伊斯兰的宣教从真主的使者(愿主福安之)接受启示的第一天起就已开始。麦加人一直都知道,穆罕默德ﷺ在号召人们信奉一种新的宗教,并且已有许多人皈依了伊斯兰。他们还知道,穆罕默德ﷺ正在聚集他的同伴并照顾他们,而穆斯林则在古莱什其他人面前隐藏自己,同时聚集在一起学习他们的新宗教。

The Islamic call was known from the first day the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) recieved the message. People in Makkah had known all along that Muhammad (pbuh) was calling for a new Deen, and that scores of people had embraced Islam. They also knew that Muhammad (pbuh) was gathering his companions and looking after them, and that the Muslims concealed themselves from the rest of the Quraysh while they grouped together and learned about their new Deen.

人们在麦加都知道这一新的呼吁以及信奉它的人,但他们从未知道这些人在何处聚会,也不知道他们是谁。因此,当安拉的使者ﷺ宣布他的新信仰时,并不令人意外。令麦加人吃惊的是这一新穆斯林群体的出现。当哈姆扎·本·阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜皈依伊斯兰后,穆斯林的力量大为增强,三天之后,欧麦尔·本·哈塔卜也皈依了。随后,安拉的启示降临了,

People in Makkah were aware of this new call and of those who believed in it, but they never knew where they met nor who they were. That is why when the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) proclaimed his new belief, it did not come as a surprise. What surprised Makkah was the emergence of this new group of Muslims. The Muslims had gained a great deal of strength when Hamzah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib embraced Islam, followed by ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab three days later. Then came the revelation of Allah (swt),