مؤامرة دار الندوة
The Conspiracy at Dar al-Nadwa
Safar, 1 AH (622 CE)
Dar al-Nadwa, Makkah دار الندوة – مكة
Learning of the Prophet's ﷺ plan to migrate, the Quraysh convened an emergency council at Dar al-Nadwa. After debating various plans, they decided on Abu Jahl's proposal: to select one strong young man from each tribe to collectively assassinate Muhammad ﷺ in his bed, thus spreading the blood-guilt across all tribes and making retaliation impossible for Banu Hashim.
Why this matters
Allah informed the Prophet ﷺ of the plot through revelation. This was the Quraysh's most serious attempt to kill him — a coordinated assassination plan. The Prophet ﷺ asked Ali ibn Abi Talib to sleep in his bed as a decoy, covered in his green cloak, and slipped out past the assassins unseen, reciting the opening verses of Surah Ya-Sin.
Quran references
وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ ۚ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَـٰكِرِينَ
Surah Al-Anfal, 30
And when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you, or kill you, or expel you. They planned, but Allah also planned. And Allah is the best of planners.
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّۭا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّۭا فَأَغْشَيْنَـٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ
Surah Ya-Sin, 9
And We have put a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and covered them, so they do not see.