Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 328
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 328 commanded the people to forsake fornication, drinking of wine and stealing in the beginning of his mission, people might have refused to obey as they would not have abandoned drinking of wine or fornication. 7 In the beginning, the declaration of unity of God and Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was necessary. When further commandments were revealed, gradually people were invited to moral issues. In this way, the principle of gradual increase in teachings was carried out. Propagation under Cover of Secrecy In the beginning the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa preached to individuals secretly. After accepting Islam, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra started to preach to the trustworthy persons of his tribe and succeeded. Then this light started to spread. Some young men from Quraish accepted Islam through Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra. The imprint of Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra 's pious nature was visible in these young men. Hadrat ‘Usm a n bin ‘Aff a n ra , Hadrat ‘Abdur Re h m a n bin ‘Auf ra , Hadrat Sa‘d bin Ab i Waqqa s ra , Hadrat Zubair bin Al-‘aww a m ra , and Hadrat T al ha bin ‘Abdull a h ra were in this group. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had given them glad tidings of Paradise in their life time. Hadrat Bil a l ra and some other slaves accepted Islam during this period.