THE BOYCOTT
After the proclamation of the Islamic call, the unbelievers’ persecution to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the believers became more severe. However, the Prophet (peace be upon him) never felt weak or hesitant. Meanwhile, Abu Lahab, an avowed enemy of the Prophet (peace be upon him), commanded his two sons to divorce their wives, Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum, the Prophet’s daughters. Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) reassured her daughters and convinced them to be satisfied with Allah’s decree for Allah desired good for them. Allah, Most High, saved the two daughters of the Prophet (peace be upon him) from the house of Abu Lahab and his wife, Umm Jamil, whom the Glorious Qur’an depicted, saying, His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood as fuel. Afterwards, Ruqayyah (may Allah be pleased with her) got married to a wealthy and noble man, who was better for her than her ex-husband.
The unbelievers’ persecution to Muslims proved a failure, so they decided to boycott the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the believers and drive them out from Makkah to the valley of Banu Hashim. They took a decision that no one amongst the people of Quraysh was permitted to marry, sell, or buy from the Muslims. They wrote these conditions on a paper and hanged it on the Ka’bah. That oppressive boycott lasted for three years until the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions were afflicted with painstaking trials. The boycott was declared in the month of al-Muharram seven years after the Prophet’s mission and was ended in the tenth year of the mission.
Along with her husband Lady Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) entered the valley sharing him his afflictions, enduring patiently and willingly the sufferings of such siege and consoling him with herself and property. She had forsaken voluntarily every kind of comfort, luxury, and prosperity to stand by her husband in the most aggravating time of adversity and to help him endure the worst kinds of persecution and oppressiveness in the cause of Allah. She was ready to sacrifice everything she had for the sake of her belief. Hence, it is the duty of every Muslim woman to have the same relationship with her husband like the same of Khadijah had with the Prophet (peace be upon him). Accordingly, Almighty Allah rewarded her and thus she deserved to be greeted by the Lord of the world when Gabriel (peace be upon him) descended bearing the glad tidings saying, “O Allah’s Messenger! This is Khadijah coming to you with a dish having meat soup (or some food or drink). When she reaches you, greet her on behalf of her Lord (i.e. Allah) and on my behalf, and give her the glad tidings of having a house in Paradise wherein there will be neither any noise nor any fatigue (trouble).
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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