REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- After the death of the Prophet, many of the people apostatized. The people of Bahrain quit Islam and they elevated al-Mundzir bin an-Nu'man as king.

One of them said: “If Muhammad was truly a Prophet, he should not have died.” All the inhabitants of Bahrain lapsed, except those living in the village of Juwatsa. It was in this village that the first time the Friday prayer was established, when compared to other areas.

Therefore, the apostates surrounded the inhabitants of Juwatsa and narrowed their movement. This state of affairs lasted until they experienced a terrible famine. One of them, 'Abdullah bin Hadzaf, exclaimed:

“Tell Abu Bakr with the intermediary messengers, and tell all the youth of Medina that you will help a group of nobles waiting in Juwatsa, besieged and miserable as if their blood was splattered on every highway like a blessed ray of sunshine. We trust in Allah, indeed we exist and obtain victory for those who trust in Allah.”