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Following the failed attempt from the Meccan polytheist to have those Muslims who were part of the second migration to Abyssinia expeled and handed back to 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 Arabian culture Template:Istr.
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Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib held significant power in Mecca as the head of the Banu Hashim, and this protection made it impossible to have Muhammad silenced or subjected to the kind of torture meted out against the Muslims without protection [1].
References
- ^ The Sealed Nectar [1] on sunnipath.com