Frost said:
a) So when Mohammad had enough army, he decided to get what he
owns back !!!!
b) Before i compelete ( if Mohammad was such a bad person, why did
people follow him and believe him ??? )
hmmmm so as soon as Muhammad could raid caravans, take the loot,
kill the Jews, take the women.... he did!
STAGE ONE: (IN MECCA) - NO RETALIATION
While still in Mecca, Muhammad and his followers did not retaliate or fight.
The suras originating during that time contained teaching typified by the
following verses:
- Sura 73:10,11 (be patient and bear with those who deny the truth)
Sura 52:45,47,48 (leave them alone and wait in patience for the Lord to punish them)
Sura 109:1,2,6 (tell unbelievers, "You have your religion and I have mine.")
Sura 76:8,9 (be kind even to those taken prisoner)
Sura 20:129,130 (also 38:15-17) (be patient with evil things said by evil people)
Sura 20:134,135 (be patient and let the unbelievers see who is right)
Sura 15:93 (Allah leaves alone those whom He allows to stray from the truth)
Sura 19:83,84 (don't be in a hurry to fight. Allah will allow evil people to destroy themselves)
Sura 43:88,89 (just turn away from those who reject the truth, and say "Peace" to them)
Sura 67:26 (Muhammad is only a warner; not an enforcer)
Sura 23:54 (leave them in their ignorance)
Sura 23:96 (it is best not to retaliate evil for evil)
Sura 25:52 (struggle with all your might against unbelievers with Allah's word - the "Greater Jihad")
Sura 17:54 (Muhammad was not sent to dispose of men's affairs.)
Sura 16:125,126 (invite to the way of Allah only with gracious preaching and arguments)
Sura 29:46 (don't argue with Jews and Christians, but do something better, i.e., emphasize our oneness)
Sura 29:69 (Allah will guide those who struggle in His way)
Sura 10:25,26 (Allah's call to the house of peace with reward in paradise)
Sura 6:104 (it's not our job to watch and be sure people believe the truth)
STAGE TWO: (FIRST INSTRUCTION IN MEDINA) -
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING PERMITTED
Several months after arrival in Medina the Muslims began looting the
Meccan caravans passing through the area. (It is very hard to
understand how someone claiming to be a prophet could adopt the carnal,
pagan Arab practice of robbing the caravans of other tribes, call
it "striving in the way of Allah" and then say that one fifth of the loot
belongs to Allah!) That practice eventually resulted in their being attacked
by the Quraish from Mecca in several battles, beginning with the battle of
Badr in 624. At that time permission was given to defend themselves by
fighting and killing. The only enemies in the picture were
the "unbelievers" of the Quraish tribe in Mecca, who were idol worshipers.
- Sura 22:39-41 (permission is given to go to war to defend themselves)
Sura 22:58 (rewards for those who die in Jihad)
STAGE THREE: (REVISED INSTRUCTION IN MEDINA) -
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING COMMANDED
A few months after granting permission to fight in self-defense, the
command was given making war (in self defense) a religious obligation.
At first, the only enemies in the picture were the "unbelievers" of the
Quraish tribe in Mecca, who were idol worshipers. They were the ones
who had in a sense declared war on the Muslims. Starting with the battle
of Uhud (see sura 3 references below) the hypocrites (Arabs who claimed
to be Muslims, but really did not believe) began to show themselves as
enemies, and later the Jews were considered enemies. In the beginning
of this stage the Jews were not considered enemies because Muhammad
was still expecting them to accept him as a prophet like Moses.
