Whosoever kills a Believer wrongfully shall be liable to retaliation all the Believers shall be against him as one man and they are bound to take action against him. The Believers shall avenge the blood of one another shed in the way of Allah. No separate peace will be made when the Believers are fighting in the way of Allah.

вЂњWhosoever among the Jews follows us shall have help and equality they shall not be injured nor shall any enemy be aided against them. A Believer shall not kill a Believer in retaliation of an unbeliever, nor shall he help an unbeliever against a Believer. Whosoever is rebellious, or seeks to spread injustice, enmity or sedition among the Believers, the hand of every man shall be against him, even if he be a son of one of them. вЂњNo Believer shall oppose the client of another Believer. They form one and the same community as against the rest of men. This is a document from Muhammad, the Prophet, governing the relation between the Believers from among the Qurayshites (i.e., Emigrants from Mecca) and Yathribites (i.e., the residents of Medina) and those who followed them and joined them and strived with them. вЂњIn the name of Allah (The One True God) the Compassionate, the Merciful. The document referred Muhammad (pbuh) as the Prophet and Messenger of God but it was understood that the Jews did not have to recognize him as such for their own religious reasons. The Treaty between Muslims, non-Muslim Arabs and Jews of Medina was put in writing and ratified by all parties. He had already laid down the basis for relationship between the Emigrants from Mecca (known as Muhajirin) and Medinites (known as the Ansar, the helpers). The Prophet, motivated by the general welfare of citizens of Medina, decided to offer his services to the remaining communities including the Jews. The immediate result of the ProphetвЂ™s migration to Medina was peace and unity between the communities of Aws and Khazraj.

The continuing wars boosted their economy and personal wealth. The Jews were traders and many of them used to lend money at exorbitant interest. Because of wars going on for several generations, the resources of the Arabs were depleted and their influence in Medina was dwindling. As part of the pledge, they were to protect the Prophet as they would protect their women and children if he were attacked by the Meccans.ДЄmong the people in Medina, there was a small community (three tribes) of Jews with Arab communities constituting the majority of the population.

They desperately needed a leader who could be trusted by both communities and bring peace in Medina. They were often at war with each other and the Battle of Bu'ath had shattered their strength completely. Their motivation for this move, apart from recognizing him as the Prophet, the trustworthy, and the best in conduct in Mecca, was to bring peace and security between the Khazraj and Aws. They had accepted Islam and wanted to invite the Prophet to migrate to Medina. The pledge was made by seventy three men and two women of Khazraj and Aws communities of Medina. As far the choice of migrating to Medina (known as Yathrib at that time), the decision was made easier by the second вЂPledge of AqabaвЂ™ made a year before on the occasion of the annual rites of pilgrimage. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) decided to leave Mecca because the Meccan chiefs had taken action to kill him at his home.

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