An Outline of Early Islamic History — Page 26
26 “By Allah, we shall guard you with our lives. ” The Prophet then said, “Your blood will be my blood. Your friends will be my friends. Your enemies will be my enemies. ” Then Abbas bin Obada, chief of Yasreb, said to his men, “Do you know what it means? You should be ready to fight every black or red and make every sacrifice. ” They all answered, “We know. ” Prophet told them, “They will have God’s Paradise in return. ” They answered, “We agree, O Prophet of God, give us your hand. ” The Prophet did. They all promised to obey him. This is called the Baiat Aqba Sani (the second allegiance pact at Aqba). The Prophet then chose twelve leaders from among them. Plot to Kill Muhammad The Quresh came to know of this meeting. They made enquiries. They could get no proof but they were alert. The Prophet told Muslims to leave for Yasreb. Most of them went