What does the fact that the powerfully people in mecca wanted to silence Muhammad indicate?

Answer 1

Muhammad was convincing people that not sharing wealth is wrong The main objection of the Chiefs of Mecca raised against Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) was that Islam preached worship of ONE Almighty Allah, instead of many idols. Islam also preached the equality of all humans . It also challenged the authority of the Chiefs. Authority always tries to silence any voice that challenges it.

Answer 2

Because Muhammad taught in the name of Islam that there was only one God, Allah, and the Meccans were polytheistic meaning that they worshipped many gods.

The Arabs in Mecca, known as the tribe of Quraish, used to make a living on the business they would make when people from foreign lands came to make pilgrimage in their city to the idol gods. Muhammad was seen as a clear threat as he said that the idols weren't worthy of worship, and as such, the people of Quraysh who hadn't accepted Islam wished to kill him.

Answer 3

The people of Makkah (not just the nobles but mainly them) wanted to silence Muhammad as many of them considered abandoning the religion of their forefathers a major sin in Arabia. However, many nobles rejected and silenced Muhammad because if many people did accept Islam then their monopoly of receiving gifts as well as trade from pagan tourists coming to see the Kaabah would be ruined, thus destroying their financial stability.

Answer 4

Muhammad was convincing people that not sharing wealth is wrong The main objection of the Chiefs of Mecca raised against Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) was that Islam preached worship of ONE Almighty Allah, instead of many idols. Islam also preached the equality of all humans . It also challenged the authority of the Chiefs. Authority always tries to silence any voice that challenges it.

Answer 5

The Mecca ns were idol worshippers. They had developed many unholy customs in their society. The holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad SAW proclaimed that only One God (Almighty Allah) deserved worship. He alone is the Creator, Sustainer, and Ruler of the world. He also preached equality of all human beings, justice, and Truth. The chieftains of Mecca considered his teachings a threat against their authority. Thus, they wanted to eliminate him

Answer 6

It indicates that what Muhammad was saying and arguing for angered the Meccans mightily. Some of those things included Muhammad's demands that alms be given to the poor, that the Meccans all convert to Islam, and that the idols in the Ka'aba that the general population worshiped be smashed to bits.

Answer 7

Abu Sufyan and the Meccans did not oppose Muhammad arbitrarily. They had specific grievances, which included:

Preserving Religious Plurality: Abu Sufyan opposed Mohammed because the religious plurality permitted in Mecca was critical for maintaining Mecca's important position along the Arabian trade routes. It was on account of the fact that Mecca was holy site for all Arabian faiths that spared it from internal conflict and allowed the flourishing of commerce in the city. Mohammed made clear that he intended to purge the idols from the Kaaba which would cause mass uproar and ended Mecca's position as a holy site for all Arabians.

Of course, what Abu Sufyan did not take into account is that nearly all Arabians would convert to Islam after the fall of Mecca.

Keeping His Own Power: Abu Sufyan was one of the Chief Leaders of the Qoreish Tribe and one of the most powerful men in all of Arabia. Should Mecca fall to the Muslims, he would certainly lose substantial power. Many Muslims hold that he was corrupt as well, meaning that he stood to face criminal acts if he were subject to Mohammed's authority.

Protecting Commerce: During Mohammed's Medinan Period, Mohammed organized and executed numerous raids on caravans heading to and leaving from Mecca, causing disruption to Arabian trade routes. Since Abu Sufyan was in an important position in Mecca, this was something he would be expected to ameliorate.

Polytheism: It was likely that Abu Sufyan was fighting in defense of Arabian henotheist religion to which he ascribed against Mohammed who would demand that he abandon all gods but Allah.

Answer 8

Abu Sufyan and the Meccans did not oppose Muhammad arbitrarily. They had specific grievances, which included:

Preserving Religious Plurality: Abu Sufyan opposed Muhammad because the religious plurality permitted in Mecca was critical for maintaining Mecca's important position along the Arabian trade routes. It was on account of the fact that Mecca was holy site for all Arabian faiths that spared it from internal conflict and allowed the flourishing of commerce in the city. Muhammad made clear that he intended to purge the idols from the Kaaba which would cause mass uproar and ended Mecca's position as a holy site for all Arabians.

Of course, what Abu Sufyan did not take into account is that nearly all Arabians would convert to Islam after the fall of Mecca.

Keeping His Own Power: Abu Sufyan was one of the Chief Leaders of the Qoreish Tribe and one of the most powerful men in all of Arabia. Should Mecca fall to the Muslims, he would certainly lose substantial power. Many Muslims hold that he was corrupt as well, meaning that he stood to face criminal acts if he were subject to Muhammad's authority.

Protecting Commerce: During Muhammad's Medinan Period, Mohammed organized and executed numerous raids on caravans heading to and leaving from Mecca, causing disruption to Arabian trade routes. Since Abu Sufyan was in an important position in Mecca, this was something he would be expected to ameliorate.

Polytheism: It was likely that Abu Sufyan was fighting in defense of Arabian henotheist religion to which he ascribed against Muhammad who would demand that he abandon all gods but Allah.

Answer 9

The powerful people of Mecca wanted to silence Hazrat Muhammad SAW as he spoke against the worship of idols and the moral corruption that had run rampant among the Meccans.

Answer 10

The powerful people were afraid of losing their power over the weak people because Islam teaches that all human beings are equal in the eyes of Almighy Allah.