How many structures remain in mecca that date back to the time of Muhammad ?
Following the failed attempt from the Meccan polytheists to have those Muslims who were part of the second migration to Abyssinia expelled and handed back to their persecutors , the Meccans tried to negotiated with Muhammad 's protector and uncle Abu Talib ibn ‘ Abd al - Muttalib , who was still in Mecca with his nephew to have Muhammad ostracized , a significant demand from the Meccans considering that social death would often result in death or slavery in the Pre-Islamic Arabian culture ( ) .