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Muhammad lacked confidence |
He thought there was something wrong with him
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Muhammad could have resisted and been too afraid to deliver the message
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His wife and close family and friends encouraged him
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This suggests that he had the support for it to succeed
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He was supported by God and trusted God
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God was in control of the situation and it was not left solely to Muhammad
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The revelation of the Qur’an was not complete |
Muhammad’s revelations were ongoing and still would have happened
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There was no suggestion of a failure in terms of revelations
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The revelations in Makkah were relevant to the people of Makkah
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Makkah was eventually under Muhammad’s control and so there was no suggestion of failure long-term
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The people of Makkah only had a warning and were not told how to practice Islam
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There was a danger that the practices of Islam would not be established
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There was too much opposition to Muhammad’s message |
There were negative reactions to Muhammad’s message from very powerful people due to the economic implications in rejecting idols
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There was the potential for Islam to never have got going and just peter away due to the
strong opposition
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Muhammad and his followers were persecuted and nearly killed |
Muhammad and his followers suffered insults, physical abuse and eventually Muhammad’s life was in danger
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Again, due to the hostility and threat to the prophet, Islam could have been eradicated.
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