Events that took place during Migration To Madina

After the pledges of Aqabah family after the family left for Yathrib (Modern day Medina) . When the
Quraish came to know about this, they increased their persecutions on Prophet( PBUH) and his
followers. Meanwhile, all the companions of Holy Prophet(PBUH) except Hazrat Abu Bakr(R.A) and
Hazrat Ali(R.A) succeeded in migration to Yathrib.The Quraish held a meeting in which Iblees attended in
the form of a wise old man from Najd, they decided that one person from each tribe would be selected
and that they would simultaneously attack the Holy Prophet(PBUH) and (God forbid) kill him. The Holy
Prophet(PBUH) was informed of this plan by Allah and was told to leave Makkah that same night:

”REMEMBER HOW THE UNBELIEVER PLOTTED AGAINST YOU, TO KEEP YOU IN BONDS, OR SLAY YOU, OR
TO GET OUT OF YOUR HOME. THEY PLOT AND PLAN AND ALLAH TOO PLANS, BUT THE BEST OF
PLANNERS IS ALLAH.”

The Holy Prophet(PBUH) asked Hazrat Ali(R.A) to sleep on his bed and to return valuables entrusted to
Prophet (PBUH) by various people. Prophet (PBUH) came out from the house with Allah’s protection at
his side, cast a handful of dust at the disbelievers and made his way through them while reciting these
verses of Surah Yasin:

“AND WE HAVE PUT A BARRIER BEFORE THEM AND BARRIER BEHIND THEM AND WE HAVE COVERED
THEM UP SO THAT CAN NOT SEE.”

In the morning, when Hazrat Ali (R.A) rose up, he was enquired about Prophet (PBUH) by the assassins
who were surprised to find him in hazrat Muhammad's (PBUH) bed, and he explained to them that he
did not know himself. This situation stunned Quraish. Prophet (PBUH) was led by Abu Bakr (R.A) to the
cave of Saur instead of the way to Yathrib to confuse the trackers. After reaching, Prophet (PBUH) laid
his head on the lap of Abu Bakr (R.A) and fell asleep. Meanwhile, an insect appeared before them and
Abu Bakr (R.A) put his foot on the mouth of the hole from where the insect emerged and it stung Abu
Bakr (R.A) on it. Due to severe pain, tears fell from his eyes to Prophet’s (PBUH) face which woke him.
He then applied his saliva on the foot of Abu Bakr (R.A) and the pain disappeared. During their stay at
the cave, Abu Bakr's son Abdullah used to bring them news about the Quraish's plans, Abu bakr's
daughter Asma brought them food and Abu Bakr's slave Amir Bin Fuhayra brought them sheep to get
milk from and the flock fo sheep covered Asma and Abdullah's footsteps in the sand.

On the other hand, Makkans used all their strength and wisdom to track them down. One day, with the
help of skilled trackers, they successfully reached the mouth of the cave and Abu Bakr (R.A) got
frightened. Prophet (PBUH) said:

“ABU BAKR SILENCE! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THOSE TO WITH WHOM THE THIRD IS ALLAH?”

When the Makkans saw the cave, they turned around because the entrance was covered with a cobweb
and there was a pair of pigeons on the threshold. This happened miraculously and it convinced the
Makkans that the cave was empty when they saw the branches of a tree that covered the mouth of the
cave nearby. The quran says about this:
"THEY WERE TWO IN THE CAVE AND HE SAID TO HIS COMPANION, 'GRIEVE NOT VERILY ALLAH IS WITH
US"

After this incident, they departed from the cave with a hired guide named Abdullah bin Uraqit who
brought them camels, and continued their journey after staying in the cave for three days. A tracer
named Suraqah bin Malik nearly caught up with the prophet and Abu Bakr but failed due to Allah's help
in the form of Suraqah's horse's hooves getting stuck in the sand. The group moved on after Suraqa
apologized and informed them about the bounty of seventy camels on their heads, dead or alive. Holy
Prophet (PBUH) and Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) saw two isolated tents. There lived an old woman named
Umm-e-Ma'abad who had a goat which could not give milk. Prophet (PBUH) touched its udder and it
began to provide milk. The party then refreshed by drinking milk and set to their journey to Medina.
Afterward, Prophet (PBUH) met Buraidah bin al-Husaib and about 80 other men. All of them accepted
Islam and performed Salah with Prophet (PBUH) and Abu Bakr (R.A).

On 8th Rabi-ul-Awal, the 14th year of Prophethood, Prophet (PBUH) reached Quba. They established the
first Islamic mosque and also met Hazrat Ali (R.A) and Salman Farsi there. The Muslims of Yathrib
anxiously waited for Prophet (PBUH) but the heat of the day forced them to return. One day a Jew
climbed up to the roof of a fort and saw the Prophet’s (PBUH) caravan, dressed in white. He shouted
about it and Muslims emerged from their houses and received Holy Prophet (PBUH) with a great
welcome. It had been prophesied in the Torah that a jew would first see the Last Prophet when he
migrated to the new city. Prophet (PBUH) kept standing quitely at the doors of Yathrib while Allah
revealed:

“ALLAH CERTAINLY IS HIS PATRON. BESIDES JIBRAEL (R.A), THE RIGHTEOUS BELIEVERS AND THE ANGELS
ARE HIS HELPERS.”

Upon the arrival of Prophet (PBUH) at Yathrib , the first important step that he took was the building of
a mosque. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said that he would stay at the place where his camel would stop
and settle. The camel sat on a plot which belonged to two orphans, Sahl and Sohail, Holy Prophet
(PBUH) himself bought from them. Holy Prophet (PBUH) himself worked hard along with his companions
to complete the construction of mosque which was later named as ‘Masjid-e-Nabvi. Meanwhile he
stayed at the house of Abu Ayub Ansari until his own quarters were built besides the Masjid.Yathrib was
renamed to Medina-tun-Nabi later shortened to Medina , the Prophet joined the Ansars and Muhajirin
in brotherhood, the enmity of Aws and Khazraj tribes was abolished and the Prophet (PBUH) was
declared the leader of Medina instead of Abdullah bin Ubayy, the future leader of the Hypocrites.