At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Converts and those who leavePeace-making and coexistence
Overview
Before the conquest of Mecca the Prophet sent al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami to al-Mundhir ibn Sawa al-Abdi, lord of Bahrain. He became a Muslim and his Islam was good. 1
The report
Ibn Ishaq relates the account at the end of the delegation of Abd al-Qays: the Prophet had sent al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami to al-Mundhir ibn Sawa before the conquest of Mecca; he became a Muslim and his Islam was good. He died after the Messenger of God, before the apostasy of the people of Bahrain, while al-Ala was with him as the Prophet's governor over Bahrain. 1 Later sources place this dispatch among the letters to the rulers and kings at the end of the sixth year and the beginning of the seventh. 2
Notes on the report
- Ibn Ishaq gives the year of the dispatch only as "before the conquest of Mecca". 1
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Mundhir ibn Sawa al-Abdi· Muhammad· Al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami (Companion, governor of Bahrain)· Abd al-Qays
- Occurred at
- Bahrayn (historic Eastern Arabia)
- Part of
- The Letters to Rulers and Kings
People and things also explored
The Letters to Rulers and Kings· al-Mundhir ibn Sawa al-Abdi· The delegation of Abd al-Qays· Abd al-Qays· Bahrayn (historic Eastern Arabia)· The dispatch of the sadaqa collectors· The Treaty of Hudaybiyya· al-Jarud al-Abdi
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/222
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.358
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Ala' ibn al-Hadrami's mission to al-Mundhir ibn Sawa and his conversion”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/islam-of-al-mundhir-ibn-sawa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.