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....So
he could not retreat into seclusion in his house or in the mosque.
Nor could he care about simply the Muslims in Medina and leave
other people with their perverted beliefs and aberrant life styles.
Otherwise he would have neglected his mission, and there is indeed
a time when the prophets will also be questioned.
....This is why our beloved Prophet
began to go outside of Medina along with his companions, at first
visiting neighboring tribes and later on other tribes as well,
in order to communicate to them the divine commands.
....During the Meccan period, it
had been difficult for Hazrat Muhammad to continue his mission
because of the pressure he had been subjected to by the polytheists
of Mecca. During the Medinan period, he continued his mission,
yet it still was not easy, due to the harsh conditions of the
desert climate; despite all the hardships he never ceased to summon
people to Islam.
....Hazrat Muhammad, did not own
a private aircraft or an air-conditioned car, he competed against
time on camel back.
....Drinking water that was hot from
the sunlight, eating stale barley bread, he traveled through solitary
deserts and strove day and night to carry Islam to the remotest
corners.
....He went through many difficult
times; sometimes he was hungry, sometimes he was thirsty, and
sometimes he struggled against the polytheists, who did not understand
him and attacked him.
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