Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings — Page 21
21 the worship of One God alone appeared fanastic. . They could not understand why God could not incarnate Himself in man or an idol. . They could not reconcile themselves to the idea of an Invisible God. Therefore they were wont to laugh at the Holy Prophet whenever they saw him, and exclaimed, "Behold, this man has combined all the Gods inte One," for they imagined that the separate existence of many gods was an incontrovertible fact, and that when. Muhammad taught that there was only One. God, he meant that he nad combined all the. Gods into One. They ascribed their own fantastic notions to the Holy Prophet, and then laughed at their absurdity. The doctrine of a life after death furnished them with another source of merriment. They were amused at the idea that the dead would be made to live again. . Refugees to Abyssinia. . When the persecution of the Muslims at. Mecca became unbearable, the Holy Prophet (on whom be peace and the blessings of God) permitted his companions to take refuge in Abyssi-