In accordance with the command of the following verses: “O you wrapped up (in a mantle)! Arise and deliver thy warning!” (al-Muddaththir 74; 1-2) “O Messenger! Proclaim the (Message) which has been sent to you from your Lord. If you do not, you will not have fulfilled and proclaimed His Mission…” (al-Maidah 5; 67) Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) began conveying the message of Islam. He exerted all his efforts and energy to save humans from going astray and to help them to achieve eternal salvation.
Our Prophet (pbuh) conveyed the religious rules, regulations, commands and prohibitions by using lawful means. At the head of these come the Holy Qur’an, the Prophet’s miracles, his exemplary life, his invitations and feasts, teachers and missionaries trained by him, and his letters and delegates sent to foreign rulers. We need to analyze the Prophet’s missionary means well, and such an analysis will teach us the best way to deliver Islam to people in every place and time, and it will clear our horizon and enlighten our path.