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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===