Pledge of Ridwan

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The Pledge of Ridwan was a significant oath of allegiance given by the early Muslim community to the Prophet Muhammad near Hudaybiyyah, marking a key moment of solidarity and commitment in Islamic history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
associatedWithTribe Quraysh ⓘ
cause rumor of Uthman ibn Affan’s killing in Mecca ⓘ
chronologicalOrder occurred before the signing of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
commemoratedBy Muslim scholars and historians ⓘ
commemoratedIn Islamic historical literature ⓘ
countryAtTime Hejaz ⓘ
date 628 CE ⓘ
etymologyOfName “Ridwan” refers to divine pleasure or approval ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
hasAlias Bayat al-Ridwan ⓘ
linked to: Bay‘at al-Ridwan

Bayʿat al-Ridwan ⓘ
linked to: Bay‘at al-Ridwan

Pledge of Good Pleasure ⓘ
hasContext Treaty of Hudaybiyyah negotiations ⓘ
hasFeature took place under a tree ⓘ
hasQuality collective pledge by the believers ⓘ
non-tribal, faith-based solidarity ⓘ
historicalSource Hadith collections ⓘ
Sirah (biographical works on Muhammad) ⓘ
IslamicYear 6 AH ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
legalSignificance basis for discussions of bayʿah (allegiance) in Islamic political thought ⓘ
location Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
madeTo Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
mentionedIn Qur’an 48:18 ⓘ
moralSignificance example of steadfastness and commitment ⓘ
near Mecca ⓘ
numberOfParticipants approximately 1400 ⓘ
participants Ansar ⓘ
linked to: Medinan Ansar

Companions of Muhammad ⓘ
Muhajirun ⓘ
Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
politicalSignificance strengthened Muhammad’s negotiating position with Quraysh ⓘ
purpose to support Muhammad against Quraysh if Uthman had been killed ⓘ
quranicDescription Allah was pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance under the tree ⓘ
recognizedAs key moment of loyalty to Muhammad ⓘ
turning point in early Islamic history ⓘ
relatedConcept bayʿah (Islamic oath of allegiance) ⓘ
relatedTo Hudaybiyyah expedition ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
result divine approval mentioned in the Qur’an ⓘ
increased solidarity of early Muslim community ⓘ
symbol tree at Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring lifetime of Muhammad ⓘ
typeOfOath oath of allegiance ⓘ
pledge to fight to the death if necessary ⓘ
viewInShiaTradition acknowledged as important event in Prophet’s life ⓘ
viewInSunniTradition highly meritorious act of the Companions ⓘ

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Bay‘at al-Ridwan → hasAlternativeName → Pledge of Ridwan ⓘ
Shat-il-Arab-er Sapath → hasTitleInLanguage → শাত-ইল-আরবের শপথ ⓘ
linked to: Pledge of Ridwan
Saqifah meeting → relatedConcept → bayʿah (oath of allegiance) ⓘ
linked to: Pledge of Ridwan
Bay‘at al-Shajarah → alsoKnownAs → Pledge of Ridwan ⓘ
Pledge of the Tree → alsoKnownAs → Pledge of the Ridwan ⓘ
linked to: Pledge of Ridwan
Ahl al-Shajarah → alternateName → People of the Pledge of Ridwan ⓘ
linked to: Pledge of Ridwan