Why not China , Japan , India or any other country , they had bigger population than Mecca and its vicinity and they were idol worshipers too ?
They needed guidance also , No ?
Why not some tribe of Africa , they were more barbaric than Arabs of those days ?
Please help me . I am so confused.
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**because, as i see it, Arabic language is the strongest language gramatically and at the time arabic literature was at the top, known for poetry. Qur'aan is the best literature as well...there is a chapter in Qur'aan called sho'aaraa...Allah challenged human kind and the jins to bring forward 3 verses like Qur'aan...no one has yet came clsoe to meeting the challenge and its considered a miracle of Qur'aan.
Also, middle east happens to be in the middle of all the known worlds. all trade routes conveged there.
one more reason, all the previous prophets were born and did their prophetic work in that region so people knew about all the prophetic stories and there were followers of those prophets like Jesus and Moses.
i believe, Allah had promised Abraham [a.s.] that HE will raise prophets from among his children. up and until MoHammad [saws], all the prophets that came to this world were Hazrat IsHaq's [a.s.] children while Hazrat Ismaa'eel's [a.s.] side there were none. so, Allah gave the Last Messenger, MoHammad [saws] thru Ismaa'eel [a.s.] thus fulfilling HIS obligations to raise prophets from Abraham's [a.s.] children.
i think these reasons are enuf for now.**
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It was never about the current situation of the time (population, idol worships or barbarism). Mecca was always a designated city for the hosue of Allah even before Hazarat Ibrahim traveled to that spot and left Ismail and Hajra and then later came to built Kabaa.
It just makes sense to pick that place to be the birth city of the last prophet.
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Why not China , Japan , India or any other country , they had bigger population than Mecca and its vicinity and they were idol worshipers too ? They needed guidance also , No ? Why not some tribe of Africa , they were more barbaric than Arabs of those days ?
Please help me . I am so confused.
Maybe its because it was the most geographically ideal location? Its called the MIDDLE East for a reason.
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**because, as i see it, Arabic language is the strongest language gramatically and at the time arabic literature was at the top, known for poetry. Qur'aan is the best literature as well...there is a chapter in Qur'aan called sho'aaraa...Allah challenged human kind and the jins to bring forward 3 verses like Qur'aan...no one has yet came clsoe to meeting the challenge and its considered a miracle of Qur'aan.
Also, middle east happens to be in the middle of all the known worlds. all trade routes conveged there.
one more reason, all the previous prophets were born and did their prophetic work in that region so people knew about all the prophetic stories and there were followers of those prophets like Jesus and Moses.
i believe, Allah had promised Abraham [a.s.] that HE will raise prophets from among his children. up and until MoHammad [saws], all the prophets that came to this world were Hazrat IsHaq's [a.s.] children while Hazrat Ismaa'eel's [a.s.] side there were none. so, Allah gave the Last Messenger, MoHammad [saws] thru Ismaa'eel [a.s.] thus fulfilling HIS obligations to raise prophets from Abraham's [a.s.] children.
i think these reasons are enuf for now.**
Good Answer, so the last prophet was from Bano Ismail, that was the main point of contradiction for the jews of arab, they were supposing that, since all the prophets are coming in bano ishaq, so the last one will also be.
this is only one reason, there could be bunches of reasons for prophet (S.A.W) being in Arab.
(Makkah is also being declared the center of earth ::not so sure about it)
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Just to add to TLKs point the first Kabaa was built by Adam pbuh, it was distroyed by the flood
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I dont think the reason was demography or center of the earth blah blah.
The core reason was poetry. We can not understand the dynamics of this reason unless we deeply study their history, cultural indulgence. These Arabs were very fond of poetry and they were proud of their rich literary icons.
Quran’s Challenge is pretty tricky one. No doubt poetry of this book is class apart. Epitome of style and presentation. But this challenge was just to irritate and frustrate Arab enemies of Islam. They were proud and arrogant. Poetry was just like spinal chord for their culture. The challenge was hard hitting on their nerves.
They were masters of this language and its poetry. The quranic challenge was just like an unknown boxer saying to a current world champion that you can not beat me even in your home ground. Come on hit me, hit me if you can !
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If china was chosen some would be asking why China was chosen and some would be giving 'reasons'.
Why ask why?
Who cares?
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:salam2:
Allah SWT said in Surah Al Imran 3:97,98
Bakka: same as Makka; perhaps an older name. The foundation of the Ka’ba goes back to Abraham, but there are place associations in the sacred territory with the names of Adam and Eve, e.g., Arafat, the Mount of Mercy.
‘Alamin’: all the words; all kinds of beings; all nations; all creatures.
Many ‘Mufasareen’ and "Muarakeen’ have different opinions about where Hazrat Adamn :as: and Hazrat Hawa :as: were taken off on this earth. According to the above verses both were taken off on different places in this world, but the get togethered at ‘Arafaat’ near Makkah in Hajaz. Hazrat Adam’s :as: language was ‘arabic’.
