The Spreading Islam
My essay will concentrate on that when the Prophet Muhammad (saw)
spreading Islam, that time when he was being tortured he still did
continue to spread Islam. This essay will focus on how Prophet
Muhammad (saw) did not give up under a very painful struggle e.c.t.
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PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW)
Prophet Muhammad (saw) was born around the year of 570 and was
orphaned at an early age. His uncle, who had religious place within
the main Quraysh tribe of Mecca, raised him. At the age of 25, Prophet
Muhammad (saw) married Bibi Khadija (as) who was 40 years old at that
time. At the age of 40, within the distance of the hills outside
Mecca, Prophet Muhammad (saw) had his first experience of Islam. The
Angel Jibraeel (as) appeared to Prophet Muhammad (saw) and informed
him that he was Allah’s (swt) first chosen messenger. Angel Jibraeel
(as) also communicated to Prophet Muhammad (saw) about the first
revelation from Allah’s (swt). When Prophet Muhammad (saw) went home
and briefed to Bibi Khadija (as) he was been told that he was the
first messenger of Allah’s (swt) through the Angel Jibraeel (as) and
Bibi Khadija (as) did believe in what the Prophet Muhammad (saw) said.
Bibi Khadija (as) is the first person to believe in Prophet Muhammad
(saw) when he had had said that he was the first chosen messenger of
Allah (swt). After the revelations of the Quran Prophet Muhammad (saw)
started preaching the Islam, first he started preaching Islam to his
relatives and friends, then to the general public.
The Meccans first ignored Prophet Muhammad (saw), and then they
disrespected him. As many more people accepted Prophet Muhammad’s
(saw) call that many more the Meccans became more violent. After the
Meccans tried to turn Prophet Muhammad (saw) away from the religion of
Islam and when they could not do it, then they started to persecute
Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) followers. When this did not work either,
then the opposing Meccans decided to persecute Prophet Muhammad (saw)
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People are wondering how did Islam spread so quickly? We are going to find out how did Islam really spread so quickly in the Middle East.
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was a lot of trading around several places, during this, the word of Islam spread as
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