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First encounter with the six Ansar at al-Aqaba

لقاء النبي بالنفر الستة من الخزرج بالعقبة

c. July 620 CE

Mecca

The historic meeting at al-Aqaba during the pilgrimage season of the 11th year of prophethood (July 620 CE) between the Prophet and six notables from the Khazraj clan of Yathrib, who embraced Islam and carried its call to Medina.

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At a glance

Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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In time

610620630

In space

Mecca

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Connections

Had participant
As'ad ibn ZuraraMuhammadAwf ibn al-Harith (ibn Afra)Rafi ibn MalikQutba ibn Amir ibn HadidaUqba ibn Amir ibn NabiJabir ibn Abdullah ibn RiabThe Ansar
Occurred at
Mecca
Part of
The Prophetic Era

People and things also explored

The Pledges of AqabaThe Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan)The HijraThe three years of the secret callThe Battle of HunaynThe boycott of the Banu HashimThe brotherhood of the Muhajirun and AnsarThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)

Sources

  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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The Pledges of Aqaba

The First and Second Pledges of Aqaba at Mina in the 12th and 13th years of prophethood (621 and 622 CE), in which delegates from Yathrib pledged allegiance to the Prophet, preparing Medina as the haven of the Hijra.