Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings — Page 26
26 him; if he sought to set himself up as a King they were willing to recognise him as such; if he desired a wife he would be given the choice of all the wonen of Mecca; but that he should desist from preaching the Unity of God. Hearing thls, the Holy Prophet replied" If you set the. Sun on my right hand and the moon on my left,. I shall not renounce this doctrine. ” Eighty men had so far joined the Holy Prophet (on whom be peace and the blessings of God). . Blockade and Boycott. . When, however, the rumours of the doings at. Mecca spread into the country, people began to arrive in Mecca to find out for themselves what all this meant. The Meccans were chagrined at this and the streets were picketed to prevent anybody from seeing the Holy Prophet. At the same time they resolved to put an end to his life. . Learning this, his uncle and his other relatives withdrew with him into a neighbouring valley in order the better to be able to protect him. . Frustrated in their designs, the Meccans entered into a covenent to boycott the Holy