After the Oratory Contest
al-Aqra ibn Habis embraced Islam after the famous oratory-and-poetry contest of his Banu Tamim delegation before the Prophet ﷺ in 9 AH. 1 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 3 · pp. 96 — Idris Kandhlawi — al-Aqra ibn Habis embraces Islam after the Banu Tamim oratory contest.
He was among the mu’allafat qulubuhum — those whose hearts were drawn to Islam by gifts — at Hunayn, and was a witness to the Najran treaty. 2 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 3 · pp. 99 — Idris Kandhlawi — al-Aqra among the mu'allafat qulubuhum and witness of the Najran treaty.
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Life Timeline
9 AH
Embraces Islam after the Banu Tamim delegation's oratory contest
8 AH / Hunayn
Among the mu'allafat qulubuhum at Hunayn
References
- Seerat-e-Mustafa — Idris Kandhlawi — al-Aqra ibn Habis embraces Islam after the Banu Tamim oratory contest; mu'allafat qulubuhum at Hunayn; Najran treaty witness Vol 3 · pp. 96, 99