Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
10. The Prophet in Makkah
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he went on his way, and he was certainly very
sad to see us leave Makkah.
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In every day and age some ideas take root in the
popular psyche. Before these ideas are banished, no
new message, however rational it may be, can
become acceptable. The opposition, which the
Arabs first presented to the message of Islam, was
not just the result of stubbornness or expediency on
their part. Rather, it was genuinely difficult for
them to understand how any religion which
differed from that of the patrons of the Holy Ka’bah
could be the true religion. Arab tribes living in the
vicinity of Jewish areas were generally free of such
restrictive creeds. They had often heard from the
Jews that it was written in their scriptures that a
Prophet would come among the Arabs. As the
historian Tabarani explains, that was why it was
easier for the people of Madinah to see the truth of
Islam:
When the Ansar heard the teachings of the
Prophet, they remained silent. Their hearts
were satisfied that what he preached was true.
They had heard from the People of the Book
