Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 70
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa га about his intention. Hadrat ‘Umar's" acceptance of Islam strengthened the will of the Muslims. sa. When the Holy Prophet" started to deliver the message of Islām in. Mecca, two chiefs of Mecca, ‘Amr bin Hishām (Abū Jahl) and ‘Umar bin. Khaṭṭāb, were the most dangerous opponents of Islam and the Holy. Prophet. The Holy Prophet prayed to God Almighty, "O Allāh, grant strength and respect to Islām through either one of the two, ‘Amr bin. Hishām (Abū Jahl) or ‘Umar bin Khaṭṭāb (whosoever You like). " sa sa (As-Siratun Nabawiyyah libne Hisham, Urdu, Translation by 'Abdul Jalil. Siddiqi, Vol. 1, p. 379, I'tiqād Pulishing House, Delhi, India; Jami' Tirmidhi,. Kitabul Manaqib, Bāb ‘Umar bin Khattab ) га га. Thus, acceptance of Islām by Hadrat ‘Umar" was the result of the acceptance of the prayers of the Holy Prophet". . Confinement in Shi‘bi Abī Ṭālib. The Quraish were full of anger on seeing the Muslim community flourish. They convened a large meeting in which they decided to impose a complete boycott of the Muslims. Their aim was to ostracize the Banū. Hashim and Banu ‘Abdul Muttalib clans and thus destroy them completely. They hatched a scheme and imposed a total boycott of the. Holy Prophet", his clan and tribe, Banu Hashim and Banu ‘Abdul. Muttalib, and all the Muslims. An agreement was signed to boycott which was written by Mansur ibn ‘Ikrimah and was hung in the Ka'bah. The agreement stated: "They would neither take the daughters of the two clans (Banu Hashim and Banū ‘Abdul Muttalib) nor will they give them their daughters in marriage; they would neither sell anything to them nor buy anything from them. Not only that, they would not have any contact with them nor even allow any food or drink to reach them. This boycott would continue till these clans agree to hand over Muḥammad to the Quraish. " 70