1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:09,419 Mawaddah Association presents: 3 00:00:09,419 --> 00:00:12,419 Events in Ramadan. 4 00:00:12,419 --> 00:00:15,699 To recount the mercy of the All-Merciful, the grace of the Master. 5 00:00:15,699 --> 00:00:19,699 The conversion of the Banu Thaqif to Islam. 6 00:00:19,699 --> 00:00:23,629 In Ramadan of the ninth year after the Hijrah. 7 00:00:23,629 --> 00:00:28,629 The eyes of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were gladdened by the conversion of Thaqif. 8 00:00:28,629 --> 00:00:30,629 After stubborn refusal, 9 00:00:30,629 --> 00:00:34,630 And a wild aversion that lasted for twenty years. 10 00:00:34,630 --> 00:00:36,759 The history of the Islamic call 11 00:00:36,759 --> 00:00:41,759 Tells the story of Thaqif and their conversion, a story with a dark beginning, 12 00:00:41,759 --> 00:00:43,759 And a radiant ending. 13 00:00:43,759 --> 00:00:46,759 This story begins back in the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), 14 00:00:46,759 --> 00:00:49,759 When Thaqif inhabited Ta'if. 15 00:00:49,759 --> 00:00:52,759 Ta'if was one of the suburbs of Makkah, 16 00:00:52,759 --> 00:00:55,759 With impregnable fortifications and towering heights, 17 00:00:55,759 --> 00:00:58,759 Sheltered by formidable mountains. 18 00:00:58,759 --> 00:01:01,759 Its protection could not be breached, nor its heights attained. 19 00:01:01,759 --> 00:01:03,920 Furthermore, it was 20 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,920 A garden of lush, verdant landscapes, 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,920 With cool breezes, 22 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,920 Abundant in fruit, 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,920 With pleasant harvests and low-hanging clusters. 24 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:18,049 Most of the dwellings in Ta'if belonged to the Banu Thaqif. 25 00:01:18,049 --> 00:01:21,049 They held sovereignty and prestige there, 26 00:01:21,049 --> 00:01:24,049 For they were a proud and haughty people, 27 00:01:24,049 --> 00:01:27,049 Fair-faced and of noble lineage. 28 00:01:27,049 --> 00:01:31,209 Moreover, they were masters of the deep ignorance of the Jahiliyyah, 29 00:01:31,209 --> 00:01:33,209 And worshippers of idols. 30 00:01:33,209 --> 00:01:37,209 They had built a great Ka'bah for Allah so they could perform pilgrimage to it, 31 00:01:37,209 --> 00:01:41,209 Circumambulate it, and offer sacrifices to it. 32 00:01:41,209 --> 00:01:45,340 When Allah sent His Messenger with the religion of guidance and truth, 33 00:01:45,340 --> 00:01:49,340 And commanded him to warn his closest kinsmen, 34 00:01:49,340 --> 00:01:52,340 He proclaimed the command and declared the truth openly. 35 00:01:52,340 --> 00:01:56,459 The Quraysh confronted him with harm and persecution, 36 00:01:56,459 --> 00:02:00,459 Yet his resolve did not weaken, nor did his determination falter. 37 00:02:00,459 --> 00:02:04,459 Instead, he began to present himself to the tribes, 38 00:02:04,459 --> 00:02:07,459 Seeking their protection so that he might convey the messages of his Lord. 39 00:02:07,459 --> 00:02:10,460 Three years before the Hijrah, 40 00:02:10,460 --> 00:02:14,460 Allah took the soul of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, 41 00:02:14,460 --> 00:02:18,500 And after her, the Messenger’s uncle, Abu Talib, passed away. 42 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:23,500 The Quraysh then intensified their persecution of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 43 00:02:23,500 --> 00:02:27,500 And their fools acted against him with extreme aggression. 