Pledge in Aqba

 It was in the tenth year of his prophet hood, when Holy Prophet approached the tribal chiefs visiting Makka and invited them to embrace Islam but nobody showed any interest to his imitation. Quraish had been propagating against Mohammad (PBUH) that he was a lunatic and the people were required to beware of him. But, Holy Prophet continued with his mission of preaching Islam without paying any heed to his, malicious propaganda.

Holy Prophet met a few people at Aqba a place between Makka and Manna. He introduced himself and described the Holistic Attributes of God Almighty.  They were six people from Yasrab (the place now known as Medina) and belonged to Khazarj Tribe. They discussed amongst themselves and finally embraced Islam. When they returned to Yasrab they had the chance to take part in spreading the preaching of the Holy prophet.

Next year at the same place twelve more men from Yasrab embraced Islam and had this covenant with the Holy prophet,

They would not join other gods with Allah.

They shall refrain from evil and destructive actions.

They shall support Holy Prophet with their lives and goods and,

If they shall even fight with the infidels for the cause of Islam.

After embracing Islam when these people were returning, Holy Prophet told Musab Bin Umair to accompany them so that he could educate them about the teachings of Islam.

The next year seventy-five more people from Yasrab Islam embraced Islam agreeing to sacrifice their lives and belongings for the sake of Islam as and when needed. With increase in numbers of Muslims in Yasrab, Muslims had a sanctuary to survive and grow. Holy Prophet instructed Muslims living in Makka to leave Makka and they started migrating to Yasrab. Although the Muslims were migrating to Yasrab in small groups to keep their migration unnoticed, the people of Makka came to know of their leaving the town. They decided to stop them from migrating and forbad them threatening them with severe punishment.

Abbas Bin Rabia along with two sons of Aas: Ummiyah and Hashim were caught when they were leaving Makka. They were chained and put upon the hot sand of the desert under the scorching sun.

When Abu Salma expressed his intention to migrate from Makka his in-laws took away his wife and his parents snatched his son. His wife spent a complete year in crying and weeping for her husband and child. Finally the parents of that poor lady let her go to her husband. She hardly managed to take her child from the grandparents and could make to Medina.

When the infidels of Makka came to know of Sohaib's decision about migrating they told him that he was a poor man when he had come there and if he wanted to get away from there both with his life, wealth and riches. They would not allow him, so, he bargained his life for all the wealth which he possessed.

It was a matter of great disappointment and frustration for the infidels that Muslims were sacrificing their wealth, belongings and families to obey their leader without any hesitation. They had miserably failed in every attempt to stop the spreading of Islam.