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    By ‘Ali Muhammad As-Sallabee

    Overall, the world status of Arabs prior to Islam was nothing to boast about; at best, they deserved a mention only in the footnotes section of a historical study of the era. The political and legal structure of Arab societies was in chaos; the belief system was absurd. At the best of times, they were no better than underlings of either the Persian or Roman Empire.


    Arabs glorified and blindly followed the religion of their fathers and grandfathers, no matter how misguided and superstitious their beliefs were. And so they faithfully worshipped idols. Every tribe had its own idol: Hudhail ibn Mudrikah worshipped Suwaa’; the tribe of Kalb worshipped Wadd; Mudhaj worshipped Yahghooth; Khayawaan worshipped Ya’ooq; and Himyar worshipped Nasr. Both the Khuzaa’ah and Quraish tribes worshipped Isaaf and Naailah. The idol Manaat was situated on the seashore, and was glorified by all Arabs in general, and by the Aus and Khazraj tribes in particular. The idol Al-Laat was in Thaqeef, and Al-‘Uzzaa was situated above Dhaat ‘Ariq; these latter two idols were considered by the Quraish to be the greatest of idols.


    Other than these main idols, Arabs worshipped a countless number of lesser idols – idols that individuals could take along on journeys and that were small enough to be carried around or placed in homes. In his Saheeh Bukharee related that Abu Rajaa Al-Utaaridee said, “We used to worship a stone. If we found a better stone, we would shoot the first one away and take the second one (as an idol). And if we could find no stone, we would gather a mound of earth; then we would bring a sheep and milk it over (the mound). And then we would walk around it (as an act of worship).” Such polytheistic practices prevented Arabs from knowing Allah glorifying Him, and having faith in Him They claimed that the idols were only intermediaries between them and Allah but that was of course an unacceptable excuse, if they even meant it is an excuse. Their idols and the practice of idol worship controlled their hearts, deeds, and all aspects of their lives, thus leaving little room in their hearts for the glorification of Allah. Allah said:
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    It is only those who listen (to the Message of Prophet Muhammad ), will respond (benefit from it), but as for the dead (disbelievers), Allah will raise them up, then to Him they will be returned (for their recompense) . ” (Qur’an 6: 36)


    Only remnants of the religion of Ibraaheem – which had reigned supreme in the early days of Makkah – remained, and even those remnants were subject to distortion. True, Arabs performed pilgrimage to Makkah; but they came to worship idols, and the pilgrimage season was a time not of piety, but of mutual boasting over worldly glories. As for the purely Monotheistic beliefs of Ibraaheem , Arabs added superstition and falsehood to them, thus making it very hard to see in the new beliefs the original teachings of Islamic Monotheism. And as such, Arabs had cut off all religious ties to Ibraaheem in fact, they were closest in their beliefs and practices not to the People of the Book, but to the polytheistic Brahmans and Buddhists of India.

    Despite widespread ignorance and polytheism, there were some individuals, albeit very few in number, who refused to worship idols, and instead worshipped Allah alone. They are now known as the Hunafaa, which is the plural of the word Haneef a person who is a pure Islamic Monotheist. They are called Hunafaa because they were following the religion of Ibraaheem whom Allah referred to in the Qur’an as being Haneef Allah said:

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    “Ibraaheem (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifaa (Islamic Monotheism – to worship none but Allah Alone) and he was not of the Al-Mushrikun (Qur’an 3: 67)


    One such Haneef was Zaid ibn ‘Amr ibn Nufail – may Allah have mercy on him – who refused to worship idols and to eat Islamically unlawful food, such as blood, an animal that is slaughtered by other than Allah’s Name, or an animal that is not slaughtered but dies of natural causes.


