Our Master Muhammad [s] was waiting for the time of Hajj (pilgrimage) to invite the pilgrims to Islam. Six persons from Yathrib came to Makkah. The Prophet [s] asked them: Where are you from? They answered: We're from Yathrib. We belong to al-Khazraj tribe. Our Master Muhammad [s] said to them: Are you supporters of the Jew? Yes. The Prophet [s] sat down with them. He read them some verses of the Qur'an and invited them to Islam. The people of Yathrib heard from the Jews that a prophet would appear very soon. For this reason, they said to each other: By Allah, he's the Prophet whom the Jews have given good news about. Immediately, they became Muslims and said: The enmity between the tribe of al-Aws and the tribe of al-Khazraj is very intense - may Allah bring them together through you! They went to Yathrib and began inviting its people to Muhammad's religion.
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