When Denial is Established

truth has reached the level of certainty? The answer to this question is provided by the Quran itself. It is well known that the revelation of the Quran began in Makkah in 610 CE. Through the Quran, the Prophet of Islam  conveyed the call to monotheism to the people of Makkah. Throughout this entire period of dawah, he never addressed his addressees by calling them disbelievers. In all the verses revealed during this phase, general human terms were used. He addressed them as members of his own people and conveyed God’s message to them on that basis. The Prophet carried out this dawah in a manner that ensured the completion of proof in the fullest sense. He remained deeply sincere in his goodwill towards them. He bore their persecution with unilateral patience. He made no demands upon them. He never said or did anything that could create a material or worldly dispute between himself and them. At every stage, he acted as their well-wisher. Despite repeated harm and hardship, he continued to pray for them. This demanding and patient process of dawah continued for thirteen years. Even after these thirteen years, the Prophet of Islam  did not, on his own, declare them disbelievers. Only then did a verse descend from God: “Say: O you who deny” (Quran 109:1).