THE BEGINNING OF THE MISSION OF TABLIGH (PROPAGATION)

....Despite all the pressure and brutalities inflicted by the Meccan polytheists, one Muslim left Islam. To the contrary, the number of Muslims increased, not only among the people of Mecca, but also among the tribes outside Mecca.
....Hazrat Muhammad made contact with people who came to Mecca during the season of pilgrimage and summoned them to Islam. In the 11th year of his prophethood, he met with 6 people from Medina in the vicinity of the Kabaa, called Aqaba.
....He asked them, "Could you sit down? Can we talk a bit?" They accepted and sat down.
....Our beloved Prophet read some verses of the Qur'an to them first. Then he gave a blessed talk. He stated that he was the last Prophet, and invited them to embrace Islam.
....The people of Medina, who were greatly affected by the talk, looked at each other. After a short time of confusion, they talked among themselves and then following Hazrat Muhammad they uttered the Shahadah, and thus became Muslims.
....The first among the people of Medina to embrace Islam were:
....As'ad b. Zurâra, Râfi b. Mâlik, Awf b. Hâris, Qutba b. Âmir, Utba b. Âmir and Hâris b. Abdullâh.
....May Allah be pleased with them.
....These six people, who returned home after performing the pilgrimage, began to strive to introduce Islam among the people of Medina.
....The following year, they returned to Mecca as a group of twelve under the leadership of As'ad b. Zurâra, and they met Hazrat Muhammad in Aqaba again and listened to his talk.