The Prophet H and his Companions, who were mostly weak people and slaves, received all kinds of torture at the hands of the chiefs of the Quraysh. Thirteen years of calling to Islam yielded only little success. Therefore, the Prophet % had to find a shelter for his Companions against the tyranny of the Quraysh. He thought that they {u should leave to Abyssinia. There ruled a Mediterranean just Christian Emperor whom the people of Arabia respected much. Some weak Muslims left Makkah secretly to Abyssinia. They lived there for some time. The chiefs of the Quraysh tried their best to get them back to Makkah but they failed. 'Ali did not like to leave the Prophet % alone. He kept beside the Prophet M trying his best to defend him and the other followers of Islam. The Prophet M continued his struggle to spread the call of Islam among his tribesmen and the towns near Makkah but he faced huge oppression and resistance. As Abyssinia was considered a temporary shelter for Muslims, the Prophet M did not leave Makkah to Abyssinia with his followers. He changed his way of calling to Islam. He began calling Arabs who were visiting Makkah during seasons. A group of men from Yathrib, a town about four hundred kilometers away visited Makkah.