Prophet Mohammad (sw), a trustworthy man

Q         Why is it significant that the Quresh were still willing to keep their belongings

with the Prophet (sw) after he started to preach Islam? [4-J-15/2058-11]

When the Prophet (sw) was ordered by Allah to migrate to Madina, the pagans of Makkah selected a group of men who were given the duty to kill the Prophet in the morning. At this occasion, the Prophet (sw) gave the belongings of pagans to Ali (ra) and ordered him to deliver these belongings in the morning. This seems to be strange that even the worst enemies of Islam trusted the Prophet to that extent.

One major reason of this trust was that since his young age, the Prophet was known to be truthful nd trustworthy (Sadiq and Ameen). The pagans of Makkah did not believe in the message of Islam but they did not have any doubt about the character of the Prophet (sw). They knew it very well that Mohammad (sw) was very fare in his dealings and he would not deceive them.

People of Makkah were the believers in idol worshipping but it was not their original religion. Every Makkan knew it that the holy Kaaba was built by Ibrahim (as) and Ismail (as) and both of them were the believers in one Allah (tauheed). Most of Makkans knew it in the depth of their heart that the message given by Mohammad (sw) was not a new message. It was the same message given by Ibrahim and Ismail (as). If they had believed in the message given by Mohammad (sw), they would have lost their financial earnings from idols which they did not want. If they had accepted Islam, the political power would also have gone into the hands of Banu Hashim which they did not want. Therefore Abu Sufyan opposed Islam until he had no other way.

In reality, Quresh believed that Mohammad (sw) was not only fare in his worldly dealings but he was also the true Prophet of Allah. As a Prophet, he could not cheat anyone, therefore they kept their belongings with Mohammad (sw).