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==Name==
==Name==
The Arabic word "wafd" means a representative, and a person who is sent by an individual or a group to an authority is called "wafid".<ref>Ṭurayḥī, ''Majmaʿ al-baḥrayn'', vol. 4, p. 525, word: "وفد"</ref> The delegation sent by the tribes was called wafūd (plural form of wafd) and hence the mentioned pillar was called by this name.<ref>Shurrāb, ''Al-Maʿālim al-athīra'', p. 43.</ref>
The Arabic word "wafd" means a representative, and a person who is sent by an individual or a group to an authority is called "wafid".<ref>Ṭurayḥī, ''Majmaʿ al-baḥrayn'', vol. 4, p. 525, word: "وفد"</ref> The delegations sent by the tribes was called wafud (plural form of wafd) and hence the mentioned pillar was called by this name.<ref>Shurrāb, ''Al-Maʿālim al-athīra'', p. 43.</ref>
 
Following the [[Conquest of Mecca]] in 8/630, delegations from various Arab tribes, both near and far, journeyed to [[Medina]] to declare their conversion to [[Islam]] or to establish agreements with the newly formed Islamic State. This influx of delegations during 630-631 CE led to this period being historically recognized as the "Year of Delegations" (ʿĀm al-Wufūd).<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 4, p. 985.</ref>
 
Prophet Muhammad (s) would often meet with these newly converted tribespeople near the al-Wufud Pillar, engaging in discussions and welcoming them into the Islamic fold.<ref>Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna'', p. 298; Maṭarī, ''Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾānasat al-hijra'', p. 31. </ref> Historical records provide detailed accounts of numerous delegations that visited Medina during this significant period.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 3, p. 591; vol. 4, p. 925, 964; Ibn Saʿd, ''Al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 1, p. 22, 116, 164.</ref>  


After the [[Conquest of Mecca]] in the 8 AH/630, delegations from far and near tribes of the Arabian Peninsula were sent to [[medina]] to announce their conversion to [[Islam]] or to sign an agreement with the Islamic State of Medina. For this reason, in the sources of biography and history, the 9AH/630-1 was known as "ʿĀm al-Wufūd".<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 4, p. 985.</ref> Prophet Muhammad(a) used to meet these new converts next to this pillar and sit down to talk with them.<ref>Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna'', p. 298; Maṭarī, ''Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾānasat al-hijra'', p. 31. </ref> The names of many delegations are available in sources of biography.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 3, p. 591; vol. 4, p. 925, 964; Ibn Saʿd, ''Al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 1, p. 22, 116, 164.</ref>
==Other names ==
==Other names ==
===Qallāda pillar===
===Qallāda pillar===

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Al-Wufud Pillar
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General Information
Other NamesAl-Qallada Pillar, Majlis al-Qallada, al-Wafada pillar
PlaceMedina, al-Masjid al-Nabawi
History
EventsThe Prophet Muhammad (s) would often meet with the leaders of Arab tribes near this pillar.
Current State
StatusThe pillar is positioned parallel to the al-Mahras and al-Sarir pillars and is directly connected to the Prophet's holy shrine.

Al-Wufūd pillar (Arabic: اسطوانة الوُفُود) was the meeting place for the Prophet Muhammad (s) with representatives of various Arab tribes in al-Masjid al-Nabawi. Wufud were representatives sent by the tribes to the Prophet (s). Therefore, this pillar became known as the al-Wufud Pillar.

The pillar is also known as al-Qallada Pillar, or Majlis al-Qallada, because the Companions gathered around this pillar like a Qallada (necklace). This pillar is one of the pillars of al-Masjid al-Nabawi, half of which is inside the Prophet's shrine.

