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Satan, the Visitor from Najd
The Koraysh chieftains began to fear, with half-hearted contempt, the warnings of the
Koran and those of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam). The warning which
bothered them most was that of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam): " ... as for you,
leaders of Koraysh, a great affair will come upon you that you will indeed hate." So they
decided it was time to call a meeting in the time honored house, the House of Assembly,
to discuss how they might best rid themselves of Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam).
It was agreed by those present to invite other Korayshi chieftains as well as the
chieftains of other tribes to the meeting and that the meeting should take place at night.
Trusted messengers were then sent to the outlying tribes and upon the night of
Thursday 26th Safar, fourteen years after the prophethood (12th September 622 CE)
they and other chieftains met in secret in the House of Assembly.
The chieftains taking part were Abu Jahl son of Hisham from the tribe of Bani Makhzum;
Jubair son of Mut'im, Tu’aimah son of Adi, and Al-Harith son of Aamir who represented
the tribe of Bani Naufal son of Abd Munaf; Rabi'a's two sons Shaibah and 'Utbah; Abu
The Koraysh chieftains began to fear, with half-hearted contempt, the warnings of the
Koran and those of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam). The warning which
bothered them most was that of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam): " ... as for you,
leaders of Koraysh, a great affair will come upon you that you will indeed hate." So they
decided it was time to call a meeting in the time honored house, the House of Assembly,
to discuss how they might best rid themselves of Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam).
It was agreed by those present to invite other Korayshi chieftains as well as the
chieftains of other tribes to the meeting and that the meeting should take place at night.
Trusted messengers were then sent to the outlying tribes and upon the night of
Thursday 26th Safar, fourteen years after the prophethood (12th September 622 CE)
they and other chieftains met in secret in the House of Assembly.
The chieftains taking part were Abu Jahl son of Hisham from the tribe of Bani Makhzum;
Jubair son of Mut'im, Tu’aimah son of Adi, and Al-Harith son of Aamir who represented
the tribe of Bani Naufal son of Abd Munaf; Rabi'a's two sons Shaibah and 'Utbah; Abu