No Way to Compromise

When the infidels of Makka failed to come up with any solution for protecting their superiority and dominance they decided to approach Abu Talib, an uncle of Holy Prophet. They sent a delegation to him to complain that his nephew propagates against their gods, criticizes their customary methods of worshipping these gods, and pronounces us insane and foolish people. He also says that our forefathers were misled and had gone astray. We cannot take this insult any longer so either forbid him from doing all this or allow us to deal with him. Abu Talib calmed them down and promised to talk to his nephew.

Holy Prophet continued to preach the truth and condemning the falsehood. When the people of Makka noticed that the Holy Prophet had no intention to quit his mission. They once again visited Abu Talib and demanded to stop his nephew or allow them to handle him otherwise they would declare war on him as well till one of the parties perished.

Abu Talib grew worried about his orphan nephew and tried to prevail upon him. When the kind uncle of Holy Prophet advised him to desist from preaching the truth, he swore upon God and said, "If they could place the sun on my right hand and the moon on the left and want that I should not be delivering the message of God to His creatures, I will not give up till the true religion of God is established or at the least. I will .sacrifice my life for this cause."

Abu Talib seeing the adamant determination of his nephew was greatly moved and said. You may continue with that what you are doing. I will not abandon you nor will I shrink away from supporting you.-

In the meantime the pilgrimage time set in. Quraish knew that Holy Prophet would preach his new religion before the delegations coming to Makka from all over Arabia for pilgrimage, so in order to defy his efforts they decided to take certain precautionary measures. They assembled in Dur-ul¬Nidwah; a majestic palace closed to the Ka'aba, used as the Parliament house. Whenever Quraish had to take an important decision they would gather there for mutual consultations.

Waleed Bin Mughira chaired the meeting. Some suggested to declare Mohammad a lunatic person some held that he be declared a poet and some opinioned to call him a soothsayer. None of these suggestions could appeal to Waked Bin Mughira. So finally he was asked to give his view. He said. "Let us declare him a sorcerer." So they all settled upon this and it was decided that they would post their men on every point of entrance to Makka, to announce and tell every incoming pilgrim that they should beware of a sorcerer who cast his spell to create animosity between the relation of husband and wife father and son and amongst all the relatives of a family, therefore nobody should go near him.

This meeting has been referred to in the holy Quran in the following manner.

"He thought and guessed and woe to him: What did he guess. Yah, woe to him: how did he guess such a thing? He reflected and then he frowned and scowled. Then he turned back and was haughty. Then said, "This is nothing but Sorcery of old times. This is nothing but the word of a mortal."

Abi Lahub personally led this campaign against Holy Prophet. He would follow Holy Prophet wherever he would go to preach, in the markets, gatherings of people, streets of Aqaaz, Majnah and Zulmajar, he would shouted slogans against Holy Prophet and told the people not to listen to him. When people returned after performing their pilgrimage they knew that Mohammad (PBUH) had announced his prophet hood and in this way the news, which the Quraish wanted to denounce spread far and wide in Arabia and thus the scheme of infidels backfired.

When the infidels realized that all their plans were failing and the teachings of Holy Prophet were making room in the hearts and minds of the people of Arabia, they arranged to send Aqba bin Rabia, the most clever and shrewd chieftain to persuade Holy Prophet to stop preaching Islam at any cost.

Aqba approached Holy Prophet and said. "Nephew, you belong to the noblest family and are condemning the ways of our forefathers as if they knew nothing.

Let me know what actually you have in your mind? If you are doing all this for the sake of wealth, we shall give you this much wealth that you will be the wealthiest man in Makka, if you want to be the Chief of Quraish we even agree to it, if you want to marry we will arrange to wed you with the most beautiful girl of Makka and if any of this all is not intended and you are saying all this under some kind of evil spell we will arrange to exorcise you so that you could recover to health and normal life."

In reply to the long lecture of Aqba Holy Prophet rehearsed Sura Ha Meen:, As-sujda. Aqba listened to that divine narration dumb founded. Then he rose and left. When the infidels of Makka saw him they swore and said to one another that he is not the same Aqba who had gone to Mohammad.

Aqba confessed that he had heard such a speech which he had never heard before in his life. He swore that it was neither poetry nor magic nor any other charm. He said that it was his suggestion that they all should refrain from teasing and torturing Mohammad (PBUH). The narration which he had just heard would prevail. He said, "Listen to me! Leave him alone. If the Arabs prevailed upon him, your goal will he met through someone else and if he prevailed, then his honor would be ours because he belongs to us." Everybody looked at him with surprise and it was concluded that he had fallen prey to Mohammad's charm.

One day when Holy Prophet was circumambulating the Kaaba, leaders of Quraish approached Holy Prophet and suggested, "Let us share our gods we shall also worship the God that you worship and you shall worship our gods as well and thus we would be same once again." This also has been reported in the traditions that Holy Prophet was given this suggestion that for one year he should be worshipping their gods and for one year the Quraish would worship his God. In reply to this suggestion God revealed Sura Kafiron upon Holy Prophet (PBUH).

When no trick of Quraish could prove successful they seriously considered adopting methods which could root out his preaching. Many references can he found in the holy Quran for instance:

"And the people say, “you must be out of wits if you claim that you have been guided” (Al-Hajr, V: 6)

"And they wonder that a Warner has come from amongst them so they say, this is a Sorcerer.” (Sura Sad. V: 4)

"And the unbelievers look down upon you when they hear some advice from you and say, he is indeed possessed."

(Sura Al Qnlum. V: 51)

"Thus did We test some of them by others that they should say: "Is it these than that God hath, favored from amongst us? Doth not God know it best those who are grateful?"

(Sura Al-Inam. V: 53)

"And, when they returned to their own people they jested him. And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold? These are the people truly astray!" But they had not been sent a keeper over them."

(Sum Al-Mu j feem V: 29-33)

And they say, "Tales of the ancient, which he has caused to be written and they are dedicated before him morning and evening,"

But the Misbelievers say, "Naught is this but a lie, which he has forged and others have helped at it." In truth it is they who have put forward an iniquity and a falsehood.

And they say, "What sort off; messenger is this who eats food and walks through the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him to give admonition with him?"

(Sura Al-Furqan, V: 4. 5 & 7)

And. We know they say a man is teaching him.

(Sarah ,Nahal V: 16)

And they say: "What sort of an Apostle is this, who eats food and walks through the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him to give admonition with him?''

(Sura Furqan. V: 7)