Some ‘Mufasareen’ says Hazrat Adam taken off to this earth in egypt. Some ‘Muarakeen’ wrote Hazrat Adam 'as" taken off to and island in Hindustan called ‘Lanka’ and that time He had ‘Hijr-e-aswad’ stone with him which he brought with him to Hijaz.
Moreover they wrote that Hazrat Adam brought with him good smells (perfume or atar), fruits and spices thats why the perfumes or atar, fruits and spices are famous in these countries. (4).
Arab Country:
Located South West of subcontinent Asia, Hence it is surrounded by sea from three sides and from fourth side by ‘Darya-e-farat’ which cover it like and island. That’s why Arab country is named as ‘Island of Arab (Jazeera-e-arab)’. On North side of it, Shaam, Iraq, and at west side ‘red sea’ (Bahera-e-kulzam) are located which 77km away from Makkah. South side surrounds ‘hind sea’ and at east side Khaleej Oman and Khaleej-e- Faris.
Geographic’s scholars divided these lands in eight categories as per nature of lands:
1- Hajaz
Hajaz is located in west bank near ‘red sea’ (Bahera-e-kulzam). The west bank land is named as ‘Tahama’, ‘yaghoor’ which is lower part of this land. The east of Hajaz called “Najjad” which is higher part of this land. Although Hajaz is in the middle of Tahama and Najjad, that’s why this area is called named Hajaz. Hajaz contains the following Islamic historical lands: Makkah, Madina, Badar, Uhad, Khaibar, Fidak, Hanin, Taif, Tabook, and Ghadeer-km etc.
Hazart Shoaib’s :as: city “Madi’an” located at the boundary of Tabook near ‘red sea’. Till today we can see the traces of ‘Qoum-e-Samood’ at ‘Al Qur’a valley’ in Al-Hajar area.
Taif is the most greenish and coldest land in Hajaz and its ‘Mewa’ are famous world-widely.
2- Yemen
3- Hazar-al-mot
4- Mehra
5- Oman
6- Bahrain
7- Najad
8- Ahkaaf
Makkah Mukarma:
Makkah the famous city of Hajaz located between the two mountains from east of ‘Jabal Abu-Qais’ and from west of ‘Jabal Al Qaiqan’. Makkah is surrounded with many of small peaks and desert. In this city our Prophet Muhammad 
was born.
Makkah is surrounded by Kabba, Safa & Marwah, Munna, Muzldaifa, Arafat, Ghar-e-Hira, Ghar-e-thor, Jabal-al-Taneem, Jerana etc. Makkah’s air & sea port is “Jeddah” which situated 54km away near ‘Bahera-e-Kulzam”.
Madina:
Located 320km away from Makkah. Around 4, 1/2km on north, mountain of ‘Uhad’ is situated where famous war ‘Uhad’ took place. 5km away from Madina, Masjid-e-Quba is located and “Yanmbah” the port which is located 170km near “Bahera-e-kulzm” is located there.
Geographically, If we see this Arab country on globe, then we assume that this Arab country is located in the middle of Europe and three biggest African sub continentals and this is how we understand if Almighty Allah SWT! Want to make a center point on this earth (globe) then the best place will be Arab country i.e. Makkah which is in the middle of all.
Allah SWT! know best.
References:
1- History of Arab Countries & Islam, Jild 1,Page 3
2- History of Arab Countries & Islam, Jild 1,Page 4
3- Serat-e-Mustafa Jild 1, Page 28-29
4- Book Sujat-al-Marjan
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Just to add to TLKs point the first Kabaa was built by Adam pbuh, it was distroyed by the flood
Please elaborate with reference(s) :)
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Now that is REALLY interesting. I salute you.
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If we read Quran , we know that Allah says that there has not been any tribe in the world where i have not sent my messenger and in another one of the verse Allah says it is in HIS power to send down His prophet in which ever geographical place as He wish, there's no limitation to His blessings. He sends down blessings where ever He pleases and whenever He pleases.
I can find u the verses if you wish.
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Also, ethnicity of a prophet does not determine its truthfulness. We should not refuse the blessing of Allah simply because He sent His blessing in a place we dont like, or have not heard of.
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If we read Quran , we know that Allah says that there has not been any tribe in the world where i have not sent my messenger and in another one of the verse Allah says it is in HIS power to send down His prophet in which ever geographical place as He wish, there's no limitation to His blessings. He sends down blessings where ever He pleases and whenever He pleases.
I can find u the verses if you wish.
Also, ethnicity of a prophet does not determine its truthfulness. We should not refuse the blessing of Allah simply because He sent His blessing in a place we dont like, or have not heard of.
So Allah sent a prophet to China , one to Japan , one to India etc. Then those people digressed from the religion sent by Allah , fine no problem there. Then why Allah did not send last prophet to all those lands at the same time one last prophet was sent to Arabia ?
People of those land still were living in darkness for many centuries before Islam reached them again. What will happen to those people who died in darkness even after last prophet was sent to Humanity at large ? What will happen to the people who died in darkness in Arabia before last prophet was sent to that land ?
