Seerah- Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Part 3)

From among all the disbelievers, the QURAISH TRIBE was against Muhammad ﷺ the MOST although he belonged to the same tribe.

This was because of following reasons-

• CONTROL ON MAKKAH & KABAH:

The Quraish was the largest and most powerful tribe of Makkah. The control of Makkah and Kabah was in the hands of Quraish tribe and they feared losing it.

• GREED:

Quraish were successful businessmen and merchants and their trade was flourishing from the pilgrims, who would travel throughout the year to the city for religious purposes. Therefore, they tried to stop the message of Islam in order to secure their wealthy and economic status.

• ARROGANCE/PRIDE

The Quraish enjoyed the high status of their forefathers who were very well known and respected throughout the Arab. 

They were very proud with the religion of their forefathers and they hated when someone talked against it.

Qur'aan mentions-

"And when it is said to them, “Follow what ALLAH has revealed,” they say, “Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our forefathers doing even if shaitan was inviting them to the punishment of the hellfire?"( 31:21)

• JEALOUSY

Another reason was that there were various sub-tribes of the Quraish who used to compete with each other and they did not wish for the other sub-tribes to be superior to their own sub-tribe.  Hence, some of the Quraishi tribes did not appreciate that a prophet was chosen from Banu Hashim, one of the sub-tribes of the Quraish (to which Muhammad ﷺ belonged).

• STATUS

Another issue that bothered the Quraish especially the wealthy leaders among them was that Islam preached equality, tolerance, mercy, generosity and companionship between the strong and the weak, the rich and the poor, high class and lower class, Arabs, non-Arab etc. 

This was a great concern for the Quraish leaders because they thought themselves as superior in comparison to other people.

[ Mushrikeen mei se sabse zyada jo Muhammad ﷺ ki mukhalifat karte wo the Quraish qabile ke log halaanke Nabi unhi ki qabile se talluq rakhte the.

Iski kuch wajaahe ye thi-

• MAKKAH AUR KHANA E KABAH PAR QABZA (CONTROL):

Quraish Makkah ka sabse taqatwar qabila tha. 

Makkah mei aur Khana e Kabah par unka qabza tha jise wo kisi bhi halat mei nahi khona chahte the.

• LALACH:

 

Quraish ke log apni tijarat mei khoob tarakki kar rahe the aur unka karobaar khoob phal- phool raha tha khaas taur pe Haajiyo aur Umrah karne walo ki wajah se. Isliye wo Islam ke paigham ko rokhna chahte the taake unki maali tarakki aur shano o shauqat mei kami na aa jaye.

• TAKABBUR/FAKHAR

Quraish apne baap dadao ke rutbe ki wajah se pure Arab mei jaane jaate the aur wo is cheez ki wajah se bohot fakhar mehsoos karte.

Unhe apne baap dadao ke deen par bada naaz tha aur koi uske khilaaf bole to wo sakht na pasand karte.

Qur'aan mei aata hai-

"Aur jab unse kaha jata hai ke pairvi karo jo ALLAH ne utaara hai to wo kehte hai ke 'Balke hum to uski pairvi karenge jispar humne apne baap dadao ko paaya hai' kya bhala tab bhi wo unki pairvi karenge jabke shaitan unhe bhadakti hui aag ki taraf bula raha ho?"

• HASAD:

Ek aur wajah ye thi ke Quraish ke Qabile ke andar chote- chote qabile mojood the aur wo chote chote qabile nahi chahte the ke unka wo chota qabila doosre chote qabilo se darje mei kam ho jaye isliye unhone Nabi ki mukhalifat ki kyuki Nabi Banu Hashim se talluq rakhte the jo usmei se ek chota qabila tha.

• MAQAAM:

Ek aur akhri wajah mukhalifat ki ye thi ke Quraish ke log khaas taur pe uske maaldaar log is baat se pareshan the ke Islam sabke darmyaan: Bhai chaara, rehem, mohabbat, ek jaisa darja, narmi wagera ki dawat deta hai chahe mazboot ho ya kamzor, gareeb ho ya aur ameer, bade rutbe wale ho ya kam rutbe wale ho, Arab ho ya ghair Arab. Ye unke liye fikr wali baat thi kyuki Quraish ka maaldaar tabqa apne aap ko badi cheez samajhta aur aise logo ko hakeer.]