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How did prophet Muhammad Pbuh deal with the pagan opposition in Mecca?

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- He started spreading Islam secretly in a private call so as to reduce on public opposition in the beginning of Islam.
- In his private call, he started with his immediate and close family members and friends whom he trusted most.
- He also started teaching Islam with the most mistreated people in Mecca who readily followed him like women, slaves, needy, orphans and widows.
- He continued to show love and fairness to both his friends and enemies even in time of strong opposition. This helped him to win the support of those people who hated Islam like Ummu Jamil.
- He prayed to Allah for some of his strong enemies to convert to Islam like Umar bin Khattab.
- He used patience and endurance during the time the Quraish Meccans abused him and called him everything.
- He showed strong determination to spread Islam amidst Meccan threats and tortures.
- He always sought advice and comfort from his wife Khadiija whenever he would be mistreated by the pagan Quraish.
- He also sought help from his uncle Abu Talib who was very influential among the pagan Quraish.
- He used Abu Bakar’s house as a mosque and study centre for the early converts.
- He advised wealthy Muslims like Abu Bakar and Uthman to assist their Muslim brothers and sisters whose property were taken by the pagan Quraish due to their conversion to Islam.
- He also used the wealth of rich companions like Abu Bakar to rescue Muslim converts who were being mistreated by their masters due to their conversion to Islam e.g Bilal, a black slave from Abyssinia.
- He also used some of his influential companions in Mecca to spread Islam among the pagan Quraish e.g Abu Bakar who delivered the first khutuba (sermon) in the history of Islam.
- He started by teaching the easy concepts of Islam before introducing things like prayer, zakat, fasting and others.
- He refused all the bribes which the pagan Quraish thought would turn him away from spreading Islam e.g making him a chief or king in Mecca, giving him beautiful women, wealth and others.
- He also refused pagan proposals of worshipping their gods first so that they would worship Allah in turn because this would mix truth with falsehood.
- He advised the Muslims to seek refuge (asylum) in Abyssinia in 615 AD when the situation had become unbearable for them in Mecca.
- He tried his luck in other places near Mecca like Taifa although its people also refused and tortured him so much.
- He used Allah’s guidance in many issues which proved hard for him.
- He preached to tribes outside Mecca like Kalb, Kinda, Hanifa and others when Meccan opposition continued to be strong.
- He migrated to Madiinah in 622 AD when the pagan Quraish attempted to kill him and destroy Islam.

francis1897 answered the question on March 1, 2023 at 13:57

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