Death of Walīd bin Mughīrah and Bloody Intentions of the Quraish

Then, it was around this time that the father of Khālid bin Walīd named Walīd bin Mughīrah, who was a very influential and revered chieftain of Makkah, became ill. When he realized that his time had come, he began to weep helplessly. At the time various chieftains of Makkah were sitting beside him. Perplexed, when they inquired as to the cause of his weeping, he responded, “Do you think I am weeping out of the fear of death? By Allāh, this is not the case. I am grieved, lest the religion of Muḥammad(sa) spreads and Makkah is lost to his rule.” “Do not grieve,” responded Abū Sufyān bin Ḥarb, “this shall never happen until we live. We shall be responsible for this.”1