AR-RAHĪQ AL-MAKHTOUM (The Pure Nectar). A Treaties On Prophet Muhammad's Biography.* *Part 59*

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*AR-RAHĪQ AL-MAKHTOUM (The Pure Nectar). A Treaties On Prophet Muhammad's Biography.*

*Part 59*

*PRESENTING ISLAM TO TRIBES AND INDIVIDUALS*

In Dhul Qaadah of the tenth year of Prophethood (in late June or early July, 619 A.D) the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) returned to Mecca to continue presenting Islam to tribes and individuals. Because the season of Hajj approached, people were coming to Mecca in multitudes. So the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) seized the opportunity and began to invite the tribes of Arabs one by one to Islam as he was inviting them since the forth year of Prophethood. But this year the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) demanded their protection and support so as to convey the message of Allāh.

THE TRIBES TO WHICH THE PROPHET (Blessings and Peace be upon him) PRESENTED ISLAM

Az-Zuhary said: "Among the tribes that the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) invited to Islam and were mentioned to us by name were Banu 'Amir Ibn Sa'sa'a, Muhārab Ibn Khasafah, Fuzāra, Ghassān, Murrah, Hanīfah, Salim, 'Abs, Banu Nasr, Banul-Bakkā, Kinda, Kalb, al-Hārith Ibn Ka'ab, 'Uzra and Al-Hadārimah. But none of these tribes complied with the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) or consented to his demand." It is worth mentioning that the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) presented Islam to these tribes from the fourth year of mission to the last season of hajj that preceded Hijra (his immigration from Mecca to Madinah). We can not specify a year when the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) invited a particular tribe to Islam. But the tenth year of Prophethood witnessed a concentrated stage of disseminating Islam.

Ibn Is'hāq mentioned the way in which the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) presented Islam to these tribes and their responses. This can be summarised as follows:

1. THE TRIBE OF KALB: The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) went to a sept of them called Banu 'Abdullāh and invited them to Islam. He said: "O Banu 'Abdullāh! Allāh made the name of your father favourable." But they rejected his call.

2. THE TRIBE OF HANĪFAH: The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) preached to them and asked them to accept Islam. But they responded to him in a harsh and impolite way.

3. THE TRIBE OF 'AMIR IBN SA'SA'A: The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) went to them and preached and invited them to Islam. Baihara Ibn Fāris (a man of this tribe) said: "I swear that if I backed this man of Quraish, I will subjugate all Arabs through him." Then he said to the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him): "If we swear allegiance to you and Allāh makes you triumph over your adversaries, will your mission pass on to us afterwards?" The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) replied: "It's up to Allāh. He puts it where He wills." Baihara said: "How come we endanger our lives to Arabs for your sake and when you score victory, authority will belong to other than us? We are not in need of you." They also rejected his demand.


*{To be continued In-sha-Allāh (If Allāh Wills)...}*


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