First madrasah in Madinah Munawwarah

From the book · p. 19

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The Ows and the Khazraj wrote to Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) asking for someone to teach them the Qur'aan and the Deen, and he sent Mus'ab bin 'Umair رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him). Mus'ab رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) started a madrasah in Madinah, and the next year at Haj seventy men and two women came to meet Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him). At night, in a valley, they pledged to stay firm on his teachings and to help him, and when they asked what they would receive, he answered: the pleasure of Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty) and Jannah. This was the second pledge of A'qabah, and the book says they kept it until they died.

The Ows and Khazraj together addressed a letter to ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), which stated: “! The propagation of Islaam has been established in Madinah. Please send someone who will teach us the Qur’aan, teach us the , and assist us in further propagating and establisihing Deen-e-Islaam”

Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) chose Mus’ab bin ’Umair رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) for this work and sent him to . When he reached Madinah, he started a and began working with the people. After making an effort for only one year, he sent a group of seventy men and two women to Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) the following year at the time of .

Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) hosted them warmly and at night spoke to them for a long time in a valley. Each one of them took (promise) at the hands of Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) that they will remain steadfast on his teachings at all times and they will assist Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) in his efforts.

They then asked: “What will we receive in exchange?” Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: “The pleasure of Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty) and .” On hearing this they all said that they were happy and pleased with this.

History is proof to the fact that these people fulfilled this promise until their deaths. Their children also remained steadfast to it. This bay’t promise) is known as Bay’t-ul-A’qabah Ath-thaaniyah (the second pledge of A’qbah).

In brief· the site’s own summary, not the book’s words

The Ows and the Khazraj wrote to Nabi ﷺ asking for someone to teach them the Qur'aan and the Deen, and he sent Mus'ab bin 'Umair رضي الله عنه. Mus'ab رضي الله عنه started a madrasah in Madinah, and the next year at Haj seventy men and two women came to meet Nabi ﷺ. At night, in a valley, they pledged to stay firm on his teachings and to help him, and when they asked what they would receive, he answered: the pleasure of Allah ﷻ and Jannah. This was the second pledge of A'qabah, and the book says they kept it until they died.

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