The proclamation of Bara'a at Mina
الأذان ببراءة يوم النحر
March 631 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 9 AH
On the Day of Sacrifice in 9 AH Ali ibn Abi Talib, sent after Abu Bakr by the Prophet, proclaimed the opening of Surat Bara'a (al-Tawba) at the Jamrah: treaties with the polytheists were dissolved with a four-month respite, and after that year no polytheist would perform the pilgrimage nor would anyone circle the House naked.
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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Summary
On the Day of Sacrifice of the year 9 AH pilgrimage, Ali ibn Abi Talib proclaimed at the Jamra the opening of Sura Bara'a: the repudiation of pacts, a four-month respite, and the end of polytheist pilgrimage and naked circumambulation 1.
The account
The Prophet sent Abu Bakr as leader of the year 9 AH pilgrimage to establish the rites for the Muslims; then the opening of Sura Bara'a came down repudiating the pacts, so he sent Ali to proclaim it on his behalf — in keeping with the Arabs' custom that pacts of blood and property be announced by the principal or his kin 2. Ali met him at al-Arj or Dajnan; Abu Bakr asked: "commander or commanded?" He said: commanded — and they went on, and Abu Bakr held the pilgrimage for the people 1. Ali stood at the Jamra on the Day of Sacrifice and proclaimed what the Prophet had commanded: every pact-holder was given his pact's repudiation, those with no pact were granted four months, and the pact of whoever had not shorted the Muslims remained to its term 3. Abu Bakr sent men calling out: after this year no polytheist shall make pilgrimage and none shall circumambulate the House naked 3. Al-Mubarakpuri describes this proclamation as effectively announcing the end of idolatry in the Arabian peninsula 1.
For young visitors
In the pilgrimage season of year nine after the hijra, Ali ibn Abi Talib announced at the Prophet's command that the time of idol-worship in the Arabian peninsula had ended, and that whoever held a pact would have it honoured to its term.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Mecca
- Had participant
- Ali ibn Abi TalibAbu Bakr al-SiddiqMuhammad
- Part of
- The pilgrimage led by Abu Bakr
People and things also explored
MeccaThe Farewell PilgrimageThe three years of the secret callThe pilgrimage led by Abu BakrThe HijraAbu Sufyan's mission to MedinaThe Battle of BadrThe burial of the Prophet
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 440
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 440; zad-al-maad
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 440; sahih-al-bukhari
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “The proclamation of Bara'a at Mina”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/proclamation-of-surat-baraa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.