 Complete the following phrase:  In 624, a caravan Abu Sufyan was leading back to Mecca from Syria faced an assault by Muhammad, prompting him to send for aid. In response, a 1,000-strong Meccan army led by Abu Jahl was dispatched. In the ensuing confrontation, Abu Sufyan, by skillful and vigorous leadership eluded the Muslims, according to the historian W. Montgomery Watt. However, under Abu Jahls command, the Meccans pursued a direct confrontation with the Muslims, which resulted in the rout of the Quraysh at the 