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Having thus failed to induce his fellow citizens to listen to him, he turned his attention to the strangers
arriving in the city on commerce or pilgrimage. But the Quraish made attempts to frustrate his efforts. They
hastened themselves to meet the strangers first on different routes, to warn them against holding any
communication with the Prophet, whom they represented as a dangerous magician. When the pilgrims or traders
returned to their homes, they carried with them the news of the advent of the bold preacher who was inviting
 the Arabs loudly   at the risk of his own life   to abandon the worship of their dear idols.
Now the Prophet and his followers became subject to some persecution and indignity. The hostile Quraish
prevented the Prophet from offering his prayers at the Sacred House of the Kaba  they pursued him wherever
he went  they covered him and his disciples with dirt and filth when engaged in their devotions  they
scattered thorns in the places which he frequented for devotion and meditation. Amidst all these trials
the Prophet did not waver. He was full of confidence in his mission, even when on several occasions he
was put in imminent danger of losing his life.
At this time Hamza, the youngest son of Abdul Muttalib, adopted Islam. Hamza was a man of distinguished bravery,
an intrepid warrior, generous and true, whose heroism earned for him the title of the  Lion of Allah.
 He became a devoted adherent of Islam and everlost his life in the cause.
The Prophet continued preaching to the Arabs in a most gentle and reasonable manner. He called the people,
so accustomed to iniquity and wrong doings, to abandon their abominations. In burning words which excited
 the hearts of his hearers, he warned them of the punishment which Allah had inflicted upon the ancient
tribes of  Ad and Thamud who had obstinately disobeyed the teachings of Allah s messengers to them.
 He adjured them by the wonderful sights of nature, by the noon day brightness, by the night when
it spreads its veil, by the day when it appears in glory to listen to his warning before a similar
destruction befell them. He spoke to them of the Day of Reckoning, when their deeds in this world
will be weighed before the Eternal Judge, when the children who had been buried alive will be asked
for what crime they were put to death.