The Messenger of Allah (saws) said , "By Allah, the day is near when this faith (Islam) will reach its pinnacle and none will have to fear anyone except Allah."
[Bukhari]
Explanation : Muhammad (saws) preached to the people to trust in Allah (Swt). His whole life was a sublime example of the precept. In the loneliness of Makkah, in the midst of persecution and danger, in adversity and tribulations , and in th thick of enemies in the battles of Uhud and Hunain , complete faith and trust in Allah (Swt) seems to be the dominant feature of his life. However great the danger that confronted him, he never lost hope and never allowed himself to be unduly agitated.
Abu Talib knew the feelings of the Quraysh when the Prophet (saws) started his mission. He also knew the lengths to which the Quraysh could go , and requested the Prophet (saws) to abandon his mission , but the latter clamly replied , "Dear uncle, do not go by my loneliness. Truth will not go unsupported for long. The whole of Arabia and beyond will one day espouse its cause." [Ibn Hashim , Sirat-ur-Rasool].
When the attitude of the Quraysh became more threatening, Abu Talib again begged his nephew to renounce his mission but the Prophet's (saws) reply was :" O my uncle , if they place the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left, to force me to renounce my work, verily I would not desist from there until Allah made manifest His cause , or I perished in the attempt." [Ibid]
It was the trust in Allah (Swt) which emboldened the Prophet (saws) to say his prayers openly in the haram in the teeth of opposition.The Quraysh were once collected there and were conspiring to put an end to his life when he next entered the haram. His (saws) young daughter Fatimah (ra) , who happened to overhear their talk rushed weeping to her father and told him of the designs of the Quraysh. He (saws) consoled her, did his ablutions and went to the Ka'aba to say prayers. There was only consternation among the Quraysh when they saw him (saws). [Musnad Ahmad]
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