An Outline of Early Islamic History — Page 12
12 thus, “O children of Abdul Muttalib, I have come to you with a great thing. Nobody brought a greater good for his people. I invite you to God. If you believe me, you will have the best of this life and of the life after death. Now which of you will help me?” They all laughed except Ali. Ali said, “I will be with you. ” And he was with the Prophet till the end. From that day Islam was the talk of the town. The prophet now began to call men to God openly. Muslims used to meet in a house called Dar - ul - Islam. They would pray and learn their new duties. Others would also come there to hear the Prophet. For three years this centre remained open to all new comers. Many more believed and became Muslims. They were Masab bin Omair, Abdullah bin Umme Maktum, Zaid bi n Khattab, Jafar bin Abi - Talib, Omar bin Yaseer, Abu Moosa al Ashari. Meccans Get Angry The Quresh had made fun of the Prophet. But, as time went on, they began to fear Islam. They therefore decided to use force. Their chief leaders were Abu Jahl, Abu Lahb, Ommaiya bin Khalf and al Nazar bin Haris. First they tried to win over Abu Talib, the uncle of the Prophet. They asked him to give up Muhammad.