An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
17. Calling Mankind To The Truth
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17. CALLING MANKIND TO THE
TRUTH
THE MESSAGE REVEALED TO THE PROPHET
Abu Nujaih Amr ibn Absah recounts how, even in
the pre-Islamic period, he felt that the idolatrous
religion practised in Arabia was misguided and far
from the True Path. “Then I heard of the
appearance in Makkah of a man who uttered
inspired words. I mounted my camel and travelled
to Makkah, where I found the Prophet quietly
giving his message to the people, while they, for
their part, went to extremes in taking liberties with
him. I asked him who he was. ‘I am God’s Prophet,’
he replied. When I asked him what a Prophet was,
he said, ‘One sent by God,’ ‘for what reason?’ I
asked, and the Prophet replied: ‘He has sent me to
unite kinspeople, to break idols and to make people
regard God as One, and without any partners.’”
(MUSLIM,
SAHIH)
ADMONISHING IN GENERAL TERMS
According to Aishah, when the Prophet was
