The Prophet in Makkah

THE PROPHET IN MAKKAH only be due to some need of his. Let’s go and see him.” So off they went. “Utbah,” Abu Jahl said, “we have come to see you because we are sure that you have taken a liking to Muhammad and his religion. Look, if you want, we can accumulate enough money to ensure you will not have to go to him to be fed.” ‘Utbah became angry and swore he would never speak to Muhammad again! 96 Similarly, Walid ibn Mughirah once came to see the Prophet. When the latter recited some verses of the Quran to him, Walid was very impressed by the style of the Book of God. When Abu Jahl heard about this, he went to see Walid and told him that people would make a collection for him because he needed some money and had gone to Muhammad for this purpose. The Prophet, then, was financially very well placed when he commenced his mission. But when, after 13 years, he emigrated to Madinah, it was a very different story. He had nothing left and had to borrow some money from Abu Bakr for the Journey. The Prophet’s Call Looked at from a logical point of view, the Islamic call consists of certain constant, recurrent factors. It is the same points—the oneness of God, the importance and inevitability of life after death, and the need for people to understand their position as God’s servants and live according to the prophetic pattern—which is stressed