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HADRAT <strong>Abu</strong> BakR<br />
The disbelievers soon discovered that the people of Yathrib<br />
had started to accept Islam, and that most of the Muslims of<br />
Makkah had also migrated there. This caused them great worry<br />
since Yathrib was on the road between Makkah and Syria, and<br />
Makkah’s trade caravans often used this road. They thought that if<br />
the Holy Prophet sa moved to Yathrib and the people of Yathrib also<br />
became Muslim, then their trade caravans would face difficulty in<br />
making their way to Syria.<br />
In order to find some solution to this problem, they got<br />
together and began to consult one another. One man suggested,<br />
“We should capture Muhammad sa and bind him in iron chains so<br />
that he cannot go to Yathrib.” But the Makkans were afraid that<br />
if they did this, the Muslims would find out and attack Makkah<br />
in order to free the Holy Prophet sa , and so this suggestion was<br />
rejected. Another suggested that the Holy Prophet sa be exiled from<br />
Makkah. But this suggestion was also rejected, since it would widen<br />
the area in which the Holy Prophet sa was preaching and might<br />
lead to more Arabs converting to Islam. Finally, <strong>Abu</strong> Jahl said that<br />
since the Holy Prophet sa was (God forbid) a national menace and<br />
criminal, he should be killed. It was decided that one person from<br />
each of the clans of the Quraish would strike the Holy Prophet sa at<br />
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