Muhammad’s life at Mecca was model of a peaceful person

[paarsurrey]

@gnostic friend.
Muhammad’s life at Mecca was model of a peaceful person

THE FAITHFUL PERSECUTED

"The Holy Prophet sa* himself was no exception to the cruel treatment meted out to the Faithful. On one occasion he was in prayer. A party of disbelievers put a mantle round his neck and dragged him; his eyes Life of Muhammadsa 17 seemed protruded. Abu Bakrra happened to come and rescued him, saying, "You seek to kill him, because he says, God is his Master?" On another occasion he lay prostrate in prayer and they laid the entrails of a camel on his back. He could not rise until the weight was removed. On yet another occasion he was passing through a street and a group of street boys followed him. They went on slapping his neck and telling the people that he called himself a Prophetsa. Such was the hatred and enmity against him, and such was his helplessness."
Page-16
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Life-of-Muhammad.pdf

One could see that the Meccans persecuted,tortured and killed Muslims and did not allow the right of freedom of religion, right of freedom of speech, right of free thinking and all human rights were denied by them to Muslims.
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[paarsurrey]

@gnostic friend.
Muhammad’s life at Mecca was model of a peaceful person

THE FAITHFUL PERSECUTED

"The Prophet'ssa house was stoned from surrounding houses. Garbage and the remains of slaughtered animals were thrown into his kitchen. On many occasions dust was thrown on him while he was praying so that he had to retire to a safe spot for his public prayers."
Page-17
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Life-of-Muhammad.pdf

One could see that the Meccans persecuted,tortured and killed Muslims and did not allow the right of freedom of religion, right of freedom of speech, right of free thinking and all human rights were denied by them to Muslims.
Regards

 

[paarsurrey]

@gnostic friend.
Muhammad’s life at Mecca was model of a peaceful person

THE FAITHFUL PERSECUTED

"These cruelties, perpetrated against a weak and innocent group and their honest, well-meaning but helpless Leader sa*, were not wasted, however. Decent men saw all this and became drawn to Islam. The Prophet sa was once resting on Safa, a hill near the Ka‘ba. The Meccan chief Abu Jahl, the Prophet's sa arch-enemy, passed by and began to pour vile abuse on him. The Prophet sa said nothing and went home. A woman-slave of his household was a witness to this distressing scene. Hamza ra*, the Prophet's sa uncle, a brave man feared by all his townsmen, returned home from a hunt in the jungle and entered the house proudly, his bow hung on his shoulder. The woman-slave had not forgotten the morning scene. She was disgusted to see Hamza ra walk home thus. She taunted him, saying that he thought himself brave and went about armed but knew not what Abu Jahl had done to his innocent nephew in the morning. Hamza ra heard an account of the morning incident. Though not a believer, he possessed nobility of character. He may have been impressed by the Prophet's sa Message, but not to the extent of joining openly. When he heard of this wanton attack by Abu Jahl, he could not hold back. His hesitancy about the 18 Life of Muhammad sa new Message was gone. He began to feel that so far he had been too casual about it. He made straight for the Ka‘ba, where the chiefs of Mecca were wont to meet and confer. He took his bow and struck Abu Jahl hard. "Count me from today a follower of Muhammad sa," he said. "You abused him this morning because he would say nothing. If you are brave, come out and fight me." Abu Jahl was dumbfounded. His friends rose to help but, afraid of Hamza ra and his tribe, Abu Jahl stopped them, thinking an open fight would cost too dearly. He was really to blame, he said, about the morning incident (Hisham and Tabari)."
Page-17
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Life-of-Muhammad.pdf
*sallā llāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam:translation: "peace be upon him."
*ra: Radhiallahu 'anhu:"May God Be Pleased With Him."

