The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refused but to hold onto the truth and to continue his path. He was exposed to their mockery, insults, and beating despite his esteem and honor among his people. Consequently, he left to another place where he might find refuge and where his call to Islam might be accepted. He went to At-Ta’if, whose people were even more harmful to him than his own people. They neither treated him with the hospitality so famous of the Arabs, nor did they treat him properly as a messenger who had the right to inform them of the word of Allah while they had the right to accept or reject it.
Why Did Prophet Muhammed Migrate to Madinah?
The mercy that Islam came with is not exclusive to the Prophet or the few people around him. The world had the right to know this message, to experience its mercy, and have the ability and the freedom to embrace it.
Pilgrimage: The Journey of Different Religions
Besides Islam, is there pilgrimage in other religions? How do adherents of various faiths witness it? What does their books say about it?
The Ka`bah: Manifestation of Monotheism or Idolatry
The people of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance added some pagan rites to Hajj such as circumambulating the Ka`bah naked believing that this would bring them close to Allah. Islam came and removed all these deviated customs and rites.