Muhammad: What his Pagan People used to call him?
Muhammad up to the age of forty
Muhammad before his Prophethood
Up to the age of forty, Muhammad was not known as a statesman, a parson a spokesman or a lecturer. He was never seen discussing the principles of metaphysics, beliefs, moral principles, ethics, law, politics, economics or sociology.
His Pagan people knew that he possessed an excellent personality, pleasant manners and He was well known as an honest and a trustworthy man. His people used to call him the trustworthy honest man.
Nevertheless, there was nothing in his manner of life that would make his people expecting something great and revolutionary from him in the future.
Muhammad after the age of forty
At the age of forty, the Angel Gabriel revealed unto Muhammad the first seven verses of the Quran which are:
1) “Read (O prophet Muhammad) in the name of thy lord and cherisher, it is He who created,
2) Created man from “Alaq”.
3) Read! And thy lord is most bountiful, is the most generous,
4) He who taught (the use of) the pen,
5) Taught the human what he did not know.”
Since then, Muhammad has completely transformed.
Logically-wise, it is not possible for such a person of the above qualities to turn all of a sudden into a liar and claim that he is the Prophet of Allah and stimulate all the wrath of his people against himself.
His people offered to accept him as their King, to give him all the money he wants, to give him all the noble women he wants to marry them and he would leave the preaching of his religion. But he chose to refuse their tempting offers and go on preaching his religion single-handedly in face of all kinds of insults,