Murder in the Name of Allah — Page 93
CHAPTER 8. MERCY FOR THE UNIVERSE. They were clever enough to realise that a Musalman's feelings are never more easily aroused than over a real or fancied insult to the Holy Prophet. . They, therefore, began to proclaim that their activites were meant to preserve the nabuwwat [prophethood] of the Holy Prophet and to repel attacks on his namus [honour]. . . . The trick succeeded and they began to attract large audiences to their meetings. Since some of the. Ahrar speakers are experts in the choice of words and expression and the use of similes and metaphors and can intersperse their speeches with flashes of humour of however low an order, they soon began gaining in popularity. . Justice Mohammad Munir¹. Disparaging a prophet of God is as old as prophecy itself. Even. Muhammadsa could not escape it. He was mocked, not only during the. Meccan period of his life, but also in Medina where he had the authority to punish. The Jews of Medina had sharp tongues and a sick sense of humour, and did not miss an opportunity of ridiculing the Prophetsa. . After the Hijrah, the Quraish of Mecca joined forces with these Jews to stop the progress of Islam. The hypocrites were already there, starting work as fifth columnists. Apart from intrigue and war, they also employed the communications network for propaganda. The propagandist poets, whom Maxime Rodinson has described as 'the journalists of the time' and Carmichael as ‘kindlers of battle' ? accused the. Muslims of dishonouring themselves by submitting to an outsider. . Abu Afak taunted the children of Qayla (the Aws and the Khazraj):. I have lived a long time, but I have never seen. Either a house or gathering of People. More loyal and faithful to. Its allies, when they call on it,. Than that of the children of Qayla 93