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The Treaty of ‘Aqabah
In Yathrib there were two main tribes, the Aws and the
Khazraj. Both were very powerful, they were always at wa
with one another, and both worshipped idols. Also in Yathri
were many Jews who, unlike the Arab at that time, knew th
there was only One God, and worshipped Him. They had tol
the Arabs many times that a Prophet would be coming t
them. The time came for the pilgrimage to the Ka’bah, an
several people from Yathrib were going, among them six me
from the tribe of Khazraj. They had heard about the Proph
Mohammed’s preaching and thought that must be the Proph
the Jews had told them about. So they decided to go speak t
him during their stay in Mecca. They met the Prophet (pbuh
at a spot known as ‘Aqabah, near Mecca, and invited them t
sit with him. He explained to them what Islam meant recite
to them from the Koran. When they heard the Koran recite
touched their hearts so deeply that they became Muslims an
on leaving Mecca they promised to return the following yea
When they reached Yathrib carrying Islam in their hearts, the
told their relatives and friends what they had heard from th
Prophet (pbuh) and many more people became Muslims.
A year passed and the pilgrimage season came around agai
Twelve important men from Yathrib went to Mecca to meet th
Prophet (pbuh) and promised faithfully to serve him and Islam. I
return, the Prophet (pbuh) sent one of his friends, Mus’ab ib
'Umayr, with them to teach the Koran and instruct them in the
new religion. Another year passed and still more Muslims came fro
Yathrib to Mecca for the pilgrimage. On this occasion a secr
meeting with the Prophet (pbuh) was arranged to be held at nigh
Seventy-three men and one woman from Yathrib came, and th
Prophet (pbuh) arrived with his uncle, al-‘Abbas. During th
meeting the men from Yathrib offered to protect and defend th
Prophet (pbuh) and his followers if they would come to live
Yathrib. This promise of protection came to be known as the Treat
of ‘Aqabah.