Wa Alaikum As'salam,
Early Muslims faced a lot of persecution and oppression due to them rejecting their former polytheistic faith and accepting Islam. As such, the early Muslims for years gave the message of Islam secretively to those who were near them for fear of them being being found out and persecuted. Those who had strong tribal ties via their families and converted to Islam, their lives was safer in comparison to those who didn’t. Those who didn’t have tribal connection or were from lower caste were often tortured and even murdered as a result of them abandoning their paganistic beliefs.
Below we have documented case by case incidents where companions of the Prophet (p) or himself were tortured, persecuted and murdered as a result of their conversion to Islam:
(1) – “The First Martyrs Of Islam: Sumayya Bint Khubat And Yasir“
(2) – “Uqba Ibn Abi Mu’ait Attempted To Murder Prophet Muhammed“
(3) – “Quraysh Threatening To Kill The Prophet For Teaching Monotheism“
(4) – “Bilal Ibn Rabah: Tortured By The Polytheists Of Quraysh“
(5) – “Quraysh Punishes Those Who Listen To Recitation Of The Quran“
(6) – “Quraysh Polytheists Beat Abdullah Ibn Masud For Reciting The Quran“
(7) – “Quraysh Mushriks Attempted To Murder A New Convert To Islam“
(8) – “Zubayr Ibn Awwam Endures Torture In The Hands Of Quraysh“
(9) – “Conversion To Islam And Persecution: Uthman Ibn Affan’s Early Life In Makkah“
(10) – “How Abu Jahl Stirred Up The Meccans Against Innocent Muslims“
(11) – “Khabbab Ibn Al-Aratt’s Life In Makkah: Conversion And Persecution“
(12) – “Abu Jahl’s Attempt To Assassinate The Prophet Muhammed“
(13) – “Abu Bakr And Talha Ibn Ubaydullah Tied Together“
(14) – “Arqam Ibn Abi Arqam’s Treatment In Makkah And His Exile To Abyssinia“
(15) – “Abu Lahab’s Wife Attempts To Murder The Prophet Muhammed“
(16) – “Umar Ibn al-Khattab In Pre-Islamic Days Beat Those Who Professed Islam“
(17) – “Abu Fukayhah Juhani’s Persecution“
(18) – “Suhaib Ibn Sinan Endures Persecution“
(19) – “Umar Ibn Al-Khattab Attacked For Publicly Declaring That He Became A Muslim“
(20) – “Unnamed Muslim Woman Tortured By Quraysh Idolaters“
(21) – “Abu Dharr al-Ghifari’s Persecution In The Hands Of Quraysh“
(22) – “From Persecutor To Defender: Umar Ibn al-Khattab’s Early Days“
(23) – “Ammar Ibn Yasir Persecution And Torture By The Quraysh Polytheists“
Links to every case:
https://discover-the-truth.com/2018/08/15/the-persecution-torture-and-murder-of-muslims-in-the-makkan-period/