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However, the situation was to changed when Allah, the All Powerful, honored tribesmen
from the Aws and Khazraj, later to be known as the Ansars, who willingly recognized the
truth the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and embraced Islam, and
subsequently invited him to live with them in Medina where he could continue his
preaching.
Umm Sa’d daughter of Sa’d, son of Rabee narrated that the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, had been harmed by his people in Mecca and so it was that
Allah conferred the honor of hosting him in Medina which was at that time called Yathrib.
The story unfolds as the pilgrimage season had come around yet again and neared its
conclusion as the pilgrims busied themselves shaving their hair. The Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, was in Aqaba preaching at that time and Umm
Sa’d had been a participant in that pilgrimage and was accompanied by her tribes
people from the Aws and Khazraj . She said “There were either six or seven tribesmen
including As’ad, the son of Zurarah, and the two sons of Afraa from the tribe of Banu
Najar (she did not name the others). The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
from the Aws and Khazraj, later to be known as the Ansars, who willingly recognized the
truth the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and embraced Islam, and
subsequently invited him to live with them in Medina where he could continue his
preaching.
Umm Sa’d daughter of Sa’d, son of Rabee narrated that the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, had been harmed by his people in Mecca and so it was that
Allah conferred the honor of hosting him in Medina which was at that time called Yathrib.
The story unfolds as the pilgrimage season had come around yet again and neared its
conclusion as the pilgrims busied themselves shaving their hair. The Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, was in Aqaba preaching at that time and Umm
Sa’d had been a participant in that pilgrimage and was accompanied by her tribes
people from the Aws and Khazraj . She said “There were either six or seven tribesmen
including As’ad, the son of Zurarah, and the two sons of Afraa from the tribe of Banu
Najar (she did not name the others). The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon