In the pre-Islam, religion was comprised of many gods. The Arabs worshipped many gods and had various practices that were believed to appease these gods. Before Islam, the Kaaba and Mecca were covered in symbols which represented demons, jinn, demigods or tribal gods and other deities. All these represented the polytheistic culture of the pre-Islamic Arabia. During this time, Allah was used to represent a creator god among the Meccans, who had three daughters (Hishām Ibn al-Kalbī, 1951). Near the Kaaba, it is believed that there are up to 360 idols which the pre-Islam Arabs used to worship.
In this period, the Meccans believed that a kind of kinship existed between Allah and the jinn (Qur 'an 37:158). They believed that Allah had sons and …show more content…
When he came, Muhammad (pbuh) rejected the worship of many gods and advocated for the worship of only one true God, Allah. Since many of the Meccans and other people were accustomed to the worship of many gods, they strongly opposed this (Peters, 20). As away to appease them, Muhammad (pbuh) announced the verses of these gods as part of the Quran and thus accepting prayers to the daughters of Allah. People became pleased with the approval of the worship of Allah’s daughters by Muhammad (pbuh). Later on, Gabriel appeared to the prophet of Allah and told him that those verses were not from Allah, but from Satan. Gabriel then presented a new passage to replace these verses that condemn their worship (Quran …show more content…
When he went back, he found a naked black Abyssinian woman with torn hair. According to Safi Ur Rahman al Mubarakpuri, a Muslim scholar, Khalid struck this woman with his sword and split her in two parts. He then went back and told Muhammad (pbuh) about the whole story, who then went to confirm the fulfillment of the task. There was no time Prophet Muhammad supported idol worshiping. When the prophet appeared after the conquest of Mecca, the first thing he did was the ordering of the breaking of all gods. They were later taken out and burnt down to ashes. The messenger of Allah preached about the unity of God. He called for the worship of one and only true God, Allah without an associate of any other god. He always stood for what is right and believed only in
In this period, the Meccans believed that a kind of kinship existed between Allah and the jinn (Qur 'an 37:158). They believed that Allah had sons and …show more content…
When he came, Muhammad (pbuh) rejected the worship of many gods and advocated for the worship of only one true God, Allah. Since many of the Meccans and other people were accustomed to the worship of many gods, they strongly opposed this (Peters, 20). As away to appease them, Muhammad (pbuh) announced the verses of these gods as part of the Quran and thus accepting prayers to the daughters of Allah. People became pleased with the approval of the worship of Allah’s daughters by Muhammad (pbuh). Later on, Gabriel appeared to the prophet of Allah and told him that those verses were not from Allah, but from Satan. Gabriel then presented a new passage to replace these verses that condemn their worship (Quran …show more content…
When he went back, he found a naked black Abyssinian woman with torn hair. According to Safi Ur Rahman al Mubarakpuri, a Muslim scholar, Khalid struck this woman with his sword and split her in two parts. He then went back and told Muhammad (pbuh) about the whole story, who then went to confirm the fulfillment of the task. There was no time Prophet Muhammad supported idol worshiping. When the prophet appeared after the conquest of Mecca, the first thing he did was the ordering of the breaking of all gods. They were later taken out and burnt down to ashes. The messenger of Allah preached about the unity of God. He called for the worship of one and only true God, Allah without an associate of any other god. He always stood for what is right and believed only in