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Discuss the two pledges of Aqaba

      

Discuss the two pledges of Aqaba

  

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Francis
1. First pledge
- Islam penetrated yathrib in 620 AD, the following year 621 AD 12 people came from yathrib to accept Muhammad as their prophet.
- 10 were from the khazraj and 2 from the Awz.
- They performed pilgrimage and after which they met with the prophet at a place called Aqaba.
- They pledged that;
- They would not associate anything with God nor commit adultery.
- Would not steal nor kill their children.
- Also swore to believe in the prophet and obey him in everything that was right.
- After all those pledges, they returned to yathrib. However before they returned, the prophet sent with them a teacher called Musab bin umayar to instruct them in Islam.
- Musab’s teaching’s made Islam to become a strong religion in yathirib and the Muslims increased.


Second pledge 622 AD.
- This was an extension of the first pledge of 621 AD.
- In 622 AD, the converted yathiribites led by their teacher Musab come back to Mecca for pilgrimage.
- This time they were 72 men and 3 women.
- They met the prophet at Aqaba in one of the nights and they said.

“Oh messenger of Allah, it is now for you to speak and take from us any pledge that you want us to take regarding Allah and his messenger.”

- They pledged that,
- Yathrib would help and protect the prophet against all odds as they protect their own women and children.
- They pledged again to obey Allah and the prophet.
francis1897 answered the question on March 2, 2023 at 06:04


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