The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Policy of the Prophet
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mission without wasting one iota of effort. By
avoiding unnecessary clash and confrontation, one
is able to devote oneself to constructive activity to
the fullest extent.
The mission of the prophet of Islam was to establish
monotheism
(Tawheed).
When he received his
prophethood, the situation in Makkah was that 360
idols were in position inside the Kabah. The
presence of these idols in the house of monotheism
went totally against his mission. But the Prophet
completely
refrained
from
any
practical
confrontation with the worshippers of these idols,
and devoted himself to the propagation of
monotheism in theory.
That is, he adopted the principle of status quoism in
the matter of the Kabah. The benefit deriving from
this policy was the opportunity to communicate the
message of monotheism for a period of thirteen
years. During these thirteen years he was highly
successful in that he managed to bring the 200 most
worthy individuals of Makkah within his fold. It was
these people, who, by giving their full support to the
Prophet, brought the history of Islam into existence.
