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Why did Muhammad have a hard time in Mecca to accept his teachings?
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∙ 8y ago
The tribe of Quraish, which ruled Mecca at the time Muhammad was called to his mission, made their income through pilgrims who would come to Mecca to worship their own tribal gods. Though they knew of their ancestor Abraham - and the Oneness of God - they fell into idol worship and, therefore, became wealthy catering to all the idol worshippers from the Middle East and Africa.
When Muhammad came, he was calling them to the belief that "There is no true god except the One God" and that "Muhammad is His Messenger".
That meant that the very livelihood of Quraish was threatened. No longer could they worship three hundred plus gods - they had to worship and obey the One God alone. Also, no longer could they gamble and drink and commit adultery. And no longer could they make up their own rules - they had to obey the Messenger of God.
That is why they persecuted Muhammad and his followers for ten years in Mecca; then they waged war on them for another thirteen years after Muhammad and his followers moved to Medinah.
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∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe tribe of Quraish, which ruled Mecca at the time Muhammad was called to his mission, made their income through pilgrims who would come to Mecca to worship their own tribal gods. Though they knew of their ancestor Abraham - and the Oneness of God - they fell into idol worship and, therefore, became wealthy catering to all the idol worshippers from the Middle East and Africa.
When Muhammad came, he was calling them to the belief that "There is no true god except the One God" and that "Muhammad is His Messenger".
That meant that the very livelihood of Quraish was threatened. No longer could they worship three hundred plus gods - they had to worship and obey the One God alone. Also, no longer could they gamble and drink and commit adultery. And no longer could they make up their own rules - they had to obey the Messenger of God.
That is why they persecuted Muhammad and his followers for ten years in Mecca; then they waged war on them for another thirteen years after Muhammad and his followers moved to Medinah.
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoFirst it was because he insulted their gods, even in the Kaaba Temple itself, and threatened the pagans with hellfire, which was disrespectful to their religion, customs and ancestors.
Second it was because Mecca was a tourist centre that made a lot of money out of the Kaaba Temple. The Meccans were afraid that if people converted to Islam, they would lose interest in visiting the Kaaba, and then Mecca would lose tourism revenue.
Third it was because the Muslims became violent. A pagan started a verbal argument, and a Muslim hit him with a camel's jawbone. After that, fights and counter-fights broke out in the streets, and it wasn't always the Muslims who started it.
There may have been other reasons, but these are the main ones mentioned in the Muslim sources. There are no non-Muslim sources.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoFor being afraid to lose their power on people and slaves and for feeling pride of themselves and grand families to the extent of not accepting to follow others.
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The People of Makkah didn't accept Islam as a religion because they didn't want to be under the influence that Allah was all powerful and that what they were doing was wrong they wanted to live their lives without a leader
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