The Bay'a

البيعة

A trail through the compact of rule.

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Arabia
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  1. Aqaba

    بيعتا العقبة: المدينة تبايع النبي.

    The first pledge of al-Aqaba · The second pledge of al-Aqaba · The Pledges of Aqaba

  2. Ridwan

    الحديبية: بيعة تحت الشجرة أرضت الله.

    The Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan) · The Treaty of Hudaybiyya

  3. Ali

    بيعة علي في المدينة: رابع الخلفاء.

    Bay'a of Ali ibn Abi Talib · Ali ibn Abi Talib

  4. Al-Hasan

    بيعة الحسن ثم التسليم: صلح العام.

    Bay'a of al-Hasan ibn Ali · Hasan ibn Ali

  5. The Abbasids

    السفاح يبايع في الكوفة 750.

    Bay'a to Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah · Abbasid Caliphate

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Overview

A path through the contract of rule: the first pledge of al-'Aqaba, the pledge of al-Ridwan under the tree, and the pledge to Ali after Uthman. Consent by the hand.

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islam.museum contributors. “The Bay'a”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-bayat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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