The Prophet (S) had issued the order of execution against...

The Prophet (S) had issued the order of execution against them and had said wherever they could be found they should be killed, (because these four vicious persons had fulfilled every kind of hindrance, enmity, and crime that they could against Islam and the Muslims). Therefore, ‘Akramah had to flee from Mecca. He came to the bank of the Red sea and embarked a ship. In the middle of the sea, a dangerous storm threatened the ship.

The people in the ship told each other: “Let us say fair well to the idols and only ask help from Allah, the Merciful, because our gods can do nothing.” ‘Akramah said: “If but Monotheism does not save us in the sea, it will not save us in the land either.” He continued saying: “O’ Allah!

I may covenant with You that if You deliver me from this affliction I will go to (S) and shake hand with him for I know him a forgiver and gracious.” At last, he was delivered and went to the Prophet (S) and embraced Islam. This very event has also been recorded in ’Usd-ul-Qayah fi Ma‘rifat-is-Sahabah, Vol. 4, P. 5. It has also been cited in some Islamic history books that later ‘Akramah was counted in the row of the true Muslims and he got…