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against them.
Hisham approached Abu Bakhtari from the tribe of Asad, who had sided with Hakim
when he was caught by Abu Jahl returning flour to his aunt, Lady Khadijah. Abu Bakhtari
agreed and asked for another to join them, as there was strength in numbers, so Hisham
approached Zam’ah Al-Aswad's son, who was also from the tribe of Asad. Zam’ah
agreed but thought it unnecessary for a sixth person to join them.
That night in the month of Muharram, three years after the commencement of the
boycott, the five met together at Hujon, which is a place situated on the outskirts
of
Mecca. There they agreed that none of them would rest until the pact fastened to the
inside of the Ka’bah had been revoked. It was agreed that Zuhair would act as their
spokesman and speak first to the Koraysh on account of his kinship to the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam).
The Confrontation
The next day, when many of the Koraysh gathered near the Ka'bah, Zuhair and his
Hisham approached Abu Bakhtari from the tribe of Asad, who had sided with Hakim
when he was caught by Abu Jahl returning flour to his aunt, Lady Khadijah. Abu Bakhtari
agreed and asked for another to join them, as there was strength in numbers, so Hisham
approached Zam’ah Al-Aswad's son, who was also from the tribe of Asad. Zam’ah
agreed but thought it unnecessary for a sixth person to join them.
That night in the month of Muharram, three years after the commencement of the
boycott, the five met together at Hujon, which is a place situated on the outskirts
of
Mecca. There they agreed that none of them would rest until the pact fastened to the
inside of the Ka’bah had been revoked. It was agreed that Zuhair would act as their
spokesman and speak first to the Koraysh on account of his kinship to the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam).
The Confrontation
The next day, when many of the Koraysh gathered near the Ka'bah, Zuhair and his