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The Meccan Period

Hamza and Umar Accept Islam

The conversions of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib and then Umar ibn al-Khattab strengthened the Muslims openly; the believers prayed publicly at the Ka'bah for the first time after Umar's Islam.

Sources

  • Ibn Hisham, al-Sirah1/342
  • Ibn Kathir, al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya3/79