Sunday, February 3, 2019

THE STORY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD - Open Da'wah: Preach the Nearest Family and Exclamation on the Shafa Hill

The Messenger of Allah has secretly preached for three years to teach Islam, then Allah SWT gave revelations to Prophet Muhammad, which contained the command to preach to his family or closest relatives, this command is contained in the Surah Ash-Shu'ara verse 214 :

وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ  ٢١٤

214.  And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred.

Based on the instructions in the verse, the initial action taken by Prophet Muhammad was to gather his relatives from the Banu Hashim. About forty-five Banu Hashim gathered together to fulfill the invitation of Prophet Muhammad. Rasulullah conveyed his preaching:

"All praise belongs only to Allah, I praise Him, Request His help, believe and put His trust in Him. There is no God worshiped except Allah, there is no partner for Him. Verily I am a messenger of God sent to you specifically, and to all humanity in general. For God's sake, you will die as you sleep, and you will be resurrected as you wake up from sleep, and your actions will be taken into account. There is eternal heaven (with pleasure), or eternal hell (with torment).

Abu Talib responded to the words of Rasulullah:

“There is no one that God likes us besides helping you, accepting your advice, trusting your words, those who gather here are your family, I am only one of them but I immediately accept what you want. Continue what God commands you. For God's sake, I will always protect you and prevent those who want to harm you. But my soul was still unable to abandon Abdul Muttalib's religion".

So Abu Lahab said:

"Really, this is a disgrace. Prevent him before he can influence others ".

Abu Talib said:"For God's sake, I will always protect him".

Hearing Abu Talib's words, Prophet Muhammad knew that Abu Talib defended him in delivering the message of God, even though he did not wish to convert to Islam.

After being guaranteed protection, one day Prophet Muhammad stood on the hill of Safa and exclaimed:"O Banu Fihr, O Banu Adi '!".So they gathered before Prophet Muhammad. Even someone who is unable to attend sends a representative to find out what happened. Abu Lahab and the Quraysh were also there. So Rasulullah said: "What if I told you, that behind this hill is an enemy that is a cavalry ready to attack you, will you trust me?"

The people who gathered answered: "Yes, of course we believe, because all this time we know you as the most honest person among us."

The Messenger of Allah said: "Surely I will warn you before a very painful punishment comes."

So Abu Lahab said: "Woe to you forever, is it only for this that you gather us?"

The reply to the actions of Abu Lahab is described in Surah Al-Lahab verse 1-3:

تَبَّتۡ يَدَآ أَبِي لَهَبٖ وَتَبَّ  ١ مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ  ٢ سَيَصۡلَىٰ نَارٗا ذَاتَ لَهَبٖ  ٣

1.  May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.
2.  His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.
3.  He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame

Abu Lahab's anger and other Quraysh hostility could not prevent the spread of Islam to the people of Mecca. Day by day, the number of people who converted to Islam grew to surrender to Allah. They began to try not to be fascinated by worldly pleasures and reflect on the truth of the true purpose of life. Prophet Muhammad invited people to live in compassion and tolerance. Collecting as much property as possible is a life-threatening thing.

Prophet Muhammad tried to free humans so that they would not be deluded by property and other heathenism. Every human being should only serve Allah SWT who has provided various sustenance to His creatures. There is no Hubal, there is no Latta, Uzza,  Majusi Fire, Sun God, Star God, or any other that is a barrier between man and the Creator. God is the Almighty God and nothing is equal to Him. Every human being will be held accountable before God about their actions while living in the world, good and bad. Every soul will get a reply according to his actions. That is what the Rasulullah taught, the true teaching of truth. Whereas Abu Lahab and his friends did not like it. They prevent humans from obtaining the truth.

Abu Lahab and his friends from the prominent people of the Quraysh tribe were wealthy persons who only liked to have fun. When Prophet Muhammad taught the truth, they began to feel that their position was threatened. So they always tried to attack and deter Prophet Muhammad.

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Reference:
·         Mubarakfuri, Syekh Shafiyyur-Rahman, and Haidir, Abdullah (Translator). 2005. Sejarah Hidup dan Perjuangan Rasulullah. Riyadh: Kantor Dakwah dan Bimbingan bagi Pendatang Al-Sulay.
·         Haekal, Muhammad Husain, and Audah, Ali (Translator). Sejarah Hidup Muhammad.
·         Al-Mubarakfuriyy, Syeikh Safy Al-Rahman. Seerah Nabawiyyah, Al-Raheeq Al-Makhtum.


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