Age of Ignorance, Muhammad''s efforts to spread God''s message

About the condition of the people before the proclamation of prophethood and the Prophet’s performance in spreading his message

So now, certainly Allāh deputed Muḥammad (S) as the Prophet while no one among the Arabs read the Book nor claimed prophethood or revelation. He had to fight those who disobeyed him in company with those who followed…

By Allāh, I was among their rear-guard till they turned back on their sides and were flocked in their rope. I never showed weakness or lack of courage, nor did I betray or become languid. By Allāh, I shall split the…

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: I have quoted a selected part of this sermon before, but since I have found in the narration that this part differs from the previous one, more or less, I deemed it necessary to quote it again…