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Muslims, in general, failed to understand the far-reaching effects
of the treaty made by their Prophet with Quraish.
After offering their sacrifices, shaving their heads and taking off
Ahrams, Muslims started towards Medina with a heavy heart. On their way to
Medina in that state of their gloom another Muslim Abu Baseer who had managed
to escape from Makka, requested them to take him in their protection. Before he
could settle down, two men from Makka chasing the absconder reached there and
demanded the custody of Abu Baseer.
Omar (RA), who had enough of all that pleaded to Holy Prophet and
said, "O Prophet! Please don't send him hack. He has come to ask for
protection and we shall protect him even at the cost of our lives." Holy
Prophet said. "We have to keep our words." Listening to that the two
men chained Abu Baseer on the Camel back and set off.
On the way back to Makka, Abu Baseer broke away and killed one of
his custodians the other managed to escape. Abu Baseer came to Muslims again to
ask for protection. The next day the person who had survived also reached there
and demanded that Abu Baseer be handed over to him. But before that the
representative of Quraish could get hold of his prisoner to take him back, he
broke away and escaped. He decided to take refuge in the desert rather than to
return to Makka.
Abu Baseer took refuge at Zul Marwah. After few days, Abu Jandal
also joined him there and then another Muslim Aatha Bin Asad also escaped from
Makka and joined them. Gradually the other Muslims of Makka also started
reaching there and another group of Muslims was formed in the deserts of
Arabia.
Within one year from the day of signing of Hudaihiya Agreement the
number of Muslims gathering in Zul Marwah managed to take the form an army.
They started collecting their share of provisions from the caravans to and from
Makka. These Muslims at Zul Marwah tormented Quraish in such a manner that they
were forced to request Holy Prophet to call them to Medina so that they could
be saved from them.
In the same year because of drought Makka faced famine. The lands of
Yamama were considered to be the home of agro-production but all the people of
Yamama Tribe had embraced Islam and they were not willing to allow the supply
of their produce to Makkans. Chief of the Tribe disallowed trade with Makkans.
When Holy Prophet came to know of this situation, he told the Chief of Yamama
not to impose any ban upon the supplies to Makka. Not only that but he also
sent live hundred Gold coins for their distribution amongst the poor and
destitute people of Makka. Besides sending these live hundred coins a huge lot
of dates were also sent to Abu Sufyan with a message to trade them for leather
and skins. Abu Sufyan tried to refuse the offer and send the dates back to
Medina but the people of Makka, who were suffering from hunger had come to know
of the incoming supply of the dates. So Abu Sufyan could not dare to reject the
offer and had to take them and sent a lot of leather as bartered goods for the
dates. When the people of Makka came to know that those dates had come from
Mohammad their antagonistic approach towards him started softening.
MOHAMMAD (PBUH) The Prophet Of God - Part I
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DEEN AZEEMI
By the Time, verily man is in great loss,
except those who strive to act upon the teachings
of Holy Prophet and the Quran.