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among the learned and the socially prominent, their harassment
became more intense and physical.
Once as Prophet Muhammad lay prostrate in prayer in the
Ka'bah, Abu Jahl placed the foetus of a camel on his neck. Often
his tormentors would put thorny shrubs in front of his home so
that he would become entangled in them as he left for prayer at
dawn. Often he was the target of sticks and stones. One day he
was beset by some male members of the Quraysh. One threw his
mantle around Prophet Muhammad's sg neck and twisted it,
almost strangling him to death. Abu Bakr, who intervened on his
behalf, asked his persecutors, "Do you mean to kill a man merely
because he says that God is his Lord?"
Great also was the persecution of the believers, especially those
who were slaves. Their masters tried to force them to renounce
Allah, but they suffered torture and, in some cases, death without
forsaking their religion. Bilal's master made him lie on the ground
in the heat of the midday sun with slabs of stone placed on his
chest. 'Uthman, who came from a highly respected family, was
became more intense and physical.
Once as Prophet Muhammad lay prostrate in prayer in the
Ka'bah, Abu Jahl placed the foetus of a camel on his neck. Often
his tormentors would put thorny shrubs in front of his home so
that he would become entangled in them as he left for prayer at
dawn. Often he was the target of sticks and stones. One day he
was beset by some male members of the Quraysh. One threw his
mantle around Prophet Muhammad's sg neck and twisted it,
almost strangling him to death. Abu Bakr, who intervened on his
behalf, asked his persecutors, "Do you mean to kill a man merely
because he says that God is his Lord?"
Great also was the persecution of the believers, especially those
who were slaves. Their masters tried to force them to renounce
Allah, but they suffered torture and, in some cases, death without
forsaking their religion. Bilal's master made him lie on the ground
in the heat of the midday sun with slabs of stone placed on his
chest. 'Uthman, who came from a highly respected family, was