Session 18 | Light and Legacy in the Footsteps of The Beloved | Sidi AbuBilaal Yakub скачать в хорошем качестве

Session 18 | Light and Legacy in the Footsteps of The Beloved | Sidi AbuBilaal Yakub

Light and Legacy in the Footsteps of the Beloved ﷺ with Sidi AbuBilaal Yakub ------------------------------------------- Session 18: Polytheism, Power, and Opposition The Quraysh’s Response to the Prophet’s ﷺ Open Call Though the Quraysh acknowledged the existence of a Supreme God, Allah, their worship had devolved into shirk: devotion to lesser deities embodied in idols. Islam’s call to pure Tawḥīd threatened not only their beliefs, but also their economic power,since pilgrimage by idol-worshippers sustained Makkah’s trade, and their long-held religious authority. In response, a group of fierce opponents, known in the Qur’an as al-Mustahzi’ūn (the Mockers), convened to undermine the Prophet ﷺ. They attempted bribery, intimidation, and tribal pressure through Abū Ṭālib, but every tactic failed. As the pilgrimage season drew near, fear of the Prophet’s ﷺ message spreading pushed them to gather again in council under al-Walīd ibn al-Mughirah. They debated labels—soothsayer, madman, poet, sorcerer—finally settling on calling him a sāḥir, claiming he “caused separation between families.” They did not realize that these very accusations were recorded in the Qur’an as a curse upon them, sealing their downfall into Saqr. ------------------------------------------- Q&A Session