Forgiveness Magic

To confirm the truth in what the delegation he sent told him, Quaraiyyah sent one more delegation which also returned with the same information. That too convinced Quaraiyyah the truth of the earlier delegation. However, Quaraiyyah was determined to prevent the entry of Mohammed and his companions and was depending on the Arab allies to fight Mohammed. They decided to send Ahabaiah leader to talk to Mohammed with the hope that the two leaders would understand each other and the Quaraiyyah allie would be with them to fight against Mohammed on the Meccan side. Al Hubiah leader of Ahabaiah, was called. He went to Mohammed’s camp. When Mohammed saw him coming, he ordered to sacrifice some cattle in front of him to substantiate him the real intention of Mohammed and his companions is pilgrimage. Al Hubbaiyhah saw this and thought that Quaraiyyah was not justified in preventing their entry. Even without talking to Mohammed he returned to Mecca and reported his impression. Quaraiyya however rejected the opinion expressed. Al Hubaiyyah felt angry at the unreasonable stand of Al Quaraiyyah and threatened that if they do not allow entry of Mohammed and his companions from entering Mecca, he would remove himself and his tribe from Mecca. The Quarraiyah got frightened about the consequences of such a step by Al Hubaiyah and his tribe and begged him to gives some time to consider his opinion. Quaraiyyah then thought of sending somebody whom they could trust and whose judgment stood by. They approached Urwah Ibn Mazood to negotiate with Mohammed. On meeting Mohammed, Urwah was convinced that Mohammed and his companions had come not to engage in a war with Meccans but only to perform their religious duty of pilgrimage. Upon return to Quraaiyaah he said, “Oh men of Quarraih, I have visted the Thosroeh and the Megeh in their respective courts. By God, I have never seen a thing attaching itself to this people as Mohammed does. His companions love him and honour him and revere him so much that they carefully left every hair that falls of his body …….. They will never allow any hand fall on him.” In this way the negotiation lasted for a long time.

Meanwhile, Mohammed sent a negotiation from his own camp to inform Quarraiyah of their intention. The Meccans but killed the camel of the delegate and were about to kill the delegate himself, when Zaviah intervened and let him go free. This conduct of the Meccans only strengthened the hostile spirit of the Muslims, who had began to lose their patience and had begun thinking of fighting their way through. In the meantime, some Plebians from Mecca on their own went out at night to throw stones at the tent of the Muslims. The Muslims encircled and captured them and brought them to Mohammed. To the surprise of everyone, Mohammed forgave the attackers and allowed them to go free. The Quarraiyah on their part was stupified by this conduct of the Muslims. It was clearer to them that any attack from their part would be regarded by all Arabs as a treacherous act of aggression to which Mohammed would be perfectly justified in repelling with all power at his command.