ERA OF ISLAM

The Holy Prophet (PBUH)being disappointed with the treatment of the Meccan people, one day left Mecca for Ta'if, a town about forty miles away from Mecca. He made a speech there and wanted to show the people the Right Path. But the inhabitants of Ta if proved to be more cruel to the Prophet (PBUH) than the people of Mecca. They not only mocked and made aspersions against him but also induced the street urchins to throw stones at the Prophet (PBUH) who severely stoned at the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and made him covered with blood. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) had no alternative but to return to Mecca.

              Sometimes, after his coming back from Ta'if to Mecca the Prophet's uncle Abu Talib and wife Hazrat Khadijah (RA) expired one after the other. After their passing away, the Prophet (PBUH) found himself very helpless, for they were his main supporters. The Prophet (PBUH) felt so distressed that year that it is called the year of distress, in Islamic history. But after the year of distress, Islam found a new path to flourishing and prospers. Now, Allah decided to do away with the helplessness and miseries of the Prophet ((PBUH) and the Muslims.