Location

This pillar is located parallel to the al-Mahras and al-Sarir pillars and is connected to the the Prophet's holy shrine.[1] Some historical accounts suggest that the al-Wufud Pillar is located behind the al-Mahras Pillar on the north side and is the third pillar when viewed from the Qibla direction.[2]

Name

The Arabic word "wafd" means a representative, and a person who is sent by an individual or a group to an authority is called "wafid".[3] The delegations sent by the tribes was called wafud (plural form of wafd) and hence the mentioned pillar was called by this name.[4]

Following the Conquest of Mecca in 8/630, delegations from various Arab tribes, both near and far, journeyed to Medina to declare their conversion to Islam or to establish agreements with the newly formed Islamic State. This influx of delegations during 630-631 CE led to this period being historically recognized as the "Year of Delegations" (ʿĀm al-Wufūd).[5]

Prophet Muhammad (s) would often meet with these newly converted tribespeople near the al-Wufud Pillar, engaging in discussions and welcoming them into the Islamic fold.[6] Historical records provide detailed accounts of numerous delegations that visited Medina during this significant period.[7]

Other names

Qallāda pillar

"Qallāda pillar" or "Majlis Qallāda" is another name for Wufud pillar; Because the prominent companions[8] surround it and hold it in the middle like a necklace.[9]

Al-Wafāda pillar

Al-Wafāda pillar is another name of this pillar,[10] which is said to be used for abbreviation.[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Shurrāb, Al-Maʿālim al-athīra, p. 43.
  2. ↑ Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā, vol. 2, p. 185.
  3. ↑ Ṭurayḥī, Majmaʿ al-baḥrayn, vol. 4, p. 525, word: "وفد"
  4. ↑ Shurrāb, Al-Maʿālim al-athīra, p. 43.
  5. ↑ Ibn Hishām, Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya, vol. 4, p. 985.
  6. ↑ Najjār, Al-Durra al-thamīna, p. 298; Maṭarī, Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾānasat al-hijra, p. 31.
  7. ↑ Ibn Hishām, Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya, vol. 3, p. 591; vol. 4, p. 925, 964; Ibn Saʿd, Al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, vol. 1, p. 22, 116, 164.
  8. ↑ Maṭarī, Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾānasat al-hijra, p. 31; Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā, vol. 2, p. 186.
  9. ↑ Ibn Zabāla, Akhbār al-madīna, p. 103 ;Samhūdī, Wafāʾ al-wafā, vol. 2, p. 185; Shurrāb, Al-Maʿālim al-athīra, p. 43.
  10. ↑ Kitāb fī aḥwāl al-Ḥaramayn al-sharīfayn, p. 95; Yamānī, Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama, vol. 2, p. 442.
  11. ↑ Yamānī, Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama, vol. 2, p. 440.

References

  • Ibn Hishām, ʿAbd al-Malik. Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya. Cairo: Madanī, 1383 AH.
  • Ibn Saʿd, Muḥammad. Al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā. Beirut: Dār al-Ṣādir, [n.d].
  • Ibn Zabāla. Akhbār al-madīna. Medina: Markaz Buḥūth wa Darāsāt al-Madina al-Munawwara, 1424 AH.
  • Maṭarī, Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-. Al-Taʿrīf bimā ʾansat al-hijra min maʿālim dār al-hijra. Riyadh: Dār al-malik ʿAbdu-l ʿAzīz, 2005.
  • Najjār, Muḥammad b. Maḥmūd al- .Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-madina. Medina: Markaz Buḥūth wa Darāsāt al-Madina al-Munawwara, 1427 AH.
  • No author. Kitāb fī aḥwāl al-Ḥaramayn al-sharīfayn. Mecca: Maktaba Nazār Muṣṭafā al-Bāz, 1418 AH
  • Samhūdī, ʿAlī b. ʿAbd Allāh. Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā. Edited by Muḥammad Muḥyi al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd. Beirut: 1984.
  • Shurrāb, Muḥammad b. Muḥammad Ḥasan. Al-Maʿālim al-athīra. Tehran: Mashʿar, 1383 sh.
  • Ṭurayḥī, Fakhr al-Dīn b. Muḥammad al-. Majmaʿ al-baḥrayn. Tehran: Wizārat-i Farhang wa Irshād-i Islāmī, 1367 Sh.
  • Yamānī, Aḥmad Zakkī. Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara. London: Muʾssisa al-furqān, 1429 AH.
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