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6<br />
A Protector<br />
of the Weak<br />
When the Quraish discovered that all of these people<br />
had accepted Islam, they became very angry. They began beating<br />
and torturing the new Muslims so that they would give up Islam.<br />
When <strong>Hadrat</strong> ‘Uthman ra became a Muslim his own paternal<br />
uncle would tie him up with ropes and beat him so badly that he<br />
would faint. <strong>Hadrat</strong> Zubair bin Al-‘Awwam ra was wrapped in rugs<br />
pumped full of smoke, so that he would start to choke and was<br />
unable to breathe. There are many other cases of Muslims being<br />
persecuted in various ways, despite being well-off or well-respected<br />
members of their tribes. However, the Muslims who suffered the<br />
most were those who were slaves because they were completely at
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