THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD SAW AND QURAISH

INTRODUCTION

• Prophet was Qurayshite, he was born in Quraish clan, Banu Hashim

• He need to begin his work as Messenger among his own family members and the Quraysh at large

• Quraysh loved Muhammad SAW right from his childhood

• They hate Prophet after Prohet pronounced that he is the Last Prophet

• They opened three fonts, against the Prophet, His followers and the Quran

ORIGIN OF QURAYSH

Hager allowed Jurhumites to

settle near the water of Zam

zam

Ibrahim and Ismail build Kaabah for

people pligrimage

Ismael married a girl from tribe of

Jurhum. They had twelve sons

The guardianship of Kaabah remained in

the hands of Ishmael in laws

Another tribe namely Khuzeah

desire the custodian of kaabah

Qulayy ibn Kileb ibn Murrah decided to establish his rule over Makkah and

Kaabah

He proposed to the daughter of the ruler of Makkah

After the ruler death, Qulayy

managed to take hold of the key of

Kaabah

He invited descendants of

Ishmael to settle in Makkah. He was

called the gatherer

Ishmael tribes and clans were called

Quraysh

Qulayy was the fourth grandfather

of Prophet

Quraysh were descendents of

Ishmael

PROMINENT QURAYSH CLANS AT MAKKAH

• Bane hashem

• Bane muttalib

• Bane zuhrah

• Bane makhzem

• Bane taym

• Bane Jumi

• Bane Sahm

• Bane ‘Abd al-Der

• Bane Asad

• Bane ‘Ade

REASON FOR QURAYSH OPPOSITION TO THE PROPHET MISSION

• Their sincerity towards their faith and loyalty to their traditions that made them stand against Prophet

• Prophet critism of their idols, gods and goddesses infuriated them

• Sensitive to their traditions and lifestyle based on idolatry

TORTURE OF QURAYSH TO PROPHET PERSON

Physical

torture

• Abu Jahl brought camel intestine and put on neck of prophet• Abu Lahb wife, Umm Jamil would through daily home garbage whenever prophet pass

her house• Abu Lahb sons used to spit on the face of Prophet

Psychilogi

cal harrasment

• They called him lunatic and sorcerer• Abu Lahb used to follow Prophet when he want to communicate his message and he

warn people that prophet was a lunatic and apostate who abandon old Arab faith• Quraysh also branded him soothsayer and poet

Economic sanction

• They collectively prepared a document which was binding on each and every single member of Quraysh.

• Entire Makkan residents had to put total economic sanction on and total boycott of the prophet, supporters and his family.

• Prophet moved to a place known as Abu Talib valley.• This boycott remained until some kind hearted Quraysh revolted against the collective

decision of Quraysh

TORTURE OF QURAYSH TO PROPHET FOLLOWERS

• Tortured either death or to fore them to give up new religion

• Sumayyah, yasir and their son Abd Allah were tortured to death

Physical torture

• They were harassed, declared mad, considered pariah, hooted by Quraysh

• Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas mother vowed to starved to death until the he bowed down to her wish

Psychological pressure

• They did not allowed to sit with them in private or public places

• Economic sanctionSocial boycott

TORTURE OF QURAYSH TO THE QURAN

Lies fabricated by the prophet

saw

10:3811:13

11:3525:4

False stories of old times

Quran was fraught by ancient ages

16:2425:5

They don’t believe life after death, their hearts find the concept of life hereafter repugnant. They are scornfully

arrogant

Compilation by some

knowledgable

Meeting between

Prophet and the three

Syrian slaves gave rise

to the doubt that Prophet

learned from them

This is because the

language of Quran is

highly eloquent and

chaste

Magic spell

The impact was so deep

that despite Quraysh

day and night struggle,

it could not removed

from the mind and heart

those who accepted it

10:76

27:13

43:30