- Sura 2:109 (forgive and overlook unbelieving Jews and let Allah take care of them)
Sura 2:190-194 (fight defensively against an attack from fellow Arab Meccan opponents until persecution is stopped and Islam is established)
Sura 2:216,217 (fighting against Meccan Arabs is now commanded, but during Zul-Hajj it's an offense)
Sura 2:256,257 (don't force those defeated to become Muslims, but if they reject Islam they will suffer in hell)
Sura 8:1 (spoils of war in fighting against Arab Meccan belongs to Allah)
Sura 8:12,13,15-18 (cut the necks and fingers of those who opposed Allah and Muhammad and never turn your backs)
Sura 8:38-42 (keep fighting them until they stop persecuting believers and until Islam is established. If they stop fighting then stop. Now, a fifth of all the booty belongs to Allah and His leader)
Sura 8:45,46 (call on Allah, obey the Apostle, be united, persevere)
Sura 8:57-61 (if you defeat them, treat the treacherous with treachery and terrorize. Allah will repay what you spend. If they ask for peace give them peace)
Sura 8:65 (fight with perseverance because you will win)
Sura 8:67-69 (keep killing and don't take prisoners until the land is subdued. You shouldn't fight to get material goods, but Allah forgives your mistake this time)
Sura 8:70,71 (tell captives they can be blessed with Islam if they want to believe, otherwise power over them has been given by Allah)
Sura 8:72a (fighters and helpers are brothers in the struggle for the cause)
Sura 47:4-6,15 (cut their necks, subdue them, then be generous. Martyrs will receive paradise where there are rivers of water, milk, wine and honey plus fruits)
Sura 3:152 (the battle of Uhud in 625 AD was the second of the three battles against the Quraish. Allah gave permission to annihilate the enemy, but the believers failed Allah's test because of coveting the things of this world. Still Allah forgave them)
Sura 3:157,165-167,169-171,195b (martyrs have their sins blotted out and go to paradise, plus bring glory and peace to their loved ones left behind. Believers suffer defeat in battle when they disobey and don't fully strive)
Sura 61:4,11-13 (Allah loves those who fight in His cause without wavering. He will give speedy victory, forgiveness of sins and admission to paradise to those who fight with all they have)
Sura 4:74-78a (rewards for fighters against Satan, but not for the cowardly)
Sura 4:84,88,89 (fight, and rouse other believers to fight. Don't join the hypocrites, but instead seize and slay them if they flee or betray you)
Sura 4:90,91 (two classes of deserters may be given leniency)
Sura 4:95,96 (Allah gives a higher grade and reward to those who strive and fight in Allah's cause)
Sura 4:100 (sure reward for those who die in the cause of Allah)
Sura 33:25-27 (Allah enabled the Muslims to defeat both the idolaters and the Jews supporting them in their third and final attack against Medina, called the battle of the Trench, in 627 AD)
Sura 33:50 (you may take women whom you capture to be your concubines in addition to your wives)
Sura 22:58,59 (good provision of admission to a pleasing place for those who die in the cause of Allah)
Sura 22:78 (struggle for Allah's cause in sincerity and under discipline)
Sura 48:15-17 (those who lag behind will face Allah's punishment. The lame, blind and sick are excused. Those who fight will be rewarded with paradise)
Sura 48:22-24 (in 628 AD the Muslims attempted to enter Mecca to perform the pilgrimage. They were stopped on the edge of the city by Meccan forces. No fighting took place, but the two parties came to an agreement called the Treaty of Al-Hudaybiyah, in which the Muslims would be permitted to perform the pilgrimage a year later in return for a 10 year truce)
Sura 48:29a (Muslims fight against unbelievers, but are loving among themselves)
Sura 66:9 (fight against unbelievers and hypocrites)
Sura 49:15 (true believers spend all in Allah's cause)
STAGE FOUR: (AFTER CONQUERING MECCA) -
OFFENSIVE WAR COMMANDED TO KILL THE PAGANS
AND HUMBLE THE CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
The Muslims continued to gain strength until the Meccans surrendered
(in 630 AD). Most of the pagans of the city then became Muslims, so
Muhammad and his followers were able to take over the city and cleanse
the Ka’aba of some 360 idols resident there. At this point a new order
was given to fit the new situation. By this time it was evident that the
Jews would not accept Muhammad's claim to be a prophet, so the list of
enemies now included all unbelievers - Jews and Christians as well as the
pagans. Now it is no longer just defensive fighting, but aggressive Jihad
against all unbelievers is commanded. Since this is the final teaching of
the Qur’an regarding Jihad, it is what is still in force today.
- Sura 9:1-6 (dissolve all treaties with those pagans who haven't kept them, giving them four months notice. But keep your treaties with other idol worshipers till the end of the time agreed upon. In the future, make no more treaties with pagans, but kill those who do not receive Islam)
Sura 9:11,12,14,15 (Pagans who accept Islam become brother Muslims. Fight those who break their agreements. Allah will punish them by your hands)
Sura 9:16 (Allah knows those who strive with all they have, and don't make friends with or seek protection from non-Muslims)
Sura 9:19-22 (Jihad is greater than other service, and of the highest rank in the sight of Allah)
Sura 9:25,26 (fighting in the battle of Hunain Jan. 31, 630)
Sura 9:28 (forbid the pagans to enter the Ka’aba)
Sura 9:29-31 (fight against Jews and Christians until they are subdued, because Allah's curse is on them)
Sura 9:38,39,41 (don't avoid fighting, but fight with whatever you have. Otherwise Allah will punish you with serious punishment)
Sura 9:52,73 (Muslims can expect either martyrdom/paradise or victory in battle. Unbelievers can expect only punishment from Allah. Fight hard against unbelievers, whose abode is hell)
Sura 9:81-96 (those who are able but don't want to fight are rejected of Allah. Those unable are forgiven)
Sura 9:111 (Allah gives Paradise to those who give all they have to Allah and slay and/or are slain in Jihad)
Sura 9:122 (not everyone should go to fight, and those who stay are equal with those who go)
Sura 9:123 (fight the unbelievers surrounding you)
Sura 5:36-38 (death or torture to those who oppose the Apostle)
Sura 5:54 (don't befriend Jews or Christians because they are unjust and unreliable)
Source:
Jihad: The Teachings of Islam from its primary sources - the Qur'an and Hadith
Now to answer your second question.... why did people follow Muhammad?
Simple. Booty, slaves, women, killing.... and promises of paradise!
:o
