March 629 CEmajor

Umrah al-Qadiyyah (Fulfilled Umrah)

عمرة القضاء

Map: Mecca (21.4225, 39.8262)

As stipulated in the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, the Prophet ﷺ and 2,000 Muslims entered Mecca to perform the Umrah they had been prevented from the previous year. The Quraysh evacuated to the surrounding hills and watched as the Muslims performed tawaf and sa'i. The Prophet stayed three days. During this visit, Khalid ibn al-Walid and Amr ibn al-As, two of Quraysh's greatest military commanders, embraced Islam, dramatically shifting the balance of power.

Sources

  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • Ibn Hisham's Sirah
  • Ibn Kathir