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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic historical event
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ pledge of allegiance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bay‘at al-Ridwan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pledge of Ridwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pledge of the Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | bay‘ah (oath of allegiance) ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED ⓘ Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED ⓘ Uthman ibn Affan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTribe | Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithQuranVerse | Qur’an 48:18 GENERATED ⓘ |
| category |
Events in the life of Muhammad
ⓘ
Islamic pledges and treaties ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Islamic historical literature
ⓘ
hadith collections ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date |
6 AH
ⓘ
circa 628 CE ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | بيعة الشجرة ⓘ |
| hasContext | Treaty of Hudaybiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome |
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was concluded peacefully
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uthman ibn Affan was found to be alive ⓘ |
| location |
Hudaybiyyah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Mecca ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Sahih Muslim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahih al-Bukhari NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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