Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 357
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 357 Prophethood, during the month of Mu h arram they agreed on a pact of the total boycott of Muslims and put them under siege in a valley. The supporters of the Muslims, whether they were believers or not, the tribes of Ban u H a shim and Ban u Mu tt alib were also put under siege. Quraish decided that as long as Muhammad was not handed over to them, they would not trade or marry Muslims or their supporters. Even any social contact or dealing was forbidden. For further endorsement this agreement was displayed in the Ka‘bah. 27 During the imprisonment in She‘b-e-Ab i Ta lib, Muslim contacts with the outside world became extremely limited. One source of this contact was through Ban u H a shim and Ban u Mu tt alib who themselves were imprisoned along side Muslim for being supporters or being tribal friends. Ab u Lahab and some other enemies of Islam were not imprisoned and continued to support the opponents. The non Muslims of Ban u H a shim and others sympathizers who were boycotted as well, were deeply impressed by the good treatment which they received from Muslims and also by living in close proximity to Muslims and observing their high morals and their zeal for worship influenced their thinking. As a result their tribal fellowship transformed into brotherhood in faith. Although the details of this period are scanty, even then the importance of this period in the field of