A place located outside of Mecca, in Mina where the first Muslims from Yathrib Madinah pledged allegiance to the Prophet in the year 621 C.E.. A similar meeting took place the next year when more Muslims from Yathrib pledged their allegiance to the Prophet.
AQABAH
Meaning of AQABAH in English
Advanced Islamic English dictionary. Расширенный исламский словарь английского языка. 2012