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Muhammad A Mercy to All the Nations

MUHAMMAD A MERCY TO ALL THE NATIONS

Arabia before Muhammad

“Corruption appeared in the land and the sea on account of what the hands of men had wrought.” [Quran 30: 41]

Muhammad, the holy Prophet of Islam, was born and grew to manhood in Arabia, a land at that time considered as beyond redemption,

and in something like twenty years not only had he made of the Arabs a people of outstanding excellence both in manner and men, but he had fired them with a zeal that carried them to many lands and climes.

Wherever they went they revolutionized thought and life, working a change whereof the results are seen to-day in the greatness of many nations.

To appreciate rightly the power of the teachings of the Prophet and the miracle which they have wrought it is necessary to describe the Arabs and Arabia in the days before Islam.

The condition of affairs in Arabia, and of the Arabs before the advent of the Prophet Muhammad was calamitous.

The whole land was plunged in a sea of ignorance and darkness

. Justice and Truth, the two fundamentals of civilized life, were unknown. Morality was at its lowest ebb.

Religion was at its lowest depth. The lives of the people were little better than those of beasts, and the finer qualities inherent in man were dead.

Some redeeming points there still might be

. Hospitality, bravery, generosity, manliness, and tribal fidelity were some of the noble traits in their character; but what were these few virtues in comparison with the general life of corruption and brutality that they were leading?

These few good qualities were easily drowned in an extravagance of sin, free and open indulgence in adultery, gambling, drinking, highway robbery, uncleanness, and every kind of abomination.

Not only, moreover, were these vices indulged in, but they were actually praised and made the themes of poets’ songs.

 In place of the One True God, Invisible, Incomprehensible, they worshipped gods and goddesses made of stone. There were about four hundred such deities in all; the belief being that to each one God had delegated the discharge of certain of His functions.

For everything which they desired they turned to these idols, invoking their help and blessings and in addition they regarded the sun, the moon, the stars, and the air all as gods, worshipping them and believing them to be controllers of their destinies.

These people had fallen so low as even to worship stones, mud, and trees; before any shapely piece of stone on their way they would prostrate themselves.

 Even men of wealth and fame were considered beings worthy of worship and adoration, while their lives were fettered in vain superstitions.

Before going on a journey they would first secure four roughly hewn

stones, three to cook on and one to worship; if they were unable to take four, three would suffice, and at a halt, after cooking, they would take out one and worship it before continuing their travel.

Their heathenism had reached such a pitch that the Ka’ba, the House of God, which was reconstructed by Abraham for the worship of the One Almighty God, became a depositary for their idols.

They divided themselves into clans, and the clans into families, and each clan and family had its own beliefs and customs;

and each family had its own idols in the house. In time of sickness and famine they would prostrate themselves before the idols, offering up cattle, grain, and the like in return for their help.

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