![]() ![]() (For details, see introduction to surah Maryam and Introduction to surah Al-Waqiah). On hearing this Islam entered deep into my heart." This tradition of Hadrat Umar shows that this sūrah had been sent down long before his acceptance of Islam, for even after this event he did not believe for a long time, and he continued to be influenced in favor of Islam by different incidents from time to time, till at last in the house of his own sister he came by the experience that made him surrender and submit to the Faith completely. It is a Revelation from the Lord and Sustainer of the worlds. Thereupon be recited the words: " Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little it is that you reflect. Just at that moment he recited the words: " This is the Word of an honorable Messenger: it is not the word of a poet." I said to myself: Then, he must be a soothsayer, if not a poet. ![]() Then suddenly an idea came to my mind that he must be a poet as the Quraish alleged. As he recited the Qur'an I wondered at its literary charm and beauty. When I arrived I found that he was reciting surah Al-Haaqqah in the Prayer. Musnad Ahmad contains a tradition from Hadrat Umar, saying: "Before embracing Islam one day I came out of my house with a view to causing trouble to the Holy Prophet, but he had entered the Masjid al-Haram before me. ![]()
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