Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
11. Islam comes to Madinah
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leadership, was chosen for this task. At this very
juncture some Khazrajis travelled to Makkah on a
pilgrimage. There they met the Prophet
Muhammad. He told them that God had sent him
with the true religion, and he called on them to
believe in him. The Prophet’s words rang a bell in
their minds. They remembered that the Jews used
to tell them that a Prophet who would reign
supreme would soon be coming. The Jews used to
rejoice in the promise of his coming, for they
envisaged joining forces with him to vanquish the
Arabs permanently. The people of Madinah
realized that this was the Prophet the Jews had told
them about. Here was a golden opportunity to
accept him before the Jews could do so.
So, expressing their belief in the Prophet, they said
to him: “We have left our people behind. No nation
is torn by hostility and infighting as they are.
Perhaps God will unite them through you. We will
return to them and tell them about the religion we
have accepted. If our people unite on this faith, then
there will be no one more powerful than you in this
land.”
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