One could see that the Meccans persecuted,tortured and killed Muslims and did not allow the right of freedom of religion, right of freedom of speech, right of free thinking and all human rights were denied by them to Muslims.
Regards

 

[paarsurrey]

@gnostic friend.
Muhammad’s life at Mecca was model of a peaceful person

Freedom of religion denied to Muhammad at Mecca:

"Opposition continued to mount. At the same time the Prophet sa* and his followers were doing all they could to make plain to the Meccans the Message of Islam. It was a many-sided Message and of great ultimate significance, not only for Arabs but for the whole world. It was a Message from God. It said: The Creator of the world is One. None else is worthy of worship. The Prophets have ever believed Him to be One, and taught their followers so. Meccans should give up all images and idols. Did they not see that the idols could not even remove the flies which dropped on the offerings laid at their feet? If they were attacked they could not repel. If they had a question put to them, they could not answer. If they were asked for help, they could do nothing. But the One God helped those who asked for His help, answered those who addressed Him in prayer, subjugated His enemies, and raised those who abased themselves before Him. When light came from Him, it illumined His devotees."
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https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Life-of-Muhammad.pdf
*sallā llāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam:translation: "peace be upon him."
*ra: Radhiallahu 'anhu:"May God Be Pleased With Him."

One could see that the Meccans persecuted,tortured and killed Muslims and did not allow the right of freedom of religion, right of freedom of speech, right of free thinking and all human rights were denied by Meccans to Muhammad and the Muslims who followed him.

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[paarsurrey]

@gnostic friend.
Muhammad’s life at Mecca was model of a peaceful person

Freedom of religion denied to Muhammad at Mecca:

"Why then did the Meccans neglect Him and turn to lifeless images and idols and waste their lives? Did they not see that their want of faith in the One True God had made them utterly superstitious and incompetent? They had no idea Life of Muhammadsa 19 of what was clean and what was unclean, of right and wrong. They did not honour their mothers. They treated savagely their sisters and daughters, and denied them their due. They did not treat their wives well. They tormented widows, exploited orphans, the poor and the weak, and sought to build their prosperity on the ruins of others. Of lying and cheating they were not ashamed, nor of burgling and loot. Gambling and drinking were their delight. For culture and national advance they did not care. How long were they going to ignore the One True God, and continue to lose and lose, and suffer and suffer? Had they not better reform? Had they not better give up all forms of exploitation of one another, restore rights to whom they were due, spend their wealth on national needs and on improving the lot of the poor and the weak, treat orphans as a trust and regard their protection as a duty, support widows and establish and encourage good works in the whole community, cultivate not merely justice and equity, but compassion and grace? Life in this world should be productive of good."
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https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Life-of-Muhammad.pdf
*sallā llāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam:translation: "peace be upon him."
*ra: Radhiallahu 'anhu:"May God Be Pleased With Him."

One could see that the Meccans persecuted,tortured and killed Muslims and did not allow the right of freedom of religion, right of freedom of speech, right of free thinking and all human rights were denied by Meccans to Muhammad and the Muslims who followed him.

Regards
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[gnostic]

Left out a word here (in red) - "trial":

And I don't recall the leaders of Mecca that were executed, ever getting trials. They were summarily executed without any trial. That's not justice.

Sorry.

 

[paarsurrey]

Muhammad’s life at Mecca was model of a peaceful person

Freedom of religion denied to Muhammad at Mecca:

"Leave good works behind", the Message further said, "that they may grow and bear fruit after you are gone. There is virtue in giving to others, not in receiving from them. Learn to surrender that you may be nearer to your God. Practise self-denial for the sake of your fellowmen, that you may multiply your credit with God. True, the Muslims are weak, but do not go after their weakness, Truth will triumph. This is the decree of Heaven. Through the Prophet sa a new measure and a new criterion of good and evil, of right and wrong, will be set up in the world. Justice and mercy will reign. No constraint will be allowed in the matter of religion, and no interference. The cruelties to which women and slaves have been subjected will be obliterated. The Kingdom of God will be instituted in place of the kingdom of Satan."
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https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Life-of-Muhammad.pdf
*sa:sallā llāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam:translation: "peace be upon him."
*ra: Radhiallahu 'anhu:"May God Be Pleased With Him."

One could see that the Meccans persecuted,tortured and killed Muslims and did not allow the right of freedom of religion, right of freedom of speech, right of free thinking and all human rights were denied by Meccans to Muhammad and the Muslims who followed him.

Regards
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