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Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. -------------> <div class="depiction"> [[File:Siyer-i Nebi 298a.jpg|thumb|upright|A depiction of Muhammad (with veiled face) advancing on Mecca from [[Siyer-i Nebi]], a 16th-century [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] manuscript. The angels Gabriel, Michael, Israfil and Azrail, are also shown.]] </div> After amassing a powerful alliance, Muhammad once more set his sights on his hometown, [[Mecca]]. He leveraged his covert agent, Budayl ibn Warqa, to fan the flames of discord between [[Banu Bakr]], supported by the [[Quraysh]], and [[Banu Khuza'ah]], his ally.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=211}} Taking the ensuing conflict as a ''[[casus belli]]'', Muhammad led his forces towards Mecca.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=211β3}} Upon nearing the city, he ordered the creation of individual fires to magnify the perceived size of his army. He sent [[Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib|al-Abbas]], his uncle, to warn the Meccan chief [[Abu Sufyan ibn Harb|Abu Sufyan]] that if they were to invade the city, it could result in the slaughter of the [[Quraysh]], including himself.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=216}} Abu Sufyan then went to meet Muhammad and converted to Islam. He subsequently went back to the city and told the citizens that their lives and property would be safe as long as they did not resist and remained in their homes, went to the [[Kaaba]], or stayed with him.{{Sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=259β60}} Muhammad sent out his forces with a short list of six men and four women to be killed on sight. Among those targeted was his former scribe, [[Abd Allah ibn Sa'd|Abdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh]].{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=261}} While transcribing the [[Quran]]ic verses from Muhammad's dictation, Abdullah filled a brief pause by Muhammad by vocalizing his own version of the rest of the verse. Absentmindedly, Muhammad instructed him to include it.{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=219}} He also professed to have intermittently modified the substance of the Quran's dictation, which Muhammad failed to detect. These factors led him to abandon Islam and return to Mecca. Later, during the conquest, Abdullah, in the company of his foster brother [[Uthman]], implored Muhammad for mercy, which was eventually given. However, as they left, Muhammad rebuked his companions, "I was silent for a long time. Why did not one of you kill this dog?" When inquired why he did not signal, Muhammad irritably retorted, "One does not kill by signs." After Muhammad's death, Abdullah became a top official in the Islamic state.{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=261}}{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=219}} Ibn Khatal al-Adrami, another apostate, was not as fortunate. He authored verses critical of Muhammad and had two girls sing them at a party he held. Amid the conquest, he desperately clung to the [[Kiswah|Kaaba's curtain]]. Muhammad, upon hearing this, ordered his execution, nonetheless. One of the songstresses was later found and similarly executed.{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=261}}{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=219}} In sum, only three out of the ten targets were located and eliminated. The remainder were able to secure a form of pardon for their past deeds and were allowed to join the ranks of Islam.{{Sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=218β9}} In their advances, the Muslim forces faced only little resistance from one sector of Mecca, which was effortlessly defeated by [[Khalid ibn al-Walid]].{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=260}} Eventually, Muhammad visited the Kaaba and had it cleared of all idols and images, except, reportedly, the paintings of [[Abraham]], Jesus, and [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]].{{Sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=260}}{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=219}} All of Mecca's residents were then gathered and made to pledge their allegiance to him and convert to Islam.{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=260}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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