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- In the early days of Islam, Muslims lacked worshipping places and study centres. They used houses of their fellow Muslims likes that of Abu Bakar.
- They faced economic hardships because most of the early converts were poor and others their property were confiscated after converting to Islam.
- The Muslims were few in number such that in case of any attack they could not defend themselves.
- Most of the early Muslim converts did not know how to read and write. This made it hard for them to learn the new concepts of Islam.
- Most of the early converts were sent away from their homes and others denied by their families. They remained in loneliness.
- There were many immoral acts in Mecca which were hard for the prophet PBUH to fight against e.g idol worship, wine drinking and adultery.
- There was a problem of language barrier to some of the early Muslims who were not Arabs like Bilal from Abyssinia.
- Most of the early Muslim converts were people of less influence in Mecca like slaves, widows and the poor. That is why they suffered so much in hands of the Quraish Meccans.
- They were sent into exile to Abyssinia in 615 AD and later to Madiinah in 622 AD.
- The prophet PBUH faced a problem of idol worship which had a strong influence in Mecca and the surrounding areas e.g the Kaaba was surrounded by 360 idols.
- Muslims were sent in a social boycott in 617 AD for three years where they suffered so much.
- There was a problem of other religions in Mecca which challenged Islam like Hanafism, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism.
- There was a problem of Meccan chiefs and leaders who thought that their power and influence would pass away if many people followed Prophet Muhammad PBUH.
- Clan and tribal differences that existed among the Jahiliyya Arabs especially between Banu Hashim and Umayyad clans was also a strong problem.
- The prophet PBUH was always subjected to hard tests by the Quraish Meccans which also became a problem e.g he was asked to split the moon into two.
- Many of the early Muslim converts were persecuted by the Quraish Meccans and died in severe pain e.g Yasir, Sumayiyya, Fukaiha and others.
- In the early days of Islam, Muslims were not allowed to worship in an open environment e.g they were praying secretly in Abu Bakar’s house.
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