    Another example of a Haneef – a pure Monotheist who followed the religion of Ibraaheem and Ismaa’eel – was Qiss ibn Saa’idah Al-Iyaadee. Qiss worshipped Allah alone, without associating any partner with Him in worship; and he was known for his intelligence, wisdom, insight, and noble character. He believed in resurrection after death, and would, prior to the advent of Islam, give glad tidings about the coming of Prophet Muhammad In Dalaail An-Nubuwwah, Abu Nu’aim related that Ibn ‘Abbaas said, “Verily, Qiss ibn Saa’idah would preach to his people in the marketplace (‘Ukaadh); he said in one of his sermons, ‘The truth shall become known from this direction/ and he pointed with his hands towards Makkah. They (i.e., the people gathered around him) said, ‘And what is this truth (or who is the bearer of this truth)?’ He said, ‘A man from the children of Luai ibn Ghaalib will invite you to the Word of Sincerity (the phrase of Tawheed), to the eternal life, and to bliss and happiness that never ends. So when he invites you, answer him (by accepting his message). Were I to know that I will live until the time he is sent, I (would consequently know that I) will be the first who will hasten to him (in order to become a follower) Qiss did end up being a contemporary of the Prophet , but he died before the Prophet received revelation for the first time.


    Some Arabs became Christians; others became Jews; but neither Christianity nor Judaism had a substantial number of followers in the Arabian Peninsula. For that matter, even planet worship and Magianism caught on to a very limited degree among Arabs. Despite the presence of minority religious groups in the Arabian Peninsula, the vast majority of Arabs were – until the advent of Islam – die–hard idol worshippers.
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    Re: Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam

    The story of Salman Farsi RA would be a good fit for this discussion. He was a seeker of truth during the time before Islam and I think it would be a good read. The story basically states that true monotheism was dying off which is when a new messenger would be sent.


    Introduction
    This is the story of the pious, mystic, Faqhi, intellectual and ascetic, Salman the Persianrah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam. He grew up in the town of Isfahan in Persia, in the village of Jayyan. His father was the Dihqan (chief) of the village. He was the richest person there and had the biggest house.His father loved him, more than he loved any other. As time went by, his love for Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam became so strong and overpowering that he feared to lose him or have anything happen to him. So he kept him at home, a virtual prisoner, in the same way that young girls were kept. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam became devoted to the Magian religion, so much so that he attained the position of custodian of the fire, which they worshipped. His duty was to see that the flames of the fire remained burning and that it did not go out for a single hour, day or night.
    Salman’srah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam father had a vast estate, which yielded an abundant supply of crops. He himself looked after the estate and gathered harvest. One day as he went about his duties as Dihqan of the village, he said to Salman, ‘My son, as you see, I am too busy to go out to the estate now. Go and look after matters there for me today.
    On the way to the estate, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam passed a Christian church and heard voices raised in prayer, which attracted his attention. He did not know anything about Christianity or, for that matter, about the followers of any other religion. His father had kept him in the house away from people. When he heard the voices of the Christians, he entered the church to see what they were doing. He was impressed by their manner of praying and felt drawn to their religion. He said, ‘This religion is better than ours. I shall not leave them until the sunsets.’



    Salman'srah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam inclination to Christianity

    Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam asked and was told that the Christian religion originated in Syria. He did not go to his father’s estate that day and at night, he returned home. His father met him and asked where he had been. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam told him about his meeting with the Christians and how he was impressed by their religion. His father was dismayed and said: ‘My son, their is nothing good in that religion. Your religion and the religion of your forefathers is better.”
    ‘No, their religion is better than ours,’ he insisted. His father became upset and afraid that Salmanrah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam would leave their religion. So he kept Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam locked up in the house and shackled his feet. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam managed to send a message to the Christians, asking them to inform him of any caravans going to Syria. Before long they contacted him with the information he wanted. He broke the fetters and escaped his father’s estate to join the caravan to Syria. When he reached Syria, he asked regarding the leading person in the Christian religion and was directed to the bishop of the church. He went up to him and said: ‘I want to become a Christian and would like to attach myself to your service, learn from you and pray with you.’
    The bishop agreed and Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam entered the church in his service. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam soon found out, however, that the bishop was corrupt. He would order his followers to give money in charity while holding out the promise of blessings to them. When they gave the bishop anything to spend in the way of Allah, he would hoard it for himself and not give anything to the poor or needy. In this way, he amassed a vast quantity of gold. When the bishop died and the Christians gathered to bury him, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam told them of his corrupt practices and, at their request, showed them where the bishop had kept their donations. When they saw the large jars filled with gold and silver they said, ‘By Allah, we shall not bury him.’ They nailed him on a cross and threw stones at him. Not long after, the local people appointed another man in place of the first. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam stayed on, in the service of this person who replaced him. The new bishop was an ascetic who longed for the Hereafter and engaged in worship day and night. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was devoted to him and spent much of the time in his company.
    Before he passed away, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam said to him, “O so and so Priest! The time has come for you to witness Allah Ta'ala's decision (meaning death). I swear by Allah, I have never adored anyone as much as I have adored you! So what would you instruct me to do? And who can you recommend for me to see?”
    He replied, “O son! I do not know of anyone except for a certain man living in the city of Mosul. Go to him, for you will find that he is similar to me.”
    A short while after he passed away, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam arrived at Mosul and found the priest he had been sent to, and indeed, he was very much like the one before him in terms of simplicity and striving. After he passed away, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was referred to another priest who in turn sent him to a priest in Ammuriyah (Ameria, near Rome) , before his demise. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam stayed by this Roman priest, and decided to make a living. Eventually hemanaged to acquire some sheep and cows.
    When his death was near, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam told him of my story and asked him for his advice just as he had asked those before him. He said: “There is nobody following our ways of life I can send you to. Nevertheless, your life seems to coincide with the era of the predestined Prophet who will arise from the Haram. His migration will be to a city full of date trees. Moreover, he will certainly have some distinct features: Between his shoulder blades, there will be the Seal of the Prophethood. He will eat food, provided it is a gift and not a donation. If you can reach that city, then do so, because you are very close to his era.”


    Salman's rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islaminclination to the Arabs and Islam

    A group of Arab leaders from the Kalb tribe passed through Ammuriyah. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam asked them to take him with them to the land of the Arabs, in return for whatever money he had. They agreed to take him along. When they reached Wadi al-Qura (a place between Syria and Madinah), the Arabs broke their agreement and made him a slave, then sold Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam to a Jew. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islamworked as a servant for him but he eventually sold him to a nephew of his, belonging to the tribe of Banu Qurayzah. This nephew took Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam with him to Yathrib, the city of palm groves, which is how the Christian at Ammuriyah had described it.
    At that time the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was inviting his people in Makkah to Islam but Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam did not know of this because of the harsh duties slavery imposed upon him. When the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam reached Yathrib after his hijrah from Makkah, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was on top of a palm tree doing some work. Salman’s rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam master was sitting under the tree. A nephew of Salman’s rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam master came up and said, ‘May Allah declare war on the Aws and the Khazraj (the two main Arab tribes of Yathrib). By Allah, they are now gathering at Quba to meet a man, who has just today, arrived from Makkah and who claims to be Prophet.’
    Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam felt light-headed upon hearing these words and began to shiver so violently that he had to climb down, in fear that he may fall. He quickly swung down from the tree and spoke to his master’s nephew.
    ‘What did you say? Repeat the news for me.’
    Salman’s rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam master grew angry at this breach of protocol and struck him a terrible blow. ‘What does this matter to you’? Go back to what you were doing,’ he shouted.
    Hazrat Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam himself narrates:
    I left the house for a while, making inquiries. I asked a woman I met from the city whose entire family had become Muslim. She showed me the way to the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam.
    When it was evening, I took some food with me and went to the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam. The Prophet was in Quba at the time. I said, “Word has reached me that you are a very pious man, and that you have some travellers in your company. I had some charity and thought that you would be most deserving of it. This is it; you may have some to eat.” The Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam withdrew his own hand, not eating from it, but told his Companions to eat. At the time, I thought, “This is one of the characteristics my Mentor told me of.”
    On my way back, I saw that the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was heading to Madinah . Thus, I took the food to him, saying, “I saw that you were not eating from this charity. As a matter of fact, I presented it as a gift and not charity.” This time, the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam also ate with his Companions. “That makes two signs,” I thought.
    Later on, I approached the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam as he was walking behind the corpse in a funeral. I remember that at the time, he was covered in two sheets, and that his Companions were with him.
    I was trying to steal a look at the Seal on his back, when the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam saw me glancing. Realising that I wanted to verify what someone had told me, he let his cloak drop a little, and I managed to see that the Seal between his shoulder blades was exactly the way my Mentor had described it. I threw myself down before the Prophet (sallallahu-alayhi wasallam) kissing (his blessed hands/feet) and started to cry. The Holy Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam said, “O Salman! Reveal your story.”
    So I sat in front of him, relating my story to him and hoping that his Companions could also hear it. When I had finished, the Prophet said, “O Salman! Make a deal with your owner to free you.”
    Consequently, my master did agree to free me, but in exchange for the following: ‘Three hundred date trees, as well as one thousand, six hundred silver coins.' Hence, the Sahaba (Radhiallahu anahum) helped by providing around twenty to thirty date plants each, and a tenth of every man's land in accordance to how much he owned. The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said to me, “Dig a hole for each date-plant. When you are finished, let me know so that I can personally fix all the date-plants into place with my own hands.” Thus, with the help of my friends, I dug holes wherever the date-plants were to be put.
    Later on, the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam came. We stood by his side holding the plants as he fixed them into the ground. I swear by The Being Who sent the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam with the Truth, not a single plant died out.
    Nevertheless, I still had the silver to pay. A man came to the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam bringing from the mines some gold which was roughly the size of a pigeon's egg. The Prophet said, “O Salman! Take this and pay off whatever you have to.”
    I replied, “O Messenger of Allah! How will this be enough for my debt?”
    He said, “Allah will surely make it sufficient for your debt.”
    As a result to this statement, I swear By Allah, it outweighed the one thousand, six hundred coins. I not only paid off my dues, but what I had left with me was equivalent to what I had given them.
    The strict honesty of the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was one of the characteristics that led Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam to believe in him and accept Islam. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was released from slavery by the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam, who paid his Jewish master a stipulated price, and who himself planted an agreed number of date palms to secure Salman’s rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam manumission. After accepting Islam, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islamwould say when asked whose son he was, ‘I am Salman, the son of Islam from the children of Adam.’


