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GLIMPSES OF HOPE
During the season of hajj every year
the Prophet was busy offering the new faith to the
tribes. In the eleventh year after his rise to
prophethood he met a group of the tribe of al-Khazraj. He
asked them to allow him to have a talk with them. They
accepted that and he talked to them about Islam. He
called them to believe in Allah, and recited verses from
the Qur'an. Upon hearing that they murmured one to
another:...By Allah, he is the
Prophet the Jews have promised. See to it that no one
should follow him before you.. (42) They responded positively and entered
Islam. After returning back to Yathrib, they began to
propagate Islam till a great number of their people
embraced it.In the following year, twelve people from Madina came to
a place called al-Aqaba, and there, they pledged their
allegiance to the Prophet (s.a.w.) and swore that they
would not set up a partner with Allah, or commit
adultery, or kill their children, that they should never
cast calumnies against others nor should they disobey him
(the Prophet) when he orders them to do good. Should they
be true to their word their reward would be Paradise, but
if they, however, went back on their word, Allah will be
the Arbitrator. It is upto Him to punish them or to
forgive them..So the converts of Madinah could
become acquainted with Islam's teachings, the Prophet
(s.a.w.) sent Mus'ab bin Umayr with them. Mus'ab was
still young. Helped by those who embraced Islam among the
people of Madinah he toured Madinah calling the people to
Allah and the Divine message. Two of the prominent
figures of the city, Sa'd bin Ma'adh and Usaid bin Hudair
converted to Islam. By their entering Islam, the doors
were wide open for the people of Madinah to open their
hearts to Islam.
ALLEGIANCE OF AL-AQABAH
Mus'ab stayed in Madinah one year,
during which he called the Madinites to Islam, instructed
them in its teachings and recited to them the Qur'an.
During the next season of hajj, thirteen years after the
Prophet's rise to prophethood, Mus'ab came at the head of
a delegation consisting of 70 men and two women.They promised the Prophet (s.a.w.) to meet him secretly
at al-Aqabah. The first third of the night passed and the
pilgrims retired to their beds. These men and women made
their way to the meeting-place. The Prophet (s.a.w.) came
there escorted by his uncle al-Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib,
al-Abbas was the first to speak:..Muhammad's place among us
is well-known to you. We protect him from our people. He
enjoys a high status among his people and he is secure in
his city. But he has insisted on joining you. Now, if you
think that you will fulfil your promise to him and defend
him against his opponents then you should do your best.
But if you think of handing him over to his enemies and
failing him, then from this point leave him enjoying the
power and protection of his people.(43)We have heard what you
said, they said in unison. O Messenger of Allah,
speak out, and state what obligations you and Your Lord
want from us. The Prophet (s.a.w.) then recited
verses from the Qur'an and invited them to Islam and
said,Pledge your allegiance to me.
Listen to me and obey me during the periods of activity
and lethargy, Spend of your money during ease and
difficulty, enjoin the good and forbid the evil, convey
the words of Allah fearing no blame from anyone, help me
and give me, should I resort to you, the same protection
you give to yourselves and your own wives and offspring.
Your reward will certainly be Paradise...(44)They agreed to these conditions and
pledged their allegiance to him one after the other.Compared to the first allegiance of al-Aqabah, this one,
the second allegiance of al-Aqabah, bad tremendous
effects on the souls of the faithful. On the horizon they
saw the harbingers of an imminent victory. After a
prolonged period of oppression, suppression and terror,
ever in the span of thirteen years in Mecca, now the
doors of hope were flung wide open before them.The Quraish, on hearing the news of
the allegiance of al-Aqabah, were startled, and filled
with fear. Hurriedly they held a meeting at which a
decision was arrived at: Track down the Madinites who met
the Prophet (s.a.w.) at al-Aqabah. After much effort,
they arrested al-Mundhir bin Amru but he broke away from
them. Sa'd bin Ubada was also captured. They tied his
hands to his neck and dragged him by his hair. Heavily
beating him, they brought him to Mecca. But, luckily,
Mut'im bin Uday and al-Harith bin Harb bin Umayyah saved
him, due to business relation they had with him.
