The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Policy of the Prophet
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The Prophet Abraham (and later Ismail) had
established the Hajj system on the basis of the lunar
calendar, which is of a shorter duration than the
solar calendar. The idolaters subsequently adjusted
the calendar to the solar system. The Prophet of
Islam was then entrusted by God with changing
back to the lunar calendar. But the Prophet neither
attempted to bring about this change during his
stay in Makkah, nor did he even broach the subject
immediately after the conquest of Makkah. He
waited for almost the whole of his life before he
took this step. He did so only in the 23rd year of his
prophethood,
when
in
accordance
with
astronomical principles; the Hajj fell on the correct
date of
Dhul Hijjah,
as in the system established by
Abraham. This was when the Prophet performed
his last ‘farewell’ pilgrimage, and on this occasion
the Prophet announced that, in future, Hajj would
always be performed in the month of Dhul Hijjah.
(For further details, see the book,
Muhammd, A
Prophet for All Humanity,
by the author, p.95 in the
chapter entitled, “The Revolution of the Prophet.”)
This status quoism abounds in the life of the
Prophet of Islam, to the extent that some matters
