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so committed. To these people, the Prophet's presence was a bitter fact of life,
as they witnessed their own influence dwindle within their tribes. In order to
maintain their tribal standing they concealed their true feelings and donned the
outward appearance of conversion as they thought it to be more beneficial in the
long term to be seen as Muslims. Such people were later on referred to as "the
hypocrites".
As for the Jews and Arabs that remained outside the fold of Islam, an alliance,
which afforded them many benefits, was drawn up and mutually agreed upon
without coercion. In return a pledge was given that they would neither aid nor
abet the unbelievers against the Prophet and his followers.
The seeds of unrest amongst the hypocrites and those outside the fold of Islam
was strong. For each party concealed either its own tribal or racial resentment,
and so it was not surprising that there were constant underlying currents of
indefinable hostility.
THE MECCAN CARAVAN:
as they witnessed their own influence dwindle within their tribes. In order to
maintain their tribal standing they concealed their true feelings and donned the
outward appearance of conversion as they thought it to be more beneficial in the
long term to be seen as Muslims. Such people were later on referred to as "the
hypocrites".
As for the Jews and Arabs that remained outside the fold of Islam, an alliance,
which afforded them many benefits, was drawn up and mutually agreed upon
without coercion. In return a pledge was given that they would neither aid nor
abet the unbelievers against the Prophet and his followers.
The seeds of unrest amongst the hypocrites and those outside the fold of Islam
was strong. For each party concealed either its own tribal or racial resentment,
and so it was not surprising that there were constant underlying currents of
indefinable hostility.
THE MECCAN CARAVAN: