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Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, Lady Khadijah and his Companions
faced the severe hardship of poverty and deprivation with patience, knowing
that Allah would bless them. Even Abu Bakr, who had once been among the
wealthiest of Meccans was now reduced to a poor man. With the shortage of
food, times were difficult but the light of faith and the much loved

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companionship of their every caring Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
made the hardship easier to endure

The months passed by and some of the tribes of Koraysh thought the
boycott had gone on for too long and called for an end to it. They went to
the Ka'ba to fetch the declaration and to their amazement nothing remained
of the declaration except the Name of Allah, just as the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said it would. The Koraysh took it to be an omen and so
the boycott finally came to an end. Abu Jahl, who also another arch enemy
of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, knew it was pointless to go