Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
7. The Revolution of the Prophet
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oath of allegiance will entail? It will entail the
destruction of your properties and homes.” “We
know,” they replied, “and it is an oath entailing the
destruction of our properties and homes that we are
entering into.” They then asked the Prophet: “What
will be our reward if we are faithful till the end?”
“Paradise,” the Prophet replied. “Give us your
hand,” they said to the Prophet, “so that we can
swear allegiance to you.”
The Ansar, en-masse, were giving their lives for a
truth which was still disputed, for a reality which
had found no place for itself in the world of
humanity. It was an act, which no community,
before them or after them, has ever emulated.
AVOIDING EXTRANEOUS ISSUES
It is generally the issues that are called nationalistic
in modern terminology that capture the imagination
of a people’s intelligentsia, and lead to the
establishment of popular movements. Issues of this
nature faced the Prophet Muhammad also, but he
scrupulously avoided them. The success of his
mission depended upon his conforming to the
scheme of God, which had been evolving over the
