Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 220

Chapter Nine 220 It was not long after the Ḥajj caravan had left, when the first verses of Chapter At-Taubah were revealed. Muḥammad sa sent ‘Alī ra to recite these verses on the day of An-Nahr. ‘Alī ra joined the caravan at the place of Dhul-Ḥalaifah and mentioned the purpose of his trip to Abū Bakr ra. Abū Bakr led the rituals of Ḥajj as the Amīr , and ‘Alī ra recited the verses of the Chapter At-Taubah. The summary of these verses is that the idolaters had proven to be dishonest about their pledges; therefore, the pledges with them were terminated. They were given a respite of four months to make appropriate arrangements for themselves. The pledges made with those idolaters who had not done any mischief against the Muslims would still be honoured. The same year, Ummi Kulthūm bint Muḥammad ra passed away, and also the well-known Hypocrite of Madīnah, ‘Abdullāh bin Ubayy bin Salūl died.