 To attain complete control over Medina, Muhammad would have to exercise considerable political and military skills, as well as religious skills over the coming years.In March 628, Muhammad saw himself in a dream performing the "Umrah" (lesser pilgrimage), and so prepared to travel with his followers to Mecca in the hopes of fulfilling this vision.He set out with a group of around 1,400 pilgrims (in the traditional Ihram garb), although it was not soon until Mecca had discovered these arrangements.