The Fight Against Islam Throughout History.

Throughout its history Islam has been ridiculed, opposed, and fought. Kings, emperors, pharaohs and their nations sought to destroy its message and eliminate its followers. Today the fight continues.

ALLAH says in the QURA'N:

"And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion (Islamic Monotheism) if they can." (Al-Baqarah 2:217)

This is a description of the nature of the character of disbelievers, they will never cease to fight those who believe until they cause them to turn back from their religion if they can. However they were never successful at such endeavour and never will be because ALLAH says in the QURA'N:

"Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell. (Al-Anfal 8:36)"
Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) was faced with a tremendous amount of opposition and oppression in order to convey this message of ours, but with the help of ALLAH, he stayed patient, steadfast and relentless which made him the most successful man to ever live.

There are 5 steps that the disbelievers have used throughout history in their attempt to destroy Islam and Muslims.

1) Ignoring The Message.

They simply ignored the message of Islam hoping that one day the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) will just run out of words, ALLAH in the QURA'N has refuted this wishful thinking by saying:

"Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind). "If the sea were ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord, surely, the sea would be exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be finished, even if we brought (another sea) like it for its aid." (Al-Kahf 18:109)

In ignoring the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) the disbelievers were hoping that one day he would just go away and his message will vanish.

2) Bribery.

Once the disbelievers noticed that the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) started to have followers and admirers around him. They attempted to bribe him with all sorts of worldly benefits. They offered him their leadership, their wealth, their treasures and the best of their women, all in exchange of giving up what he was preaching.

Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "If you were to put the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left, i will not stop conveying this message until ALLAH makes it victorious over the land or i die before that takes place".

The enemies of Islam believed and still believe that everyone has a price, so they attempted to buy the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) just like they try in vain today, to buy those who believe in this message.

But they are unable to deliver the price, how could they deliver gardens under which rivers flow?, how could they deliver women who if they were to spit on the earth, the whole globe would smell like perfume?, how could they deliver that which an eye has never seen?, how could they deliver that which an ear has never heard?, how could they deliver that which never crossed a human heart?.

Neither can they deliver the price to the believers here on earth, nor will they be able to deliver the price to ALLAH in the hereafter to get out of the fire. Verily these are businessmen who lost both transactions and they are amongst the losers in this world and in the hereafter. We seek refuge in ALLAH from such a terrible decree.

3) The Slandering Of Character.

They slandered the name of the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) and attacked his character in an attempt to have people turn on him and abandon him. The disbelievers have slandered the messenger of ALLAH ( may peace and blessings be upon him) calling him a madman, a poet, a sorcerer, a soothsayer and a fortune teller. Just like today they call Muslims terrorists, they call them Fundamentalists, they call them Radicals, they call them Fanatics, they call them Extremists and the list goes on. Except that in this day and time, the means to sway public opinion are much more powerful, making the impact of slander and distortion a global phenomenon. Encompassing even nations that often know very little to nothing at all about Islam.

4) Sanctions And Embargo.

They put the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) and his followers under sanctions and embargo, so much so that the companions used to eat tree leaves and boil the leather from their shoes just to survive. Many people including Khadijah (may ALLAH be pleased with her) the wife of prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) died while being under sanctions and embargo. Much like today, sanctions and embargo are responsible for the deaths of millions of Muslims including women and children. All in the name of what they refer to as democracy.

5) Physical Killing.

When the disbelievers decided to kill the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him), they brought forth 7 men. All from different tribes and formed a coalition against the messenger of ALLAH. They said if all of us participate in the killing of Muhammad then his blood will be spilled across 7 tribes and how can Muhammad and his little group fight all 7 tribes. They have formed a coalition to kill the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) and his message, just like today they have formed coalitions and global campaigns to repeat the same aggression.

With the permission of ALLAH, the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) was able to leave his house unharmed under the very eyes of the 7 men who were gathered at his doorstep to end his life, spraying dust on their heads as he was passing. Another historical example of reliance on ALLAH and on the triumph of this faith against its adversaries.

over 14 centuries of opposition, plotting, conspiring and planning against this message of ours, brothers and sisters!! but we are still standing 1.4 billion strong and ever increasing, lift you head up high and be proud, you are a MUSLIM.

ALLAH says in the QURA'N:

"Do not be weak, nor be saddened you are the superior ones if you are true believers"