مؤامرة دار الندوة
The Conspiracy at Dar al-Nadwa
Safar, 1 AH (622 CE)
Dar al-Nadwa, Makkah
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 ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ
Surah Al-Anfal, 30
And [remember, O Muhammad], when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you or kill you or evict you [from Makkah]. But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners.
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّۭا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّۭا فَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ
Surah Ya-Sin, 9
And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.