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Second pledge at al-Aqabah

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “important event that preceded the migration to medina”. Today it says “part of iblis' plan”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “List; Arranging the meeting; Deputies; Meccan protests”.
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It preceded the Hijrah , or migration of Muhammad and his supporters to Medina where Muhammad became ruler, from Mecca where they were persecuted.1 The pledge occurred in 622 CE at a mountain pass (al-Aqabah) five kilometers from Mecca. Consulted online on 28 April 2022 First published online: 2014 First print edition: 9789004269637, 2014, 2014-4 Pledge of al-Aqaba WikiShia2

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “important event that preceded the migration to medina”. Today it says “part of iblis' plan”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “List; Arranging the meeting; Deputies; Meccan protests”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

important event that preceded the migration to medina

Now

part of iblis' plan

Sections that no longer exist

This section existed on October 6, 2023. It is gone today. The current article has no similar heading in its place, and the article is shorter overall. So this is not a heading that got renamed, and it is not a topic that got folded into a bigger section. 4 sections of 400 characters or more gone since October 6 2023, with the article 3,608 characters shorter.

  • List
  • Arranging the meeting
  • Deputies
  • Meccan protests
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