The clans of Kina- nah and Tahamah also joined Quraysh against Muhammad (p.

The clans of Kina- nah and Tahamah also joined Quraysh against Muhammad (p.b.u.h.a.h.p.). At the same time much intrigue and sedition were being con- cocted with the Medinite Jews. The Prophet, however, was not oblivious of the circum- stances. He too, through covenants brought all the coastal tribes of Arabia into alliance. This severed the easy access of the Quraysh to Syria and Medina, and forced them to open…