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well of Zamzam in the middle of a group of the Quraish, when a horseman approached. It was Abu
Sufyaan Ibn Al-Haarith. Abu Lahab did not give him a chance to rest, but asked him immediately,
"Come nearer, my cousin. You have the latest news ! How was it?" Abu Sufyaan Ibn Al-Haarith said,
"By Allah, we had hardly begun fighting when it was as if we offered them our bodies, let them do with
us whatever they wanted, let them fight us as they pleased, took us prisoners as they liked. I swear, by
Allah, I do not blame the Quraish, as we met white men riding piebald horses filling the space between
heaven and earth. Nothing is like to them, nothing could stop them."
Abu Sufyaan surely meant that angels were fighting on the Prophet's side. Why is it then that Abu
Sufyaan did not submit Himself to Allah at that time after having seen what he first described?
Doubt paves the way to certainty. The more obstinate and opinionated his doubt, the firmer and
more persistent his conviction. Finally, it was the day of guidance and certainty, the day of his
conversion as previously mentioned.
From the very beginning, from the first moments after his conversion, he began to strive and to
worship as if entering a race with time, hoping to erase all traces of his past to compensate for what he
had missed during that time.
He took part in all the battles after the Day of the Conquest. On the Day of Hunain a very dangerous
trap was prepared by the polytheists, who attacked the Muslims so fiercefully that a great deal of Muslim
warriors lost their reason and retreated, but the Prophet (PBUH) stood firm appealing, "O people, I'm the
Prophet, it's not a lie. I'm the son of `Abd Al-Muttalib."
During those fearful moments, a small group, not losing their reason, continued fighting. Among
them was Abu Sufyaan and his son Ja'far. Abu Sufyaan was holding the bridle of the Prophet's horse, but
when he saw what happened, he felt deeply that his chance had finally come, the chance of dying as a
martyr in the cause of Allah, between the Prophet's hands.
He held the horse's bridle with one hand while cutting the throats of the polytheists with the other.
The Muslims regrouped around the Prophet (PBUH) and Allah blessed them with victory. Although
the fight was over, when the Prophet (PBUH) looked around he could see a faithful believer still holding
his horse's bridle. It was Abu Sufyaan, who had not left his place since the battle began. The Prophet
(PBUH) glanced and asked, "Who is it? My brother Abu Sufyaan Ibn Al-Haarith?" Immediately after
hearing the word "brother" Abu Sufyaan's heart was filled with joy and dignity. He knelt down and
kissed the Prophet's feet, crying. His poetic sensibility was so much moved that he began to describe his
joy and happiness because Allah had blessed him with so much braver and success.
Abu Sufyaan turned to worship and adore Allah very persistently. It was after the Prophet's death
when his soul longed for its meeting with the Prophet. He had desired for a long time to die soon, to the
extent that people saw him digging out his grave at Al-Baqii', a grave which he prepared and arranged in
a very nice way. When people expressed their astonishment he just said, "I'm preparing my grave."
Three days later he was lying at home, when his relatives began to cry and weep. When he opened
his eyes, he said in complete "Don't cry. I didn't commit a single sin since I converted tranquility, to
Islam."
Before his head fell upon his chest he said his last farewell to the world.