The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 185
VI - Commencement of Prophethood 185 has received a portion of David's melody. ” This is the same Abū Mūsā who was appointed an arbitrator between Ḥaḍrat ‘ Alī ra and Amīr Mu‘āwiyah during the caliphate of Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī. Opposition of the Quraish and its Causes As mentioned above, prior to the era of entering the Dār-e-Arqam , public preaching had begun and the name of Islām begun to take on popularity in the streets of Makkah. Until now the Quraish were quiet to some extent, but now, even they began to worry that perhaps this ‘disease’ would further spread, and the plant of Islām might take on firm root in Makkan soil. For this reason, they turned their attention to Islām and attempted to halt its propogation forcefully. What were the causes of this opposition? We need not write too much in this regard, for all divine religions established in the world face opposition, the reason being that such religions unquestionably possess attributes as are unknown to the people of that time. Actually, these attributes are taken by the existing society as a definite bereavement to their current habits, beliefs and ideologies. In actuality, the rise of prophets occurs in such eras when the people of the world have strayed from the path upon which Allāh the Exalted wishes that they tread, and they consider their current false path to be the correct one. As such, whenever a new prophet comes, and invites people to the right path, the world rejects his invitation, thinking it fictitious, and prepares to oppose it. Hence, Allāh the Exalted states in the Holy Qur’ān: “Alas for mankind! There comes not a messenger to them but they mock at him” 1 Then, the strange thing is that it is usually those who are considered of high status that tend to be the most fervent in opposition. Thus, Allāh the Exalted says: “The custom of Allāh is that in every town it is the great ones who break ties 1 Yāsīn (36:31)