER NECK IS A ROBE OF LOOFA”. 

Om Jameel, Abu Lahab’s wife thought that this was a sort of offensive poetry insulting her when she heard these Ayahs. 

Sorat Al-Kafroon:

The disbelievers in Makah offered Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him that they worship Allah for a month or a year then he worships the idles for similar period etc.  Allah the Highest sent down this Sorah telling the believers and disbelievers that the believers do not worship idles for a year, month or a minute.  This was Sorat Al-Kafroon saying: SAY: YOU DISBELIEVERS * I DO NOT WORSHIP WHAT YOU WORSHIP * AND YOU DO NOT WORSHIP WHAT I WORSHIP * AND I AM NOT WORSHIPPING WHAT YOU WORSHIP * AND YOU ARE NOT WORSHIPPING WHAT I WORSHIP * YOU HAVE YOUR RELIGION AND I HAVE MINE”.

The Muslims in Abyssinia received false news about the Makans becoming all Muslims.  That news were because of the fact that one day Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him sate by the Kabba and started to recite the Quran, Sorat Al-Najm loudly, and people Muslims and disbelievers sate listening to him.  When he reached the end of the Sorah, which had a prostration, he prostrated, and so did every one else believers and disbelievers, except for an old disbeliever.

It is possible that someone carried this news prematurely to the Muslims in Abyssinia thinking that all of Makah embraced Islam.  This lead to some of the Muslims going back to Makah to find the situation to be still the same and the majority of the Makans are worshipping idles still.

Othman Ibn Mazoon; was one of the men to have returned to Makah.  He feared to enter Makah without any protection.  He sought the protection of Al-Waleed Ibn El-Mogera who gave him his protection.  Othman lived for few days under the protection of the Waleed, however he felt bad that the Muslims are suffering and tortured, which he enjoys safety being in the protection of a disbeliever.  He considered this weakness in his faith, therefore he publically gave up this protection.

Al-Waleed Ibn Al-Mogera: was the chief man in Makah.  He said how would the Quran be sent down to an ordinary man and not the chief or Makah or Taef, meaning that if Allah the Highest was to communicate with someone there, Allah should have communicated with a chief.  Allah the Highest sent down sent down the following Quran: “AND THEY SAID: IF THIS QURAN WAS SENT DOWN ON ONE OF THE GREAT MEN OF THE TWO VILLAGE * DO THEY SHARE YOUR LORD’S MERCY OUT, WE GAVE EACH HIS SHARE IN THE LOWER LIFE, AND RAISED SOME OF THEM DEGREES ABOVE THE OTHERS, AND SOME OF THEM TAKE THE OTHERS IN JEST, BUT THE MERCY OF YOUR LORD IS BETTER THAN ALL THEY MAY GATHER”. (S:43 A:31-32)

Oqbah Ibn Abi Maet sat with Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him listening to the Quran.  A man of the disbelievers new and said to Oqbah, that he will never speak to him unless he spites in Allah’s messenger’s face.  Oqbah went and spate in Allah’s messenger’s face.  Allah the Highest sent Quran down about this in Sorat Forqan: “THE DAY WHEN THE UNJUST WILL BITE HIS HAND AND SAY: I WISH I WENT DOWN THE SAME PATH AS THE MESSENGER * I WISH I NEVER TOOK SO AND SO FOR INTIMATE FRIEND * HE MISGUIDED AWAY FROM THE ZEKR (QURAN) WHEN IT CAME TO ME, BUT THE DEVIL ALWAYS LETS MAN DOWN”.  (S:25 A:27-29)

Obi Ibn Khalaf went one day to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him with very old brittle bone and said: Mohamed, you claim that Allah will resurrect this after it became old and brittle?  Then he crushed the bone with his hand and blow it up at the face of Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him.  Allah the Highest sent down Quran of Sorat Yaseen answering him: “HE GAVE US AN EXAMPLE, WHILE FORGETTING HIS OWN CREATION SAYING: WHO WILL RESURRECT THE BONE AFTER IT BECAME OLD AND BRITTLE * SAY: HE WHO CREATED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE WILL RESURRECT IT, FOR HE HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL CREATION * WHO MADE FIRE FOR YOU FROM THE GREEN TREES YOU USE FOR FUEL * IS HE WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS AND EARTH NOT ABLE TO CREATE OTHERS LIKE THEM? YES INDEED, FOR HE IS THE ALL KNOWING CREATOR * BUT WHENEVER HE WILLS SOMETHING TO BE HE SAYS: BE. AND IT WILL BE * THEREFORE GLORY IS TO HE WHO HAS IN HIS HAND ALL KINGDOMS, AND TO HIM YOU WILL RETURN”.  (S:36 A:78-83)

Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him was talking with Al-Waleed Ibn El-Mogerah telling his about Islam, hoping that he will embrace Islam, when Ibn Om Maktoom went to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him asking him to teach him some Quran.  Ibn Om Maktoom was a blind man.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him frowned and looked away no more, which the blind man did not see, but Allah the Highest did, and He sent to His messenger prayer and peace upon him Quran to tell him that he should not have done, and that the blind man was more worthy of his time: “HE FROWNED AND TURNED AWAY * WHEN THE BLIND MAN WENT TO HIM * AND HOW DO YOU KNOW HE MIGHT WISH TO PURIFY HIMSELF * OR REMEMBER SOMETHING AND IT WILL BENEFIT HIM * ……………” (S:80)

This gentle reminder from Allah the Highest to His messenger is also in the best form.  It is written in the best and most honoured book and carried by the chief angel.  Reciting its words is worshipping which Allah the Highest rewards us for each and every letter.  This shows us the High status which Allah the Highest held for His messenger prayer and peace upon him.

These were some of the situations which took place in Makah before the Migration of the Muslims to Medina, and which Allah the Highest sent Quran about.

Dr Ahmed Saafan