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18 - THE FIRST AQABAH PLEDGE

Abdullah Baothman


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The Six Madinese

We have already spoken about six Madinese

who embraced Islam in the pilgrimage season

in the eleventh year of Prophethood.

They promised to communicate the Message

of Islam to their townsfolk.


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The Six Madinese

The following year, on the occasion of thepilgrimage, there came a group of twelvedisciples ready to acknowledge Muhammad as

their Prophet. The group of men comprised five of the six

who had met the Prophet (PBUH)

The year before, the sixth who stayed awaywas Jabir bin Abdullah bin Reyab, the otherseven were:


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The Other 7 of THE Companions

Muadh bin Al-Harith, Ibn Afra, from Khazraj.

Dhakwan bin Abd Al-Qais, from Khazraj.

Ubadah bin As-Samit, from Khazraj.

Yazeed bin Thalabah, from Khazraj.

Al-Abbas bin Ubadah bin Nadalah, fromKhazraj.

Abul Haitham bin At-Taihan, from Aws.

Uwaim bin Saidah, from Aws.


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The Pledge

They confirmed their faith in Muhammad

(PBUH) as a Prophet and swore:

We will not worship any one but one Allah; we

will not steal; neither will we commit adultery,

nor kill our children; we will not utter slander,

intentionally forging falsehood and we will not

disobey you in any just matter.


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Prophets Reply

Muhammad (PBUH) said:

He who carries it out, Allh will reward him;

and who neglects anything and is afflicted in

this world, it may prove redemption for him in

the Hereafter; and if the sin remains hidden

from the eyes of the men and no grief comes

to him, then his affair is with Allh. He mayforgive him or He may not.


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The First Muslim Ambassador

After the Pledge theProphet (PBUH) sent toYathrib (Madinah) Musabbin Umair Al-Abdari, (MayAllah be pleased with him)

Why?

To teach the people therethe doctrines of Islam, givethem practical guidance

and make attempts atpropagating the Islamamong those who stillprofessed polytheism.


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Asad bin Zurarah hosted him in Madinah.

So prepared was the ground, and so zealous thepropagation that the Islam spread rapidly fromhouse to house and from tribe to tribe.

There were various cheerful and promisingaspects of success that characterized Musabstask.

One day Musab and Asad were on their way tothe habitations of Bani Abd Al-Ashhal and BaniZafar, when they went into the premises of thelatter clan.

The First Muslim Ambassador


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There they sat near a well conversing with

some new converts.

Sad bin Muadh and Usaid bin Hudair, chiefs

of the two clans heard of this meeting, so

Usaid approached the Muslims armed with his

lance while the other Sad excused himself on

grounds that Asad was his maternal cousin.

The First Muslim Ambassador and 2Chief Clans


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Usaid came closer cursing and swearing and

accused the two men of befooling people

weak of heart, and ordered that they stop it

altogether.

Musab calmly invited him to sit saying, If you

are pleased with our talk, you can accept it;

should you hold it in hatred, you could freelyimmunize yourself against what you hate.



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Thats fair, said Usaid, pierced his lance in thesand, listened to Musab and then heard someverses of the Noble Qurn.

His face bespoke satisfaction and pleasure beforeuttering any words of approval.

He asked the two men about the procedurespertinent to embracing Islam.

They asked him to observe washing, purge hisgarment, bear witness to the Truth and thenperform two Raka.



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He responded and did exactly what he was asked to do,and then said there was a man (Sad bin Muadh)whose people would never hang back if he followedthe Islam.

He then left to see Sad and his people.

Sad could immediately understand that Usaid hadchanged.

To a question posed by Sad, Usaid said that two menwere ready to comply with whatever orders theyreceived.

He then managed a certain situation that provided thetwo men with a chance to talk with Sad privately.



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The previous scene with Usaid recurred andSad embraced Islam, and directly turned tohis people swearing that he would never talk

with them until they had believed in Allh,and in His Messenger.

Hardly did the evening of that day arrive whenall the men and women of that sept ofArabians embraced Islam with the exceptionof one.

The First Muslim Ambassador and 2Muslim Cheifs


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On that day he embraced Islam and fought the

polytheists but was eventually killed before

observing any prostration in the way of prayer.

The Prophet (PBUH) commented saying:

He has done a little but his reward is great.

Never Prostrate, Yet In The Paradise


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Musab stayed in Madinah carrying out hismission diligently and successfully until all thehouses ofAl-Ansar(the future Helpers) had

Muslims elements, men and women. One family only stood obdurate to the IslamicDawah (Call).

They were under the influence of the poet Qais

bin Al-Aslat, who managed to hold them at bayand screen off the Call of Islam from their earsuntil the year 5 A.H.

Musab and his Mission


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Shortly before the approach of the followingpilgrimage season, i.e. the thirteenth year ofProphethood.

Musab bin Umair returned to Makkahcarrying to the Prophet (PBUH) glad tidingsabout the new fertile soil of Islam in Madinah,and its environment rich in the prospects ofgood, and the power and immunity that citywas bound to provide to the cause of Islam.

Musab and his Mission


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