Ja'far, son of Abu Talib and brother of 'Ali, acted as spokesman for the exiles. He spoke to king of Abyssinia in that time describe prophet Mohamed : "O king, we were plunged in the depth of ignorance and barbarism, we adored idols, we lived in unchastity, and we
ate dead bodies, and we spoke abomination, we disregarded every feeling of
humanity and sense of duty towards our neighbors, and we knew no law but that
of the strong, when Allah raised among us a man, of whose birth, truthfulness,
honesty, and purity we were aware. He called us to profess the Unity of Allah and
taught us to associate nothing with Him; he forbade us the worship of idols and
enjoined us to speak the truth, to be faithful to our trusts, to be merciful, and to
regard the rights of neighbors; he forbade us to speak evil of the worship of Allah
and not to return to the worship of idols of woos and stone and to abstain from
evil, to offer prayers, to give alms, to observe the fast. We have believed in him,
we have accepted his teachings and his injunctions to worship Allah alone and to
associate nothing with Him. Hence our people have persecuted us, trying to make
us forego the worship of Allah and return to the worship of idols of wood and stone
and other abominations. They have tortured us and injured us until, finding no
safety among them, we have come to your kingdom trusting you will give us
protection against their persecution."