The Prophetic Method

THE PROPHETIC METHOD camels and goats home with them while you return home with the Messenger of God?77 On hearing this speech, everyone broke down and wept. “We are happy with the Messenger of God!” they cried in unison. In this way, the Prophet’s inner strength broke down every barrier, opened every door and surmounted every obstacle. It was his key to success in every situation in life. The External Target: Missionary Activity When the Prophet Muhammad started his active struggle, he was not motivated by any urge to revenge himself on an outside world that had mistreated him. Usually, popular movements are sparked by some instinct for revenge, but the Prophet’s struggle was based on positive concepts of its own; it was not a negative reaction to an event or how others had treated him. Indeed, all the circumstances, which usually cause political, social and economic reactions, leading to the establishment of popular movements, were present in full force when the Prophet was sent to the world. But it was not these points that the Prophet dwelt on in his communication of the Faith. He pursued his aims unremittingly, according to the programme mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, but he did so without clashing with anyone on political, social or economic issues. When the Prophet commenced his mission, the land of the Arabs had become a prime target for attacks by the imperial powers of the day, who had been incredibly swift