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but the harmdoers belie the verses of Allah.”
Koran, Chapter 6 verse 33
Such was the anger of the Koraysh that a state of open hostilities began to emerge.
Road blocks were set up along the routes leading into Mecca to warn pilgrims and
traders not to listen to a man named Muhammad who claimed to be the Prophet of Allah
and preached against their idols. However, the Koraysh miscalculated and the warnings
served to arouse the curiosity of many travelers and actually helped spread the news of
the Prophet‟s arrival. There wasn't a visitor to Mecca who had not heard of the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and when they returned to their homes in distant parts of
Arabia and beyond they took with them the news the Koraysh had attempted to
suppress, the Prophet‟s name was about to become a household word; a topic of
conversation.
The Koraysh were angered by the Prophet's preaching on several counts. They hated
the fact he preached against their idols because the idols housed in and around Ka‟bah
attracted pilgrims by the thousands each year. Lucrative trades such as idol carving,
fortune telling, and their like played an important role in the economy of Mecca and they
Koran, Chapter 6 verse 33
Such was the anger of the Koraysh that a state of open hostilities began to emerge.
Road blocks were set up along the routes leading into Mecca to warn pilgrims and
traders not to listen to a man named Muhammad who claimed to be the Prophet of Allah
and preached against their idols. However, the Koraysh miscalculated and the warnings
served to arouse the curiosity of many travelers and actually helped spread the news of
the Prophet‟s arrival. There wasn't a visitor to Mecca who had not heard of the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and when they returned to their homes in distant parts of
Arabia and beyond they took with them the news the Koraysh had attempted to
suppress, the Prophet‟s name was about to become a household word; a topic of
conversation.
The Koraysh were angered by the Prophet's preaching on several counts. They hated
the fact he preached against their idols because the idols housed in and around Ka‟bah
attracted pilgrims by the thousands each year. Lucrative trades such as idol carving,
fortune telling, and their like played an important role in the economy of Mecca and they