in such a way that his blessed face got injured badly and began to bleed to the extent that he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ became unconscious. 

When the people of his tribe came to know about his condition they picked him up from there. The people began to think that may be Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ would not survive. Then in the evening, when he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ recovered and regained consciousness, the first words to leave his blessed truthful lips were, ‘How is the Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم?’ Upon this, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ was rebuked by the people who said, ‘It is because of your support of him that you are suffering this misfortune, even then you are still calling only his name!’

The respected mother of Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ, Umm-ul-Khaīr brought some food for him but there was still only one proclamation on his lips, ‘How is the Prophet of Allah     صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم?’ When his mother told him that she did not know, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ said, ‘Please ask Umm-e-Jamīl رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا [the sister of Sayyidunā ‘Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ].’ In order to fulfil this heartfelt request of her beloved son in his oppressed state, his mother went to Sayyidatunā Umm-e-Jamīl رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا and asked about the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Due to the unfavourable circumstances of the time, Sayyidatunā Umm-e-Jamīl رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا had still hidden her Islam, and because Umm-ul-Khaīr had not yet become a Muslim, Sayyidatunā Umm-e-Jamīl رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا pretended not to know saying, ‘I don’t know who Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is and I don’t know who Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ is. However, hearing the condition of your