44 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:32,500 At that point, the Messenger, peace be upon him, turned 45 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:34,500 His face toward Ta'if, 46 00:02:34,500 --> 00:02:36,500 Seeking support from Thaqif, 47 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:39,500 Hoping to find protection with them against his own people, 48 00:02:39,500 --> 00:02:42,500 And hoping they would accept his call, 49 00:02:42,500 --> 00:02:46,500 So that he might be strengthened by Islam, and Islam strengthened by them. 50 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:50,560 No sooner had the Messenger, peace be upon him, reached Ta'if 51 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:54,560 Than he went to three of its leaders: 52 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:59,560 'Abd Yalil ibn 'Amr and his two brothers, Habib and Mas'ud. 53 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,560 He presented himself to them and called them to Allah, 54 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:07,560 Enticing them with His reward and warning them of His punishment. 55 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,689 Some of them acted arrogantly, 56 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:12,689 And some mocked him. 57 00:03:12,689 --> 00:03:16,780 One of them said to the Messenger, peace be upon him: 58 00:03:17,780 --> 00:03:21,819 "May the coverings of the Ka'bah be torn if Allah has truly sent you!" 59 00:03:21,819 --> 00:03:26,819 The second said: "Could Allah not find anyone to send other than you?" 60 00:03:26,819 --> 00:03:29,909 And the third said mockingly: 61 00:03:29,909 --> 00:03:32,909 "By Allah, I will never speak to you! 62 00:03:32,909 --> 00:03:35,909 If you are a Messenger from Allah as you claim, 63 00:03:35,909 --> 00:03:39,909 Then you are too significant for me to reply to you. 64 00:03:39,909 --> 00:03:42,909 And if you are lying about Allah, 65 00:03:42,909 --> 00:03:45,909 Then it is not fitting for me to speak to you." 66 00:03:45,909 --> 00:03:54,069 At that, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stood up, deeply distressed and heavy-hearted. 67 00:03:54,069 --> 00:03:59,069 He disliked that his people should hear of this, lest they increase in their persecution. 68 00:03:59,069 --> 00:04:02,069 He asked them to keep his visit a secret, 69 00:04:02,069 --> 00:04:04,069 But they did not. 70 00:04:04,069 --> 00:04:07,069 They incited their fools against him, 71 00:04:07,069 --> 00:04:13,069 And stationed two rows of their wicked men along his path, with stones in their hands. 72 00:04:13,069 --> 00:04:18,100 When the Messenger, peace be upon him, passed between them, 73 00:04:18,100 --> 00:04:23,100 Every time he lifted a foot, they pelted it with stones, 74 00:04:23,100 --> 00:04:27,100 And every time he placed a foot, they pelted it with stones, 75 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:31,100 While they insulted him, reviled him, and shouted at him. 76 00:04:31,100 --> 00:04:35,100 His feet were torn and his heels bled. 77 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:39,170 They did not stop until they had gathered the people against him, 78 00:04:39,170 --> 00:04:44,170 And forced him into an orchard belonging to 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah and his brother Shaybah, 79 00:04:44,170 --> 00:04:48,170 Who were from Quraysh, and then they left him. 80 00:04:48,170 --> 00:04:53,490 The noble Messenger, peace be upon him, sat in the shade of a tree, 81 00:04:53,490 --> 00:04:56,490 Having reached the limit of his exhaustion. 82 00:04:56,490 --> 00:04:59,490 He raised his gaze to the heavens and said: 83 00:04:59,490 --> 00:05:03,490 "O Allah, to You I complain of the weakness of my strength, 84 00:05:03,490 --> 00:05:06,490 The scarcity of my resources, 85 00:05:06,490 --> 00:05:10,490 And my insignificance before the people, O Most Merciful of the merciful. 86 00:05:10,490 --> 00:05:14,490 You are the Lord of the oppressed, and You are my Lord. 87 00:05:14,490 --> 00:05:16,490 To whom will You entrust me? 88 00:05:16,490 --> 00:05:19,490 To a distant person who treats me harshly, 89 00:05:19,490 --> 00:05:22,490 Or to an enemy to whom You have given control over my affair? 