In an attempt to confront this economic boycott...

In an attempt to confront this economic boycott, Lady Khadija spent all the wealth she had in those years of boycott, and likewise, Abu Ṭālib himself gave all his property.

The steadfastness and perseverance of Bani Hashim against the polytheists and their disgraceful agreement and likewise, their endurance of all the severity and hardship ended to the benefit of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) and the progress of Islam, because on the one hand, it caused a group of Quraysh elders who had signed that agreement to pity the conditions of Bani Hashim and provoked their emotions and feelings towards Abu Ṭālib and his relatives who were from among Bani Hashim clan, and they thought of breaking that cruel agreement.

On the other hand, there were some people [among the Quraysh] who had secretly inclined towards Islam, but because of the fear of Quraysh, they did not dare to express their opinion and faith in the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) and they were worried about the future. Despite the treaty and strict monitoring by the spies of Quraysh, sometimes close relatives of Banu Hashim secretly brought food items to them in the middle of the night.

This was because most of them had either a daughter, son, grandchildren, or close relatives living in the valley, and they were looking for an excuse to end the treaty and set Muslims free. End of Boycott The boycott ended in the tenth year after the proclamation of the Prophetic mission [14] .

According to a narration, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) was informed one night through a revelation that the termites had eaten all of that accursed agreement, leaving only the part where “Bismika Allahumma” was written in it, and it remained intact. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) therefore informed Abu Talib about the news [15] .

Ibn Hisham narrated from Ibn Ishaq thus: “Abu Talib met Quraysh and told them: My cousin has said the treaty you have written is eaten by termites except for the name of God. See the treaty yourself and if he was right end the boycott, and if he was wrong, I will hand him over to you. When Quraysh leaders went to see the treaty, they were shocked to see that it was eaten by termites except for the name of God.