Their actual intention was to see how ‘Amru ibn Jumūh would...

Their actual intention was to see how ‘Amru ibn Jumūh would react upon finding his idol in its humiliating condition, and whether it was going to wake ‘Amru ibn Jumūh from his deep sleep of ignorance and make him accept the truth. When ‘Amru ibn Jumūh saw the state in which the idol had been in the pile of rubbish, he was extremely disappointed. He came near it and tried to make it move wondering how it could help him when it couldn’t help itself.

The youth of Banī Salmah approached him after some time and invited him to accept the divine truth. The words of the youth had such a deep effect on him that, finally, he converted to Islam. Afterwards, he composed and recited poems reproaching and castigating the idol-worshipers and thanking Allah for the great gift of Islam.

He remained a Muslim up to the end of his life and attained martyrdom in the Battle of Uhud and was buried right there in that holy place.”[^1] [^1]: Ibn Hishām, Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 1, p. 245; Zendegānī-ye Hadrat-e Muhammad (The Life of ), vol. 1, p. 242. Previous…