Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 71
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa га sa sa. Abū Tālib had no alternative but to take the two clans into the mountain trail called Shi'bi Abi Talib which was his property. Thus, the. Holy Prophet, his family members and certain other people who were non-Muslims but had great regard for the Holy Prophet" and his family were confined to a small lonely place. It was decided that the Meccans would not have normal dealings with the Muslims. They would neither buy from them nor sell them anything. They would not marry their daughters nor would give them their own daughters in marriage. They wrote down this covenant and hung it, like other proclamations, on the wall of the. Ka'bah. Then the Quraish told the three men who were married to the three daughters of the Holy Prophet" to divorce their wives. Two of the daughters of the Holy Prophet" were married to the two sons of the Holy. Prophet's uncle and bitter enemy, Abū Lahab. The third daughter, Ḥadrat. Zainab was married to a cousin of Ḥaḍrat Khadijah", Abū al-'Ās. Both sons of Abū Lahab divorced their wives. However, Abu al-'Ās refused to divorce his wife. The boycott continued for three years and during this confinement the clans of Hāshim and Muttalib bore enormous difficulties and suffering. They were made to undergo the most extreme hardships and privations, so much so that at times they had nothing but tree leaves to sustain them. If any relative sent them any food, and the news leaked out, that relative was publicly insulted and put to shame. The Quraish used to express their pleasure on hearing the cries of the hungry children. Despite all that the Muslims remained steadfast in their beliefs. Then certain decent people from the enemies of Islām protested and revolted against the inhumane treatment of the people confined in Shi'bi Abi Talib. At first, based on humanitarian grounds, Hisham ibn 'Amr and Zuhair ibn Abū. Umayyah decided to revoke the pact of the boycott. Then they secretly asked others to do the same. They let it be known that they would invite the Holy Prophet and his Companions" to come out of their place of retreat and go about their business as before. They met the confined people, talked with Abū Talib and ended the boycott. Abū Jahl opposed it. . However, he soon realized that there was a consensus to revoke the boycott pact and that would be foolish to oppose it. Thus, he stopped opposing them. One day the Holy Prophet said to Abū Ṭālib: "I have been informed sa sa 71