At the end of 3 or 5 years since
the beginning of the Islamic Call, the stage of ultimatum started
via the heavenly speech to the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and the message
was transferred from the individual to the society and this
transformation has represented a vigorous challenge to all those
who strongly rejected the message of Islam.
As narrators and historians
remark, this stage started since the Prophet's stoppage at
Al-Safa mountain and from there he called out Quraish's folk to
approach from every corner and asked them to give an attentive
ear to him and, as they were ordered, they came closer to him and
here he said:
"If I tell you that the enemy is
waylaying for you by day or by night, won't you believe me?" They
all in one word shouted: "Yes." Therefore, I am a warner to you
for you will stand between the hands
of the Al-Mighty Who will
afflict you with an unbearable chastisement."
Just moments after publicizing
this advertisement and as usual, Abu Lahab rose to defy the
Prophet with a severe reply by saying:" Fie to you, the manager
of today affairs! Is it for this have you gathered us
together.?"
At this, Allah has sent down this
verse: " Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab. His wealth and his
children will not benefit him. And his wife too who carries wood.
In her neck, a twisted rope of masad. (palm leaf) ( Al-Masad
1----5)
From the viewpoint of
Quraish, this call stood for a genuine coup for the Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) managed to change the course of events and the
people's march in life and causes them to be elevated high
towards sublime virtues, and human values.
Besides, he could disperse or
eradicate all the roots of tyranny and injustice. Under the
influence of all that, Islam during that era, a number, not to be
sneezed at, of Arabs have entered into Islam and others as
well.
But real confrontation lies in the
fact that many Quraishi people were opposing the line of Islam
and stood against this call and violently resisted against it by
causing much harm to them before being spread all over the
Arabian lands to the level that would be hard for them then to
control the situation.
On account of all that harm and
mischief, the Muslims raised their grievances to the Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) and their complaint found response in his heart. They
succeeded in making him agree to allow them to immigrate to some
safer place for them and put an end to their sufferings. The
Prophet gave them permission to migrate to Yathrib which is now
known as Al-Madina Al-Munawara.
In order not to stir the whims of
Quraish people, Muslims secretly started marching along to their
drawn up target while the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) stayed there waiting
to receive the divine order for the intended immigration to the
so-called Al-Medina Al- Munawara.
No sooner had the people of
Quraish known of this immigration than they sought preventing the
Muslims from the migration via a number of ways varied between
torment and temptation to get them back to Mecca to preserve its
security and stability which meet the desires of masters of
Quraish.
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22 Jamadilawal 1446H -
