Who Was The mockers of Makkah? Who laughed at the Prophet ﷺ in Islamic History

Before the worldBefore Adam

The first nationsAdam to Shuayb

Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE

Bani Israil and Romec. 1000 BCE – 250 CE

Arabia before IslamUp to 570 CE

Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE

After the Prophet ﷺ632–1000 CE

Crusades and conquests1090–1502 CE

The end of timeStill to come

Ten signs before the Hour

Isa ibn Maryam descends
A landslide in the east
A landslide in the west
A landslide in Arabia
The smoke
The sun rises from the west
The Beast of the earth
A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering

Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗

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المستهزئون

The mockers of Makkah

Who laughed at the Prophet ﷺ613–622 CE

Relied onRidicule

Undone byAllah's promise

A handful of Quraysh chiefs made a sport of mocking the Prophet ﷺ in the streets and at the Kaaba, and laughed and winked at the believers as they passed.

How it ended

Allah promised: 'Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers' (15:95). The commentators say each of them died soon after, in disgrace.

Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers
Quran 15:95

The lessonMockery is the weapon of those who have no argument.

In the Quran

15:94-96 83:29-36

Stood against
Source: In the Quran, named by the commentatorsThe commentators name al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah, al-As ibn Wa'il, al-Aswad ibn al-Muttalib, al-Aswad ibn Abd Yaghuth and al-Harith ibn Qays.

Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal

Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.

Before the worldBefore Adam

Before Adam Iblis: the one who refused