THE STORY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD - Rasulullah Introducing Islam to Certain Tribes (Post from Taif)

In Dzulqaidah in the 10th year of Prophethood, Prophet Muhammad returned to Mecca and was ready to preach about Islam to each tribe and people, because soon the Hajj season will arrive when many people visit the city of Mecca from various regions to perform the Hajj. To the Arab tribes during the Hajj season, Rasulullah introduced himself and invited them to recognize the meaning of truth. He told them that he was a Prophet sent by Allah SWT. However, Abu Lahab, the uncle of Rasulullah, did not allow Rasulullah's mission to go smoothly, even always following Rasulullah. Abu Lahab incited the people not to listen to the preaching of Rasulullah.

Prophet Muhammad's Da'wah to each tribe experienced total rejection. The following are the tribes visited by Rasulullah when preaching (according to Ibn Ishaq), including:

a. Banu Kindah

Rasulullah came to the settlement of Banu Kindah. Banu Kindah had a leader named Malih. Rasulullah invited Malih to embrace the religion of Allah Azza wa Jalla (Islam) and introduce himself to them. But there was no response from them.

b. Banu Abdullah, a tribe of Banu Kalb

Rasulullah came to the tribe of Banu Kalb in their settlements, precisely one of their tribes namely Banu Abdullah. Rasulullah invited them to embrace Islam and introduce himselves to them. He also said, "O Banu Fulan, in fact Allah Almighty has given a good name to your ancestors" (Abdullah means servant of Allah). But they did not accept his offer.

c. Banu Hanifah

Rasulullah came to them in their settlements and invited them to embrace Islam and introduce himselves to them. But he received the worst response from all the responses that the Arabs had ever made.

d. Banu Amir ibn Sha'sha'ah

Rasulullah came to them to embrace the religion of Islam and introduce himself to them. One of them named Biharah ibn Firas (according to Ibn Hisham is Biharah ibn Firas ibn Abdullah ibn Salamah ibn Qusyair ibn Ka'ab ibn Rabi'ah ibn Amir ibn Sha'sha'ah) said, "By Allah, if I take a young man this is from the Quraysh people, I must have been swallowed up by the Arabs ". Biharah ibn Firas said to Prophet Muhammad, "What do you think if we follow your religion, then Allah wins you over those who oppose you, does this bu besiness come ours after that?". Rasulullah said, "All business belong to Allah". Biharah ibn Firas said again, "Are you going to direct our necks to the Arabs just for defending you, then if Allah wins you, then this business belongs to someone other than us? We don't need your business". In essence, they rejected the preaching of Rasulullah.

After completing the pilgrimage, the pilgrims returned to their respective countries, including Banu Amir. They returned to meet their parents who were very old and unable to join the pilgrimage with them. Usually when they meet their parents again, they tell stories about various events during the Hajj season. When they return from the year of the Hajj season and meet their parents, the parents ask them about the various events during the Hajj season. They replied, "A young man from Quraysh, precisely from Banu Abdul Muttalib, came to us. He claimed to be a prophet and invited us to protect him, side with him and bring him to our country".

The old man put his hands on his head and said, "O Banu Amir, can he still be sought? Can you take what you have lost? For the sake of the Essence that the soul of the Fulan is in His Hand, in fact the descendants of Ismail have never even made it up in his words. The words are correct. Where is your intelligence that you had before? "

Ibn Ishaq said, "That is what Rasulullah Shallallaahu Alaihi wa Sallam did. If humans gather to perform the pilgrimage, he comes to them. He invited the tribes to the religion of Allah and Islam, he offered himself to them the instructions and mercy he brought from Allah. If Rasulullah Shallallaahu Alaihi wa Sallam heard the arrival of honorable Arabs to Mecca, he immediately met them, invited them to the religion of Allah and offered what he had to them ".

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