Thread by @DRB300

For the following thread, I used an article from this fantastic website:

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MYTH: The Muslims suffered many deaths at the hands of Meccan persecutors.

Time to debunk this baby. Enjoy!

1. It’s true that some Muslims did suffer persecution at Mecca, but the extent of this is greatly exaggerated by modern-day storytellers, who are desperate to justify subsequent Muslim aggression. Important: Mo himself was the source of bitterness against the early Muslims >

2. ... yet he was protected from personal consequence by a powerful uncle. Mo’s biographer recorded many instances in which the leading men of Mecca beseeched Muhammad (either directly or through his uncle) to stop mocking the religion of their ancestors:

goo.gl/RjohQo

3. Mo felt safe in rejecting their peace offering because he was protected by his uncle, Abu Talib. This undoubtedly compounded the frustration of the local leaders, some of whom then took it out on other Muslims over whom they had power (slaves & lower ranking family members).

4. Modern apologists are fond of repeating a tale concerning the martyring of an elderly woman named Summayah (one of the first converts to Islam & slave of Jahl, an adversary of Mo. According to the contemporary version of the tale, Summayah died of a spear thrust from Jahl.

5. There is scant evidence to support this though (it is not contained in reliable accounts & Ibn Kathir admits that it was probably fabricated):

goo.gl/DbKQWD

It is more likely that Summayah died of stress while exposed to the heat at Mecca:

goo.gl/8za2LL

6. This is the only recorded death of a Muslim who had suffered persecution at Mecca. It is not supported by either Bukhari or Sahih Muslim, although Ibn Sa'd does make a reference to the event that appears to be based on Ibn Ishaq/Hisham's account.

7. It is unclear why there is not more emphasis and detail about the death of Summayah if she were actually bayoneted. (Interestingly, there is more evidence to support the death of Muhammad's own daughter from the stress of Muslim persecution following her father's death).

8. Beyond this curious event, which would have occurred after the Muslims became physically aggressive with Abu Jahl and the polytheists, there is nothing to substantiate the wild tales of deadly abuse that today's kuffarophobes are fond of claiming.

9. Despite the detailed list of indictments against the kuffar Meccans that are scattered throughout the Quran, it never says that any Muslims were killed by their adversaries during the 13 years prior to their eviction. Instead, the worst of crimes was:

goo.gl/LfCjiE

10. Allah's indictment against the Meccans is that they evicted Muhammad from Mecca (the only eviction of record) and were denying he and some of the other Muslims the ability to visit the Kaaba during pilgrimage.

11. There is no mention of death inflicted on the early Muslims. Instead the same verse attempts to convince them that they are justified in killing Meccans merely for not wanting to have anything to do with them. The verse goes on to say:

goo.gl/kWJgn2

12. At the time, Mo was urging his people to attack merchant caravans from Mecca, which involved killing the drivers & stealing the goods. This became the primary source of income for the Muslims at Medina, and Mo became a wealthy man by appropriating 1/5th of all loot.