salahdin
Junior Member
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Khalifa Umar bin al-Khattab
We have it on the authority of Umar himself that one day he came across the Holy Prophet in the Ka'bah. The Holy Prophet was reciting verses from the Holy Quran and as that it was the work of some poet. Then the Holy Prophet recited,
سُوۡرَةُ الحَاقَّة
إِنَّهُ ۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٍ۬ كَرِيمٍ۬ (٤٠) وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٍ۬*!ۚ قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ (٤١) وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٍ۬*!ۚ قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ (٤٢) تَنزِيلٌ۬ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ
إِنَّهُ ۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٍ۬ كَرِيمٍ۬ (٤٠) وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٍ۬*!ۚ قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ (٤١) وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٍ۬*!ۚ قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ (٤٢) تَنزِيلٌ۬ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ
"This is the revealed word of God; it's not the work of any poet. Yet you people do not believe". Thereupon Umar felt that if this was not the work of any poet it would be the work of a soothsayer. Thereupon the Holy Prophet recited the verses, "And this is not the word of any soothsayer; it is divine word communicated through Gabriel."69:40-43 Hearing these verses Umar stood transfixed for some time. In his heart of hearts he thought that perhaps truth lay with Muhammad (peace be on him).
Umar, however, dismissed these feelings and soon he was his former self very hostile to Islam. He went to the Quraish and participated in their counsels. They felt concerned that the venom of the new faith was spreading and the only remedy was that Muhammad (peace be on him) should be killed. All present at the meeting agreed that Muhammad (peace be on him) should be killed. Then the meeting invited volunteers who would kill the Prophet. Umar volunteered to kill the Prophet, and vindicate the faith of their forefathers.
