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The Boycott of Muslims and the Valley of Abu Talib - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Boycott of Muslims and the Valley of Abu Talib 2024-01-30 1956 Views Boycott of Muslims is the economic and social boycott by the Meccan polytheists on (peace be upon him and his family), Banu Hashim and Muslims.

After the proclamation of the Prophetic mission by the and the conversion of considerable numbers of Meccans into Islam, the leaders of Quraysh were annoyed with the influence and astonishing expansion of Muslims, particularly after the conversion of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

Contents Time of the boycott Treaty of Polytheists The Valley of Abu Talib Difficult Situations during the Boycott End of Boycott References The Quraysh had made several attempts in the past to isolate Muhammad from his clan and to stop Abu Talib from giving support and protection to his nephew and Islam. This was because they believed that if they could isolate Muhammad from his clan, they would be able to overcome him and his new belief.

Therefore, in an attempt to stop the increasing influence and expansion of Islam among the Arabs, the leaders of Quraysh decided to declare an economic and social boycott against (peace be upon him and his family), Banu Hashim and Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib except for Abu Lahab and his children [1] . The spies of Quraysh were monitoring Muslims all the time so that no one would be able to give them food or have any economic transactions with them.

Time of the boycott According to a report, the boycott started in Muharram of the seventh year of the proclamation of the Prophetic mission (7 BH/615) [2] . Miqrizi on the other hand stated that it started on the Muharram 1 of the seventh year of the proclamation of the Prophetic mission (Bi’tha) [3] (September 30, 615) and lasted for three years [4] .

Treaty of Polytheists After a meeting in the town hall of Mecca, “Dar al-Nadwa”, the polytheists made a treaty written by Mansur ibn ‘Ikrima and signed by the supreme members of the Quraysh council and was hung in the Sacred House of the Ka’aba. The contents and provisions of that joint treaty, which may have been composed of several articles, were summarized in the following sentences: 1. Ban on having any economic transactions with Bani Hashim and the children of Abd al-Muṭṭalib; 2.

Ban of having relations and social interactions with Muslims; 3. Ban of marrying their women and marrying women to them; 4.