It is worth mentioning that the resistance and enmity of...

It is worth mentioning that the resistance and enmity of Quraysh to the Prophet (a.s.) were not only because of his mocking at their idols and refuting their worship, but also there were-as I think-other factors behind that: Noble values The Prophet (a.s.) had adopted the noble values and high ideals that raised man to highest ranks. These values and ideals were unlike the manners and morals of the people of Quraysh, and they clashed with their economic interests.

The following are some of those noble values: 1. Equity From the great principles that Islam had announced was the equity among all people despite their colors, races, and languages. In Islam, there is no difference between the poor and the rich, the rulers and the subjects. The all are equal before the law, and in rights, duties, and responsibilities.

Allah has said, ( O mankind, surely We have created you of a male and a female, and made you nations and tribes that you may know each other; surely the most honorable, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. 49:13).

The Prophet (a.s.) said, ‘There is no preference to an Arab over a foreigner nor a white over a black except by God-fearing.’ This equity was sacred and delicious to the poor and the disabled like Ammar bin Yasir, Bilal al-Habashi, Abdullah bin Mas’ud, and others who absolutely believed in Islam, whereas the chiefs, masters, and notables of Mecca refused this principle and rose to resist the messenger of Allah (a.s.) and they tortured severely whoever believed in him from among their slaves and weak people.

2.Women liberation In the pre-Islamic era, woman suffered all kinds of severity and oppression. She was deprived of all her natural rights. The following are some kinds of the oppression against woman: A. Burying alive female children The worst kind of oppression at all against woman in the pre-Islamic age was the burying alive of females. Allah says in the Qur’an, (When one of them receives tidings of the birth of a female, his face remains darkened, and he is wroth inwardly. 16:58).

Some tribes, when their women gave birth to females, hurried to burry them alive. There was a famous saying among them that “burying the girls is from the nobilities”. Allah has said, (And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked; for what sin she was slain. 81:8-9). B.

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