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were dead and new chieftains and emperors succeeded them, however, the
memory of Hashim remained as did the alliance with Rome. At the time of this

story our beloved Prophet, praise and veneration by upon him, had started
preaching and migrated to Yathrib, which we call Medina, with his companions.
The Muslims hoped that the Koraysh would leave them alone to worship Allah
now they had left Mecca, but this was not to be their persecution continued and
several battles had already been fought.

Abu Sufyan had become the most prominent chieftain of the Koraysh and was, at
that time, one of the Prophet's fiercest opponents. There was nothing he would
not do to rid Arabia of the Prophet, praise and veneration be upon him.

The current Emperor of Rome was called Heraclius. Now Heraclius was not only
the Emperor of Rome but also a prominent Christian leader. Even in that remote
part of the world, Heraclius had heard the news that a prophet had appeared in
Mecca, and more recently received a letter from him which aroused his curiosity
still further.