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Before Islam came to Medina, the population of Medina consisted of three
groups of people, namely the idolatrous Arabs from the tribes of Aws and Khazraj
-- amongst whom were several converts that had pledged allegiance to the
Prophet before his arrival and were responsible for inviting him to migrate to
Medina -- and the Jews.
The Jews awaited the coming of a new prophet, for it was mentioned in their
books that a new prophet would arise from a nearby city, and each tribe hoped
that their own tribe would aspire to such honor, and it was for that reason their
predecessors had migrated to Arabia. However, as they were in the minority they
found it to be in their best interests to ally themselves to the idolaters as they
deemed it to be a necessary evil in order to survive.
With the arrival of the Muslims in Medina there were now four groups that
included an ever increasing number of converts from the tribes of Aws and
Khazraj. However, amongst those professing to be Muslims from these tribes
were some, who, although they recognized the qualities of leadership in the
Prophet together with his remarkable ability to unify once hostile tribes, were not
groups of people, namely the idolatrous Arabs from the tribes of Aws and Khazraj
-- amongst whom were several converts that had pledged allegiance to the
Prophet before his arrival and were responsible for inviting him to migrate to
Medina -- and the Jews.
The Jews awaited the coming of a new prophet, for it was mentioned in their
books that a new prophet would arise from a nearby city, and each tribe hoped
that their own tribe would aspire to such honor, and it was for that reason their
predecessors had migrated to Arabia. However, as they were in the minority they
found it to be in their best interests to ally themselves to the idolaters as they
deemed it to be a necessary evil in order to survive.
With the arrival of the Muslims in Medina there were now four groups that
included an ever increasing number of converts from the tribes of Aws and
Khazraj. However, amongst those professing to be Muslims from these tribes
were some, who, although they recognized the qualities of leadership in the
Prophet together with his remarkable ability to unify once hostile tribes, were not