Lesson 12 from the Cherished Pearls of Seerah Course. Topics discussed:
- The Islam of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaari (may Allah be pleased with him)
- Abu Dharr' travels to Makkah to meet the Prophet (ﷺ)
- The abuse Abu Dharr faced by the people of Makkah
- The virtue of Zamzam water
- Evidence that Abu Dharr accepted Islam later on and not in the early days
Methods used by the Quraysh to attack the Prophet (ﷺ) and his da'wah
- The invention of doubts concerning the source of the Qur'an
- They opposed the Qur'an by narrating fables and stories of leaders of the past
- The enemy of the Prophet (ﷺ), Nadr ibn al-Haarith
- Mocking, scoffing and belittling the Prophet (ﷺ)
- They called him names like a madman, a liar, a fortuneteller, a poet, a magician and a man afflicted with magic
- They tried to compromise between Islam and Jaahiliyyah
- The revelation of Surah al-Kaafiroon
- And more.