Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
10. The Prophet in Makkah
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“Muhammad has conquered Makkah and
taken control of the Sacred Territory,” he said.
“Woe betide me,” Dhu’l Jawshan said. “If
only I had accepted Islam on that day: if I had
asked Muhammad for an emerald he would
have given it to me.
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REACTION TO THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM
When the Prophet of Islam commenced his
preaching mission, he met with exactly the reaction
one would expect from a society hearing a new
message. People were at a loss to grasp the meaning
of his teachings. Once the Quraysh nobility sent
‘Utbah ibn Rabi’ah as their representative to the
Prophet. He made a long denunciation of the
Prophet and his teachings. When he had had his
say, the Prophet asked him: “Have you finished?”
‘Utbah said that he had. “In the Name of God, the
Beneficent, the Merciful,” the Prophet began, and
then went on to recite the first thirteen verses of the
chapter of the Qur’an entitled
Ha Mim al Sajdah.
“Don’t you have anything else to say?” ‘Utbah
asked indignantly. The Prophet said that he did not.
When he returned to the Quraysh, they asked him
