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Research Question:
The scope of this research is to answer the following questions:
(1)How did Prophet Muhammad communicate with his family, relatives, friends, followers and enemies during the twenty-three years of his life as a messenger of God?
(2)What methods of education did the Prophet Muhammad used to teach his family, relatives, friends, followers and enemies during the twenty-three years of his life as a messenger of God?

(3)How did Prophet Muhammad communicate with the other world leaders in his time in particular and the mankind in all the times in general?
(4)What values and communication strategies are evident from the letters to the world leaders and the last sermon of the prophet to all mankind?

History proves that religion has been one of the main causes of resentment and enmity among humans. Millions of people lost their lives fighting against each other only in the name of religion. In view of this how can we say that the religion of Islam is a source of peace?  How wars could be used for the specific purpose of securing peace and justice?

Methodology
Content analysis is the method of data collection for this research: “ Prophet Muhammad Pattern of Communication.” This methodology is an approach to qualitative research that is used to identify specific characteristics in textual messages (Morris R., 1994). The textual messages in this research are speeches, orations or sermons of Prophet Muhammad. During the twenty-three years of the prophethood of Muhammad, there were many of the speeches, orations or sermons that Prophet Muhammad communicated through to deliver his message to people. The message of Islam was not only for the people of the Arabia, but also was intended to be universal.

The Prophet Muhammad used a systematic way in teaching the message of Islam to his followers. During the last twenty-three years of the prophet Muhammad’s life, he spent thirteen years in Mecca and the other ten years in Madiena. The Meccan years were dedicated to call people and educate them about the unity of one God and not to associate with Him any idols in worshipping. While the prophet and his followers were in Mecca, they were under pressure from the disbeliveers. The rich people of Mecca did not want to lose power over the revenue that used to come to Mecca through the pilgrimage of the surrounding tribes to Kaba. The Meccans planed to kill the prophet, but he escaped to Madiena. At Madiena, Muhammad established the state of Islam. He defined the socio-economic dimensions of the Islamic state in Mediena. He was not only a religious leader but he was also a secular leader. Michael H. Hart in his published book on ratings of men who contributed towards the benefit and upliftment of mankind writes:

"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels".  (Hart, 1978, p. 33) 

Significance of the Study

The Prophet Muhammad’s techniques in communication and his leadership style played a significant role in accomplishing his goal in delivering the message of Islam to the world. Researching these techniques and style will uncover an important phase of the methods through which the religion of Islam is reaching 1.2 billion Muslims on the planet of Earth. The Prophet Muhammad’s techniques in his communication style toward children played a significant role in educating children accomplishing his goal in delivering the message of Islam to the world.

Review of Literature

Volumes and books had been written about the life of Muhammad. Events and different situations in the prophet’s life showed his techniques in communications with his family, relatives, friends, followers and enemies. His wife Khadijah was the first to support him and believe in his mission. Fida Husain Malik in the Wives of the Holy Prophet stated that Khadijah declared her faith in his mission. The entire world of Islam is indebted to her the generous support she gave to the prophet and all his followers at a time when Islam was fighting for its survival.

In his book the life of Muhammad, Haykal described how did the prophet invite his cousin Ali Ben Abu Taleb. Ali was overwhelmed with what he heard from the Prophet about the new religion. Instead of consulting his father to follow the new faith, Ali came early to declare his conversion to Islam.

In his book Life of Muhammad, Siddiqui stated the prophet’s remarks about the conversion of his friend, Abu Bakr to Islam:

I never invited anyone to the faith who did not display any hesitation in embracing it except Abu Bakr, when I offered Islam, he showed no hesitation, not even the least.” The truthfulness of the prophet and long intimacy relationship with Abu Bakr made the latter to dedicate his time and wealth for the sake of propagation of the divine faith.

For full three years, the prophet was content to preach among his family members, friends and a few strangers. Afterwards, it was the time to call openly and invite people in public for the faith of Islam.

Prophet Muhammad called the people to worship only one God. This call threatened Quraish tribe in Mecca. The leaders of Quraish considered themselves guardians of Kaaba. For Muhammad to call for a new faith other than theirs, that would shake the prestige and the wealth they enjoyed. Its leaders rejected the prophet in his Owen City Macca. They thought to convince him to stop preaching the new religion. They offered him wealth, prestige, and even appointing him as a king. The prophet Muhammad replied to their offer that he will not stop calling people for the divine faith even if they put the sun on his right and the moon on his left until he either die or the new religion will spread on earth among all humankind.

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