40. AMONG THE VARIOUS EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE 9TH YEAR WAS THE GHAZWAH OF TABOOK IN THE MONTH OF RAJAB
Al-Waqidi related that in Rajab of the same year, Najashi, the ruler of Abyssinia, died and Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, announced his death to the people. In Sha‘ban, ‘Umm Kulthoom, the daughter of Allah’s Messenger’s died and Asma’ Bint ‘Umais along with Safiyyah Bint ‘Abdul-Muttalib washed her body . Some, however, claimed that she was washed by a number of Ansari women among whom was Umm ‘Atiyyah. I say: This is established in the Saheehain.
The 9th year also witnessed the peace treaties concluded with the king of Ailah, the people of Jarba’, Adhruh and the chief of Doumatal-Jandal as explained earlier on appropriate places.
In the same year, “Masjid Ad-Dirar” was built by a group of hypocrites and was soon demolished. It was a clandestine hostile camp. Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, made a proclamation concerning it and it was razed to the ground. In the month of Ramadan of that year, the delegation of Thaqeef arrived and they concluded a peace treaty on behalf of their people and returned to their people with a guarantee. Their chief idol, AlLat, was also broken as related earlier. Toward the end of the same year, ‘Abdullah Ibn Ubayy, the patron of the hypocrites died, May Allah curse him. A few months earlier, Mu‘awiyah Ibn Mu‘awiyah Al-Laithi, or Al-Muzani, also died. He was the one on whom Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, offered the funeral prayer, if the story is authentic.
In the same year, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, led the Muslim pilgrims to Hajj with the permission of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. It (the 9th year) also witnessed the arrival of various Arab delegations. This is why the 9th year is nicknamed the Year of the Delegates. Emulating Al-Bukhari and others, here we put together a chapter on that.
By: Ibn Katheer
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