Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Muhammad is Asked for a Sign
Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Muhammad is Asked for a Sign
Muhammad Continues Preaching to the Quraish
While the followers of the Prophet sought safety in foreign lands against the persecution of their people, he continued his warnings to the Quraish more strenuously than ever. Again they came to him with offers of riches and honor, which he firmly and utterly refused. But they mocked at him and urged him for miracles to prove his mission. He used to answer: "Allah has not sent me to work wonders; He has sent me to preach to you."
Thus disclaiming all power of wonder-working, the Prophet ever rested the truth of his divine mission upon his wise teachings. He addressed himself to the inner consciousness of man, to his common sense and to his own better judgment. Say (0 Muhammad): 'lam only a human being like you. It is inspired in me that your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah), therefore take the Straight Path to Him (with true Faith - Islamic Monotheism) and obedience to Him, and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe to Al-Mushrikeen: polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah etc., those who worship others along with Allah or set up rivals or partners to Allah etc.. Surah 41: 6
Muhammad is Asked for a Sign
Despite all the exhortations of the Prophet, the Quraish persisted in asking him for a sign. They insisted that unless some sign be sent down to him from his Lord, they would not believe. The disbelievers used to ask: "Why has Muhammad not been sent with miracles like previous prophets?" The Prophet replied: "Because miracles had proved inadequate to convince. Noah was sent with signs, and with what effect? Where was the lost tribe of Thamud? They had refused to receive the preaching of the Prophet Salih, unless he showed them a sign and caused the rock to bring forth a living camel. He did what they asked. In scorn they cut the camel's feet and then, daring the prophet to fulfill his threats of judgment, were found dead in their beds the next morning, stricken by the angel of the Lord."
There are some seventeen places in the Qur'an, in which the Prophet Muhammad is challenged to work a sign, and he answers them all to the same or similar effect: Allah has the power of working miracles, and had not been believed; there were greater miracles in nature than any which could be wrought outside of it; and the Quran itself was a great, everlasting miracle. The Qur'an, the Prophet used to assert to the disbelievers, is a book of blessings which is a warning for the whole world; it is a complete guidance and explains everything necessary; it is a reminder of what is imprinted on human nature and is free from every discrepancy and from error and falsehood. It is a book of true guidance and a light to all.
While the followers of the Prophet sought safety in foreign lands against the persecution of their people, he continued his warnings to the Quraish more strenuously than ever. Again they came to him with offers of riches and honor, which he firmly and utterly refused. But they mocked at him and urged him for miracles to prove his mission. He used to answer: "Allah has not sent me to work wonders; He has sent me to preach to you."
Thus disclaiming all power of wonder-working, the Prophet ever rested the truth of his divine mission upon his wise teachings. He addressed himself to the inner consciousness of man, to his common sense and to his own better judgment. Say (0 Muhammad): 'lam only a human being like you. It is inspired in me that your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah), therefore take the Straight Path to Him (with true Faith - Islamic Monotheism) and obedience to Him, and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe to Al-Mushrikeen: polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah etc., those who worship others along with Allah or set up rivals or partners to Allah etc.. Surah 41: 6
Muhammad is Asked for a Sign
Despite all the exhortations of the Prophet, the Quraish persisted in asking him for a sign. They insisted that unless some sign be sent down to him from his Lord, they would not believe. The disbelievers used to ask: "Why has Muhammad not been sent with miracles like previous prophets?" The Prophet replied: "Because miracles had proved inadequate to convince. Noah was sent with signs, and with what effect? Where was the lost tribe of Thamud? They had refused to receive the preaching of the Prophet Salih, unless he showed them a sign and caused the rock to bring forth a living camel. He did what they asked. In scorn they cut the camel's feet and then, daring the prophet to fulfill his threats of judgment, were found dead in their beds the next morning, stricken by the angel of the Lord."
There are some seventeen places in the Qur'an, in which the Prophet Muhammad is challenged to work a sign, and he answers them all to the same or similar effect: Allah has the power of working miracles, and had not been believed; there were greater miracles in nature than any which could be wrought outside of it; and the Quran itself was a great, everlasting miracle. The Qur'an, the Prophet used to assert to the disbelievers, is a book of blessings which is a warning for the whole world; it is a complete guidance and explains everything necessary; it is a reminder of what is imprinted on human nature and is free from every discrepancy and from error and falsehood. It is a book of true guidance and a light to all.
Konular
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Jewish Tribes Break the Medina Contract
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Third Major Battle with the Quraish
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Muhammad Establishes a Contract with Christians
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Treaty of Hudaibiya
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Heraclius, Emperor of the Romans
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Heraclius's Hatred of Islam
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Muslims Defeat the Jews of Khaibar and The Believers' Pilgrimage to Mecca
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Muslims Decide to Conquer Mecca
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Muslims Win Control Over Mecca
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Muslims' Entry into Mecca
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Many People Become Muslims
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Battle of Hunain and Other Small Battles
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Year of Hijrah
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The People of Ta'if Accept Islam
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Majority of Mecca Becomes Islamic
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Muhammad's Last Sermon
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - False Prophets
- Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad) - Muhammad's Last Prayer
- Muhammad (Muhammad) - The Death and Burial of Prophet Muhammad
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Conversion to Islam
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Significance of The Conversion of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Impact of Islam on Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - After Conversion
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Pre-Islamic Period
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - The Monk Bahira
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Occupation
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Character of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr's Migration
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Back in Makkah
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - The Holy Prophet in the Ka'aba
Konular
Anahtar Kelimeler
- Aisha Stacey
- Abraham invites his father Azar (Terah or Terakh in the Bible) and nation to the Truth revealed to him from his Lord.
- An introduction to the person of Abraham and the lofty position he holds in Judaism
- Christianity
- and Islam alike.
- Abraham destroys the idols of his people in order to prove to them the futility of their worship.
- Abraham’s dispute with a king
- and the command of God to migrate to Canaan.
- Some accounts of Abraham’s journey to Egypt
- the birth of Ishmael