Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
9. The Prophetic Method
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sparked off by some sort of instinct for revenge, but
the Prophet’s struggle was based on positive
concepts of its own; it was not a negative reaction to
an event, or to the way he had been treated by
others. Certainly, all the circumstances, which
usually cause political, social and economic
reactions, leading to the establishment of popular
movements, were present in full force when the
Prophet was sent to the world. But it was not these
points that the Prophet dwelt on in his
communication of the Faith. He pursued his aims
unremittingly, according to the programme
mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, but he
did so without clashing with anyone on political,
social or economic issues.
When the Prophet commenced his mission, the land
of the Arabs had become a prime target for attacks
by the imperial powers of the day, who had been
especially swift in annexing the comparatively
fertile and prosperous parts of the country. The
whole of Syria, in the north of the peninsula, was
under Roman rule, governed by Arab chieftains
who owed allegiance to Caesar. In the southern
territory of the Yemen, the Persians held sway,
