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ABSTRACT

It is natural that a person who undertakes dakwah responsibility will face challenges and obstacles. The sirah (life) of all messengers witnessed the challenging in doing dakwah. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH, as a chain of Prophets had the same experience as the previous Prophets. This article therefore attempts to explore the Quranic verses as to the Makkans response to the dakwah during the Prophet Muhammad's time. The method used in this study is based on the documental analysis, which is fully based on the Quranic verses related to the theme. The finding of this study revealed that the Makkan unbelievers responded extremely negative to the activities of dakwah executed by the Prophet Muhammad PBUH.

Keywords: Quranic survey, Makkans, dakwah, Prophet of Muhammad

ABSTRAK

Adalah menjadi sunnah atau nature bahawa orang yang mengambil tanggungjawab melaksanakan dakwah akan berhadapan dengan cabaran dan halangan. Perjalanan hidup para rasul menyaksikan cabaran yang dihadapi oleh mereka dalam melaksanakan tugas dakwah. Nabi Muhammad SAW sebagai sebahagian daripada rantaian para rasul telah mengalami pengalaman yang sama sepertimana para rasul terdahulu. Artikel ini cuba meneroka ayat-ayat al-Quran berhubung respons orang-orang Arab Mekah terhadap dakwah di zaman Nabi Muhammad SAW. Kaedah yang digunakan dalam kajian ini berdasarkan analisis dokumen, iaitu kajian terhadap ayat-ayat al-Quran yang berkaitan dengan tema kajian. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa orang-orang musyrik Mekah memberikan respon yang begitu negatif terhadap dakwah Nabi Muhammad SAW.

Kata Kunci: Kajian al-Quran, orang Arab Mekah, dakwah, Nabi Muhammad

INTRODUCTION

As far as historical sources are concerned, it seems the Prophet's message remained clandestine for a period of about three years. Within this period the Quranic message was promulgated within the limited circle of the society he lived in i.e his own family, his close friends and other trustworthy people. The message, however, became widely spread in Makkah and the number of converts increased gradually. Several prominent Makkan figures also embraced Islam, such as Hamzah Abdul Muttalib and Umar al-Khattab. Based on that situation, the Quranic message needed to be promulgated openly to all people. The Quranic injunctions to the Prophet concerning the public promulgation of dakwah are refered to in the following verses. First of all the Prophet received the command:

Its meaning: Admonish your nearest kinsmen (al-Shu'ara': 214).

Although the above Divine...

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