Pilgrimages and mass gatherings

Family: Gatherings, councils and conferences · 8 entries

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• The Fulfilled Umrah (Umrat al-Qada)

  c. March 629 CE · Dhu al-Qa'da 7 AHIn Dhu al-Qa'da 7 AH (March 629 CE), fulfilling the treaty of Hudaybiyya, the Prophet and 2,000 Muslims entered Mecca unarmed to perform Umrah while Quraysh watched from the hills; the Prophet married Maymuna bint al-Harith and the demonstration of Muslim devotion profoundly shifted Meccan sentiment, leading to the conversions of Khalid ibn al-Walid, Amr ibn al-As, and Uthman ibn Talha.

• The pilgrimage led by Abu Bakr

  March 631 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 9 AHThe Prophet sent Abu Bakr to lead the pilgrimage of the ninth year after the Hijra, the first led by the Muslims after the conquest of Mecca.

• The proclamation of Bara'a at Mina

  March 631 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 9 AHOn 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.

• The Farewell Pilgrimage

  March 632 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 10 AHThe only pilgrimage the Prophet led, during which he gave the sermon known as the Farewell Sermon.

• The Farewell Sermon at Arafat

  March 632 CE · 9 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AHOn the Day of Arafa, 9 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AH, the Prophet stood at the foot of the valley before more than a hundred thousand pilgrims and delivered the comprehensive sermon: sanctity of blood and property, abolition of pagan blood-feuds and usury beginning with his own house, counsel on women, the pledge of the Book of God, and the testimony 'have I conveyed?'

• The sermon of the Day of Sacrifice at Mina

  March 632 CE · 10 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AHOn 10 Dhu al-Hijja the Prophet preached at Mina mounted on a grey mule while Ali relayed his words: time has come full circle as on the day of creation; the sacred months are four; blood, property and honour are inviolable; and let the witness inform the absent.

Person

• Rabi'a ibn Umayya ibn Khalaf

  Qurashi Companion with a powerful voice who stood at Arafat relaying the Prophet's Farewell Sermon phrase by phrase to the vast crowd.

Work

• The Farewell Sermon

  The sermon delivered at Arafat on 9 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AH and repeated in substance at Mina on the Day of Sacrifice: sanctity of life, property and honour; the abolition of pagan vengeance and usury; counsel on women; the sufficiency of the Book of God; no prophet after him; and the witnessed testimony 'O God, bear witness'.

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