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ISLAM
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gave up their religion, the religion of
Islam.
The number of Muslims increased
so very slowly in those first few
years. Only a handful of people
accepted
Nabi
Muhammad [s] as
the Messenger of Allah. So one day,
Prophet Muhammad [s] decided to
go to the town of Ta'if, which was
some distance from Makkah, to
preach his message.
He stood at the market place of the
town and invited people to Islam. “
O
people, worship Allah alone and do
not commit any evil !
” the Prophet
[s] called. But all they did was laugh
and laugh. Some called him a mad-
man and some shouted at him. But
the Prophet [s] was patient and he
continued preaching his message.
But the wicked people of Ta'if were
