Both the Aus and Khazraj had progressively converted to Islam, although the latter had been more enthusiastic than the former: at the second pledge of al-`Aqaba, the numbers of Khazraj to Aus present was 62:3; and at the Battle of Badr, 175:63.[33] Subsequently, the hostility between the Aus and Khazraj gradually diminished and became unheard of after Muhammad's death.[5] According to Muslim scholar al-Mubarakpuri, the 'spirit of brotherhood' as insisted by Muhammad amongst Muslims was the means through which a new society would be shaped.[34]