After the conquest, detachments go out to pull down the great idols of the area: Khalid bin al-Walid to al-‘Uzza and ‘Amr bin al-‘As to Suwa’. Hind bint ‘Utbah, who had mutilated Hamzah’s body at Uhud, comes to pledge allegiance and breaks her household idol.
As the book dates it: Ramadan, 8 A.H.
Who was there
- KKhalid bin al-WalidThe Quraish cavalry leader whose charge turned Uhud; after accepting Islam he saved the army at Mu’tah.
- A‘Amr bin al-‘AsSent by Quraish to bring the emigrants back from Abyssinia; later accepted Islam with Khalid.
- HUHind bint ‘UtbahAbu Sufyan’s wife, who urged Quraish on at Uhud; she was pardoned at the Conquest of Makkah.