Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
10. The Prophet in Makkah
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Prophet’s hopes soared, for now perhaps he would
accept Islam. “Uncle,” he said, “then why don’t you
testify to the oneness of God, so that I may be able
to intercede for you on the Day ofJudgement?”
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Prophet was sorely disappointed that his uncle
never accepted Islam.
The dedication with which the Prophet applied
himself to his task was total, all his mental and
physical energy being channelled into it. Not only
his time, but also his property went into the
furtherance of the Islamic cause. Before the start of
his mission, the Prophet had become quite rich by
virtue of his marriage to the wealthy Khadijah. At
the beginning of the Makkan period, the Quraysh
sent ‘Utbah ibn Rabi’ah to talk to the Prophet. As
Ibn Kathir explains, he soon found himself being
won over; (an event which was unfortunately
misinterpreted by his kinsmen as being due to the
love of the Prophet’s wealth):
Afterwards ‘Utbah stayed at home and did
not go out to see anybody. “Fellow Quraysh,”
Abu Jahl said, “It seems to me that ‘Utbah has
become attracted towards Muhammad. He
