Brief Biography of the Holy Prophet (Salallaho Alaihi Wasallam)

5-A: THE PROPHET'S MESSAGE OF ISLAAM BEYOND ARABIA

The Holy Prophet was fully aware of the responsibilities that he owed to humanity as the last Messenger of Allah.Thus in the atmosphere of general security which the treaty of Hudaybiyah had provided him, he found it a heaven sent opportunity to turn his attention to other nations beyond Arabia in order to deliver to them the Message of Allah. Once he called and said to bis companions and addressed them in the following words:

"O ye men God has sent me a blessing to all mankind. Carry the message of Islaam to all the corners of the world. Differ not as differed the disciples of Jesus, the son of Mary."

"And how did they differ?" asked his companions. He replied. "Jesus called them to what I am calling you, but he who was sent on a short journey obeyed and accepted his mission and he who was despatched afar showed reluctant attitude before his Lord and the Almighty awarded them the punishment that thenceforth every one amongst them could speak only the language of the people to whom he was sent." Quoted by Aboo Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir Tabari, Tarikh al-Rasul wa'l Muluk ed. M.J. de Geoje (Leiden 1881-82), Series I, Vol III, p. 1560.