It is not about liking the prophet from land we do not like it is about how does logic work here. How do you explain this to someone who wants to understand then accept Islam or any other religion ?
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Haha Mirch! I mean I’ve been curious but trying to get into Allah’s consciousness? :hinna:
You can sit here all day and all night arguing about why this and why that but really, the most reasonable assumption (Allah knows best) is that The Kabah was sacred before the time of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and it was a covenant with Prophet Ibrahim (AS) so it would be one of Prophet Ismail (AS) or Prophet Ishaq (AS) descendants. The Arabs had yet again stained the Kabah with the presence of idols and it was time yet again to purify it and bring about a revolution in the form of a Message (The Quran being the final of the only five Messages to have been sent down) that would resonate until Qayamah (Day of Judgement/Armageddon/End of Days).
I particularly loved the explanation to do with Language and Poetry. Even to this day, we cannot full understand the message of the Quran until we make an effort and learn the language. All these translations, they don’t really do any of it justice. There’s no way they’re uniform or consistent of 100% true. That is the beauty of Arabic. Its so sweet, so delicious yet it can sting you viciously. Its an incredible miracle in itself; The Quran. The best Dawah? Hand over the Quran to someone and ask them to go through it. Forget preaching. Let the Message do its own work.
There are other reasons stated in this thread by others who probably know more than me. I’m just trying to explain to you that this is a fruitless pursuit in a way. You’re basically asking human beings to try and justify Allah’s decision to raise a Prophet there. To do that, they must reach a level of understanding that only Allah Himself possesses. So I’m sure this will just be a circular discussion without any reasonable end. I’m not trying to dissuade you from intelligent though but a leap of faith means a leap of faith. You’ve just got to take it.
At the end of the day its religion mate. All factors do matter (Faith, Culture, Language, Politics, Geography, etc.) but religion sometimes needs to be experienced through submission? :hinna:
May Allah help us all 
/maulvimode
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^^Top post applauds
That is the beauty of Arabic. Its so sweet, so delicious yet it can sting you viciously. Its an incredible miracle in itself; The Quran. The best Dawah? Hand over the Quran to someone and ask them to go through it. Forget preaching. Let the Message do its own work.
Absolutely true, there are countless examples of people reverting after simply reading the Quran.
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stop trying to use so much common sense
doesnt work with religion :)
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So Allah sent a prophet to China , one to Japan , one to India etc. Then those people digressed from the religion sent by Allah , fine no problem there. Then why Allah did not send last prophet to all those lands at the same time one last prophet was sent to Arabia ? People of those land still were living in darkness for many centuries before Islam reached them again. What will happen to those people who died in darkness even after last prophet was sent to Humanity at large ? What will happen to the people who died in darkness in Arabia before last prophet was sent to that land ? It is not about liking the prophet from land we do not like it is about how does logic work here. How do you explain this to someone who wants to understand then accept Islam or any other religion ?
The other prophets which were sent before Muhammad PBUH were the prophets only for certain geographical area and were only required to preach the religion of God to the people Allah told them to. Jesus (AS) was a prophet sent only for Bani-Israel, Noah (AS) for His people etc. However, in the case of Muhammad PBUH, Allah sent Him to mankind as Rehmatul lilaalameen. He(SAW) was not only the prophet to Arabia, but a prophet for every religion, ethnicity, race etc. confirming the books and messenger of Allah before Him. He (SAW) was not only the last of the law-bearing prophets, but also the most exalted, the most blessed, the most best, the most beloved of Allah and the perfect human being.
Being last in its literal meaning is nothing good , or determines someones superiority over other prophets, so therefore people died before Muhammad PBUH will be judged based on their level of taqwa and how much have they followed the prophet before Muhammad PBUH.
There's no logic needed to be understood here. Also, being last in its literal sense as you are taking it does not guarantee that the teaching He(SAW) brought to us will remain in its purest form either. Mankind will always be in need of someone to rescue them from jahaalat. There were countless prophets who came to Bani-Israel even when they had the book from Allah. Theres ignorance spreading everywhere even after having the perfect book , Quran. But thats a whole new topic altogether which i will not go further in to.
Point im trying to make here is that one should not see Muhammad PBUH as just limited to Arabia. The teachings He (SAW) brought reach beyond man made borders and its our duty as Muslims to reach out to people who havent heard of Islam and teach them Islam and show them acting upon it.
Allah says, today i have done my favor upon you and chose Islam for you as your religion. So theres no point of Allah sending last prophets to every nation when theres only one true path left to be followed. Sure, it would take years if not centuries to reach every single human being with the true message of Islam, the task is tough but surely not impossible.
Hope i made sense.
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Mirch ALLAH is Just those who have died and They didnt knew about ISlam will not be asked about it they will only be asked about Shirk because avoiding shirk is in nature
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How would those people know that they are committing shirk if they do not know about Islam and Allah ? 
