Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings — Page 16
16. His Manner of Approach. . As a prophet is bound to convey his message generally to those for whom it is meant,. Muhammad adopted the following mode for this purpose. One day he took his stand on a rising piece of ground and started calling upon the principal houses in Mecca. As the people reposed great trust and confidence in him they began to gather round him in answer to his call, and those who could not come themselves sent representatives to listen to what he had to say. " Ye people of Mecca, if I were to tell you that a great army is advancing upon Mecca and has arrived close to it, intending to attack it, would you believe me"? Now, this was apparently impossible, for Mecca was regarded as a sacred town by the Arabs, and it could not be conceived that any tribe would march against it Besides, the Meccan shepherds used to graze their flocks all round Mecca for long distances, and in the event of an army advancing towards Mecca they would speedily have warned the people of Mecca of the danger. Yet the answer which they all