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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Beacons of Life The Conquest of Mecca The Battle of Mu'tah was followed in Ramadan of the same year (8 AH. = December, 629) by the Conquest of Mecca. When the Messenger of Allah agreed on the truce of Hudaybiyyah, the Khuza'ah tribe entered into a pact of alliance with the Prophet, and the Kinanah tribe established a similar pact with the Quraysh.
After two years had elapsed, a man of the Kinanah sat relating disparaging tales about the Messenger of Allah. A man of Khuza'ah objected saying: "Do not say such things." The man asked: "What is it to you?" He threatened, "If you repeat this, I will revoke our covenant." As the man dared him and repeated his words, the man of Khuza'ah struck him with his hand. Both men cried out to their people for support.
The men of Kinanah were more numerous, so they beat the others back until they forced them into the Sacred Mosque, even killing some of them. The people of Quraysh aided the men of Kinanah with arms and horses. `Amr ibn Salim (a man of the Khuza'ah tribe) rode to the Messenger of Allah with the news and recited the following verses: No matter, but I have come to remind Muhammad, of the old alliance between him and us.
The people of Quraysh have broken their promise to you; they have indeed revoked your binding covenant,They killed us while we were kneeling and prostrate at prayer!The Messenger of Allah answered: "You have said enough O `Amr ! " He then immediately arose and, entering the chamber of his wife Maymunah, ordered water to be brought to him.
He began to wash himself and repeat, "No, may I never be given support if I do not come to the aid of the people of Ka'b (i.e., the Khuza'ah)." Thus the Apostle of Allah resolved on going to Mecca.
He prayed: "O Allah, remove all spies of the Quraysh, so that we might surprise them in their own home." A man called Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah wrote a letter to the people of Quraysh which he sent with Sarah, a servant of Abu Lahab, telling them that the Messenger of Allah would come to punish them on such and such a day. The woman set out, avoiding the main road, and going instead to the left across the Harrah district. But Gabriel came down and told the Prophet.
He called 'Ali and az-Zubayr and said to them: "Go overtake her and seize the letter from her!" 'Ali and az-Zubayr set out, not stopping to speak to anyone until they reached Dhu 'l-Hulayfah (a place outside Medina on the way to Mecca).