90 00:05:22,490 --> 00:05:27,620 If You are not angry with me, then I do not care, 91 00:05:27,620 --> 00:05:30,620 But Your protection is more encompassing for me. 92 00:05:30,620 --> 00:05:35,709 I seek refuge in the light of Your Face, which illuminates the darkness, 93 00:05:35,709 --> 00:05:38,709 And by which the affairs of this world and the Hereafter are set right, 94 00:05:38,709 --> 00:05:41,709 From Your anger descending upon me, 95 00:05:41,709 --> 00:05:43,709 Or Your wrath befalling me. 96 00:05:43,709 --> 00:05:46,709 To You is the plea until You are pleased, 97 00:05:46,709 --> 00:05:51,100 And there is no power nor strength except by You." 98 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:55,100 When the two sons of Rabi'ah saw him in this state, 99 00:05:55,100 --> 00:05:57,100 Their compassion was stirred, 100 00:05:57,100 --> 00:05:59,100 For they were from Quraysh. 101 00:05:59,100 --> 00:06:02,100 They called a servant of theirs named 'Addas, 102 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:04,100 Who was a Christian, 103 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:06,100 And said to him: 104 00:06:06,100 --> 00:06:08,100 "Take a cluster of these grapes, 105 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:10,100 Place it on this tray, 106 00:06:10,100 --> 00:06:13,100 Then go to that man, 107 00:06:13,100 --> 00:06:15,100 And tell him to eat from it." 108 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:19,129 'Addas approached the Prophet, peace be upon him, 109 00:06:19,129 --> 00:06:22,129 And placed the tray before him. 110 00:06:22,129 --> 00:06:25,129 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 111 00:06:25,129 --> 00:06:28,129 Reached out his hand to take from it, he said: 112 00:06:28,129 --> 00:06:31,129 "In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful." 113 00:06:31,129 --> 00:06:33,350 'Addas looked into his face, 114 00:06:33,350 --> 00:06:35,350 Then said: 115 00:06:35,350 --> 00:06:39,350 "By Allah, these are words that the people of this land do not say." 116 00:06:39,350 --> 00:06:43,350 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him: 117 00:06:43,350 --> 00:06:46,350 "And from the people of which land are you, 'Addas? 118 00:06:46,350 --> 00:06:48,350 And what is your religion?" 119 00:06:48,350 --> 00:06:51,350 He said: "I am a Christian from the people of Nineveh." 120 00:06:51,350 --> 00:06:55,350 The Messenger, peace be upon him, said to him: 121 00:06:55,350 --> 00:06:59,350 "From the village of the righteous man, Yunus ibn Matta." 122 00:06:59,350 --> 00:07:01,420 'Addas said: 123 00:07:01,420 --> 00:07:02,420 "O 'Addas, 124 00:07:02,420 --> 00:07:05,420 What makes you know who Yunus ibn Matta is?" 125 00:07:05,420 --> 00:07:08,420 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 126 00:07:08,420 --> 00:07:10,420 "He is my brother; 127 00:07:10,420 --> 00:07:13,420 He was a prophet, and I am a prophet." 128 00:07:13,420 --> 00:07:15,420 At that, 129 00:07:15,420 --> 00:07:19,420 'Addas threw himself upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 130 00:07:19,420 --> 00:07:22,420 Kissing his head, his hands, and his feet. 131 00:07:22,420 --> 00:07:25,420 When his two masters saw this, they said: 132 00:07:25,420 --> 00:07:27,420 "Woe to you, 'Addas! 133 00:07:27,420 --> 00:07:31,420 Why are you kissing the head, hands, and feet of this man?" 134 00:07:31,420 --> 00:07:34,420 He said: "O my masters, 135 00:07:34,420 --> 00:07:37,420 There is nothing on earth better than this." 136 00:07:37,420 --> 00:07:40,420 They said: "Woe to you, 'Addas! 137 00:07:40,420 --> 00:07:42,420 Do not let him turn you away from your religion, 138 00:07:42,420 --> 00:07:45,420 For your religion is better than his." 139 00:07:45,420 --> 00:07:50,800 The Messenger, peace be upon him, departed from Ta'if, 140 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,800 Having despaired of any good from Thaqif, 141 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,800 And headed toward Makkah, sorrowful and heavy-hearted, 142 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,800 After having experienced a day the likes of which he had never known. 