ERA OF ISLAM

         

         In the outskirts of Mecca, there is a cave called "Hera' in a mountain. This is a peaceful lonely place. After his marriage Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) often would go to that place and would remain for days absorbed in meditation and contemplation of the Divinity. In this way, he passed some time, and at last one day Allah, the Merciful sent the Archangel Gabriel to Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) with His Divine Message. This was the commencement of the Revelation or'Nabuwat', Hazrat Gabriel, the Archangel was the same angel who used to bring ALLAH's Messages to other Prophets before Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him)and now he had come with the Message of ALLAH to His Last Prophet (PBUH). This was the Message of Islam, the essence of which is to believe in ALLAH (SUBHANA WA TALA) and obey His Commandments. Now Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) too was declared by the Creator as His Messenger and Prophet. And he was the last one after whom no Messenger or Prophet would ever come, in the same way, Al-Quran is the final word of ALLAH (SUBHANA WA TALA).

       Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) was asked now to convey the late Message of ALLAH (SUBHANA WA TALA) to His slaves, which the Prophet started promptly and without any hesitation. First of all, he conveyed Allah's message to his own family members and close friends. He told them to give up idol worship and to worship only one ALLAH, the Creator of all. His wife Hazrat Khadijah (R A) his cousin Hazrat Ali (R.A.A.) a boy of ten years only, his friend Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA A.) and his slave Hazrat Zaid (R.A.A.) promptly accepted the True Faith-1slam. They all knew that Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) was a truthful person. He could never tell a lie and have any claim that was not true. They all were aware of the ins and outs of Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) so they had not an iota of doubt about Hazrat Muhammad's "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) claim of the Prophethood, They believed it was perfectly true. Believing in Prophethood oi Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) they also proved his lofty qualities.

          In this way the Holy Prophet "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him)continued to convey the Message of ALLAH (SUBHANA WA TALA) to His slaves calmly for about three years and in the initial stage about forty persons were converted to Islam among whom were also Hazrat Usman bin Affan (RA),Hazrat Zaid (RA),Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (RA),Hazrat Sa'd bin waqas (RA),Hazrat Talha (RA),Hazrat Ammar bin Yasir (RA),Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ood (RA),Hazrat Abu Obaidah (RA)These companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)later on performed great services to Islam.