Week 03 DAY 02 (Paper 01) : Migration To Madina

Wednesday, January20, 2021
WEEK 03
DAY 02 (Paper 01)
Migration to Madina
• Mut’im, the Nawfal chieftain who had become Hazrat Muhammad’s(P.B.U.H) protector from the
time of the Taif incident, passed away soon after the second pledge of Aqabah; with his death, the Prophet
(P.B.U.H) was once more vulnerable to the violence of the Quraish. Abu Jahal now perfected a plot to
murder him. The Quraish held a meeting in the council hall,“Dar-un-Nadwa” where it was decided that one
person from each tribe should be selected who would simultaneously attack the Prophet(P.B.U.H) and kill
him. Abu Lahab, now the chief of the Banu Hashim, was not informed of this plan, but the understanding
was that he, being a strong opponent of Islam and the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H), would accept the blood
money and settle the issue.
The prophet was informed of this plan of his enemies by Allah and was told to leave Makkah that same
night: “Remember how the unbelievers plotted against you, to keep you in bonds or slay thee, or get you
out (of your home).They plot and plan, and Allah too plans, But the best of planners is Allah.” (Al-Anfal
8:30)
• The Prophet (P.B.U.H) escaped secretly at night leaving behind Ali to sleep in his bed and to return
the valuables entrusted to him by people. the Prophet(P.B.U.H) came out of his house and threw dust at
the assassins, and they could not see him as he recited the following verse. “And We have put before
them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see”. [36:9]
• Prophet (P.B.U.H) and Hazrat Abu Bakr left Makkah during the night on a pair of camels and made
their way to a cave in Mount Thaur. Hazrat Abu Bakr’s R.A son and his freed slave Amr ibn Fuhayrah,
followed behind with a flock of sheep to cover up their tracks. Abu Bakr went with him; they took refuge
in Cave Thawr; Abu Bakr went in to make sure it was clean and safe; At that time Abu Bakr was bitten by a
scorpion or a snake as he had put his foot on one of the holes that was left unfilled, but he did not cry out
as the prophet was sleeping in his lap.
• Next morning, when the chiefs of Makka found Ali in Hazrat Muhammad‘s (P.B.U.H)bed they were
furious. Determined more than ever to find him, they offered a huge reward of one hundred red camels for
his capture, dead or alive. Many young men of Quraish went out in search of Prophet (P.B.U.H) and came
close to the cave. Some members of the quraish party climbed upto the cave and the foremost of them
turned around as he saw the cave entrance. His companion asked him why he did not go into the cave. He
answered, “Its entrance is covered with cobwebs and there is a pair of wild pigeons on the threshold.
Obviously, no one could have gone in without disturbing the pigeons and destroying the cobwebs”. The
Quraish were further convinced that the cave was empty when they saw its entrance covered with branches
growing from a nearby tree. They agreed to leave and called one another to return to Makkah
• Hazrat Abu Bakr trembled with fear and expected them to break in the cave. He said to the holy
Prophet (P.B.U.H), if any one of them looks down he will find us. To this the holy Prophet (P.B.U.H)
answered, “ O Abu Bakr, how can you fear for two men whose constant companion is Allah Himself”
This incident mentioned in Quran in the following words, “For Allah did indeed help him, when the
unbelievers drove him out: he had no more than one companion the two were in the cave and he said to
his companion, have no fear, for Allah is with us” (9:40).
During their brief stay at the cave, Abdullah son of Abu bakr brought the news of Quraish, while Asma
daughter of Abu Bakr, brought them food, and Amr Bin Fuhaira, the freed slave of Abu Bakr, used to bring
the milk sheep to provide them with fresh milk. After spending three days in the cave, they set out for
Madinah.
• One of the Makkans Suraqa bin Malik almost caught up with them but could not get near because
his horse kept stumblingand he finally abandoned his desire of capturing Muhammad(P.B.U.H).
• Prophet (pbuh) also stopped at the tents of Aatikah bint Khalf also known as umm e Mu’abd.Hazrat
Abu Bakr (R.A) asked her as if she had some dates and mutton to sell. She replied, in negative. The
Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H)saw a weak goat standing in one corner of her tent and sought her permission
to milk the goat. He touched the goat’s udder with His blessed hands and immediately it filled with
milk. All those present drank till their satisfaction. The Prophet (P.B.U.H) milked it a second time and
all the pots of her house were filled with the milk.
• After under taking six days of journey the Prophet (P.B.U.H) arrived at Quba, a place near Yathrib
on 23rd September 622 A.D. He stayed at the place of fourteen days during which he built a
mosque. That was the first mosque of Islam; the Prophet (P.B.U.H) himself participated in the
building of the mosque at Quba. Ali R.A joined him in Quba. Eighty people from Banu Aslam also
accepted Islam. On his way from Quba to Madinah, the Prophet (P.B.U.H) offered his first Friday
congregational prayers at the quarters of Banu Saleem, and delivered his first Friday sermon.
• Meanwhile the people of Madinah waited for the Prophet (P.B.U.H) eagerly. In their delight, the girls
of the Ansar sang to greet the Prophet. On the day the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) arrived, the people had
just gone back into their houses. The first person to see him was a Jew, thus fulfilling the prophecy contained
in the Torah. In Madinah, the people greeted the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) enthusiastically. Children
were singing as he arrived. Everyone was eager that he should stay with him. They grabbed the halter of his
camel Qaswa, but the Prophet (P.B.U.H) said, “Let it go its own way, It is under orders.” Eventually the
camel stopped at the home of Banu Malik Ibn al-Najjar. By herself, she knelt at a place, which today marks
the door of the Prophet’s mosque. It belonged to two orphan boys, Sahil and Suhail, of the Banu Najjar. The
Prophet (P.B.U.H) paid them the price of the land and built the mosque of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) (Masjid-
al-nabvi). While the mosque was being built, he stayed at the house of Abu Ayub al Ansari.
5. (b) What was the significance of this journey for the Muslims? [4]
• The importance of migration can be judged from the fact that the Muslim calendar starts from this
event and not from any other incident in the life of the Prophet (P.B.U.H).
• The migration not only completely altered the prevailing conditions of Arabia, but it changed the entire
course of human history.
• The hijra reshaped the Arab peninsula socially and politically and also had an impact on worldwide
civilization.
• Muslims before migration used to pray secretly for fear of the unbelievers. As they were weak and in
minority. They became strong enough to stand against injustice and persecution.
• Prophet also got the chance to organize his followers into a disciplined community.
• Muslims became one nation and Madina became the place where Prophet’s call received response and
continued to grow and expand.

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