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Prophecies of Prophet Muhammad
peace and blessing be upon him
His telling about the damage of the parchment containing the conditions of the boycott
When Quraish decided to boycott the family of the Prophet (Bani Hashim and Bani abdul Mutalib) due to his announcement of His Message aloud in Makkah, they suspended the parchment of boycott (which included all the articles of their proclamation) from the ceiling of the Ka’bah. They decided not to do any business with them or any sort of inter-marriage or even to give shelter to any of them, until they hand over Muhammad to kill him.
Every member of Banî Hâshim and Banî abdul Mutalib, whether a Muslim at the time or a non- Muslim went into a valley on the outskirts of Makkah, as they refused to respond to their request. But Allah the Allmighty, sent an "ant" which ate the parchment, just leaving the name of Allah. The Prophet told his uncle, Abu Talib, who in turn told the people of Quraish about it and said to them: "My nephew has told me that Allah has sent an ant, which ate your parchment, which ate it all except for the part which has Allah's names written on it. So, bring it over, and if what he said was not true, then I shall give him up to you. ". When they went to see what had happened, they found that it had been eaten away by ants, just as the Prophet had told his uncle and the proclamation was thus abrogated. Thereupon, both Banî Hâshim and Banî abdul Mutalib returned to Makkah and to their normal life.
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