143 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,800 It was narrated from 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 144 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,800 That she said to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him: 145 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,800 "Has there come upon you a day harder than the day of Uhud?" 146 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,800 He, peace be upon him, said: 147 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,800 "I have encountered from my people what was harder, 148 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,800 And the hardest I encountered from them was the day of Thaqif, 149 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,800 When I presented myself to 'Abd Yalil, 150 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,800 And he did not respond to what I wanted. 151 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,829 So I departed, overwhelmed with grief, 152 00:08:29,829 --> 00:08:33,830 And did not recover until I was at Qarn al-Tha'alib. 153 00:08:33,830 --> 00:08:35,830 I raised my head, 154 00:08:35,830 --> 00:08:38,830 And suddenly I was under a cloud that shaded me. 155 00:08:38,830 --> 00:08:41,830 I looked, and there was Jibril, 156 00:08:41,830 --> 00:08:43,830 And he called to me and said: 157 00:08:43,830 --> 00:08:48,830 'Allah has heard what your people said to you and how they responded. 158 00:08:48,830 --> 00:08:51,830 He has sent to you the Angel of the Mountains, 159 00:08:51,830 --> 00:08:53,830 So that you may command him to do with them as you wish.' 160 00:08:53,830 --> 00:08:56,860 The Angel of the Mountains called to me, 161 00:08:56,860 --> 00:08:58,860 Greeted me, and said: 162 00:08:58,860 --> 00:09:00,860 'O Muhammad, 163 00:09:00,860 --> 00:09:02,860 I am the Angel of the Mountains, 164 00:09:02,860 --> 00:09:06,860 And my Lord has sent me to you so that you may command me as you wish. 165 00:09:06,860 --> 00:09:10,860 If you wish, I will crush them between the two mountains.'" 166 00:09:10,860 --> 00:09:14,860 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 167 00:09:14,860 --> 00:09:17,860 "Rather, I hope that Allah will bring forth from their loins 168 00:09:17,860 --> 00:09:21,860 Those who will worship Allah alone and associate nothing with Him." 169 00:09:21,860 --> 00:09:25,179 Thaqif remained clinging to their disbelief, 170 00:09:25,179 --> 00:09:29,179 Holding fast to their fortifications for a long time. 171 00:09:29,179 --> 00:09:34,179 The Messenger, peace be upon him, migrated to Yathrib, 172 00:09:34,179 --> 00:09:38,179 And found there support such as he had not found in Ta'if. 173 00:09:38,179 --> 00:09:40,179 He defeated polytheism at Badr, 174 00:09:40,179 --> 00:09:44,179 And Allah granted him the clear victory on the day of Makkah. 175 00:09:44,179 --> 00:09:48,179 Many of the Arab tribes embraced Islam, 176 00:09:48,179 --> 00:09:51,179 Yet Thaqif did not convert. 177 00:09:51,179 --> 00:09:54,179 Instead, they remained devoted to their idol, al-Lat, 178 00:09:54,179 --> 00:09:56,179 Worshipping it instead of Allah. 179 00:09:56,179 --> 00:09:58,409 On the day of Hunayn, 180 00:09:58,409 --> 00:10:02,409 Thaqif had a notable force within the army of polytheism, 181 00:10:02,409 --> 00:10:05,409 And they fought against the Messenger, peace be upon him, 182 00:10:05,409 --> 00:10:09,409 And his Companions in a fierce and bloody battle. 183 00:10:09,409 --> 00:10:13,409 The killing was intense among the Banu Malik of Thaqif, 184 00:10:13,409 --> 00:10:16,409 Until seventy of their men were killed. 185 00:10:16,409 --> 00:10:18,409 Among the dead 186 00:10:18,409 --> 00:10:21,409 Were two great leaders of the people. 187 00:10:21,409 --> 00:10:24,409 Then Thaqif retreated to Ta'if, 188 00:10:24,409 --> 00:10:26,409 And fortified themselves within it. 189 00:10:26,409 --> 00:10:30,600 The Messenger, peace be upon him, turned his face 190 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,600 After Hunayn toward Ta'if, 191 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,600 With an army of his Companions, 192 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,600 And besieged it with a severe siege, 193 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,600 And bombarded it with a catapult. 194 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:45,629 He, peace be upon him, was the first to use a catapult in Islam. 