The call to the nearest kin
الدعوة في الأقربين
c. 613 CE
After «وأنذر عشيرتك الأقربين» came down, the Prophet twice gathered Banu Hashim — about forty-five men with some of Banu al-Muttalib — declared himself God's messenger to them in particular and to people in general; Abu Lahab sabotaged the first gathering, and at the second Abu Talib pledged his protection while refusing to leave his fathers' religion.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Connections
- Occurred at
- Mecca
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Abu Lahab· Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Banu Hashim
- Led to
- The proclamation on al-Safa
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 26:214
People and things also explored
The boycott of the Banu Hashim· Mecca· Abu Talib gathers Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib· The proclamation on al-Safa· Banu Hashim· Abu Lahab· Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Muhammad
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The call to the nearest kin”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/dawat-al-ashira/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.