The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Studying the Prophet’s Life in the Light of his Message
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performed in a propitious atmosphere. The other
aim was to lend the full support of rational
argument to God’s religion, so that no other religion
could compare with Islam in terms of ideological
veracity. These two tasks have been performed on a
large scale in modern times. We give below a brief
description of this.
In ancient times the rule of monarchy was prevalent
all over the world. Such a system, based as it was on
personalities, could be upheld only by force. That is
why kings everywhere had resorted to coercion to
establish and maintain their positions, inevitably
crushing any tendency towards intellectual or
religious freedom. This state of affairs was a
permanent obstacle to performing
dawah
as well as
to the general development of human thought. The
aim of the revolution brought about by the Prophet
and his Companions was to abolish the oppressive
political system of the times and to usher in an age
of freedom and democracy. This revolution
gradually influenced the course of human history,
and remained alive until in modern times it reached
its culmination. Now calling people to accept
religious truth can be done in total freedom. Earlier