195 00:10:45,629 --> 00:10:50,629 However, the fortified city held out against the attacks of the Muslim army. 196 00:10:50,629 --> 00:10:53,629 On one of the days of the siege, 197 00:10:53,629 --> 00:10:58,629 A group of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 198 00:10:58,629 --> 00:11:03,629 Crawled toward one of the walls of Ta'if under a protective cover to breach it, 199 00:11:03,629 --> 00:11:08,629 The Thaqif tribe then launched red-hot iron hooks at them. 200 00:11:08,629 --> 00:11:10,629 They emerged from beneath them. 201 00:11:10,629 --> 00:11:12,629 The archers then showered them with arrows. 202 00:11:12,629 --> 00:11:14,629 They killed several men among them. 203 00:11:14,629 --> 00:11:20,889 The siege laid by the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on Ta'if lasted for about twenty days. 204 00:11:20,889 --> 00:11:26,889 He then departed from it after a group of his Companions had been martyred beneath its walls. 205 00:11:26,889 --> 00:11:29,889 Among them was 'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq. 206 00:11:29,889 --> 00:11:31,889 He was struck by an arrow. 207 00:11:31,889 --> 00:11:35,889 He remained ill from it until he passed away. 208 00:11:35,889 --> 00:11:40,950 While the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was returning from Ta'if, 209 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:46,950 he was joined by one of the leaders of Thaqif, 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi. 210 00:11:46,950 --> 00:11:48,950 He announced his conversion to Islam. 211 00:11:48,950 --> 00:11:55,950 He asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, for permission to return to his people to call them to Allah. 212 00:11:55,950 --> 00:11:58,950 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him, 213 00:11:58,950 --> 00:12:02,950 "They will kill you if you return to them," 214 00:12:02,950 --> 00:12:05,950 knowing their pride and intensity. 215 00:12:05,950 --> 00:12:06,950 He replied, 216 00:12:06,950 --> 00:12:08,950 "O Messenger of Allah, 217 00:12:08,950 --> 00:12:11,950 I am dearer to them than their own eyes." 218 00:12:11,950 --> 00:12:16,950 The Thaqafi leader, 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud, was confident in his standing among his people. 219 00:12:16,950 --> 00:12:20,950 He returned to them and announced his Islam before them. 220 00:12:20,950 --> 00:12:22,950 He said to them, 221 00:12:22,950 --> 00:12:25,950 "By Allah, O my people, I have come to Chosroes in his kingdom, 222 00:12:25,950 --> 00:12:28,950 and Caesar in his majesty. 223 00:12:28,950 --> 00:12:33,950 Yet I have never seen a king among his people like Muhammad is among his Companions. 224 00:12:33,950 --> 00:12:38,950 I have seen a people who would never abandon him for anything. 225 00:12:38,950 --> 00:12:43,950 Consider what your opinion is, for he has offered you guidance. 226 00:12:43,950 --> 00:12:47,950 Accept what he has offered you, for I am a sincere advisor to you." 227 00:12:47,950 --> 00:12:54,980 However, the Thaqif did not honor their leader nor did they respond to him; instead, they killed him. 228 00:12:54,980 --> 00:12:59,179 While 'Urwah was breathing his last pure breaths, 229 00:12:59,179 --> 00:13:02,179 he requested that he not be buried with his people, 230 00:13:02,179 --> 00:13:11,179 but rather that his grave be placed with the martyrs who had fallen at the walls of Ta'if from the Muhajirun and the Ansar. 231 00:13:11,179 --> 00:13:14,179 And excellent are they as companions. 232 00:13:14,179 --> 00:13:17,179 Thus, he is buried outside of Ta'if. 233 00:13:17,179 --> 00:13:23,179 Thereafter, the Thaqif began to return to their senses and reflect upon their situation. 234 00:13:23,179 --> 00:13:26,179 They saw the Muslims in their sincerity of faith, 235 00:13:26,179 --> 00:13:29,179 the purity of their intentions, and the precision of their order. 236 00:13:29,179 --> 00:13:35,179 They held them in high regard, and it became difficult for them to persist in their war and hostility against them. 237 00:13:35,179 --> 00:13:40,179 They saw that the word of Islam was spreading and its banner was rising, 238 00:13:40,179 --> 00:13:43,179 and that they had no power to resist it. 239 00:13:43,179 --> 00:13:46,179 So Allah expanded their chests to Islam, 240 00:13:46,179 --> 00:13:50,179 and directed their hearts toward faith.