The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 293
VIII - Expansion of Preaching 293 in the 30 th Sūra, uttered this sagacious augury:- The GREEKS have been smitten In the neighboring coasts; But, after their defeat, they shall again be victorious, And, in that day, the Believers shall rejoice In the aid of GOD. He aideth whom He chooseth; the GLORIOUS, the MERCIFUL It is the promise of GOD, who changeth not His promise; but the Greater part of mankind know it not And the prophecy, as we have seen, was justified by the event. ” 1 Preaching Islām to the Tribes of Arabia A brief note relevant to tribal visits has been mentioned above. Prophets are never disappointed, but at that time, the state of Makkah apparently seemed very disappointing. The Quraish were growing in their enmity and persecution day by day. In the current state of affairs, apparently, there seemed to be no hope of their becoming Muslim. On the other hand, the journey of the Holy Prophet sa to Ṭā’if, presently, did not spur any anticipation with relevance to this city either. Witnessing such a state, the Holy Prophet sa began to turn his attention further towards the other tribes of Arabia. As such, since the most effective way in which to preach to these tribes was at the occasion of Ḥajj at Makkah and Minā and during the days of the Ashhur-e-Ḥurum at the carnivals of ‘ Ukāẓ, Majinnah, and Dhul-Majāz, for this reason the Holy Prophet sa began to use these occasions to his advantage, more so than before. He began to visit other tribes very frequently. At times, Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakr ra , Ḥaḍrat ‘ Alī ra or Zaid bin Ḥārithah ra would also accompany the Holy Prophet sa , but as mentioned earlier, the Quraish began to create hindrances in this as well. Abū Lahab, who was the paternal uncle of the Holy Prophet sa , made it his routine that wherever the Holy Prophet sa would go, he would follow behind, and when the Holy Prophet sa would begin his address, Abū Lahab would make noise and say, “Listen to him not! For he has abandoned his religion, and wishes to ruin your 1 Life of ‘Mahomet’, By Sir William Muir, pp. 122-123, Reprint of the 1894 Ed. , Published by Voice of India New Delhi