Second and third deputation with Abu Talib: Difference between revisions

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:''This is a sub-article to [[Muhammad before Medina]].

Following the failed attempt from the [[Mecca]]n polytheist to have those [[Muslim]]s who were part of the [[second migration to Abyssinia]] expeledexpelled and handed back to [[Persecution of Muslims by the Meccans|their persecutors]], the Meccans tried to negotiated with Muhammad's protector and uncle [[Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib]], who was still in Mecca with his nephew to have Muhammad [[ostracize]], a significant demand from the meccans considering that [[social death]] would often result in death or slavery in the [[Pre-Islamic Arabia]]n culture {{istr|Jahiliyyah}}.

Historical resources do not give the exact date of these two meetings with Abu Talib. They, however, seem more likely to have taken place in {{BH|7|614|+}} with a brief lapse of time in between.<ref name=sunnipath2>[[The Sealed Nectar]] on [http://www.sunnipath.com/Resources/PrintMedia/Books/B0033P0017.aspx sunnipath.com]</ref>

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==Third deputation==

Realizing that Muhammad would not relent and that Abu Talib was not to forsake his nephew even when his clan was threatened, they tried aand arranged for a third deputation. They brought [[Ammarah ibn Walid]], the son of the powerful and rich war-clan leader [[Walid ibn al-Mughira]] and said:<ref name=sunnipath2/>

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:''"O Abu Talib! we have brought you a smart boy still in the bloom of his youth, to make use of his mind and strength and take him as your son in exchange for your nephew, who has run counter to your religion, brought about social discord, found fault with your way of life, so that we kill him and rid you of his endless troubles; just man for man."<ref name=sunnipath2/>