release him by force. At this point, the arch-criminal of Makkah, Abu Jahl bin Hisham suggested that  they assassinate him. But assassination by one man would have exposed him and his family to the  vengeance of blood. The difficulty was at last solved by Abu Jahl himself, who suggested that a band  of  young men, one from each tribe, should strike Muhammad simultaneously with their swords so that  the  blood-money would be spread over them all and therefore could not be exacted, and his people would  seek a mind-based recourse for settlement. The sinful proposal was unanimously accepted, and the  representatives broke up the meeting and went back home with full determination for immediate  implementation.