Let those who are present tell those who are absent…[^48]...

Let those who are present tell those who are absent…[^48] Upon the conquest of Mecca, the Holy Prophet convened a contract with Meccan women with the following stipulations: “Do not associate aught with Allah, do not steal, do not commit fornication, do not kill your children, and do not bring a calumny which you have forged of yourselves and do not disobey the Holy Prophet.[^49] Some well-known figures, who later gained high positions, accepted Islam during the conquest of Mecca.

Among them were Abu-Sufyan and his son Mu`awiyah. Due to the hard living conditions of people, God ascribes a moral superiority to Muslims prior to the conquest of Mecca: And what reason do you have that you should not spend in Allah’s way?

And Allah’s is the inheritance of the heavens and the earth; not alike among you are those who spent before the victory and fought and those who did not: they are more exalted in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards, and Allah has promised good to all; and Allah is aware of what you do. The Outcomes of the conquest of Mecca Mecca was the center of plotting…