The Boycott:

The disbelievers of Qurish agreed on a plan to pressurize Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him and his family and clan who protect him, despite the fact the majority of the did not believe yet.  They agreed to send the descendants of Abu Taleb and Hashem from Makah, to any dry area outside Makah Called Sheb Abi Taleb.  They also agreed that they should not buy or sell any thing with them, and not to intermarry with them.  They wrote their agreement on a sheath they kept inside the Kabba.

Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him lived with his clan in Sheb Abi Taleb for three years, in tents and in very harsh conditions, with little food and water, they had to eat tree leaves, and anything they find even deal animals.  Even under these conditions, Allah’s messenger family and clan did not give up protecting him and did not think of surrendering him those who wanted to kill him.

Hesham Ibn Amro was a man of high position and good esteem in Makah, and he was close to Bano Hashem.  He used to take food to them secretly by night, carrying it on the back of a camel.

Hesham went one day to Zohir Ibn Omyah and they discussed what is happening to Bano Abd El-Motaleb and Bano Hashem in their exile in Sheb Abi Taleb.  They agreed to do their best to break up this boycott; however they felt that they need a third man to support them.  They two of them went to Al-Motam Ibn Adi and they spoke to him about their wish, and he agreed with them.  The three of them went to see Al-Buhtori Ibn Hesham, and told him what they wanted to do, he agreed, and they became four.  The four of them went to Zoma Ibn Al-Aswad, and sought his support, he agreed and they became five.

The five of them agree to meet by night to plan what they were going to do, and they met and agreed to break up the boycott, and that Zohir will be the first man to talk in public about it.

Zohir went to the sacred mosque and spoke out saying: “O people of Makah, do we eat and wear cloths, while descendants of Hashem (Bano Hashem) are perishing, no one is buying or selling with them, by Allah I will not rest until I destroy this unjust, boycotting agreement”.  Abu Jahl went to oppose Zohir, but Zohir’s four companions stood up to defend his and his cause.

Ibn Is,Haq narrated that Allah’s messenger pray and peace upon him said to Abu Taleb his uncle: “My uncle, my Lord made the termites each Qurish’s agreement sheath and only left Allah’s name and erased all the injustice, boycotting and falsehood”  Abu Taleb said: “Did your Lord tell you that?” He said: “Yes”.

Abu Taleb went out and said: “People of Qurish, my nephew tells me so and so, therefore stop boycotting us, and stop what you doing, and if he is lying, I will surrender my nephew to you”.  They said: “We agree” and they all agreed to that.  When they look at the sheath and found what Allah’s messenger said to be true, they became angrier, however, the sheath was torn and the agreement it had was broken.

During the year this agreement broke, Abu Taleb, Allah’s messenger’s uncle who brought him us and protected him, died.  This was a great personal loss and a big loss for all the Muslims.

During the same year Khadija bent Khowayled, Allah’s messenger’s wife died.  He lost the kind heart and the tender faithful wife and support for Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him.  This year because the year of grief for Allah’s messenger by losing his uncle and wife.

Al-Tofil Ibn Amro Al-Doci:

Al-Tofil was the chief of his tribe Doci and the noble man there.  He was also a thoughtful and wise man.  When he went to Makah, it’s people told him never to talk to or listen to Mohamed prayer and peace upon him, to the extend that he put cotton wool in his ears.  However, when he reached the Kabba Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him was praying there, and Al-Tofil unintentionally heard some of the Quran, and he liked what he heart.  He thought to himself; why would he obey others without thinking about the matter himself.

Al-Tofil decided to go to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him and ask him about Islam.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him talked to him about Islam, and recited the Quran to him, and Tofil decided to embrace Islam.  Al-Tofil said to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him that he is respected and obeyed by his people, and asked him if he can have a sign to help him to persuade his people, and Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him asked Allah to give him a sign.

Al-Tofil went back home to Doci, and when he got near, he found that he has light right in front of his face.     He asked Allah to move it elsewhere and it was moved to his whip, and every one in the tribe was this light in his whip as he came nearer.

Al-Tofil told his father about Islam and he embraced Islam, and also told his wife who embraced Islam too.  They he started to talk to one household after another and the people of Doci slowly but steadily became Muslim.  Mean while, the Muslims migrated to Medina, and the battle of Badr took place, and after the taking of Khyber, he migrated to Medina along with 70-80 household from Doci.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him was overjoyed to see them, and he gave them a share of the bounty of the battle.

Al-Tofil lived in Medina with Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him until the death of Allah’s messenger.  When some tribes refused to pay Zakah or left Islam, Abu Bakr sent armies to fight them, and Al-Tofil went with these armies, and he went to the battle of Yamamah.  Before the battle he saw a vision that he shaved his head, and a bird flew out of his mouth, then he me a women and his body entered her body through her genitalia, and saw his son eagerly going after him, but he was kept away from him.  When he told the people about his vision, they said: Good Allah willing.  He said: Bu I understand it, as for the shaving of the head it means that his head will be put down, and the bird flying out of my mouth is my soul, and the woman is the earth will be split open for me to be buried, as for my son eagerly going after him is that his son will be hurt in the battle.

Al-Tofil was martyred during the battle of Yamamah, and his son had a bad wound but was not killed.  He died years later during the battle of Yarmok, during the rule of Omar Ibn El-Khatab.  May Allah be pleased with and has mercy upon Al-Tofil and his son.

