“IwillspeaktoyouasJosephspoketohisbrethren.Iwillnotreproach
youtoday;Godwillforgiveyou,forHeisMercifulandLoving.Go,you
are free!”
WiththefallofMecca,thelastbarrierinthewayofIslamhadbeenre-
moved.SomanypeopleandtribesoftheArabianPeninsulastartedac-
ceptingthemessageofIslamthattheninthyearofhijrahisknownasthe
“YearofDelegations”becauseoftheunusualnumberofdelegatescom-
ing to pay their homage to the Prophet at Medina.