The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 251
VIII Expansion of Preaching Visits to the Tribes During the days of Ḥajj , people would gather in Makkah from far and wide, and in the Ashhur-e-Ḥur u m , very large assemblies would be held in significant numbers at ‘ Ukāẓ, Majinnah, and Dhul-Majāz. From the start, it was a custom of the Holy Prophet sa to utilise such occasions to his advantage. He would visit the various encampments of the Arab tribes and would invite them to Islām. 1 However, until now, naturally, the attention of the Holy Prophet sa was more directed towards the Quraish of Makkah. Nonetheless, during the days when the Quraish of Makkah had besieged the Muslims in the The Valley of Abū Ṭālib, the Holy Prophet sa began to turn his attention towards the other tribes of Makkah. As such, during the era of siege, in the peace of the Ashhur-e-Ḥur u m , the Holy Prophet sa would especially visit the various tribes who had arrived for Ḥajj. He would regularly visit the assemblies at ‘Ukāẓ, etc. and preach the message of Islām. However, the Quraish of Makkah began to create hindrances in this preaching as well. They knew that for these tribes to become Muslim was almost as dangerous as the conversion of the Makkans themselves. As such, it was due to the opposition of the Quriash, that although the Holy Prophet sa visited various tribes at numerous occasions, and he would go to every camp presenting them with the invitation to Islām, there was no prospect of success. 2 1 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 1, p. 104, Dhikru Du‘ā’i Rasūlillāhi sa Qabā’ilal- ‘Arab fil-Mawāsim , Dārul-Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 1, p. 104, Dhikru Du‘ā’i Rasūlillāhi sa Qabā’ilal-‘Arab fil-Mawāsim , Dārul-Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī, By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Al-Jarīr Ṭabarī, Volume 2, pp. 243-244, Bābu Dhikril-Khabri ‘ammā kāna min Amri Nabiyyillāhi sa ‘inda Ibtidā’illāhi Ta‘ālā. . . . . . , Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002)