Bay‘at al-Shajarah

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Bay‘at al-Shajarah is the historic pledge of allegiance sworn by the Prophet Muhammad’s companions beneath a tree at Hudaybiyyah, regarded in Islamic tradition as a sign of their steadfast faith and loyalty.

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Bayʿat al-Shajarah 1
Bay‘at al-Shajarah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic historical event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
pledge of allegiance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bay‘at al-Ridwan ⓘ
Pledge of Ridwan ⓘ
Pledge of the Tree ⓘ
associatedConcept bay‘ah (oath of allegiance) ⓘ
associatedFigure Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
associatedTribe Quraysh ⓘ
associatedWithQuranVerse Qur’an 48:18 ⓘ
category Events in the life of Muhammad ⓘ
Islamic pledges and treaties ⓘ
commemoratedBy Islamic historical literature ⓘ
hadith collections ⓘ
countryAtTime Hejaz ⓘ
date 6 AH ⓘ
circa 628 CE ⓘ
hasArabicName بيعة الشجرة ⓘ
hasContext Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
historicalOutcome Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was concluded peacefully ⓘ
Uthman ibn Affan was found to be alive ⓘ
location Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
near Mecca ⓘ
mentionedIn Sahih Muslim ⓘ
Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ
other major hadith collections ⓘ
numberOfParticipants approximately 1,400 ⓘ
participants companions of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
performedUnder a tree ⓘ
purpose affirmation of loyalty to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
pledge to fight Quraysh if necessary ⓘ
quranicDescription Allah’s pleasure with the believers who pledged under the tree ⓘ
relatedEvent Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
resultedIn divine commendation of the pledging companions in the Qur’an ⓘ
significanceInIslam considered a pledge of unwavering loyalty ⓘ
sign of steadfast faith of the companions ⓘ
swornTo Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
symbolizes loyalty to the Prophet ⓘ
readiness to sacrifice for Islam ⓘ
steadfastness in faith ⓘ
triggeredBy rumor of Uthman ibn Affan’s killing in Mecca ⓘ
viewInShiaTradition emphasis on participation of loyal supporters of Ali ⓘ
viewInSunniTradition high honor for all participants ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bay‘at al-Ridwan → hasAlternativeName → Bay‘at al-Shajarah ⓘ
Ahl al-Shajarah → associatedWith → Bayʿat al-Shajarah ⓘ
linked to: Bay‘at al-Shajarah