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Explain the results of the social boycott on the progress of Islam

      

Explain the results of the social boycott on the progress of Islam

  

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Francis
- The prophet PBUH lost his wife Khadiija and Uncle Abu Talib immediately after the boycott.
- Muslim tasted a period of great suffering for three years without food, water and other necessities.
- It weakened the Muslims economically because they could not buy or sell anything.
- It showed the prophet PBUH how the rich Meccans hated Islam and how they were determined to fight it.
- Muslims were separated from their families and suffered loneliness for three years.
- The Muslim properties were taken away by the Quraish Meccan during the boycott.
- It led to the prophet’s journey to Taifa where he also met strong hostility from the people of this city.
- It resulted into the prophet’s Night journey to heaven (Isra and Miraj) in 621 AD in which Allah wanted to console him.
- It increased the Meccan plan to kill the prophet after the death of his uncle Abu Talib.
- It left the Quraish Meccans divided because some of them like Abu Jahal wanted the boycott to continue while others felt sympathetic with the suffering of the Muslims.
- It showed the prophet’s determination to spread Islam despite the strong opposition from the Jahiliyya Arabs.
- It also showed the prophet PBUH that some of the Quraish Meccans like Abu Talib were sympathetic with the Muslims though they were not Muslims.
- It was a lesson to the Muslims that Allah is the Protector and Guardian of those in suffering.
- It was also a lesson to the Muslims that Islam is a religion of patience and endurance.
- It reminded the prophet PBUH of the great task ahead of him in his mission.
- The boycott denied the Muslims their social rights like freedom of movement and association.
- It was a lesson to the Quraish Meccans that Muslims were ready to die than leaving Islam.
- It was also a sign to the pagan Quraish that Islam as a religion had come to stay.
francis1897 answered the question on March 1, 2023 at 13:52


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