The leaders of the Quraysh became more fearful about the threat of Muhammad’s message. They continued to try to stop people from entering Islam. But many of them knew in their hearts that the message being told by our Prophet was a revelation from God.

Despite all of the difficulties, the number of Muslims grew and they became strong. The leaders of Quraysh began to fear the new religion more than before and they devised an unexpected trick to stop it from spreading.

The disbelieving Quraysh clamped down on the Meccan believers even more when they realized the extent of Muhammad’s commitment to his message. They almost eradicated the Muslims completely when Muhammad thought of a solution to save them from this dreadful punishment and rescue the call to Islam from destruction. Continue reading →