Permusuhan kaum Quraisy terhadap Rasulullah ﷺ dan para Sahabat baginda mencapai kemuncaknya selepas kaum Thaqif di Ta'if dengan penuh kezaliman mengusir baginda, dan apabila kabilah Kindah, Kalb, Bani 'Aamir dan Bani Hanifah menolak seruan baginda kepada mereka semasa musim Haji. Selepas kegagalan-kegagalan ini, kaum Quraisy berjaya memencilkan baginda ﷺ dengan lebih jauh lagi, dengan memisahkan baginda dan kumpulannya daripada sebarang sokongan dari luar. Namun, baginda ﷺ dan para Sahabatnya tetap teguh dalam keimanan mereka kepada Allah (SWT) dan tidak pernah ragu terhadap janji Allah kemenangan bagi mereka dan bagi Islam.

The hostility of the Quraysh towards the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and his Sahabah reached a saturation point after the Thaqif tribe in Ta’if maliciously chased him away, and when the tribes of Kinda, Kalb, Banu ‘Aamir and Banu Hanifah rejected his call to them during the Hajj season. The Quraysh managed to increase his (pbuh) isolation further, after these setbacks, separating him and his party from any outside support. He (pbuh) and his Sahabah, however, remained steadfast in their belief in Allah (swt) and never doubted Allah’s I promise of victory to them and to Islam.

Rasulullah ﷺ terus menyeru manusia kepada Islam setiap kali ada peluang, dan baginda mendatangi kabilah-kabilah serta menawarkan dirinya kepada mereka, tanpa sedikit pun bimbang akan akibatnya. Sebahagian daripada orang-orang jahat dari kalangan Quraisy cuba memprovokasi dan menyakiti baginda, tetapi baginda ﷺ tidak sekali-kali membiarkan perkara itu mempengaruhi dirinya mahupun harapannya untuk masa depan yang lebih cerah. Allah (SWT) mengutus baginda dengan risalah Islam, dan baginda tidak pernah ragu bahawa Allah (SWT) akan menolong dan melindunginya serta memastikan tertegaknya agama itu. Baginda ﷺ menanti pertolongan Allah, sambil sangat risau tentang keadaan dakwah.

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) continued inviting people to Islam whenever possible and he approached the tribes and offered himself to them, not worrying in the slightest about the consequences. Some of the louts from the Quraysh attempted to provoke him and hurt him, but he (pbuh) never let this affect him nor his hope of a brighter future. Allah (swt) sent him with the Message of Islam and he never doubted that Allah (swt) would help and protect him and secure the establishment of the Deen. He (pbuh) waited for Allah’s relief, while being very troubled about the state of the Da’wah.

Mujurlah, Rasulullah ﷺ tidak perlu menunggu lama, kerana tanda-tanda kemenangan segera datang dari Yathrib (Madinah) dalam bentuk sekumpulan dari suku al-Khazraj yang datang ke Makkah pada musim Haji. Di situlah Rasulullah ﷺ bertemu mereka buat pertama kali dan menyeru mereka kepada Islam.

Fortunately, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) did not have long to wait, for the signs of victory soon came from Yathrib (Madinah) in the shape of a group from al-Khazraj who had come to Makkah during the Hajj season where the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) met them for the first time and invited them to Islam.

Mereka saling berpandangan dan berkata, "Demi Allah, ini adalah Nabi yang diperingatkan oleh orang-orang Yahudi kepada kita. Jangan sampai mereka mendahului kita untuk mendapatkannya." Maka mereka pun menerima ajarannya dan memeluk Islam. Mereka berkata kepadanya, "Kami telah meninggalkan kaum kami (al-Aws dan al-Khazraj), sebab tidak ada kabilah-kabilah yang sedemikian terpecah oleh kebencian dan dendam sebagaimana mereka. Semoga Allah mempersatukan mereka melalui engkau. Jika demikian, maka tidak ada seorang pun yang lebih perkasa daripada engkau."

They looked to each other and said, “By Allah this is the very Prophet of whom the Jews warned us about. Do not let them get to him before us.” Thereupon they accepted his teaching and embraced Islam. They said to him, “We have left our people (al-Aws and al-Khazraj), for no tribes are so divided by hatred and rancor as they. Perhaps Allah will unite them through you, if so, then no man will be mightier then you.”.

Apabila mereka kembali ke Yathrib (Madinah), mereka menceritakan kepada kaum mereka tentang Rasulullah ﷺ dan mengajak mereka untuk menerima Islam. Mereka berjaya membuka hati dan fikiran orang ramai kepada agama baharu itu. Setiap rumah tangga di kalangan Aws dan Khazraj mula memperkatakan tentang Muhammad ﷺ.

When they returned to Yathrib (Madinah), they told their people about the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and invited them to accept Islam. They managed to open people’s hearts and minds to the new Deen. Every household among the Aws and Khazraj began to talk about Muhammad (pbuh).