3. Enemies Vouch for Muhammad

another anecdote for you, father stephano, i said let's have it.

  early on when the prophet (pbuh) first declared his islamic mission publicly, following the  revelation of the 'quranic verse "and forewarn your tribe of closer kindred,"^([1]) muhammad climbed up the safa hillside near al-ka'ba and called on the different septs of 'quraish by name one after the other: "fahr people, udai people... and when they gathered before him he asked: what would you say if i told you there were enemy horses in the valley behind me about to raid you, would you believe me? yes, they said: we've known nothing about you except what is honest and truthful…"^([2])

  now those same people became muhammad's deadliest enemies after his divine call. wasn't that a true testimony to muhammad's noble status before the revelation- and by his own future enemies?

  yes, father stephano said, and this confirms what was said earlier.