先知ﷺ走出了禁锢，像往常一样继续传播他的信仰。古莱什人同样撤销了抵制，但仍继续对穆斯林施加暴行和压迫。阿布·塔利卜这位八旬的显贵，仍然竭力庇护他的侄子，但此时，经历了一连串可怕的事件和持续的痛苦，他开始出现某种虚弱的症状。他刚刚从残酷的抵制中熬过来，便染上了持续的疾病，身体也日渐衰弱。 麦加的多神教徒看到这种严峻的局势，担心一旦他们在先知ﷺ失去主要靠山阿布·塔利卜之后对他采取任何侵略行动，其他阿拉伯人会指责他们蒙受耻辱，于是决定再次与先知ﷺ谈判，并提出此前拒绝作出的一些让步。他们随后派出代表去见阿布·塔利卜，与他商讨此事。 伊本·伊斯哈格及其他人记载说：“阿布·塔利卜染上重病时，古莱什人开始商议此事，回顾了那一时期的主要特征，其中包括欧麦尔和哈姆扎皈依伊斯兰，以及穆罕默德ﷺ在古莱什各部落中引起的巨大骚动。他们认为有必要在阿布·塔利卜去世之前去见他，迫使他的侄子就各项争议点达成妥协。他们担心其他阿拉伯人可能会指责他们投机取巧。”

The Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) left his confinement and went on preaching his Faith as usual. Quraish, likewise, repealed the boycott but went on in their atrocities and oppression on the Muslims. Abu Talib, the octogenarian notable, was still keen on shielding his nephew but by that time, and on account of the series of tremendous events and continual pains, he began to develop certain fits of weakness. No sooner had he emerged victorious from the inhuman boycott, than he was caught in a persistent illness and physical enervation. The polytheists of Makkah, seeing this serious situation and fearing that the stain of infamy that the other Arabs could attribute to them in case they took any aggressive action against the Prophet (Peace be upon him) after he had lost his main support, Abu Talib, took a decision to negotiate with the Prophet (Peace be upon him) once more and submit some concessions withheld previously. They then delegated some representatives to see Abu Talib and discuss the issue with him. Ibn Ishaq and others related: “When a serious illness caught Abu Talib, the people of Quraish began to deliberate on the situation and reviewed the main features that characterized that period and which included the conversion of ‘Umar and Hamzah to Islam, coupled with the tremendous stir that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) had created amongst all the tribes of Quraish. They then deemed it imperative to see Abu Talib before he died to pressure his nephew to negotiate a compromise on the various disputed points. They were afraid that the other Arabs might attribute to them the charge of opportunism.”.

古莱什代表团由25人组成,其中包括‘Utbah bin Rabi‘a、Shaibah bin Rabi‘a、Abu Jahl bin Hisham、Omaiyah bin Khalaf、Abu Sufyan bin Harb等显要人物。他们首先向他致敬,并确认他们对他本人及其在他们中间的地位给予高度尊重。随后,他们转而提出他们声称希望遵循的"互惠互让"政策。为了佐证自己的论点,他们声称,如果他也这样做,他们便不会干涉他的宗教。

The delegation of Quraish comprised 25 men including notables like ‘Utbah bin Rabi‘a, Shaibah bin Rabi‘a, Abu Jahl bin Hisham, Omaiyah bin Khalaf, Abu Sufyan bin Harb. They first paid tribute to him and confirmed their high esteem of his person and position among them. They then shifted to the newgive-and-take policy that they claimed they wanted to follow. To substantiate their argument they alleged that they would refrain from intervening in his religion if he did the same.

阿布·塔利布召见了侄子，把他与那些人会面的情况告诉了他，并说："侄子啊，这些是你们族人中的名人。他们提议这次会面，是为了提出一项相互让步、和平共处的方案。"安拉的使者ﷺ转向他们说：

Abu Talib summoned his nephew and apprised him of the minutes of his meeting with them, and said: “Well, my nephew, here are the celebrities of your people. They have proposed this meeting to submit a policy of mutual concessions and peaceful coexistence.” The Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) turned to them saying:

"我将引导你们走向一条途径，借此你们将获得对阿拉伯人和非阿拉伯人的统治权。"在另一个版本中，先知ﷺ对艾布·塔利布说了以下的话："叔叔啊！你为什么不叫他们去信奉更好的东西呢？"艾布·塔利布问他："你所邀请他们的是什么呢？"先知ﷺ回答："我邀请他们坚守一项必将使他们获得对阿拉伯人和非阿拉伯人统治权的信息。"根据伊本·伊斯哈格的记载，"只需一句话，就能使你们获得对阿拉伯人和非阿拉伯人的优势。"麦加的使者们大为震惊，开始琢磨这到底是什么样的一句话，竟能给他们带来如此大的好处。艾布·哲海尔问道："那句话是什么？我指着你父亲发誓，我们一定满足你的愿望，而且还会加倍奉上。"他说："我要你们作证，除安拉外别无应受崇拜的主宰，并且放弃你们对安拉以外任何神明所怀的一切崇拜。"他们立即拍手嘲笑，说："你怎么指望我们把所有的神明合而为一，都归于一位主宰呢？这实在太离谱了。"他们离开时，彼此说道："以主发誓，这个人［穆罕默德ﷺ］绝不会罢休，也绝不会做出任何让步。让我们坚守祖先的宗教吧，安拉会在适当的时候在我们与他之间作出裁决。"关于这件事，安拉降示了以下的经文：

• “I will guide you to the means by which you will gain sovereignty over both the Arabs and non-Arabs.” In another version, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) addressed Abu Talib in the following words: “O uncle! Why don’t you call them unto something better?” Abu Talib asked him, “What is it that you invite them to?” The Prophet (Peace be upon him) replied, “I invite them to hold fast to a Message that is bound to give them access to kingship over the Arabs and non-Arabs.” According to Ibn Ishaq’s version, “It is just one word that will give you supremacy over the Arabs and non-Arabs.” The Makkan deputies were taken by incredible surprise and began to wonder what sort of word was that which would benefit them to that extent. Abu Jahl asked, “What is that word? I swear by your father that we will surely grant you your wish followed by ten times as much.” He said, “I want you to testify that there is no god worthy to be worshipped but Allâh, and then divest yourselves of any sort of worship you harbour for any deities other than Allâh.” They immediately clapped their hands in ridicule, and said “How can you expect us to combine all the deities in one God. It is really something incredible.” On their way out leaving, they said to one another, “By god this man [Muhammad (Peace be upon him)] will never relent, nor will he offer any concessions. Let us hold fast to the religion of our forefathers, and Allâ h will in due course adjudicate and settle the dispute between us and him.” As regards this incident, Allâh revealed the following verses: