User:Samreen02/Meccan boycott of the Hashemites

The name of a valley near Mecca is Jabal al-Ghaati. It was here that according to the Prophetic tradition, in September 615 CE, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his family from the Banu Hashim clan sought refuge. This was a consequence of a cruel scheme devised by the Quraysh of Mecca to suppress the call of Islam and silence its voice. This scheme aimed to sever all ties with the Banu Hashim clan, subjecting them to a social boycott, which lasted for nearly three years until the tenth year of Prophethood. During this period, the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his family faced immense difficulties. The conditions were so severe that at times they had to chew the roots of trees to alleviate hunger and bind pieces of date palm leaves to their stomachs. After the end of this boycott, the Prophet's paternal uncle, Abu Talib, and his beloved wife, Khadijah, passed away soon thereafter. The Prophet (peace be upon him) designated this year as the "Year of Sorrow" due to these significant losses.