“This day have I perfected for you your religion “ (Quran...

“This day have I perfected for you your religion “ (Quran, 5:3) By the Power of the Almighty God, we shall discuss in the near future, the means and channels provided for His Prophets (a.s.) by Allah, to enable them to propagate Islam and allowing it to remain in the hands of the people until the end of this world. We shall also review how the Holy Prophet (S) endeavored and strove on this path on the commands of God.

In order to prepare the ground for such types of research, it is also necessary to study the Arab society before Islam. By the Power of the Almighty, let us commence our discussion. The State of Arab Society in the Pre-Islamic Era In order to explore the condition of Arab society in the pre-Islamic era, it is indispensable to examine the following three affairs: Arab race and origin. Religion, culture, economic and social conditions of the Arabs before Islam.

Situation of Mecca and Medina before the Holy Prophet’s (S) mission and migration. The Arab Race and Origin It is said that the Arabs are from the descendants of Saam, son of Prophet Noah (a.s.). Originally, all Arabs are divided into two generations of Adnan and Qahtan. The description of these two races is as follows: The Adnan race is from the progeny of Ismaael, the son of Ibrahim.

Initially, they were living in Mecca but later on, they resided in the lands of Najd and thereafter all over the Arabian Peninsula. Those who lived in Mecca before the prophetic mission belonged to the tribe of Quraish. The Qahtan race is from the offspring of Yahrab-ibn-Qahtan. Originally, they resided in Yemen. Thereafter, ten of their clans migrated to Syria, Iraq and Medina.

At the time of their settlement in Medina, they consisted of two tribes- Aws and Khazraj.[^1] The Religious, Cultural, Economic and Social conditions of the Arabs in the Pre-Islamic Era 1) Religious Conditions in the Arabian Peninsula In Arabia and its environs, Allah revealed three divine laws (shariah) the Almighty for the guidance of the people, all of which were distorted by its followers before the advent of the Holy Prophet (S).

First- The Shariah of Ibrahim (a.s.), the Friend of Allah (Khaleel al-Rahman) In the Holy Quran and the prophetic traditions, the followers of this “Shariah “ are called as “Hanif “. Its plural is “Ahnaf “ and “Hunafa “. “Hanafa “ in Arabic means “turning away from falsehood towards the truth “[^2] and “Hanif “ means: “(the one who has) turned away from falsehood towards the truth.