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The Failure of Meccans to Recognize the Value of the Prophet
In these early days of Islam, those who opposed the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) and his message were blinded by their own arrogant, useless idolatrous
traditions and pride. Yet strange as it may seem, when it came to taking solemn oaths or
when they wished people to take them seriously, the Arabs preferred to swear by Allah
rather than their pagan gods
For many years the pagan, materialistic society suffered on every account. They
received no benefit for their dedication to the idols and corruption abounded in every
form. Women were treated as worthless human beings and seldom afforded their rights.
Injustice, murder, and theft, amongst other depravities, were rampant. Yet even as these
sad, intolerable state of affairs persisted, those who opposed the Prophet, (Salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam), failed to recognize or admit that what the Prophet, (Salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam), whom they had until recently attested to having an honest and upright
character, brought and practiced a much better, higher standard of life for all; a standard
where justice and happiness prevailed. But more importantly, they rejected the news that
there was life after death where they would be held accountable for their disbelief in the
Oneness of their Creator and for which there is either eternal punishment or the unfailing
In these early days of Islam, those who opposed the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) and his message were blinded by their own arrogant, useless idolatrous
traditions and pride. Yet strange as it may seem, when it came to taking solemn oaths or
when they wished people to take them seriously, the Arabs preferred to swear by Allah
rather than their pagan gods
For many years the pagan, materialistic society suffered on every account. They
received no benefit for their dedication to the idols and corruption abounded in every
form. Women were treated as worthless human beings and seldom afforded their rights.
Injustice, murder, and theft, amongst other depravities, were rampant. Yet even as these
sad, intolerable state of affairs persisted, those who opposed the Prophet, (Salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam), failed to recognize or admit that what the Prophet, (Salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam), whom they had until recently attested to having an honest and upright
character, brought and practiced a much better, higher standard of life for all; a standard
where justice and happiness prevailed. But more importantly, they rejected the news that
there was life after death where they would be held accountable for their disbelief in the
Oneness of their Creator and for which there is either eternal punishment or the unfailing