Seerah

As the Revelation Begins

What was to Preach

Surah Al-Muddaththir

• O you (Muhammad SAW) enveloped in garments! (1)

Arise and warn! (2) And magnify your Lord (Allâh)!

Warn and Magnify your Lord

• Allah is the Only One worthy of Worship and Praise.• One who refuses to accept this

undeniable reality should be warned of the serious consequences.

Strife in the way of callThree years of secret call

First Invitation by the Prophet

•Home•Close Associates•Trust worthy

Stages of Successful Social Movement

Self

Close AssociatesHome

Society

Early Converts (RA)

All of them accepted Islam on the very first day–Khadijah (wife)–Zaid bin Harithah (adobted son)–Ali ibn Talib (cousin)–Abu Bakr (best friend)

Zaid bin HarithahHe was a slave and was given to

Prophet Muhammad by Khadijah.When Zaid refused to go back with

his family, Prophet adopted him as a son.

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq was Prophet‘s close intimate friend.

He proved to be an energetic and most zealous activist of Islam.

He was wealthy, humble and upright.

Abu Bakr (RA)

People used to like him a lot for his knowledge, amity, pleasant company and business.

Through his personal efforts, a good number of people converted to Islam.

Abu Bakr (RA) (cont.)

5 more Forerunners

• Uthman bin ‘Affan • Az-Zubair bin ‘Awwam • ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Awf • Sa‘d bin Abi Waqqas• Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah

Early RevelationsStructure• Short• Wonderful strong

pauses• Fascinating

rhythms

Focus on• Purifying the soul• Reality of

deceptive glamour of life

• Highly accurate account of hell and heaven

First Obligatory Prayers• It is related that the first obligatory

prayer was established twice a day, in the morning before sunrise and after sunset.• At the time of the prayer, the

Prophet and his companions would go into the mountain valley to pray secretly.

The Quraishites learn about the Call

But they paid little attention to it, thinking Muhammad cannot be

serious

Open Preaching

بين� ر�أ� ت�ك� ير� أ�نذ ع�ش ق�و� ق� ٱ ق�

“And warn your tribe of near kindred” (Surah Ash-Shuaara)

Open Preaching• In obedience to Allâh’s Commands,

Prophet Muhammad called his kinsmen of Bani Hashim with a group of Bani Al-Muttalib.• The audience counted forty-five men.• Abu Lahab took charge of

conversation and did not let Prophet speak.

• Prophet invited them to another meeting and managed to secure audience. He then stood up and delivered a short speech explaining his motive behind invitation.

He said• "I celebrate Allâh’s praise, I seek His help, I

believe in Him, I put my trust in Him, I bear witness that there is no god to be worshipped but Allâh with no associate. A guide can never lie to his people. I swear by Allâh, there is no god but He, that I have been sent as a Messenger to you, in particular and to all the people, in general. I swear by Allâh you will die just as you sleep, you will be resurrected just as you wake up. You will be called to account for your deeds. It is then either Hell forever or the Garden (Paradise) forever."

• Abu Talib responded positively and offered his help but decided not to leave the religion of his forefathers.• Abu Lahab then, warned them of

swear consequences.

On Mount As-Safa

He stood up on Mount As-Safa and called out loudly:

“O Sabahah!”

First Open Call• When good number of people

gathered, he called them to testify to: –Oneness of Allâh –Believe in his Messenger ship –The Day of Resurrection

Abu Lahab promptly responded: "Perish you all the day! Have you summoned us for such a thing?”The verses were immediately revealed on that occasion

ت�ب� بى ل�ه� و�� ��ت�ب� ي�د�ا أ ب ق

“Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he!”

Shouting the Truth and the Polytheists’ Reaction

Prophet started to preach openly to individuals as well

as in the gatherings.

He started praying right in front of their eyes, in the courtyard of Kaabah

Recited ayahs of Quran in loud voice.Condemning superstitious practice

of idolatry, rejecting them as medium between Allaah and His men.

•People listened, understood and accepted.•People heard, rejected and decided to put a stop.

An Advisory Council to hinder Pilgrims from Muhammad’s Call• To stop pilgrims from listening to

Muhammad they discussed the matter with Al-Waleed bin Al-Mugheerah and suggested to proclaim prophet to be:•Kahin, i.e., soothsayer•Majnun, i.e., possessed by jinn•Poet

• In the end, they decided to spread the news of Muhammad practicing witchcraft.

• They agreed to propagate him as a magician so powerful and commanding in his art that he would successfully alienate son from father, man from his brother, wife from her husband and man from his clan.

Prophet Muhammad was irrepressible

• Prophet went to the people who gathered during the hajj season, following them to their camps, inviting them to Allah.• Abu Lahab followed him everywhere,

crying out loud, “do not listen to this man for he is a liar”.

Nevertheless, Muhammad managed to create a stir in the

whole area, and even convinced few people to accept his Call