On his return to Makkah from Taif, the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) resumed his preaching concentrating more on strangers, who came to Makkah for the pilgrimage. In the eleventh year of Prophethood, six pilgrims from the tribe of Khazraj in Yasrib came to Makkah. The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) invited them to Islam. After hearing the teachings of Islam, they embraced the faith. When they returned to Yasrib, they introduced Islam to their friends and relatives.
In this way, the message of Islam reached Yasrib. Next year, that is, the 12th year of the Prophethood, twelve persons from Yasrib met the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) at Aqabah, accepted the faith and agreed to abstain from idol worship, cruelly and falsehood, to lead a righteous life and to believe in One God. This is called the First Pledge of Aqabah. These Muslims promised to spread Islam in Yasrib, and the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) sent two persons with them to preach Islam to the residents of that city.
In the 13th year of the Prophethood, a deputation consisting of seventy-five persons came from Yasrib to take the same pledge. This is called the Second Pledge of Aqabah. They also invited the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) to Yasrib and pledged full support for him and his followers. On the return of his deputation, Islam began to spread rapidly in Yasrib.
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