Quraish Resists Muhammad
Muhammad continued to call for Islam in public. He went around to meet those who came to Mecca for visit or business to call them to Islam.
The Arabs used to perform pilgrimage to Mecca once a year. Muhammad took advantage of this event and went out to spread the message of Islam and call the Arabs to Islam.
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Quraish became more and more resistant to Muhammad and his message. They inflected severe torture against those who followed Muhammad. Not even Muhammad escaped their persecution. Whenever Muhammad went out to call for Islam the people of Quraish would harass him, inflect harm on him or just make mockery of him. But that did not stop the growth of Islam. People were still listening to Muhammad and some were converting to his religion.
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Quraish decided to put a new policy in place. They increased their torture to those who followed Muhammad. They were subjected to being beaten up and harassed on daily basis. Muhammad himself was called a liar. He was called a Magician, a fortuneteller, even a mad person. But this did not stop people from listening to him and accepting his message.
Abu Jahl along with some of his friends, made it their daily practice to harm the Muslims and to do whatever they could to harm Muhammad. Nevertheless, the tougher Quraish became, the stronger Muhammad and his followers became.
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