    Salman's rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islamrole in Islam
    Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was to play an important role in the struggles of the growing Muslim State. At the battle of Khandaq, he proved to be an innovator in military strategy. It was he who suggested digging a ditch or khandaq around Madinah to keep the Quraysh army at bay. When Abu Sufyan, the leader of the Makkans, saw the ditch, he said, ‘This stratagem has not been employed by the Arabs before.’ Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam participated in all of the other campaigns of the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam thereafter. He was also with Saad in the conquest of Iraq. After the grand victory, the Caliph Umar rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam chose him because of his knowledge of the terrain, to select the land upon which Kufa was to be built.
    Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam became known as ‘Salman the Good’. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam was a scholar who lived a rough and ascetic life. He had one cloak, which he wore and slept on. He would not seek the shelter of a roof but stayed under a tree or against a wall. A man once said to him: ‘Shall I not build you a house in which you may live?’ ‘I have no need of a house,’ he replied. The man persisted and said; ‘I know the type of house that would suit you.’ ‘Describe it to me,’ said Salman. ‘I shall build you a house which if you stood up in, the roof would hurt your head and if you were to stretch your legs, the wall would hurt them.’
    Later, as a governor of Al-Madain (Ctesiphon) near Baghdad, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam received a stipend of five thousand dhirhams. This he would distribute as sadaqah. He lived from the work of his own hands. When some people came to Madina and saw him working the palm groves, they said, ‘You are the leader here and your sustenance is guaranteed and yet you do this work?’
    ‘I like to eat from the work of my own hands,’ he replied. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam however was not extreme in his ascetism.
    It is related that he visited Abu Dardaa rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam with which the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam had joined him in brotherhood. He found Abu Dardaa’s wife in a miserable state and he asked, ‘What is the matter with you.’‘Your brother has no need of anything in this world,’ she replied.
    When Abu Dardaa rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam came, he welcomed Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islamand gave him food. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam told him to eat but Abu Dardaa rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam said, ‘I am fasting.’‘I swear to you that I shall not eat until you eat also.’
    Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam spent the night there as well. During the night, Abu ad-Dardaa rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam got up but Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam got hold of him and said, ‘O Abu ad-Dardaa, your Lord has a right over you. Your family has a right over you and your body has a right over you. Give to each there due.’
    Then in the morning, they prayed together and then went out to meet the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam. The Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam supported Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam in what he had said. (Bukhari)


    Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islamas a scholar
    As a scholar, Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islamwas noted for his vast knowledge and wisdom. Ali rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam said of him that he was like Luqman the Wise. And Kab al-Ahbar said: ‘Salman is bursting with knowledge and wisdom. He is an ocean that does not dry up.’ Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam had knowledge of both the Christian scripture and the Quraan in addition to his earlier knowledge of the Zoroastrian religion. Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam in fact translated parts of the Quraan into Persian during the lifetime of the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam. He was thus the first person to translate the Quraan into a foreign language.
    According to the most reliable account, he died in either 31 or 34 A.H, at the age of 250 years, during the caliphate of Uthman, at Ctesiphon.
    Abu Hurraira rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam narrates, that the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam prayed the following verse: ‘If ye turn back, He will substitute in your stead another people, then they would not be like you.’ (Q47:38) The Sahabah asked the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam, ‘O Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam, who are these people that Allah has mentioned, that he would chose them instead of us? That they will not do as we did?’ The Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam placed his hand on Salman’s thigh and said, ‘It will be his people. And even if faith is near the Surya (the Pleiads), someone from the Persians would attain it.’
    Who were the people of Kufa and Iraq? Who was Imaam Abu Hanifah? They were all Persians. The divinely chosen denizens of Kufa were Persians. Their spiritual teachers were Persians and so were the three about whom the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam said, ‘Paradise longs for three people. Ali, Amar and Salman.’ (Tirmidhi)
    Abu Hurraira rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam narrates in another Hadith, that the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam once prayed the following verse: ‘As well as others of them, who have not already joined them.’ (Q62:3) The Sahabah asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam, who are these people,’ The Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam placed his hand on Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam and said, ‘If faith was near the Pleiads, then someone from them would attain it.’ (Bukhari and Muslim)
    Time bore witness to the realisation of the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam words. The progeny of the Persians spread their knowledge and populated the world.


    Conclusion

    Once Abu Sufyan came to Madinah and passed by Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam, Bilal rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam and Sohayb rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam. The three companions said, ‘Have not the swords of Allah beheaded this accursed man yet?’ Abu Bakr rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam upon hearing this said, ‘Do not say such things of the leader of Quraish.’ After that, Abu Bakr rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam went to the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam and told him of this conversation. The Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam said, ‘Have you annoyed these three? If you have, then you have annoyed Allah.’ Abu Bakr rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam made haste to the three companions and asked them whether they took offence on his words. They told him that they had not and further said, ‘O brother, may Allah forgive you.’ The annoyance of Salman rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islamis the annoyance of Allah. Even the likes of Abu Bakr rah27X23 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islamfear to offend him.
    It has come in another Hadith that the Prophet saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam said, ‘Allah has commanded me to love four men, for He too loves them. They are Ali, Abu Dhar, Miqdad and Salman.’It has also come in a Hadith that, ‘Each Prophet had seven helpers and protectors, I was given fourteen. Ali, Hasan and Hussain, Hamzah, Abu Bakr, Umar, Masaab Ibn Ameer, Bilal, Salman, Amar, Abdullah Ibn Masood, Abu Dhar and Miqdad.’
    This was Salman Farsi saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam , the Persian who’s quest for the true faith lasted almost all of his 250 years of life. As Muslims and as students, it should be our point of aspiration to achieve at least some of the dedication of Salman Farsi saw23X22 1 - Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam to faith and the gaining of knowledge.


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    Re: Religion Of Arabs Prior to Islam

    Socrates is another interesting example of a monotheist living in a predominantly polytheistic society. He was sentenced to die by Greek authorities for spreading blasphemy, and first among them was that he denied the existence of the gods. As Plato tells the story (Socrates did not leave any writings himself), Socrates argued at his trial that he was not an atheist, but believed that there was only one God. See Plato's 'Apology' (meaning "Defense") for further study.
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