▁latter ▁captured ▁Me cca ▁in ▁ 6 3 0 , ▁Ab u ▁S uf yan ▁and ▁the ▁Q ur ay sh ▁emb rac ed ▁Islam . ▁To ▁recon cile ▁his ▁influ ential ▁Q ur ay sh ite ▁tribes men , ▁Muhammad ▁gave ▁his ▁former ▁oppon ents , ▁including ▁Ab u ▁S uf yan , ▁a ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁order . ▁Ab u ▁S uf yan ▁and ▁the ▁Um ay y ads ▁re located ▁to ▁Med ina , ▁Islam ' s ▁political ▁centre , ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁new - found ▁political ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁nas cent ▁Muslim ▁community . ▁ ▁Muhammad ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 6 3 2 ▁left ▁open ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁community . ▁Le aders ▁of ▁the ▁Ans ar , ▁the ▁n atives ▁of ▁Med ina ▁who ▁had ▁provided ▁Muhammad ▁safe ▁haven ▁after ▁his ▁em igration ▁from ▁Me cca ▁in ▁ 6 2 2 , ▁discussed ▁forward ing ▁their ▁own ▁candidate ▁out ▁of ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁Mu h aj ir un , ▁Muhammad ' s ▁early ▁follow ers ▁and ▁fellow ▁em igr ants ▁from ▁Me cca , ▁would ▁al ly ▁with ▁their ▁fellow ▁tribes men ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁Q ur ay sh ite ▁el ite ▁and ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁state . ▁The ▁Mu h aj ir un ▁gave ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁own , ▁the ▁early , ▁elder ly ▁companion ▁of ▁Muhammad , ▁Ab u ▁Bak r , ▁and ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁Ans ar ite ▁deliber ations . ▁Ab u