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Hashim and his supporters met together in the precincts of Ka’bah where the daughters
of Abdu Manaf prepared a bowl of expensive perfume and placed it before Ka’bah.
Each of Hashim's supporters dipped their hands into the bowl and as they did took a
solemn oath never to abandon one another.

To seal their solemn pact, each supporter rubbed his perfumed hands over the stones of

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Ka’bah and from that time onward they were referred to as the "Perfumed Ones".

The Alliance of the Confederates

Those who supported Abd Ad-Dharr likewise swore an oath of allegiance and became
known as the "Confederates".

The Sanctity of Ka’bah and its Precincts