Chapters 21-30 Summary and Analysis

In chapter twenty-one, Utbah goes to Muhammad one day and tells the Prophet that a rift has formed in the tribe over his teaching. Utbah offers Muhammad a fortune and to make him an overlord and king, but he refuses. The Quraysh repeat their offers to Muhammad, but Muhammad refuses their offers. He tells them that they should believe the messages he brings from God. They challenge Muhammad to do something that will prove to them that he is from God. Muhammad refuses, saying that it is not up to him to ask these things of God. The men declare that they will never follow Muhammad or believe what he has to say. They threaten to continue to make his life difficult.

In chapter twenty-two, the number of followers of Muhammad increase, but many of them are slaves or...