Visit to taif

• Since the hostility of the Quraysh increased due to Abu Lahab being the chief, The prophet decided to try his luck with the people of Taif
• In the Journey to Taif, his servant Zaid bin Harisa accompanied him.
• The people of Taif were hostile to the prophet and when he tried to spread the message of Islam, they rediculed him and pelted him with stones.
• The people of Taif hired a mob to chase the prophet out of the city. The prophet was badly wounded and his shoes were filled with blood.
• When the prophet returned, Allah sent an Angel who could crush the people of Taif between 2 mountains if he wished, but the prophet said that he hoped that their offspring would accept Islam.