HUMA 1845 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Medina, Banu Khazraj, Quraysh
27 Apr 2019
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63-72: consider the events led to muhammad"s emigration from mecca to yathrib-later medina in 621-622. What in your view was his priority in that move: mecca became so dangerous for the prophet that he decided to make his move. This year later was officially recognized as the beginning of the islamic lunar calendar not the day of muhammad"s arrival but the start of that year, which had been july 16, 622. Aws and the khazraj: the earlier jewish settlers had become outnumbered and occupied an uneasy position between the larger communities. They were from yathrib: the men with whom muhammad met were greatly impressed with him, whom they had heard about and wanted to meet. They returned the following year with others, representing most of the groups in yathrib, and they agreed to become. A pledge was concluded to this effect: what are the names given to the two groups of muslims in yathrib/medina who were.
