As
the Prophet continued to call people to Islaam, during the Hajj season he was
approached by a small group of six men from al-Madeenah. All of them were from
Khazraj. They immediately accepted Islaam once the Prophet explained Tawheed to
them and returned to al-Madeenah agreeing to believe in him and calling others
to Islaam.
Through
them, Islam was being propagated in al-Madeenah to the extent that each
household had someone who was a Muslim within them.
The
following year during the Hajj season, the same six men accompanied by two
other men from al-Aws. They gave the Prophet Ba’yah in order to believe and
support (Ba’yah usually refers to political allegiance and an alliance of
death, but the first allegiance was for service and not fighitng).
When
the party left Makkah, the Prophet placed ‘Amr bin Umm Maktoom and Mu’sab bin
‘Umayr to call people to Islaam and teach the Quraan.
Their
Da’wah was successful and many accepted Islaam. In the depths of the night,
during the Days of Tashreeq on the 13th year after Bi’tha, and as
the people performing Hajj slept, the Prophet secretly met with 73 men and 2
women and the second Ba’yah of ‘Aqbah was established.
This
Bay’ah signaled the beginning of the Hijrah, and the Prophet allowed for
Muslims within Makkah to migrate to al-Madeenah. The first to leave were women
and children and then large groups migrated thereafter.
Once
they all moved to al-Madeenah, there remained only a few until only the
Prophet, Abu Bakr and Ali remained. The Muslims there waited patiently for news
of the Prophets imminent migration.
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