Meaning of "Seerah" Part - 2

Before the arrival of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), the world was seeped into the darkness of Kufr and Shirk.  Ignorance had spread in the world, oppression, massacres and bloodshed had reached its peak.  Ignorance was such that the birth of a girl was considered inauspicious and unfortunate, and girls used to be buried alive.

The whole society was plagued with usury, gambling, drinking, immodesty and adultery.  People used to worship idols which they themselves created.  Immodesty was such that the Tawaf of the Ka’aba was done in the nude.  People used to draw swords on trivial matters and the resulting wars would themselves continue for centuries.

In short all that was bad and ugly was rampant.  At this time to remove the people from the darkness of Kufr and Shirk, to raise them from the mires of dishonor to the summits of honor, to dispel the darkness of ignorance and light the fire of ‘Irfan (knowledge of Allah SWT) and to illuminate the whole world, Allah SWT sent Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) with the mantle of Prophethood to be the Guide and Master of the whole creation.

He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the last to come among all the Prophets, although His Noor (radiance) was created even before the beginning of the creation, as the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:

Translation:  The thing, which was first created by Allah SWT is My Noor.  The universally accepted Muhaddith (Hadith-Expert) Hadhrat Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) has declared this Hadith as Sahih (well-authenticated).
(Madarij Un Nubuwwah, Vol 2, Pg No: 2)