The Aws and Khazraj tribes and their influence in spreading Islam in Yathrib

Abstract

At the beginning of spreading the Islamic call, the Noble Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companions faced various types of harm and persecution from the Quraysh in Mecca. Due to the difficulties that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encountered, especially after the death of his uncle Abu Talib in the tenth year of the mission, he found that the chances of success in spreading his call outside of Mecca were limited. It will be greater, especially after the leaders of Quraysh agreed to get rid of the person of the Messenger (peace be upon him) and the Muslims after they were subjected to torture by the polytheists. Therefore, he (peace be upon him) migrated to Abyssinia, which was the best refuge for the Muslims from the harm of Quraysh and those who supported them, so that the Messenger (peace be upon him) could take his space more strongly by spreading Islam, especially during the Hajj seasons in Mecca, which Arabs come from everywhere, was his invitation to some men of the Aws and Khazraj tribes to Islam, and then his migration to them in Yathrib, which he (peace be upon him) later called (Medina), marking the entry of the Islamic religion into a new phase in the history of Spreading and forming the Islamic state under the leadership of the Noble Messenger (peace be upon him) and with the support of the immigrants from Mecca and supporting the people of Yathrib from the two tribes whom he (peace be upon him) called Ansar.