The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Life of the Prophet
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In this way the Qur’an was compiled during the life
of the Prophet, and to this day it has remained in
the same form. Subsequently the first Caliph, Abu
Bakr, had this compilation prepared in the form of a
bound volume. Gradually, copies of it were
circulated to all the provincial centres.
After Muhammad “received the prophethood, his
lifestyle changed completely. He stopped going to
the cave of Hira, and engaged himself fully in the
communication of the message he had received
from God. At that time, idolatry being prevalent in
Makkah, the Prophet began to tell people that
idolatry was the practice of empty rituals. The true
religion was the worship of one God, obedience to
His commands alone, and a life lived in accordance
with His will. He stressed that the idolatrous
religions would not be acceptable in the Hereafter;
only to monotheism would any value be attached.
The true monotheists would be rewarded by God
with heaven in the Hereafter.
His method of propagating the true faith
(dawah)
consisted mostly of reciting a passage from a part of
the Qur’an to the people
(madu).
Sometimes he
