Addas () was a young

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slave boy who lived in

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, a mountainous area south of

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, during the times of

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, he was supposedly the first person from the western province of Taif to convert to

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. The town of Taif was occupied predominantly by the Thaqif tribe, who worshiped Lat. Muhammad met with the chieftains of Taif, Abd Yalil bin Amr bin Umair, and his brothers Mas'ud and Habib. They rejected Muhammad's message and sent the townspeople to throw rocks at Muhammad and chase him out of town. Muhammad was injured and attempted to seek shelter under a wall in an orchard owned by the Meccan brothers 'Utbah and Shaybah. They instructed their slave, Addas, to offer Muhammad grapes. Muhammad pronounced ''

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'' over the grapes, and Addas expressed shock at this, stating the people of Arabia do not speak in this manner. Addas then recognized Muhammad as a prophet and kissed his head, hands, and feet.

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