Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
10. The Prophet in Makkah
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The preacher of God’s word is like a planter who
goes out to sow seeds. If sometimes his seeds fall on
barren round, there are other times when they fall
in places, which produce a good yield, without the
planter even knowing it.
Certain people took a considerable time to accept
Islam. This does not mean that the truth of Islam
finally dawned on them all of a sudden. The
Prophet lived a life of the highest moral calibre.
Moreover, he spent his whole time preaching the
word of God. Even the opposition to the Prophet
proved to be a factor in his favour: it meant that his
personality and his message were topics of
conversation. All these things had contributed to
planting the seed of Islam in the minds of many
Arabs. Adherence to tribal tradition, and ancestor
worship were still extant, and this sometimes made
it appear that there was stiff opposition to Islam,
but all the while, in people’s hearts the seed of
Islam was silently growing. It is generally thought
that ‘Umar’s acceptance of Islam, for instance, came
all of a sudden, under the influence of a certain
event. It would be more accurate, however, to
say
that it was this event which put the final seal on his