The Mood Splitting Asunder:

Bukhari, Muslims and Ahmed narrated that the disbelievers asked Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him to show them sign of his prophecy on a night when the moon was complete, and the moon spit asunder into two halves.  They said: This is magic.  Allah the Highest send down these Ayahs of Sorat Al-Qamar (the moon): “THE HOUR DRAW NEAR AND THE MOON SPLIT ASUNDER * AND WHEN THEY A SIGN THEY TURN AWAY AND SAY: ONGOING MAGIC * THEY DENIED AND FOLLOWED THEIR DESIRES BUT EVERY THING WILL SETTLE”. (S: 54 A: 1-3)

The disbelievers did believe after seeing this great miracle, which shows that they used to ask Allah’s messenger for miracles, hoping to find evidence to deny his prophecy not as a proof of his prophecy.

Wrestling with Rekana:

Ibn Is, Haq narrated that Rekana Ibn Abd Yazed Ibn Hashem was the strongest man in Qurish and Makah, and he would defeat any one he wrestles.  He met Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him, and they were on their own outside Makah. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “Rekana, would you not protect yourself from Allah’s displeasure and follow me?”  Rekana said: “If I know that what you say is true, I would have followed you”.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: How if I overcome you wrestling”.  Rekana got up to fight him by Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him overcame him easily.  Rekana asked to try again and he was defeated again and a third time.  Rekana said: “This is really amazing Mohamed, how could you defeat me?”

He said to him: “And I can show you more, if you fear Allah and follow me”.  Rekana said: “what is that?”  He said: “I will call this tree and it will come to me”  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him called the tree and it came to him, then said to her to return and it returned back to it’s place.

Rekana went to his people, and said: “O Bani Abd Manaf, you can use your man (Mohamed) to spell magic on all people on earth, for I have never seen a better magician, and he told them what happened wit Mohamed prayer and peace upon him.

The Christians visit:

A twenty men delegation of the Christians of Arabia went to see Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him in Makah.  This was a different delegation from the one which went from Najran to meet him in Medina.

They sat down, listened to him and to the Quran, and were tearful when they heard the Quran.  Abu Jahl met them and was nasty and unpleasant to them. Allah the Highest sent down Quran about them saying: “THOSE WE HAVE GIVEN THE BOOK BEFORE YOU, THEY BELIEVE IN IT * AND WHEN IT IS RECITED TO THEM THEY SAY: WE BELIEVE IN IT, IT IS THE TRUTH FROM OUR LORD, AND WE HAVE BEEN MUSLIMS BEFOREHAND * THEY ARE TO BE GIVEN THEIR REWARD TWICE BECAUSE OF THEIR PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE, AND WARD OFF THE BAD DEED WITH A GOOD DEED, AND THEY SPEND OUT OF WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED * WHEN THEY HEAR THE BAD TALK, THEY TURN AWAY FROM IT, AND THEY SAY WE HAVE OUR DEEDS, AND YOU HAVE YOUR DEED, PEACE UPON YOU, WE DO NOT SEEK  THE IGNORANT”  (S:28 A:52-55)

The Weak and Poor Muslims sitting with Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him:

When Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him sat in the sacred mosque, the weak and poor of the Muslims; like Khabab Ibn Al-Aret and Amar Ibn Yasser, used to sit with him.  The wealthy and noble of the Makans used to laugh at them and say that had what was sent to Mohamed been right, the wealthy and strong would have followed Mohamed and not the weak and poor.  Allah the Highest sent down Quran about this saying: “AND DO NOT TURN AWAY THOSE WHO CALL UPON THEIR LORD BY DAY AND NIGHT SEEKING HIM, YOU DO NOT JUDGE THEM AND THEY DO NOT JUDGE YOU, IF YOU TURN THEM AWAY YOU WILL BE OF THE UNJUST * SUCH WE TEMPTED SOME OF YOU BY THE OTHER FOR THEM TO SAY: DID ALLAH HAS HIS BOUNTY UPON THOSE FROM AMONGST US?  DOES ALLAH NOT KNOW BETTER WHO ARE THE THANKFUL”.  (S: 6 A: 52-53)

Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him sits with the Christian young man:

A young Christian man who was not an Arab used to sit with Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him by the Marwa.  Some of the disbelievers said that he taught Mohamed prayer and peace upon him the Quran.  Allah the Highest sent down Quran answering them: “AND WE KNOW THAT THEY SAY THAT A HUMAN TEACHES HIM (THE QURAN), THE TONGUE OF THE ONE THEY REFER TO IS NOT ARAB, AND THIS IS A CLEAR ARABIC TONGUE”  (S:16 A:103)

Sorat Al-Kowther:

A man of the disbelievers called Al-Ase Ibn Wael used to say whenever Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him: Leave him for he is a man without offspring (had no living boy), once he dies, he will not be remembered, and you will have no trouble with him.  Allah the Highest sent down: “WE HAVE GIVEN YOU THE KOWTHER * SO PRAY FOR YOUR LORD AND SACRIFICE (OR SLAUGHTER) * HE WHO HATES YOU IS THE ONE WITHOUT OFFSPRING”.

Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him was asked: “Allah’s messenger, what is the Kowther?”  He said: “It is a river in Paradise, as long as between Ayala and Sanaa.  It has cups and many as the stars in the heavens, and birds with necks like the camel’s neck go to it”.  In another narration: “Those who drink from it will never get thirsty”.

The Disbelievers wanted to see the angels:

Some of the disbelievers said to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him that they will believe him if they see him accompanied by an angel.  To be seen by people and talks to them, then this will be a proof of his prophecy.  Allah the Highest sent the following Ayahs down.  “AND THEY SAID: SHOULD AN ANGEL BE SENT DOWN TO HIM, AND IF WE SEND AN ANGEL DOWN, ALL WILL BE FINISHED, AND THEY WILL NOT BE GIVEN ANY REPRIEVE * AND IF WE MADE HIM AN ANGEL, WE WOULD MAKE HIM A MAN, AND THEY WILL STILL BE CONFUSED” (S: 6 A: 8-9)

Dr Ahmed Saafan