Islam Rediscovered
18. Islamic Activism
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his visit to the Kabah, instead of interfering with the
idols, he would go to the people and recite the
verses of the Qur’an to them. This policy of
avoiding the idols and availing of
da’wah
opportunities proved to be a wise one: many
people, profoundly influenced by the Qur’an,
embraced Islam, and this without there having been
any disruption of Makkah’s peaceful atmosphere.
This gave an added impetus to the Prophet’s
missionary endeavours.
2.
Positive Status Quoism in Social Affairs:
In Makkah, there was a public place known as Dar
Al-Nadwah, which served as a political centre. This
was dominated by the idolaters. When their
opposition to the Prophet Muhammad, may peace
be upon him, intensified, they took a unanimous
decision to boycott the Prophet, his family and his
followers. When the boycott too failed to inflict any
harm on his mission, his opponents issued a death
warrant from this same Dar Al-Nadwa.
When the Prophet heard of this, although his
situation was now extremely serious, he did not
attempt either to revoke the decision of Dar al-
