From Islamic history
The Oath of the Twelve
12 Dhu al-Hijjah 2 Before Hijra · 621 AD · Seerah of the Prophet ﷺ
At Aqaba the Prophet ﷺ met a small group of men from Yathrib who recognised in him the prophet with whom the Jews of their city had long threatened them. Twelve of them swore the first pledge of allegiance.
