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...the Prophet ﷺ was born, Mecca's noble families followed the custom of sending infants to desert tribes for nursing — prizing t...
...te Abdullah and therefore the most natural guardian in Arab custom. Abu Talib accepted and would protect and cherish his nephe...
...a'dah — when all combat was traditionally forbidden by Arab custom. The violation of this ancient compact was both the moral o...
...could not re-enter Mecca without tribal protection. Arabian custom required that a man entering a city have a protector from a...
...ather than the informal and volatile arrangements of tribal customary law. The framework it created allowed the Prophet ﷺ to g...
...ecific legal purpose: the abolition of the pre-Islamic Arab custom that treated adopted sons as biological sons in all respect...
...ally, answered their questions with patience, honored their customs while requiring the essentials of faith, and sent teachers...
...d the legal proclamation — the narrations explain that Arab custom required that a dissolution of covenant be proclaimed by a ...