If Muhammad is an Arab, why he fought against the Arab pagans?

Answer 1

Because the only thing muslims know how to do well is to fight and die for their god. Well, that and marry little girls.

Answer 2

Muhammad was a prophet who has only one god, and Arab Pagans had many of them. In fact those Pagans were particularly his people.

The animosity between Muslims Arabs and Pagan Arab, because the pagans killed and chased all the Muslims. The fought the prophet, and the Muslims, the sent them away.

It was a political war rather than anything else.

Answer 3

Same reason why Americans fight Americans, the Irish fight the Irish, the English fight the English, etc. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) came w/ the truth, the Holy Qur'an against those who associate others w/ the only God and give Him a image through their material perceptions of reality which eventually turned monotheistic religions into myth in the past over time. God is greater than can be described or imagined.

Answer 4

Because the Arab pagans fought him. If you closely examine the socio-cultural environment of the Arabian Peninsula and the position of Mekkah in this environment, during the times of the Prophet (pbuh), you shall note that even though the Prophet (pbuh) lived and propagated his message in Mekkah during the first thirteen years of his ministry, yet, because of the particular position of Mekkah in the socio-cultural environment of Arabia, his message was introduced throughout the Peninsula. Furthermore, the events that followed the Prophet's (pbuh) hijrah to Medinah only contributed in further introducing the message of the Prophet (pbuh) to the other tribes of Arabia. Finally, even after the conquest of Mekkah, when an ultimatum was given to all polytheists that if they refuse to accept Islam they shall then be put to death, the Qur'an directed the Muslims to grant immunity, for a specified period of time, to all those individuals, who are still ignorant of God's message.
Mekkah, since the past many centuries, was known as the "Umm al-Quraa" in Arabia. It was the cultural and religious center of the Arabs. The language, the dialect and the cultural and religious traditions of Mekkah greatly influenced the whole of Arabia. It was at this place that God sent the Prophet (pbuh). The Qur'an also informs us that, due to the referred importance of such 'chief towns' in the ancient cultures, God sent His messengers, generally, in the 'chief town' or the capital city of the area. Thus, in the couple of years that followed, the Prophet (pbuh) and his message were introduced to the whole of Arabia, due only to the position of Mekkah. In fact, these far off tribes were not only informed of the beliefs that the New Prophet was propagating, but were also exposed to the general warning of the Prophet (pbuh) regarding the Divine punishment that would follow in case of his rejection. It was primarily due to this awareness of the Prophet's (pbuh) message that when during the last few years of his stay in Mekkah, the Prophet (pbuh) asked the delegations of the various tribes to allow him to migrate to their area to continue the deliverance of his message, all of them refused[9]. It was this awareness of the Prophet's message that prompted the people of Medinah to open their doors for the Prophet (pbuh).
With the migration to Medinah, an Islamic state was formed. From here starts the rise of the Muslim empire. All the far off tribes of Arabia, who, till yet, were only aware of the New Prophet and his message, were now forced to consider it more seriously. The Islamic state was gaining power day by day. It even fought wars against the socio-cultural and religious leadership of Arabia. In the first of these wars - at Badr - most of the leadership was killed at their hands. Finally, Mekkah was conquered by the person, who while he was all alone had declared that soon the pillars of Arabia shall wither away like sand. The far off tribes of Arabia were aware of all these developments.

Answer 5

Muhammed peace be upon him did not fight for the sake of his race, rather for the sake of His God, Allah the God of all that Is, was and will be created.. And Arabs are not an exception in anyway.

Answer 6

If you follow the path of his armies conquest you will notice a very telling thing .... he always seemed to "attack to convert" wherever the wealth was.

Go figure.

Answer 7

he fought not against nationality(arabian), but against religion(pagans at this point)