pledges of Aqaba

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The pledges of Aqaba were early agreements between the Prophet Muhammad and Medinan converts that secured support for him and paved the way for the Muslim community’s migration to Medina and the establishment of the first Islamic state.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic historical event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
pledge ⓘ
pledge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bayat al-Aqaba ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Yathrib ⓘ
chronology before Hijra ⓘ
country Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
followedBy Hijra to Medina ⓘ
hasEffect authorization for Muhammad to migrate to Medina ⓘ
political base for Islam in Medina ⓘ
strengthening of early Muslim community ⓘ
hasPart First Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba

Second Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
location Aqaba near Mina ⓘ
near Mecca ⓘ
mainSubject Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
participants Ansar ⓘ
Medinan Muslims ⓘ
Medinan converts ⓘ
Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad

Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad

Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad

larger group of Medinan Muslims ⓘ
partOf Pledges of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba

Pledges of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
pointInTime early 7th century ⓘ
purpose accept Islam ⓘ
establish first Islamic state ⓘ
invite Muhammad to settle in Medina ⓘ
offer protection to Muhammad ⓘ
prepare for migration to Medina ⓘ
promise basic moral and religious obligations ⓘ
secure support for Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
relatedTo Constitution of Medina ⓘ
Hijra ⓘ
early Muslim–Quraysh conflict ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
result foundation of Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
political and military alliance with Medinan Muslims ⓘ
protection pledge for Muhammad ⓘ
support for Muhammad in Medina ⓘ
significance transition from persecution in Mecca to support in Medina ⓘ
turning point in early Islamic history ⓘ
significantPlace Medina ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hijra → precededBy → pledges of Aqaba ⓘ
Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad → precededBy → Second Pledge of Aqabah ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad → precededBy → First Pledge of Aqabah ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Musab ibn Umayr → associatedWith → Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Pledges of Aqaba → hasPart → First Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
subject linked to: pledges of Aqaba
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Pledges of Aqaba → hasPart → Second Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
subject linked to: pledges of Aqaba
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
First Pledge of Aqaba → partOf → Pledges of Aqaba ⓘ
subject linked to: pledges of Aqaba
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Second Pledge of Aqaba → partOf → Pledges of Aqaba ⓘ
subject linked to: pledges of Aqaba
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Ansar → enteredPledge → First Pledge of al-Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Ansar → enteredPledge → Second Pledge of al-Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Khazraj → participatedIn → Pledge of al-Aqabah ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Nusaybah bint Ka‘b al-Ansariyyah → participatedIn → Pledge of Aqabah ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Bayat al-Aqaba → hasPart → First Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Bayat al-Aqaba → hasPart → Second Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Muadh ibn Jabal → participatedIn → Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Meccan period → keyEvent → First pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Meccan period → keyEvent → Second pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh → pledge → Pledge of Aqaba ⓘ
subject linked to: Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh
linked to: pledges of Aqaba
Sa'd ibn Ubadah → participatedIn → Pledge of Aqabah ⓘ
linked to: pledges of Aqaba