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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

 وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ هِيَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِّن قَرْيَتِكَ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَتْكَ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ فَلَا نَاصِرَ لَهُمْ (13)

The infidels of Quraish did hurt the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) a lot during his call to Islam. At the age of 53, the Prophet had to leave Makkah and migrate to Madina.

When the Prophet (pbuh) was leaving Makkah, stopped for a second and said that Makkah is the most Allah’s beloved land on earth to the his heart, and he would have not left it if he hadn’t to because of Quraish that wanted the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) to be out of Makkah.

Allah (swt) revealed the following Aya:

 وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ هِيَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِّن قَرْيَتِكَ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَتْكَ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ فَلَا نَاصِرَ لَهُمْ (13)

(13) And how many a city was stronger than your city [Makkah] which drove you out? We destroyed them; and there was no helper for them.

References:

• Surat Mohammed – Aya 13

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنصِتُوا ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ (29) قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنزِلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ (30) يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ (31)

Ibn Abbas and other companions missed the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) in one night. The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) wasn’t there. They searched for him everywhere and couldn’t find him. They had spent a difficult night without him (pbuh). They became very worried.

In the morning time, the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) showed up can came to his companions. They asked him: “Where you been last night O Messenger of Allah? What happened? We searched for you and couldn’t find you”.

The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) told them that he had a meeting with a group of Jinns as an order from Allah (swt).

Then Allah (swt) revealed the following:

وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنصِتُوا ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ (29) قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنزِلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ (30) يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ (31)

• Surat Al Ahqaf – Ayat 29 – 31

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

 وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَا إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا بِهِ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ (11)

Most of the new Muslims from Quraish were the poorest, weakest and needy people. The infields and big heads of Quraish came to the Prophet (pbuh) to dispute with him about the call to Islam. So they said: “O Mohammed, if the matter you came us to with and your call to this religion is true, would have not our weakest and poorest needy people have became believers.

One day Hercules asked Abu Sufyan about the type of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) followers, Abu Sufyan said: “Most of them are the weak people”. Then Hercules said: “The weak – poor people are the most followers of all other Prophets”.

Some of Quraish infields were making excuses not to become Muslims, because of some of the weak – poor people who became Muslims like: Bilal Al Habashi – Ammar Ib Yasser.

Allah (swt) tells us in the following aya about what they have said:

 وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَا إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا بِهِ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ (11)

(11) And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, “If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it.” And when they are not guided by it, they will say, “This is an ancient falsehood.”

References:

• Surat Al Ahqaf – Aya 11

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَكَفَرْتُم بِهِ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثْلِهِ فَآمَنَ وَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ (10)

When the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) migrated  to Madina, one of the first people who saw the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) among the jews scholars was Abdullah ibn Salam. Abdullah  was one of the Jews scholars.

Abdullah came to the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) to talk and ask questions about Islam. He became convinced about Islam and so hey took Shahada and became a Muslim. The Prophet (pbuh) was happy for him.

Abdullah said to the Prophet (pbuh): ” The Jews know that I am one of their scholars and my father was a scholar as well, if you like, hide me in your house, and call those jews and ask them about me”.

The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) invited those Jews scholars to his house, while Abdullah was hiding in another room inside the Prophet’s house.

The Prophet (pbuh) asked the Jews group: “Do you know Abdullah ibn Salam?”. They said: “Yes”. Prophet asked: “What do you say in him?”. They said: “Our best among us and the son of our best – Our scholar and the son of our scholar”.

The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said to them: “What do you say if he became a Mulsim”? They said: “God forbid that he becomes a Muslim”.

The Prophet repeated the question the second time: “What do you say if he became a Mulsim”? They said: “God forbid that he becomes a Muslim”.

The Prophet repeated the question the third time: “What do you say if he became a Mulsim”? They said: “God forbid that he becomes a Muslim”.

At this time, Abdullah ibn Salam came out to them and said” I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the messenger of Allah”.

They directly said as a response for him to bear witness: “This is the evilest among our people and the son of the evilest – He is the worst among our people and the son of the worst”.

Then Allah (swt) revealed the following aya:

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَكَفَرْتُم بِهِ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثْلِهِ فَآمَنَ وَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ (10)

(10) Say, “Have you considered: if the Qur’an was from Allah, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar and believed while you were arrogant…?” Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

References:

• Surat Al Ahqaf – Aya 10

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِ غِشَاوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ اللَّهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ (23)

Quraish infidels used to worship specific idols for some period of time, then they quit and start worshiping some other new idols. They were worshipping these idols based on their self desires.

Allah (swt) revealed the following aya:

أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِ غِشَاوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ اللَّهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ (23)

(23) Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah? Then will you not be reminded?

References:

• Surat Al Jaathiya – Aya 23