Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
10. The Prophet in Makkah
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presented his message in a different manner:
I call you to serve God rather than men, and
to acknowledge the sovereign power of God
rather than that of men.
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The Qur’an itself provided a constant and
important basis of the Prophet’s preaching work.
Whenever the Prophet met anybody, he would
recite a passage of the Qur’an to him. Often phrases
like, “He made mention Islam, and read some of the
Qur’an to them,” or “He presented the message of
Islam before them, and recited to them a passage of
the Qur’an,” recurred in traditions concerning the
Prophet’s preaching mission. The Qur’an possessed
extraordinary magnetism for the Arabs. Even some
of the direst enemies of Islam used to steal up to the
Prophet’s house at night, put their ears to the wall,
and listen to him reciting the Qur’an. The sublime
style of the Qur’an used to have the most profound
impact on the Prophet’s people. Take the case of
Walid ibn Mughirah who once came to the Prophet
on behalf of the Quraysh. When the Prophet read
him a passage of the Qur’an, Walid was so
impressed that he went back to the Quraysh and
