The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Life of the Prophet
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accompanied by the Madinan Muslims. When the
news spread that the Prophet was going to perform
the pilgrimage, various tribes living in Arabia also
began thronging Makkah.
Therefore, when the Prophet of Islam performed his
first as well as his last pilgrimage, he was joined in
this historic act of worship by 125,000 Muslims. The
teachings he imparted to the people present on the
occasion are preserved in the form of his sermon
known as the sermon of
Hajj atul-Wida
– an eternal
manifesto of Islam. It is as follows:
“Truly, your lives, your properties and your
honour are sacred to you like the sacredness of this
day of yours in this month of yours and in this city
of yours. Behold! Everything of the Days of
Ignorance has been destroyed under my feet and
the blood claims of the Days of Ignorance (the
pre-Islamic period) have been remitted. The first
shedding of blood for which I forbid vengeance to
be taken is the murder of Ibn-Rabiyah, son of
Haris, and, indeed, all usury of the Days of
Ignorance is forbidden, and the first of our usuries
that was forbidden was that of Abbas, son of Abdul
