and ask them what they think of Jesus.
The Negus called the Muslims and asked them, what do you say about Jesus?
Jaafar answered him saying, “Our Prophet Muhammad says that Jesus is Allah’s prophet.”
The Negus gave back the gifts to Quraish and refused to deliver up the refugees so the pagan Arabs left oppressed and frustrated and the Quraish returned to Mecca discomforted.
Jaafar and Asmaa spent about ten years in Ethiopia, which became a second home for them. There, Asmaa gave birth to three children.
Finally, Jaafar and his family together with a group of Muslims left Ethiopia and went to Al-Madina.
On their arrival, the Prophet Muhammad was very happy to see them.
Muslims in general and especially the poor among them were as happy with the return of Jaafar as the Prophet Muhammad was. And quickly Jaafar became a well known as a person who was much concerned with the welfare of the poor.
It is said that there was a great resemblance between Jaafar and the Prophet Muhammad, both in his appearance and ethics. Muhammad called him, “The father of the poor”, because he used to help and support the poor with all he has of money.
Safaa Abdel-Aziz
Co-Chief Editor, October Weekly magazine, Cairo, Egypt.
Member of the Egyptian Society of Save Children.
Member of the Egyptian Society of Tourism
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